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American Academy of Home Care Medicine Annual Meeting in Rosemont Oct 12-14

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The Chicagoland Chapter of HPNA

2017 American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) Annual Meeting

Loews Chicago O'Hare
October 12-14, 2017
Rosemont, IL

Join your colleagues for an in-depth learning experience focused entirely on home-based primary care. AAHCM’s all-new independent meeting features educational programming designed and delivered by respected and well-known thought leaders.

Conference programming includes VA, clinical and legislative tracks, covering topics including:

  • Preparing the Next Generation of Home Health Providers
  • Improving Your Practice’s Quality Care in the World of MACRA
  • Interdisciplinary Team Care: Illustrating Care Across the Continuum
  • New Options to Treat Venous Thromboembolism and Atrial Fibrillation in Home Patients
  • Palliative Care and Home Based Primary Care: A Perfect Fit
  • Interventions for Mental Health Problems in HBPC
  • Continuity of Care: Using Telerehabilitation to Deliver Interdisciplinary Therapy Services
  • What’s Next – Independence at Home and Other Health Policy Issues in Home Care Medicine
  • How to Implement and Get Payment for Interdisciplinary Team Members

Elaine Sanchez, author of the unflinchingly honest and surprisingly funny book, Letters from Madelyn, Chronicles of a Caregiver will be the keynote presenter. Ms. Sanchez is the co-founder of www.CaregiverHelp.com, an online support program for family and professional caregivers. In addition, a preconference workshop will offer you the opportunity to take the administrative and operational functions of your practice to the next level.

The AAHCM annual meeting is ideal for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, and administrators in the home-based primary care field. Social work CE credit available.

 Diane E Meier MD, FACP is the final speaker discussing" Palliative Care and Home Based Primary Care: A Perfect Fit"

https://aahcm.site-ym.com/page/2017_Annual_Meeting


Specialties
Hospice / Palliative