2010 NHIA Annual Conference & Exposition

NHIA has CONSTRUCTED an extensive, on-target educational program with something for YOU and EVERY MEMBER of YOUR TEAM…

Gather with the rest of the alternate-site infusion industry, as we come together for the most comprehensive learning and networking experience in our field!

Regardless of your role within alternate-site infusion, here is just a glimpse of all the robust Programs and Events that NHIA has designed for You and Your Entire Team…

All Attendees

• Join your peers at all three NHIA General Sessions to receive critical information about the state of our industry, to hear about progress being made around our legislation and to grasp how emerging trends will impact our future—come and learn how we can all better collaborate together to construct our new alternate-site frontiers!
• Expand your imagination, while enjoying the lighthearted engagement, awe and amazement of Robert Strong—The Comedy Magician!
• Make the most of the opportunities to meet with all of your key product and service vendors, buying groups and many more in the three-day 2010 NHIA Exposition by sending your team on a “product and service reconnaissance mission” in the exhibit hall and then comparing notes to reach the best decisions for your patients and your business—and don’t miss the NHIA Exposition Grand Opening & Reception on Monday, April 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.!
• Acquire critical updates about survey processes and standards, or explore different accreditation program options, via the all-new NHIA Accreditation Arena (located within the NHIA Exposition Hall), where succinct informational forums will be offered that are of relevance to your clinical practice and operations—along with immediate, direct follow-up access to accreditation representatives at their booths.
• Experience the NHIA Idea Exchange, our first-ever original poster display, showcasing innovative solutions for many of today’s challenging scenarios and improvement opportunities in our field—better yet, gather your team today and submit your own poster abstract for consideration!
• Take part in lively discussions with your colleagues as you network at the NHIA Roundtables, where in 2010 you can now choose six subjects that fit your interests best between two highly interactive 90-minute sessions—all while earning pharmacy or nursing CE credit for this vital shared-learning program.
• Sustain long-time professional relationships and friendships, initiate new associations, and explore ways to better collaborate around constructing our new alternate-site frontiers—as you engage in the highest-rated program of our last annual conference: The NHIA Fellowship & Networking Event, open to all paid conference registrants, on Wednesday evening (April 14 at 7:00PM) at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas.
• Choose from over 40 NHIA Annual Conference programs to create a tailored learning experience that will surpass your professional needs—while actively connecting with peers from hundreds of other alternate-site infusion companies dealing with the same realities you face!

CEOs, Owners, Senior Leaders and Managers

• Hear from seasoned industry experts at the 2010 NHIA Executive Pre-Conference who will offer valuable guidance and wisdom to you and your team—enabling you to better position your business for innovation and growth, grasp the crucial role of data in identifying new opportunities, and comprehend critical leadership elements essential for sustained organizational improvement.
• Investigate sound employee retention approaches that will positively impact your bottom line with workforce specialist Francis Battisti—along with an example-filled case study from a fellow alternate-site infusion company (Session 2-A).
• Is your business facing a potential merger or acquisition in 2010? Obtain insight into how employees can strengthen their roles within the organization—and position themselves for future opportunities (Session 6-B).
• Examine how to effectively manage a variety of disaster scenarios, presented in a practical case-study format (Session 10-C).
• Assess leadership and working styles that contribute to personal growth and sales success with industry veteran Rocco Consiglio (Session 12-C).
• Explore new technologies that can enhance patient care and deliver cost-effective operational efficiencies (Session 14-D)
• Review staffing models and their potential application for your alternate-site business (Session 18-E).
• Discover well-researched leadership strategies, as this interactive 2-hour workshop helps you transform your organization via enhancing and harnessing the collective strengths of your team (Session 22-F).
• Ascertain how to cultivate competent, confident staff through applying the science of adult learning when developing comprehensive, measurable staff training programs (Session 24-F).
• Analyze the potential benefits that exist by starting-up an Ambulatory Infusion Suite (AIS)—and receive valuable insight into the regulatory, clinical and operational considerations that are essential for success (Session 26-G).
• Evaluate the laws and regulations that impact home infusion pharmacy marketing and joint venture development—and recognize how to navigate that legal maze with popular speaker Clay Stribling (Session 30-H).
• Contemplate the many additional learning opportunities offered in the Clinical, Reimbursement and/or Sales & Marketing tracks, as you and your team all plan your attendance around your organization’s greatest needs, challenges and interests!

Nurses, Dietitians and Other Clinicians

• Earn up to 28.5 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit!
• Don’t miss the Breakfast and Lunch Symposia learning opportunities that are sure to increase the value of your conference attendance with highly skilled faculty, presenting on today’s hottest clinical topics.
• Focus on key strategies for safe medication delivery to your pediatric patients (Session 5-B)!
• Are you concerned about an uncertain employment future, or facing a potential merger or acquisition in 2010? Attain methods for strengthening your role within your organization—and developing a top-notch resume for future opportunities (Session 6-B).
• Listen to a thorough update on the new drugs and biologicals approved in 2009 (and in the pipeline for the future) from industry veteran Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios (Session 9-C).
• Formulate a process for ethical issues resolution in the alternate-site setting—obtaining hands-on experience in this session via case study scenarios (Session 13-D).
• Delve into valuable information regarding the clinical management of patients with renal compromise—including physical assessment parameters to incorporate into each nursing visit (Session 17-E).
• Deepen your ability to care for clinically complex patients in the home by reviewing vital case studies in this interactive 2-hour session that will enhance your clinical assessment and decision making skills (Session 21-F).
• Study how to create an effective and meaningful interdisciplinary care plan (Session 25-G).
• Identify strategies for safe and successful implementation of parenteral nutrition in the home (Session 29-H).

Pharmacy Professionals

• Acquire up to 28.5 contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit!
• Checkout the Breakfast and Lunch Symposia learning opportunities with expert faculty covering the hottest clinical topics—including the latest on Immunoglobulin Therapy in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders, as well as solid approaches for Providing IgG Therapy and Getting Paid For It.
• Understand the complexities of Beyond-Use Dating with renowned author Caryn Bing and gain strategies for compliance with other challenging aspects of USP <797> (Session 1-A).
• Learn key strategies for safe medication delivery to your pediatric patients (Session 5-B).
• Are you concerned about an uncertain employment future, or facing a potential merger or acquisition in 2010? Utilize methods for strengthening your role within your organization—and creating a high quality resume for future opportunities (Session 6-B).
• Receive a comprehensive summary of the new drugs and biologicals approved in 2009 (and in the pipeline for the future) from industry expert Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios (Session 9-C).
• Devise a process for ethical issues resolution in the alternate-site setting—achieving hands-on experience via case study scenarios (Session 13-D).
• Consider valuable information regarding the clinical management of patients with renal compromise—including critical laboratory values that necessitate a quick response (Session 17-E).
• Advance your knowledge of the care of clinically complex patients in the home—reviewing hands-on case studies in this interactive 2-hour session that will strengthen your clinical decision making skills (Session 21-F).
• Become adept at crafting a practical and meaningful interdisciplinary care plan (Session 25-G).
• Establish strategies for safe and effective implementation of parenteral nutrition in the home (Session 29-H).

Reimbursement Specialists

• Discover how to improve your success with Medicare reimbursement, from referral to discharge (Session 3-A).
• Recognize how to enhance your billing processes from the inside-out—examining the critical role of technology and operational efficiencies in managing the reimbursement department (Session 7-B).
• Comprehend the options for constructive reimbursement department operations—and review a case study demonstrating the quick impact that focused process change can have on your bottom line (Session 11-C).
• Evaluate key strategies for surviving a reimbursement audit (Session 15-D).
• Master specialty pharmacy reimbursement challenges (Session 19-E)!
• Investigate the issues that make commercial reimbursement a challenge—and foster techniques to overcome them with a diverse 2-hour panel presentation of billing and collections best practices (Session 23-F).
• Take home critical tips for a successful transition to ICD-10-CM coding (Session 27-G).
• Grasp the essential information you need for productively billing and collecting from TRICARE (Session 31-H).

Sales and Marketing Professionals

• Study how to build and develop a sales team for maximum effectiveness in one quarter or less (Session 4-A)!
• Gain vital strategies for tailoring your sales approach to specific hospital settings (Session 8-B).
• Explore leadership and working styles that contribute to personal growth and sales success with popular speaker Rocco Consiglio (Session 12-C).
• Receive key information and hands-on experience in developing meaningful marketing materials—customizable for your referral sources and local marketplace (Session 16-D).
• Walk through the basics of overcoming objections and arriving at “win-win” solutions with your customers (Session 20-E).
• Examine how to best leverage the science behind adult learning—as you walk through the development of a comprehensive, measurable staff training program in this information-filled 2-hour workshop (Session 24-F).
• Obtain strategies for enhancing clinical sales confidence in non-clinician sales representatives (Session 28-G).
• Construct a therapy-specific sales initiative—via reviewing a case-study that identifies opportunities and overcomes challenges in the local marketplace (Session 32-H).