301: Compliance assistance on mental health parity
Audience: All audiences
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTL) presentation will go over EBSA’s mission, regulations of group health plans, health laws, potential enforcement flags, and fiduciaries duties. The presentation will also review plan or policy warning signs of nonquantitative treatment limitations that require additional analysis to determine mental health parity compliance.
Leondra Dodd, Senior Advisor of Health Investigations, US Department of Labor
Grace Williams, MS, Benefits Advisor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, US Department of Labor

302: Minnesota OSHA update 2023
Audience: All audiences
Don’t miss this overview of the inspection process, types, and priorities for Minnesota OSHA in the healthcare sector. Inspection data for the year will be reviewed including the most frequently cited standards. Any new and changing requirements from OSHA will also be discussed.
Michelle Smith, Safety Consultant Principal, Minnesota OSHA Consultation–Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry 
Breca Tschida, MSPH, CPE, Industrial Hygienist/Ergonomics Program Coordinator, Minnesota OSHA Consultation–Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry

303: Infection prevention in the long-term care setting
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility
The impact of infections on elderly residents in the long-term care setting integrates the facility’s infection prevention program into the quality assurance (QA) committee—a plan that will include leadership supporting the mission of infection prevention.
Shelley Bhola, RN, GERO-BC, BSN, PHN, MSN, CIC, Regional Director, Advanced Health Institute

304: Staffing considerations in a post-pandemic delivery model
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility & assisted living
This session will review various strategies related to current senior living operations and discuss new service line opportunities to expand an organization’s overall service delivery and/or enhance current organizational operations.
Brad DeJong, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly, LLP
Jessica Aasen, RN, Healthcare Consulting Manager, Eide Bailly, LLP

305: Transitions of care—Preventing medication errors
Audience: Skilled nursing/nursing facility
Transitioning care of a resident from one environment to another is a complex process. The resident’s journey through the healthcare system can involve several interfaces. These handoffs can leave residents vulnerable to preventable medication errors. Keeping residents safe is the number one priority of many healthcare professionals. Our goal is to improve patient safety during transitions in care by working as a collaborative team and identifying areas of weakness.
Carrie McClaughry, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Consonus Healthcare

306: Creating smart SNFs—Augmenting care with robots, AI & VR
Audience: All audiences
This session will highlight innovative, technology-focused shifts in skilled nursing and how we, as a whole, can look to augment the way we deliver care in the profession. We will discuss forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and the development of The Monarch Robot Program. Outside of robotics, we will look at how virtual reality (VR) can improve resident wellness and provide novel employee trainings. As we speak about employee education platforms, we will demo smart manikins and other software.
Dan Strittmater, Vice President of Operations, Monarch Healthcare Management
Marcus Kubichek, Robot Program Director, Monarch Healthcare Management
Leesa Gilman, LALD, RN BSN, Vice President of Clinical Services, Monarch Healthcare Management