Volume XXX, Number 6
 June 2015

THCA 65th Annual Convention & Trade Show

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Join us as we celebrate 65 years of promoting and supporting providers’ commitment and devotion to the delivery of quality care.   Below is a sample of what is to come! In addition to many featured speakers and valuable breakout sessions throughout the week, we’re offering three keynote sessions to keep you fully engaged.

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Tuesday Morning Opening Keynote Speaker

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Aric Bostick’s FIRED UP! model uses seven simple but powerful concepts to inject engagement into the hearts of your employees.

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 It All Starts With Attitude!”
Says Sam Glenn – The Attitude Guy

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Thursday Morning Closing Keynote Speaker

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 SHED OR YOU’RE DEAD: HOW TO STAY ALIVE & THRIVE IN THE MIDST OF HEALTHCARE CHANGE

Organizations that equip their people to SHED faster & quicker will be the ones that survive & thrive! This keynote is packed with practical strategies for immediate implementation back on the job and personally!  Kathy brings powerful, energetic and fun SHED message. As a former ER Trauma Nurse & Hospital Exec, she understands day to day challenges.

FOR EXTRA REINFORCEMENT AND ROI, PARTICIPANTS OF THE SESSION WILL RECEIVE:

  • Shed or You’re Dead Survival Guide for Healthcare Professionals (with SHED Assessment™)
  • Article “How to Lead Change When You Don’t Agree with it Yourself”

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Other Featured Speakers include:

Theresa Bennett, RN, BSN, Technical Advisor, Division of Survey and Certification, Dallas Regional Office

Glenn Bodinson, FACHE, AHCA Master Examiner, Baldrige Coach

Cheryl Boldt, RN, NHA, Senior Consultant, Maun-Lemke Speaking and Consulting, LLC

Pat Boyer, MSN, RN, NHA, Director of Clinical Services, Wipfli, LLP

Peggy Connorton, NHFA, Director, Quality and LTC Trend Tracker, American Health Care Association

Carla J Cox, Jackson Walker, LLP

Mark J. Gloth, D.O., M.B.A., Chief Medical Officer, HCR ManorCare

William ‘Bill’ Hopkins, Partner, HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP

Gary Jessee, Deputy Director, Program Operations – Medicaid/CHIP, Health and Human Services Commission

Marisa Luera, Senior Project Manager, Medicaid/CHIP, Health and Human Services Commission

Melody Malone, PT, CPHQ, MHA, TMF Health Quality Institute

Todd A. Mackenzie, MS, LNFA, Executive Director, Brookdale Lakeway

Marguerite McLaughlin, Senior Director of Quality, American Health Care Association

Kelly A. McDonald, Carls McDonald & Dalrymple, LLP    

Ginger Odle, PT, MS, Manager, Enforcement Branch, Dallas Division of Survey & Certification, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Nick Sloan, CEM, TEM, CBCP, CHS-I, Director of Emergency Management, Environmental Safety & Emergency Management, BaylorScott & White

Julie Sulik, RN, Vice-President of Clinical Services, Southwest LTC

Mary Tellis-Nyak, Vice President, Quality Initiatives, MyInnerView/RNC

Sylvia Salvato, Nursing Facility Specialist, Medicaid/CHIP, Health and Human Services Commission

Lisa A Thomson, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Pathway Health

Peg Tobin, RN, President, Tobin and Associated, The Leadership Connection

Dr. Elaine Traylor, Licensed Psychologist and Director, Deer Oaks

Fred Worley, Architect, Department of Aging and Disability Services

Paul Wray, Director of Clinical Programs, Touchstone Communities

Darrell D. Zurovec, Attorney, Zurovec PLLC

And growing…..

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