CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS
Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
In order to receive CE credit, you MUST complete the following steps while attending the convention. If you do not follow these steps, you will not receive credit for the offering in question:
1. Obtain your labels from the CE table by the registration desk during the hours indicated in the program.
2. Within the first 15 minutes of the offering, place one of your labels on the WHITE sign-in sheet for nurses or the PINK sign-in sheet for Social Work provided during each CE offerings. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your label and signature are on the sign-in sheet within the first 15 minutes of the CE offering. All sign-in sheets will be removed for processing 15 minutes into the program
3. Sign the sheet in the space provided next to your label.
4. At the conclusion of the session, place another label on the WHITE (nurse) or PINK (social work) sign-out sheet in the back of the room and sign your name next to your label.
5. At the conclusion of the session use the QR Code provided in the session to complete your evaluation of the session.
6. Once you have sign in, then signed out and completed your evaluation, your certificate for that session will be released.
PLEASE NOTE: Contact hours will NOT be awarded if we don’t have a label on the sign in sheet, Sign out sheet and a completed on-line evaluation at the conclusion of the conference for each session. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Nursing Contact Hours:
Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NURSING CEs
Relevant Financial Resolution:  Two of the Speakers on Pain, Caren McHenry Martin & Pooja Joshi are on the speakers bureau for Enclara. Any Relevant Financial Relationships have been mitigated. No relevant financial relationships were identified for any other individual with the ability to control content of the activity.
Social Work (SW) CEs
Courses that have been approved for Social Work CEs will be indicated under the session in the conference agenda.
Courses indicated have been approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Course Approval # 022825-00
If you wish to report a problem with this training, please contact swcollaborative@gmail.com or call 517/487-1548 ext 17.
Afternoon 1-2:30pm
National Hospice Update
What can AI Really do in Home Care?
Expanding Palliative Care Services & Reimbursement Through Health Equity Billing Measures
Electronic Visit Verification Panel
Home Health Agencies: Preparing for Federal Surveys
DME Best Practices for 2025
Afternoon 2:45-4:15pm
Best Practices to Reduce Hospitalization
Hospice Agencies: Preparing for Federal and State Surveys
Disaster Planning/Preparedness
2025 HME Audit Update
Effectively Using ACP Services as a Foundation Initiative for a Successful Palliative Care Program
Achieving We Honor Veterans Level 5 Status
Wednesday Sessions
General Session
Morning 10:15-11:45am
Crimes and Scams Against the Elderly
- Materials
- Survey
Strategies for Growth and Profitability
National Home Health Update
Attracting and Keeping Talent- Use of Sign on and Retention Bonuses
Hospice Clinician Boundaries: Achieving Balance and Avoiding Burnout
Symptom Management Jeopardy
Medicare Updates
- Materials
- Survey
Afternoon 2:15-3:45pm
Pain Management: Beyond the Basics
Strategies for Negotiating Payer Contracts
NGS Home Health Updates: Key Insights and Compliance Essentials for 2025
Adult Protective Services (APS) 101 Basic Understanding
Transformative Health and Wellness Coaching
The Anatomy of a High Performing Referral Inquiry to Admission Process
Non-Compete Agreements: What you need to Know
Afternoon 4-5:15pm
Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA): Significant Changes to Paid Sick Time
Navigating HHVBP: Leveraging Data and Strategies for Long Term Success
Training & Retention: Keys to a Successful Volunteer Program
Securing Home Healthcare: A Practical Cybersecurity Checklist
Beyond the Generation Gap: Building a Unified Workplace
- Materials
- Survey
NGS Hospice: Documentation and Compliance Pathway for 2025
How to Leverage Relationships with Advocacy Groups