New Summer Seminars Announced!

Sailing Through the Survey Process:
A Joint Conference for Providers & Regulators
July 9, 2009 - Fort Worth

Join us as we present our first ever Survey Process Conference.  This conference will focus on the general survey process, excluding LSC.  We have gathered speakers from DADS and CMS to present on various topics pertaining to the survey process.

Chris Adams - Director of Survey Operations DADS will discuss the top 10 written deficiencies by his agency.

DADS Surveyor Trainer Staff will cover the Tags related to the top 10 written deficiencies by their agency.

Theresa Bennett - Technical Advisor for the Division of Survey and Certification for CMS Dallas will discuss aspects of the general survey process.

There will be a Q & A session at the end of the training.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to get information from DADS and CMS.

Click here to register for this course.

Life Safety Code Symposium
July 15, 2009 - Austin

If you had the opportunity to get first hand information on Life Safety Code issues, would you take it?  Don't miss this chance to get the latest information from Fred Worley, Architectural Program Manager, DADS and Randy McDermott, LSC Specialist, CMS.

The program will cover topics including:
• the LSC survey process
• discuss of the top 10 K-TAGS that are cited
• hot LSC issues from CMS

The symposium will end with a Q&A session with both speakers.

Don't miss your chance to get the latest information from DADS and CMS.

Click here for more information or to register.

Challenging Choices - Ethical Issues in Long Term Care
for Professionals, Staff, Residents and Families
Webcast

In the long term care setting, ethical decision-making is complicated by the vulnerabilities of a frail population, dementia, limited funding, family issues, and a heavy layer of bureaucratic regulation.  This session will examine ethical standards of nursing facility administrators, nurses and social workers and how they interface with residents rights and daily challenges.  With reference to particular issues facing long term care providers, we will examine how professionals' ethical standards apply and how professionals can utilize such resources as state and federal regulations, the peer review process and facility ethics committees to guide ethical decision-making.   

Join our speakers, Fran Hamermesh & Cory D. Macdonald, Attorneys, Davis & Wilkerson, P.C. in Austin, as they present this valuable information!

Click here to register for this Webcast.