University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Continuing Nursing Education
Program Announcement

Please note: Please refer to the session description for the contact hours to be awarded per session. 

Program Number and Title of Activity

19CE056 - AHCA/NCAL 70th Annual Convention & Expo

Dates of Offering, Location

October 13, 2019 - October 16, 2019, Orlando, FL

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

• Discuss emerging trends and topics to impact the overall quality and value of your organization/facility
• Identify strategic solutions to improve practice, performance, and/or resident outcomes
• Integrate strategies, procedures, resources, and/or guidelines presented into everyday delivery of quality care

Requirements for Successful Completion

In order to receive contact hours, you must:

1. Read this Program Announcement form in its entirety available in the Nurses CE Info section of the Convention & Expo App or by clicking on Nurses CE Information located under "Education" on the Website.
2. Badges will be scanned via overhead RFID barcode readers as you enter and exit the meeting rooms of the sessions you attend. There will be no handheld scanners. Please keep your badge visible and out of any bags at all times. Your attendance will be captured upon entering and exiting a session room. Contact hours will be awarded based on verified attendance. Credit cannot be given to late arrivals and early departures. Any questions related to credits/contact hours or session scans should be directed to the staff in the Professional Development Office.
3. Certificates will be sent via email beginning November 15, 2019 (subject to change). After the initial emailing, attendees will be able to access and print their certificates for one year. Nurses should only claim credit consistent with the actual time spent attending the learning activity.
4. Please complete the evaluation for each session you attend via the Convention & Expo App. Click on "Session Evaluations" within the Expo App to locate each evaluation for each session you attend. This is not a requirement to obtain your certificate; however your feedback is invaluable and will be used to improve future continuing education offerings.

After the convention is over, you will be asked to participate in an online evaluation. You will be asked about your experience at the convention overall.

Disclosure Information/Conflict of Interest

All planners and faculty participating in continuing education activities provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education are expected to disclose to the audience any support or relationship(s) with providers of commercial products and/or devices discussed in this activity and/or with any commercial supporters of the activity. In addition, all faculty are expected to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation The planners and faculty have been advised that this activity must be free from commercial bias, and based upon all the available scientifically rigorous data from research that conforms to accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Speaker disclosure information can be found on the AHCA/NCAL Convention Website and the App by clicking on each session description.

The planning committee members listed below have stated they have no financial relationship(s) with providers of commercial products and/or devices discussed at this convention and/or with any commercial supporter for this convention. Disclosure information from speakers will appear below only if their relationship(s) are not provided under the session description on the Website or app.

Katherine Almendinger, MS	Loretta Kaes, BSN, RN-BC (Gerontology), LNHA, CALA
Susan Battaglia, RN-BC, RAC-CT	Meghan Karstetter, BS
Jo Ellen Bleavins, BSN, RN, LNHA	Heidi Keeler, PhD, RN
Pam Clayton, RN-BC, LNHA	Matthew O'Connor, PhD
Lara O. Cline, RN, MSN, FNP-BC	Urvi Patel, MPH
Joseph DeMattos, MA	Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Marsida Domi, MPH	Gail M. Polanski, RN, BSN
Linda Estes, RN, BS, NHA	Katherine Preede, BA
Anna Fisher, PhD	Dana Rice, BS
KeShawn Franklin, MBA	Jill Schewe, MA
David R. Gifford, MD, MPH	Lindsay B. Schwartz, PhD
Gerald Hamilton, MBA	Gail Sheridan, RN
Terry Hawk, MS	Kiran Sreenivas, MS, CPHQ
Robin L. Hillier, CPA, LNHA, RAC-MT	Peter Van Runkle, JD
Lillian Hummel, JD

The following planners have stated that they have the following financial realtionship(s) and they have agreed to see that all information they planned and/or present is done so fairly and without bias.

Robert W. Lane, MA, CNHA, FACHCA states that he is a consultant for BKD, LLP.

Steven Littlehale, MS, GCNS-BC states that he is an employee of PointRight, Inc. He receives salary and stock options for his contributions. Mr. Littlehale is an advisor for ConnectRN and LinkedSenior. He receives stock options for his contributions.

Christopher R. Magleby, BA states that he has ownership in Pinnacle Quality Insight, LLC. 

Kirstin B. Sumner, JD states that she receives salary/compensation from Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

Stanley Wang, MS, MA states that he is an employee of PointClickCare. He receives salary for his contributions.

Beverly B. Wittekind, JD states that she is a shareholder and section 16 officer in The Ensign Group, Inc.

Commercial Support or Sponsorship

The UNMC College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education Program and AHCA/NCAL recognize the following companies for their generous sponsorship.

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Non-endorsement of Products

Accredited status as a provider of continuing nursing education refers only to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education continuing education activities, and does not imply UNMC or American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial supporters.

Off-label Use

The following speaker(s) plan to discuss off-label uses for the following product/drug:

• Dr. David Gifford will discuss why off-label use of antipsychotic medications in dementia is inappropriate.

The UNMC Accreditation Statement/Joint Providership

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Total ANCC contact hours for this event to be determined.*

*Total ANCC contact hours will be awarded based on the number of verified sessions completed as described in the Requirements for Successful Completion section. The maximum amount of contact hours possible is displayed in the contact hour designation statement above.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education has been awarded Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program. This distinction is valid through 2020.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) through the joint providership of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education (UNMC CON CNE) (provider) and American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).