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Monday, March 25, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
CST
Registration Hours/Badge Pickup
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
CST
Registration Hours/Badge Pickup
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Solar Atrium
7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
CST
SCC Hands-On Lab Stations
7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
CST
Sterile Compounding Clinic: Hands-On Lab Stations
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Exhibit Hall 4 & 5
Moderator:
Ryan R. Garst, PharmD, MBA, IgCP, BCSCP
– National Home Infusion Association
Moderator:
Jennifer Lyons
– NHIA
Sterile Compounding
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
CST
Coffee & Continential Breakfast
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
CST
Coffee & Continential Breakfast
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom D Lobby
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CST
General Session: Industry Keynote
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CST
General Session: Industry Keynote
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom D
Keynote Speaker:
David J. Shulkin
Supported By
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
CST
Break
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
CST
Break
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
Roundtables
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
01. Hazardous Drug Residues: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Mark Wiencek, PhD (he/him/his)
– Contec, Inc.
Sterile Compounding
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
02. Inspire the Future: Building a Well-Rounded Pharmacy Rotation in Home Infusion
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Jacob P. Deitsch, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCSCP, HDDP, IgCP (he/him/his)
– Optum Infusion Services
Sterile Compounding
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
03. Practical Approach to Compliance with USP <800>
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Zoe Glaras, PharmD (she/her/hers)
– Yale New Haven Health Smilow
Sterile Compounding
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
04. Preparing for BPS Sterile Compounding Pharmacist Recertification
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Barbara J. Petroff, BS Pharm, MS, BCSCP, FNHIA, FASHP (she/her/hers)
– Shawler Petroff LLC
Sterile Compounding
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
05. Train the Trainer: Extra Tools for Successful Education Programs
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Samantha Tricarico, CSPT, CPhT (she/her/hers)
– Optum Infusion Services
Sterile Compounding
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
06. Advances in Subcutaneous Infusion Administration
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Melody Bullock, MS,BSN,BS,CRNI,IgCN (she/her/hers)
– Innovative Health Sciences
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
07. HPN Management of the Bariatric Surgery Patient: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Lisa Kinder, RD CNSC
– Optum Infusion Pharmacy
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
08. Impact of Transition to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) on Home Infusion Pharmacy Practice
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Jason Peha, PharmD
– Coram CVS Specialty Infusion
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
09. Standardization of Lab Review Education
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Christopher Roy, PharmD BCSCP
– Option Care Health
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
10. Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Biotherapy in the Home
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Kelly Asplin
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
11. Difficult IV Access (DIVA): Best Practice Guidelines for Managing a Nursing Nightmare
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Barbara A. McElroy, MSN, CRNI, VA-BC
– Independent Consultant
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
12. Ditch the Heparin: Switch to Saline
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Christine A. Moore, RN, BSN PHN
– Fairview Home Infusion
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
13. Establishing an Oncology Infusion Program for Home and Ambulatory Sites of Service
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Pamela J. McIntyre, MSN, RN, CRNI, IgCN, OCN, VA-BC
– Expert Infusion Nurse Consulting, LLC
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
14. Field Nurse Safety: Strategies for our Teams
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Amber Webb, MSN-HI, RN, CRNI (she/her/hers)
– Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
15. Home Infusion Nursing Professional Services Study
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Jennifer Charron, RN, MSN, MBA
– National Home Infusion Association
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
16. Subcutaneous Immunoglobin Use in Neuromuscular Disorders
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Amy E. Clarke, MSN, RN, IgCN® (she/her/hers)
– Optum Infusion Pharmacy
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
17. Business Continuity Planning: Putting Your Plan Through the Wringer to Identify Opportunities for Improvement
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Nicholas LaRiviere, PharmD, MBA, BCGP
– Yale New Haven Health
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
18. Concepts in Change Management: A Review of Common Tools
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Dana A. Hampton, RN, CRNI, IgCN (she/her/hers)
– KabaFusion
Moderator:
Maryann Murray, RPh
– Upstate Homecare
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
19. Freestanding Ambulatory Infusion Suites: Operational Considerations
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Brooke Halbach, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
20. Most Common Deficiencies During Accreditation
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Tammy Blady, R.Ph, HDDP
– ACHC
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
21. Staff Competencies: More than Fingertip Tests and Media Fills
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Brenda L. Gray, PHARMD, CNSC, BCNSP, VA-BC, CVAAC, BCSCP FASPEN (she/her/hers)
– Clinical Pharmacy Partners
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
22. Strategies for Successful Payor and PBM Contracts in Home Infusion
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Jesse C. Dresser, Juris Doctor
– Frier Levitt, LLC
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
23. Subcontracted Nursing: Competence and Confidence are Predictors of Positive Patient Outcomes
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Lou Anne M.I Epperson, MSN, RN, IgCN
– Amerita
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
24. Supply Challenges: Reducing Costs and Errors
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Rebekah A. Miehlke, CPhT (she/her/hers)
– Fairview Home Infusion
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
25. Understanding and Overcoming Common Barriers to Building a Concierge-Based Referral Program
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Cassandra Redmond, PharmD, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Penn Home Infusion Therapy
Moderator:
Damian M. Dodge, MPH (he/him/his)
– Penn Medicine/ Penn Medicine at Home/ Penn Home Infusion Therapy
Leadership
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
26. Coding for Home Infusion Supplies
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Cheryl Pare-Ikley, CPhT, MA
– Soleo Health
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
27. DME MAC Updates with CGS, Jurisdictions B and C
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Judie Roan
– CGS – DME MAC Jurisdiction C
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
28. DME MAC Updates with Noridian, Jurisdictions A and D
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Amber Mertz
– Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
29. Navigating Billing and Booking Revenue for Newly Approved Drugs without an Assigned HCPC Code for Medicare and Commercial Payors
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Lisa Moran
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
30. Tips for Responding to RAC Audit Requests
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Kevin Moyer
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
31. Hospital at Home a Year Later: Lessons Learned
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Alisa Thomas, PharmD, MBA
– Intermountain Homecare and Hospice
Sales and Marketing
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
32. How to Use Clinical Outcomes to Build Referrals
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Kenneth Long, R.Ph.
Sales and Marketing
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
33. Leveraging Your Clinical Pharmacist to Support Sales Initiatives
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Ansley Lee
– Intramed Plus
Moderator:
Michael K. Bedenbaugh, PharmD, MBA, MS
– Intramed Plus, Inc
Sales and Marketing
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
34. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Sales Strategies to Improve Communication Internally
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Tia Bodkins, RD, CNSC (she/her/hers)
– Nestle Health Science
Sales and Marketing
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
35. Technostress: Coping with the IT System Conundrum
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Kristie Jesionek, MPS, RD, LDN
– Optum Infusion Pharmacy
Moderator:
Lindsay Gaskell
Sales and Marketing
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
36. NCPDP: Instant Acceptance
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Leslie Nadzam
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
37. What Frustrates Home Infusion Patients the Most About the Technology We Use to Support Them
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Tim Neiman, MBA
– Dynamic Edge
Revenue Cycle
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
38. Comprehensive Care for Immune-Compromised Patients: Navigating Sexual Health Education Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Guru Charan, MBA
Moderator:
Rajesh Sonani, MD
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
39. 2024 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice: A Deep Dive into Standards Impacting Home Infusion Providers
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN (she/her/hers)
– Ascension at Home – Wisconsin
Clinical
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
40. What To Do When the Switch Goes Out!
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Moderator:
Marianne Buehler, CPhT, FNHIA (she/her/hers)
– National Home Infusion Association
Revenue Cycle
CE: 0.5
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
Infusion Policy: A Legislative and Regulatory Update
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CST
Infusion Policy: A Legislative and Regulatory Update
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom 17 AB
Co-Speaker:
Bill Noyes
– NHIA
Co-Speaker:
Shea McCarthy
– NHIA/ Thorn Run Partners
Leadership
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
NHIA Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
NHIA Exhibit Hall
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Exhibit Hall 4 & 5
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
SCC Hands-On Lab Stations
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
Sterile Compounding Clinic: Hands-On Lab Stations
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Exhibit Hall 4 & 5
Moderator:
Ryan R. Garst, PharmD, MBA, IgCP, BCSCP
– National Home Infusion Association
Moderator:
Jennifer Lyons
– NHIA
Sterile Compounding
12:10 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
Learning Lab (Exhibitor Theater)
1:20 PM – 1:50 PM
CST
Master Your CareTend Migration
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Exhibit Hall 4 & 5
Theater Speaker:
Travis Miner
Supported By
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
CST
COLLECTPlus; Optimizing Patient Engagement and Cash Recovery
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Exhibit Hall 4 & 5
Theater Speaker:
Bruce Gehring (he/him/his)
– Allegiance Group
Supported By
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
Education Track Sessions
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
Best Reimbursement Practices for the Sales Professional
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Co-Speaker:
Jessica L. Ulrich, MS, RDN (she/her/hers)
– Amerita Specialty Infusion Services
Co-Speaker:
Rachel Ewell (she/her/hers)
– CVSHealth
Revenue Cycle
Sales and Marketing
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
Epilepsy, Encephalitis, and Encephalopathy Spectrum Disorders: Overview and Clinical Management in the Home Infusion Setting
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 17 AB
Speaker:
Laila Alqadri, MD
– Hope Neurology
Clinical
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
From Paper to Digital: A Health System's Journey to Make the Home Infusion Ordering Process Electronic
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom G
Speaker:
Nicholas LaRiviere, PharmD, MBA, BCGP
– Yale New Haven Health
Leadership
Clinical
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
Ten Ways to Avoid Getting Sued: What Every Home Infusion Nurse Needs to Know
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 AB
Speaker:
Elizabeth G. Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN, PLNC
– JurexNurse.com
Nursing
Leadership
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CST
The Training Formula: Mixing Education and EQ to Create Conscientious Compounders
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 CD
Speaker:
Samantha Tricarico, CSPT, CPhT (she/her/hers)
– Optum Infusion Services
Sterile Compounding
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
CST
Break
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
CST
Break
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
Education Track Sessions
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
All Aboard: Navigating Home Infusion Pharmacy Orientation
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom G
Co-Speaker:
Dipal Parikh, RPh, BCPS (she/her/hers)
– Trinity Health
Co-Speaker:
Joanne MacDonald, Pharm D
– Trinity Health
Leadership
Clinical
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
Effectively Managing Your Patient Financials and Billing Operations
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 17 AB
Co-Speaker:
Jennifer Leon
– Brightree
Co-Speaker:
Jeanne M. Lugli, FNHIA (she/her/hers)
– Brightree
Co-Speaker:
John Drury
Revenue Cycle
Leadership
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
Enteric Fistula Management in the Home Setting
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Speaker:
Karen Martin, MA,RD,LD,FAND,FASPEN
– Amerita Specialty Infusion
Clinical
Nursing
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
Nutrition Sales: Communicating Value
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 AB
Co-Speaker:
Kristie Jesionek, MPS, RD, LDN
– Optum Infusion Pharmacy
Co-Speaker:
Tia Bodkins, RD, CNSC (she/her/hers)
– Nestle Health Science
Sales and Marketing
Clinical
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
CST
Myth Busters: Sterile Compounding Edition
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 CD
Co-Speaker:
Abby Roth, CMQ/OE
– Pure Microbiology
Co-Speaker:
Daniel Kyes, CPhT, CSPT, BCSCPT (he/him/his)
– New England Life Care
Sterile Compounding
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
CST
Break
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
CST
Break
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Education Track Sessions
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
DEA and PBM Investigations and Audits: How to Respond
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom G
Co-Speaker:
Jeffrey S. Baird, Juris Doctor
– Brown & Fortunato
Co-Speaker:
Bradley W. Howard, Juris Doctor (he/him/his)
– Brown & Fortunato
Revenue Cycle
Leadership
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Goldilocks and the Sites of Care
Location: Austin Conv Ctr Ballroom EF
Co-Speaker:
Damian M. Dodge, MPH (he/him/his)
– Penn Medicine/ Penn Medicine at Home/ Penn Home Infusion Therapy
Co-Speaker:
Cassandra Redmond, PharmD, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Penn Home Infusion Therapy
Leadership
Sales and Marketing
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Strategies to Create Home Infusion Nurses in a Virtual World
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 AB
Speaker:
Judith Maggi, MSN, RN
– Coram
Nursing
Leadership
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Tele-PrEP and Home Infusion: Expanding Access to Long-Acting Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 17 AB
Co-Speaker:
Austin Ewing, PharmD (he/him/his/they/them/theirs)
– Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Co-Speaker:
Christopher B. Fox, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, AAHIVS (he/him/his)
– Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Co-Speaker:
Kristen LaGrotta, PharmD (she/her/hers)
– Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Co-Speaker:
Amber Webb, MSN-HI, RN, CRNI (she/her/hers)
– Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Clinical
Nursing
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Let The Right Hood In
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 18 CD
Speaker:
Kyle D. Mulder, NSF, CETA SCF, NEBB CPT CP
– VTG, LLC.
Sterile Compounding
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Infusion Side Chats
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
From Chaos to Clarity with Brightree
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 16 A
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Leah Blake
– Brightree
Supported By
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Leveraging Patient Data to Improve Clinical Outcomes with ScriptMed
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 15
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Ashley Diermeier
– Inovalon
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Holly Wieneke, RPh
– Inovalon
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Wilson Tam, PharmD
– Inovalon
Supported By
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Managing the Complex Home Infusion Patient on PN
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 14
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD, CNSC, FASPEN
– Good Nutrition for Good Living
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Reid Nishikawa, PharmD, FASPEN, FCSHP
Supported By
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
CST
Optimizing Home Infusion with Remote Infusion Data
Location: Austin Conv Ctr 16 B
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Michael Bedenbaugh PharmD, MBA, MS, PharmD, MBA, MS
– IntramedPlus
Sponsor Session Speaker:
David Benedict, Pharm D, BCPS
– Carepath Rx, Chartwell
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Lilit Smith, Pharm.D., MBA, BCSCP
– Baptist Health, South Florida
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Zoe Flintham, RN, BS, MBA
– Eitan Medical
Sponsor Session Speaker:
Tim Ealy, RN, BSN
– EItan Medical
Supported By
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
CST
Foundation Celebration
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
CST
Foundation Celebration
Location: The Reverberry at Hilton Austin
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