AGENDA

9:00     Opening Remarks

Adam Delmolino, Sr. Director, Virtual Care & Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

Cynthia Page, PT, MHP, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Braintree

9:10     State of the State

Elizabeth Chen, PhD, MBA, MPH, Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs

9:25     Fireside Chat with Post-Acute Care Leaders

Moderator: Pat Noga, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN,Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

Panelists:

Cynthia Page, PT, MHP, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Braintree

Greg Jackson, MRC, Chief Operating Officer, Spaulding Rehabilitation

10:05    Moving from MOLST to POLST: What this means for Patients and Providers (Add in guardianship/conservatorship challenges)

Priscilla Ross, POLST Program Director, Executive Office of Elder Affairs

Ellen DiPaola, JD, President and CEO, Honoring Choices Massachusetts

10:35    Optimizing SNF Care for Special Populations (Dementia/Alzheimer’s, Bariatric, SUD, other BH, Dialysis Dens)

Moderator: Tara Gregorio, President, Massachusetts Senior Care Association

Panelists: (Will be announced soon!)

11:15    End of Life Conversations to Improve Patient Quality of Life

Christine McMichael, Executive Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts

Nicole DePace, MS, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN, Director, Advanced Illness Management Programs Norwell VNA & Hospice

11:45    Home Care Panel

Moderator:  Jake Krilovich, Executive Director, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts

Panelists:

Kristin Mattson, Chief Development & Clinical Care Transitions Officer, Care Central VNA & Hospice

Foluso Tola Olubanjo, President, Seraphic Springs Health Care

Nicholas D’Addabbo, Vice President of Strategy, Innovive Health

Patricia O’Brien, MBA, MS, RN, President, Tufts Medicine, Care at Home

12:25    Closing Remarks and Adjourn