Missouri Health Care Association



70th Annual Convention – PROPOSED Schedule of Events

August 26-29, 2018 – Location: Branson Convention Center

*Please note this is a PROPOSED schedule and is subject to change

Sunday, August 26 (5.5 CEUs)

10:00am – 4:00pm Convention Registration Open

11:00 a.m. – Golf – Thousand Hills Golf Resort

11:30am – 2:00pm Educational Seminar & Luncheon (2.5 CEUs)

“Making the Strategic Leap from Manager to Senior Leader” – Administrative Hours

- Lou Ann Brubaker

The expectation of those at top of a senior care organization is that they will execute the organization's vision and realize its operational and financial objectives. To achieve this, their focus cannot be one of daily management, but a more profound leadership insight. The goals within this session challenge participants to self-identify their leadership gaps, move from the day-to-day mindset to a longer-range strategic focus, lead sweeping change in a more positive way, and build a more effective and accountable second-tier team.

Whether you are an executive within clinical operations, information systems, finance, marketing or other area within your community or facility, this program will enhance the breadth and depth of your senior-level influence and accomplishment. Seminar objectives include:

• Recognize the 10 dynamics of successful leadership, including the difference between the managerial/authority mindset and that of developed leader;

• Self-identify how inherent personality traits can influence leadership of others (via a self-scored tool);

• Identify where and when some leadership-level “weaknesses” are more traditional manager-level “strengths” over used;

• Avoid similarity assumptions of direct reports that can result in micro-management focus;

• Create appropriate and realistic “stretch” goals for direct reports;

• Bring the executive vision for the organization to an operational focus by “localizing” corporate goals to daily management and staff tasks;

• Target goal achievement in a more quantifiable way; and,

• Identify ways to share internal measurements with staff to motivate them to higher levels of performance.

2:30pm – 6:00pm MHCA Board of Directors Meeting

2:15pm – 3:45pm Educational Seminars (1.5 CEUs)

“Behavioral Health Strategies for Post-Acute Care / Caring for the Spirited Customer – Patient Care

- Leah Killian Smith

This session will provide LTC leaders the elements required for Behavioral Health under the new Requirements of Participation for Skilled Nursing Facilities. Objectives include: Identify the required elements for behavioral health for the new RoP; Learn where to find helpful resources to assist with creation of a behavioral health care program; Describe three leadership strategies for caring for someone with behaviors or mental health issues.

“Elevate Your Dining Programs with Three Big No’s” – Administrative Hours

Erika Kramer & Steve Tiezzi- Martin Bros.

(NO additional spend, NO additional staffing, NO additional complaints)

While regulations continue to increase, reimbursements remain far below what communities need them to be. Add to the complexity, a struggle to find candidates amid this staffing crisis. Join us as we explain why leaning on hospitality will help you thrive in your dining room, even on a tight budget. You CAN offer more choices while still cutting costs. You CAN take new staff and turn them into empowered team members. Experience what hospitality looks and feels like as our Chef plates up examples and shares tips and resources to implementing these changes. You will leave with a solid understanding of how this all ties into keeping you safe during survey.

“Social Service Update on Regulatory Requirements of the Mega Rule” – Patient Care Hours

- Cheryl Parsons

The Mega Rule hit Social Services full force. Administrators and social service personnel will not want to miss this one, where we’ll discuss new requirements for the admission/discharge process, grievance procedures, abuse and neglect reporting, social services role in the management of psychotic agents and the coming addition of Trauma Informed Care in Phase III.

“Ready for a Road-trip? Taking the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Journey to Better Outcomes” – Administrative Hours

- Renee Ridling

Are you ready to pack up your suitcase with essentials that will put you on the road to improved performance and better organizational outcomes? The American Health Care Association/National Centers for Assisted Living Quality Award program is the pathway for LTC providers to start and continue their journey towards organizational excellence using the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program that sets high standards for quality and performance. Since 1996, the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award program has been recognizing outstanding skilled nursing and assisted living facilities across the nation that strive for improved quality of care. So why should an organization take this Quality Journey? The application process is focused on quality improvement. The award criteria can be a “crosswalk” to help organizations prepare for and meet many of the demands of the long-term care industry such as CMS RoP, QAPI and Facility Resource Assessments. This session will provide a road map and offer road-trip essentials to gaining an understanding of how the Quality Award Journey can lead to better quality outcomes that make a difference every day in organizational success and sustainability as the long-term care industry experiences many challenges.

4:15pm – 5:45pm Educational Seminars (1.5 CEUs)

“Behavioral Health Strategies for Post-Acute Care / Caring for the Spirited Customer”

– Leah Killian Smith (repeat session)

“Elevate Your Dining Programs with Three Big No’s”

– Martin Bros- Erika Kramer & Tiezzi (repeat session)

“Social Service Update on Regulatory Requirements of the Mega Rule”

– Cheryl Parsons (repeat session)

“Ready for a Road-trip? Taking the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Journey to Better Outcomes” – Renee Ridling (repeat session)

5:45pm – 6:45pm President’s Welcome Reception

Monday, August 27 (6.5 CEUs)

7:00am – 4:00pm Convention Registration Open

8:00am – 10:00am Opening Keynote Session and Awards Ceremony (1.0 CEU) – Josh Tickell

When it comes to generational differences and issues in the workplace and with consumers, look no further than America’s #1 expert on the Millennials/ GenY generation according to INC. Magazine, Josh Tickell!  Josh focuses on how to understand, connect with, keep engaged as employees, market to, how to hire from, and how to understand what’s important to this largest and most powerful generation of all time as we head into the future.  He was a big hit at the annual MPI IMEX event in Las Vegas, speaking on this topic!  Josh is an award-winning filmmaker as well, having won the Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary award, Official Selection at Cannes, and recently winning Best of Festival at Sedona Film Festival with his latest movie, Good Fortune, about legendary businessman John Paul DeJoria.  The movie’s trailer here:   He actually has a movie in the works right now (and a major book deal in place) about the Millennials/ GenY generation, both of which detail this generation’s challenges, circumstance, connectivity, power, and future.  For everything you need to get to know Josh as a speaker, including video, click here:   

10:15am – 11:45am Ms. Missouri Nursing Home Pageant (1.0 CEU)

11:00am – 3:00pm Exhibitor Set-up

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Delegate Credentialing

12:30pm – 1:30pm Exhibitor’s Seminar

“Optimizing Your Trade Show Investment”– Exhibitor Session/No CEUs

– Lou Ann Brubaker

For over 27 years, Lou Ann Brubaker has provided training support to exhibit trade show staff – increasing their overall trade show acumen and success. At this engaging session she’ll address:

• The immutable rules of working the booth

• What constitutes a “lead”

• How to better align your offerings to the four great challenges of senior care providers

• How to eliminate barriers to your approachability

• Five vital steps in trade show exhibit work

12:00pm – 1:30pm Educational Seminar & Luncheon (1.5 CEUs)

Medicare Update – Administrative Hours

- BKD

A. SNF Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) (pending CMS rule)

i. Updates and applicable effective date

ii. Discuss fundamental changes needed for success

iii. Sample tools for effective implementation

B. Federal FY19 updates and analysis of SNF final rule

C. Strategies for Success

1:45pm – 2:45pm Educational Seminars (1.0 CEU)

“Fall Management – NOT Fall Prevention” – Patient Care Hour

- Beth Alford

Seminar Description - Falls cannot be prevented. The best we can do is educate family, residents and staff on fall management and document every effort made.

Seminar Objectives - Obtain the necessary tools to develop and implement an effective Fall Management Program, learn the key education requirements for family and residents, demonstrate understanding of required documentation practices.

“Welcome to the Jungle: The New Survey Process”- Administrative Hour

- Nicky Martin and Libby Youse

The new survey process may not be all fun and games. Gain insight from your peers and the QIPMO Leadership Coaches as they lead a discussion and share stories regarding the new survey process. Attendees will hear what others are experiencing during survey, learn about the “hot topics” in each survey region and be provided with an overview of the tools available to help you navigate your way through your survey experience.

“NFPA and Life Safety Code Update” – Administrative Hour – Steven Vest

Join us for this session where discussion will include information on NFPA and Life Safety Code Updates.   Additional information on things such as surge protectors in resident’s rooms, exercising main breaker, electrical outlets & testing, semi-annual fire alarms, Legionella Water Management Plan, and new fire watch time frames the presenter already plans on covering but you are encouraged to bring your questions as well!    

“The Importance of Being an MHCA Grassroots Advocate” – Administrative Hour

- Sarah Schlemeier

When it comes to the Missouri legislature, every day is a new day with different twists and turns that can be very overwhelming for everyone, including the legislators! The vast majority of people in the Capitol are not experts on skilled nursing facilities and how they function, but you are! Our job as an association is to educate those legislators on how things work and what we need to ensure the best care for our residents. Luckily, MHCA has made it easier than ever to connect with your legislator. Attend this session to learn how to be involved and how much your involvement means to your legislator. 

3:00pm – 4:00pm Educational Seminars (1.0 CEU)

“Fall Management – NOT Fall Prevention” - Beth Alford – (Repeat Session)

“Welcome to the Jungle: The New Survey Process” – Nicky Martin and Libby Youse – (Repeat Session)

“NFPA and Life Safety Code Update” - (Repeat Session)

“The Importance of Being an MHCA Grassroots Advocate” – Sarah Schlemeier – (Repeat Session)

4:00pm – 6:00pm Exhibit Hall Open (1.0 CEU)

Tuesday, August 28 (4.5 CEUs)

7:00am – 3:00pm Convention Registration Open

8:00am – 9:30am Educational Seminar & Breakfast (1.5 CEU)

“Ethical Affluence and the Impact of Integrity” - Administrative Hours

- Yonason Goldson

You're a good person -- friendly, polite, fair, honest, and thoughtful.

At least, that's how you see yourself.  But is that how others see you?

​With half a trillion dollars in productivity lost every year in the United States because of employee disengagement and workplace conflict, it's obvious that we aren't all as high-minded and easy-going as we think we are.

​The question is, what are we going to do about it?

It all depends on clear and honest communication — which starts when we recognize that others often see us very differently from how we see ourselves:

• Do we act appreciative or entitled?

• Do we offer counsel or belittlement?

• Do we inspire confidence or suspicion? 

Awareness of how we come across to others allows us to forge healthy relationships, promote productive meetings, and transform a group of individuals into a cohesive team.  This keynote will give you:

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• Entertaining stories and real-world examples of ethical conflicts

• A guide to foster cooperative spirit when dealing with others

• A strategy for holding ourselves to a higher standard of personal responsibility

8:00am – 11:00am Delegate Credentialing

9:45am – 10:45am Educational Seminars – (1.0 CEU)

“Armed Intruder/Active Shooter – Planning for, Responding to and Recovering From”- Admin. Hour

– BJ Johnson, Maggard’s Security and Consulting

What is an Active Shooter?

Strategies to reduce loss of life

Training of staff and proper policy procedures. 

Management Plans to include in hiring and terminating employees to avoid conflict 

Prevention signs to look for in current employees to avoid an active shooter event occurring. 

“How Does Your Medicaid Cost Report Impact Your Medicaid Reimbursement Rate” – Admin Hour

– Al Jones, Mueller Prost

The Missouri Code of state regulations, 13 CSR 70-10.015, provides details on how your Medicaid cost report is to be used to determine your Medicaid reimbursement rate. This presentation will walk you through how to understand your Medicaid cost report and calculate your Medicaid reimbursement rate using your cost report. This presentation will also provide some do’s and don’ts for increasing your Medicaid reimbursement rate.

“Who Has the Power? Power of Attorney and Resident Representative Issues in Long Term Care: Legal Requirements and Practical Tips”

– Liz LaFoe

This approximately one-hour presentation will address the legal requirements for a resident’s power of attorney (POA), including the necessary POA documentation, as well as related advance directive documents.  It will cover the effects and implications of a POA and the POA’s powers and responsibilities regarding resident care.   The presentation will also address situations where multiple resident representatives are involved in a resident’s care and provide legal and practical strategies for those situations.  A ten to fifteen question and answer session will conclude the presentation.

Round Table Educational Session provided by Package Sponsors (will not be repeated) –

Join us for a fun round table presentation where the speakers are none other than our MHCA 2018 Package Sponsors.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from at least six sponsors situated around the room as they provide a brief education piece and materials on topics such as Facility Assessment and Therapy Programs, Wellness in your Facilities, Point of Care testing, A Person Centered Approach to Therapy, Infection Control, Financial Tips for Successful Operations, and so much more! 

11:00am – 12:00pm Educational Seminars (1.0 CEU)

“Armed Intruder/Active Shooter – Planning for, Responding to and Recovering From”

– BJ Johnson (repeat session)

“How Does Your Medicaid Cost Report Impact Your Medicaid Reimbursement Rate”

– Al Jones, Mueller Prost (repeat session)

“Who Has the Power? Power of Attorney and Resident Representative Issues in Long Term Care: Legal Requirements and Practical Tips”

– Liz LaFoe (repeat session)

Tuesday, August 28 (continued)

12:00pm – 2:00pm Exhibit Hall Open (Lunch served)

2:15pm – 4:15pm MHCA Business Meeting (1.0 CEU)

Join us as your MHCA Executive Vice Presidents and Board of Directors discuss current happenings in the Long-Term Care Industry; both on the State and Federal Level

6:00pm – 9:00pm Member Gala & Entertainment

Wednesday, August 29 (3.5 CEUs)

7:00am – 11:30am Convention Registration Open

8:00am – 9:30am Educational Seminar & Breakfast (1.5 CEU)

“Communicating Effectively” – Administrative Session

- Rae Lyon, Missouri Training Institute

Effective communication establishes a connection that leaves a powerful and positive impression with others. It is the conduit for effective discourse, decision making, and teamwork. Learn strategies, processes, and skills necessary to address most business communications, how to communicate clearly by understanding your and others’ communication style and principles of active listening to gain support from coworkers, project a confident self-image, and master the key communication skills that will influence your success.

9:45am – 10:45am Educational Seminars – (1.0 CEU)

“Root Cause Analysis – Laying the Groundwork” – Grace Glasser, TIS Insurance Services, Inc

This seminar explores the art and science of Root Cause Analysis, and provides practical approaches for determining the basic contributing factors leading to unusual occurrences for the purpose of devising effective action plans to prevent re-occurrence. Utilizing real-world examples that are both challenging and relatable, this presentation promotes out-of-the-box thinking and explores risk-taking behavior on the part of staff, and appropriate management responses. 1.Identify the key elements of RCA, 2. Understand the two opposing approaches to managing unusual occurrences 3. Explore different responses to risk-oriented staff behavior. 4. Identify four investigation strategies. 5. Name 5 causal rules in RCA 6. Explain what factors comprise a “just culture”

“Wound Care Mega Rule Updates and Reimbursement Changes” – Administrative

- Martha Kelso, Wound Care Plus

1. Wound Care Mega Rule Updates: The Impact and the Resolution

a. Participant will review Mega Rule Updates from November 2017

b. Participant will identify probable process based solutions for compliance

2. Wound Reimbursement Changes: Out with the Old, In with the New

a. Participant will discuss reimbursement model changes along with impact on payment model

b. Participant will utilize the Transitions of Care Tool to document acuity on wound clients

“Activities Role in Reducing Antipsychotics” – Patient Care Hour

- Cheryl Parsons

All too often activities and the resources they bring to the table can be overlooked as the intra-disciplinary team considers individualized and person-centered approaches to care. The mega rule focuses on activities and their ability to deliver non-pharmacological interventions around the management of psychotic agents, therefore activities play a crucial role. In this session we will explore the mega rule and share examples of best practices in assessment and interventions that will jumpstart you thinking about Activities role in reducing not just antipsychotics but in all psychotropic agents.

“Policies and Procedures: The Why and How of It All” -Administrative Hour

- Nicky Martin & Libby Youse

Has a surveyor ever asked you for a policy and you were searching through your office binder, your computer or eagerly on the internet in hopes to find what they were looking for? This session will provide you with an overview of common policies that surveyors may ask for. Attendees will learn what policies and procedures are required in the SNF CMS Requirements of Participation as well as additional policy changes to improve the quality of care and help remove regulatory obstacles.

11:00am – 12:00pm Educational Seminar (1.0)

“Root Cause Analysis – Laying the Groundwork” - (repeat session)

“Wound Care Mega Rule Updates and Reimbursement Changes” – Martha Kelso (repeat session)

“Activities Role in Reducing Antipsychotics” - Cheryl Parsons (repeat session)

“Policies and Procedures: The Why and How of It All” - Nicky Martin & Libby Youse (repeat session)

Speaker Bio’s

Lou Ann Brubaker – Lou Ann is the President of Brubaker Seminars, a company she founded in 1988 to exclusively serve senior care. Since then she has taught thousands of senior care professionals--from executive leaders and mid-level managers to front-line staff. Her unique knowledge base has established her reputation as one of America's leading senior care training providers. A diverse professional expertise enables her to address today's most critical skill development needs, including daily management of staff, creation of higher performance teams, handling of conflict, dynamics of change within senior care, census development and strategic planning at the Board level. Prior to founding her own company, she was Director of two in-house advertising agencies--turning both into revenue generating enterprises for the parent organizations. Lou Ann was Vice President of Sales overseeing 35 satellite operations and more than 500 sales professionals. She also directed the North American promotion of more than 130 databases for the world's largest provider of clinical, scientific and technical information.

Leah Killian Smith - Leah’s 25+ years of expertise includes leadership positions in several different settings including, stand-alone long-term care facilities and campus settings with affordable housing, home care, and assisted living. Her accomplishments include the successful closure of 26 long term care facilities, 5 receiverships and the opening of a new senior living campus. Ms. Killian-Smith has experience with coding compliance and billing systems, MDS 3.0 training nationwide, reimbursement, interim management, health care systems design, policy/procedure development, re-hospitalization reduction training, and the creation and implementation of performance improvement plans to ensure successful operations. Her specialties also include labor relations/negotiations, benefit administration, human resource management, operations management, HUD housing management, quality improvement in the areas of survey management and regulations, accounts receivable, customer service, employee engagement, census growth, and new program development. Leah has managed a Rule 25 chemical dependency program for seniors with special emphasis in mental health and has participated in plans for program development and renovation projects in the senior living industry.

Steve Tiezzi, Corporate Chef at Martin Bros. Dist.

Steve was a 1995 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, located in Hyde Park, New York, receiving an Associate in Occupational Studies Culinary Arts. In 1998, he started at the Hotel Pere Marquette as Executive Chef. His position included overseeing all aspects of the hotel's foodservice, including casual, fine dining, and catering.  In October of 2001, he started his employment with Hockenberg Newburgh as a business manager/Corporate Chef.  Since 2011, he has been the Corporate Chef with Martin Brothers Distributing. Working with and to support customers, including product knowledge, training back and front of the house, menu development, cost control, kitchen layout, kitchen renovations, input and working with fellow coworkers with the Dish Magazine; among other support given to the sales force and customers. 

Erika Kramer, LNHA, Healthcare Market Developer at Martin Bros. Dist.

Erika Kramer graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Business Management. She started as an intern for Martin Brothers in 2005 and became full time in medical supplies in May of 2006. Since April 2014, Erika has been the Healthcare Market Developer for Iowa and Missouri. Erika received her Nursing Home Administrators license in March of 2017 after attending Des Moines Area Community College.

Cheryl Parsons

Cheryl Parsons is a registered nurse, long-term care administrator, former skilled facility owner, author, long-term care consultant, speaker and informal dispute resolution reviewer. She has over 36 years of combined nursing, administration, ownership and consulting experience in the industry and has received awards in recognition of her accomplishments and dedication to improving long-term care. Cheryl speaks passionately about person centered care and has dedicated a large part of her speaking career to motivating providers at all levels to leave the institutional model behind. She has published two books, “The Core Building Blocks of Quality in LTC,” and “The Crucial Role of Social Services in Long Term Care.” In addition, she has prepared and spoken on over 500 seminar programs on various issues which challenge the industry. In July of 2011 she began work with Primaris, Missouri’s Quality Improvement Organization, as an Informal Dispute Resolution Reviewer.

Brian Hickman, BKD

Brian, a member of BKD National Health Care Group, has worked with long-term care and senior living providers for more than 29 years providing audit and consulting services. He currently supervises or assists with more than 400 long-term care and senior living providers served by BKD’s Springfield, Missouri, office. Brian assists clients with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement consulting, including cost report preparation, review and analysis, rate component analysis and strategic planning. He also provides audit supervision, projection and feasibility study preparation, certificate of need filings and waivers, bond arbitrage calculation and budget preparation and review. He consults on a variety of operational aspects, including accounting, personnel, compliance, organization internal controls and staffing levels. He has presented seminars on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, compliance programs, and other topics for the American Health Care Association, Missouri Health Care Association, several other state trade associations, BKD’s continuing professional education program and various private organizations. He is a regular contributor to BKD Thoughtware® articles and is co-chair of the firm’s Long-Term Care and Senior Living Center of Excellence. He is a 1989 graduate of Missouri State University, Springfield, with a B.S. degree in accounting.

Julie Bilyeu, BKD

Julie oversees BKD’s long-term care and senior living billing services department. BKD Health Care Billing & Revenue Cycle Services manages more than $60 million in client revenues through billing, outsourcing and recovery services for home care agencies, hospice providers, skilled nursing facilities and other senior living providers. Her areas of expertise include billing software consulting, accounts receivable recovery, billing operations training, billing operations efficiency assessments and compliance audits, as well as serving as a resource for complex billing issues. With more than 16 years of health care industry experience, Julie has focused exclusively on long-term care billing throughout her career. Noted for her expertise in billing operations, she routinely provides billing workshops for state and national industry organizations, including Missouri Health Care Association. Julie is a 2006 graduate of Cox College, Springfield, Missouri, with an associate’s degree in nursing.

Sherri Robbins, BKD

A member of the BKD National Health Care Group, Sherri has more than 20 years of experience, with a focus on long-term care. She performs clinical consulting for senior living providers and educates providers on Medicare reimbursement strategies. Sherri has trained numerous skilled nursing facilities as well as swing bed and skilled nursing units on proper minimum data set completion to effectively manage the Medicare program. She performs comprehensive follow-up reviews to assist providers in obtaining appropriate Medicare reimbursement. The reviews are focused on patient-centered care and regulation compliance. She is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® (CLNC®) and a licensed nursing home administrator. As a CLNC, Sherri assists attorneys that represent health care providers. Her health care experience includes 10 years as a director of nursing and administrator in a skilled nursing facility. Sherri is a Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified™ (RAC-CT™) and was previously employed as a licensed practical nurse and certified nurse assistant. She is a frequent presenter to various long-term care and senior living associations. Sherri is a 1992 graduate of St. John’s School of Nursing, Springfield, Missouri, with a registered nurse (RN) certification, and a 1998 graduate of Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri, with a B.S. degree in nursing (BSN).

Nicky Martin & Libby Youse

Nicky and Libby are the Leadership Coaches for the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, they assist administrators and key operational leaders to meet the leadership challenges of the industry. The coaches assist with issues such as Operational Improvement, Corporate Compliance, Regulations, Staff Retention, Survey Readiness, Quality of Life and so much more. They both have over 20 years of experience in the long-term care industry as former administrators with expertise in all areas of the facility.

Beth Alford

Beth Alford is a Registered Nurse with 30 years of long term care experience and 15 years of experience in risk management and claims handling in long term care. Beth specializes in consulting and expert work. She provides nursing homes and facility owners with help in nursing management, survey preparation, risk management and liability claims.  She also provides in-services and seminars specializing in her experience in hospital care, spinal cord care and long-term care.

Sarah Schlemeier

Sarah Schlemeier is the founder of Advocacy360, a grassroots advocacy firm dedicated to amplifying the voices of legislators’ constituents. Sarah attended University of Missouri from 2010-2014 where she graduated Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Health Sciences and Minors in Psychology and Service Learning. She now resides in Columbia, MO after living in St. Louis, MO for almost 2 years working on grant funded positions in wellness non-profits. Sarah launched her career in association management a couple years ago with another.

Al Jones, Mueller Prost

As a Healthcare Consulting Manager, Al Jones brings a depth of experience related to Medicare/Medicaid cost reporting and reimbursement consulting, as well as practical experience as a former owner of a business franchise. Al’s experience also includes roles as a Medicare/Medicaid auditor for the State of Missouri, a corporate accountant where he prepared cost reports for a multi-home, multi-state, long-term care provider and as a commercial property manager/accountant for a large real estate owner/operator.

Rae Lyon, Missouri Training Institute

Rae Lyon serves as the Associate Director for Missouri Training Institute (MTI) with more than 20 years of management, leadership and training experience in the banking, marketing, human resource, and education industries. Rae is certified in Gallup Strengths Finder and consults with organizational leaders to develop and deliver customized training programs on a variety of supervisory and management-related topics.  

Renee L. Ridling, M.S., L.N.H.A.

Renee currently serves as the Executive Director of Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rolla. Renee’s passion is caring for and serving the senior community through improving quality care and services. Renee is currently serving as member of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program’s Panel of Judges. She has served as both a quality award Senior and Master Examiner. Renee has successfully led her two previous facilities to Quality Award success, including two Bronze and two Silver awards and in 2014, her facility became the first Missouri facility to achieve AHCA’s highest level of recognition by receiving the Gold-Excellence in Quality Award. Renee is a licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) in Missouri and holds a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. She has been a frequent speaker for numerous senior care educational workshops and seminars in her local community. She has presented Quality Award training sessions for both MHCA and nationally for AHCA/NCAL.

Martha R. Kelso, Wound Care Plus

Martha is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wound Care Plus, LLC (WCP). As a visionary and entrepreneur in the field of mobile medicine, she has operated mobile wound care practices nationwide for many years. She enjoys educating on the art and science of wound healing and how practical solutions apply to healthcare professionals today. Kelso enjoys being a positive change in healthcare impacting clients suffering from wounds and skin issues of all etiologies. Kelso’s desire to make health care a better place for consumers and healthcare providers motivated her desire to form and found WCP. Kelso has educated thousands of healthcare professionals since her education efforts began providing a solid base and foundation to excel with wound care practical application skills or wound care oversight.

BJ Johnson, Maggard’s Security and Consulting

BJ Johnson has over 30 years of law enforcement experience including being a commander of SWAT for 25 years. He is an active shooter and firearms instructor. BJ has been the owner/operator of APT for 40 years and has trained many government agencies in tactics and firearms. He is also a trainer and educator for the Missouri Sheriffs Association.

Liz LaFoe, Husch Blackwell LLP

Liz combines her legal expertise with her clinical background as a registered nurse to assist healthcare clients, including physicians, pharmacists, and long-term care providers, with the legal issues frequently encountered in the healthcare field. She focuses her practice on regulatory compliance, professional licensing, government investigations, and corporate healthcare litigation, including medical malpractice defense. Her representative experience includes, but is not limited to, representing healthcare professionals before professional boards and government agencies, contesting deficiencies on behalf of long term care facilities through informal dispute resolution and the federal administrative appeal process, and assisting healthcare organizations in responding to government investigations, audits, subpoenas, and complex document production requests. In addition to her healthcare practice, Liz also does general litigation and has experience with all phases of litigation including case strategy, discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiation, and trial. Prior to joining the firm, Liz worked for University of Missouri Health Care as a Registered Nurse specializing in emergency medicine, intensive care, trauma and forensics. She has over ten years of clinical experience in the healthcare field.

Steven Vest

Steven is a Facility Surveyor III with the Section for LongTerm Care Regulation within the Department of Health & Senior Services. Steven works in the Central Office for the Quality Assurance Unit. Steven has been Fire Inspector (Fire Marshal’s Office) and Life Safety Code certified since 2010. This will mark Steven’s 11th year with the Department.

Yonason Goldson

Yonason Goldson is director of Ethical Imperatives, LLC.  He’s an ethics coach, strategic storyteller, and TEDx speaker.  He is also a community rabbi, recovered hitchhiker and circumnavigator, former newspaper columnist, and retired high school teacher in St. Louis, where he and his wife live happily as empty-nesters.  Rabbi Goldson has authored five books, including Fix Your Broken Windows: a 12-step system for ethical affluence. Visit him at .

Grace Glasser, RN, CPHRM

Grace Glasser, RN, CPHRM has been in the Long-Term Care industry for over 35 years, specializing in skilled care and assisted living, in various roles including staff nurse, Director of Nursing, Administrator, Director of Operations for a midsize chain, operational consultant, federal receiver and facility owner. She has been certified in geriatric nursing (RN-C), wound care (WCC), healthcare quality (CPHQ) and risk management (CPHRM). She has consulted and lectured frequently on topics ranging from leadership and motivation to EMR implementation and clinical/operational risk management strategies. Grace is a Risk Control Specialist for TIS Insurance Services.

Josh Tickell

When it comes to generational differences and issues in the workplace and with consumers, look no further than America’s #1 expert on the Millennials/ GenY generation according to INC. Magazine, Josh Tickell!  Josh focuses on how to understand, connect with, keep engaged as employees, market to, how to hire from, and how to understand what’s important to this largest and most powerful generation of all time as we head into the future.  He was a big hit at the annual MPI IMEX event in Las Vegas, speaking on this topic!  Josh is an award-winning filmmaker as well, having won the Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary award, Official Selection at Cannes, and recently winning Best of Festival at Sedona Film Festival with his latest movie, Good Fortune, about legendary businessman John Paul DeJoria.  The movie’s trailer here: .   He actually has a movie in the works right now (and a major book deal in place) about the Millennials/ GenY generation, both of which detail this generation’s challenges, circumstance, connectivity, power, and future.  For everything you need to get to know Josh as a speaker, including video, click here:

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