34th Annual Conference

34th Annual Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future Gurgles, Wheezes, and Respiratory Diseases What s Going on Out There in Professional Nursing Practice in NYS? New this Year: 2 part sessions for more in depth discussion of topics ~Dual Diagnosis ~Dementia and the ID/DD Promoting Successful Community Transitions Pitfalls and Process for the Diagnosis of Mental Illness in Intellectual Disabilities An Update in Antibiotic Stewardship Organ Donation Education for ID/DD Service Providers Nurses Matter: Improving Patient Care by Caring for Ourselves Diabetes Update-Improving Compliance Delegation in OPWDD Certified Sites What Goes in Must Come Out A Nurse s Guide to Preventing Impaction Exhibit Hall Poster Show Early Bird Rate Due August 11 Registration Deadline September 14, 2018 Doubletree by Hilton, Syracuse

34th Annual Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future Officers Colleagues, President: Darlene Langkau Consultant President Elect: Edie Smith Cayuga Community College Corresponding Secretary: Martin J. Gleeson, Jr. St. Lawrence NYSARC Recording Secretary: Lisa McHugh Broadway Home Care Services Treasurer: Mary Boisvert Rensselaer County ARC Welcome to the 2018 NYS ID/DD Nurses Association Annual Education Conference. We are looking forward to honoring our past, empowering you in your profession, and providing education for your future! The committee has worked hard to produce a great conference. The conference offers something useful for every setting in many content areas. We also offer concurrent sessions to allow you to tailor the conference experience to your liking. We have some great opportunities that will be available this year, including cardiac and respiratory assessment simulators, a poster show, a sponsored dinner, and many great presentations. We are excited to be holding this conference at the Doubletree by Hilton in Syracuse, NY. We will have a table with information in the lobby at check-in from Visit Syracuse. Please check out all of the exciting places and events that you can experience in the area during the conference! We look forward to seeing each of you at the conference! Kelly Minde, RN and Amanda Aiello, RN Conference Planning Co-Chairs Conference Planning Committee Amanda Aiello: Cochairperson Arc Herkimer Kelly Minde: Co-chairperson Unity House Cathy Engel The Rehabilitation Center Anne Payette Nathan Littauer HospitalPrimary Care Karen Jarvis St. Lawrence NYSARC Mary Jean Keegan Wildwood Programs Iellan Rice Elmcrest Children s Center Marcia Richman AHRC New York City Dr. Frederick Wetzel Consultant Retired, NYS OPWDD CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS This activity has been submitted to Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please contact information@nysidddna.org WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Registered nurses practicing in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The educational sessions may also be of benefit to other licensed health care professionals employed in the same field.

34th Annual Conference 33rd Annual NYS ID/DD Nurses Association September Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating 25-27,2016 the future SPEAKERS Becky Eisenhut, MS, RN, CASAC, CARN Ms. Eisenhut is the Outreach Coordinator for the Statewide Peer Assistance for Nurses (SPAN). She has extensive experience in the nursing specialty of addictions, has been published multiple times in the Journal of Addictions Nursing, and is a strong advocate for self-care of nurses. Patricia Knapp, MSN, RN Ms. Knapp is the Hospital Development Liaison for Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network. She holds a masters degree in nursing from St. John Fisher College. The Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network has experience working with people living in OPWDD residential settings who have donated organs. Steven Fogelman, MD Dr. Fogelman is currently a psychiatrist with OPWDD, with over 15 years experience in this setting. His undergraduate work was at the University of Pennsylvania and he earned his MD at the Sackler School of Medicine. Dr. Fogelman s did his psychiatric training at the New England Medical Center in Boston and then he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Pharmacology at Tufts University Medical School. Brenda Forrest, MS RN FNP CNS Ms. Forrest is currently a Professor of Nursing at Cayuga Community College. Brenda holds a masters degree in nursing and is both a clinical nurse specialist and family nurse practitioner. She has over 35 years of medical-surgical, ICU, and ED nursing experience. Saindyse Germain Ms. Gerrnain has 17 years of nursing experience in med-surg, psychiatric corrections, long term care, and developmental disabilities nursing. She is currently Executive Director of Nursing at a senior living facility. Saindyse holds a Masters in Nursing from Western Governor s University. Kathleen Keating, RN, MSN, CNP-PC Kathleen Keating, served in various capacities in the New York State Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) for 29 years, the last 11 as the Director of Nursing and Health Services. Ms. Keating was responsible for negotiating with the State Board for Nursing to define critical elements in the provision of nursing services to individuals receiving community-based residential services in facilities operated and/or certified by OPWDD. One of those elements was the development and implementation of the concept of Plans of Nursing Service (PONS). Ms. Keating has many years of experience in writing PONS and educating UAPs on their contents. For the last 5 years she has been involved in the review of the adequacy/ content of PONS as part of investigations into allegations of neglect/abuse/malpractice and as part of the mortality review process Sherry Neal Ms. Neal has been an RN for 42 years, spending the last 24 years of her career predominately in managing services for persons with I/DD and/or aging in the community and in large and small ICF/DD and SNF settings. Sherry has spent much time providing hands on direct nursing care and services, as well as coaching and training other nurses, both RN and LPN, as well as Direct Support Professionals, on how to provide appropriate services for persons with I/DD and how to recognize medical risks, concerns and emergencies. She is a popular speaker at many national, regional and state conferences on multiple topics related to I/DD and to aging with I/DD. Anne C. Payette, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CDDN Anne Payette has been a CDDN since 2002 and has experience with the ID/DD nursing specialty throughout the lifespan, including infant and newborn screening, early intervention services, day program residential services, supportive apartments, homes for the medically frail of all ages, as well as ID/DD staff training and development, Employee Health and Quality Improvement. Anne presents at various state and national conferences on topics pertaining to ID/DD nursing, including pain assessment and management, case coordination and planning, promoting a team approach to supporting the individual with complex needs, and end of life care and planning. She is currently practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Nathan Littauer Primary Care, with a passion for advancing the field of ID/DD nursing as a recognized specialty field. Susan B. Prendergast, BS, RN Ms. Prendergast is the current OPWDD Director of Nursing and Health Services. Formerly, she was Director of a Licensed Home Care Agency, responsible for all clinical and administrative activities within the agency, including included oversight of two large waiver programs and a Consumer Directed Program HANDOUTS ARE ELECTRONIC! BE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS ACCURATE Handouts will be available 1 week before the conference via the web site. Please check your confirmation email for further details. Handouts will not be provided on site.

34th Annual Conference 33rd Annual NYS ID/DD Nurses Association September Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating 25-272016 the future SPEAKERS Hilary Ruffing Ms. Ruffling has been in the field supporting adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the last 6 years. She began her career working as a DSP and then as a House Manager, Residential Manager, and a Case Manager/QIDP. Hilary has been responsible for planning transitions as well as dealing with the aftermath of unsuccessful or poorly planned transitions. Her unique perspective, combined with Sherry s, allows them to coach others on how to plan for, provide, and problem-solve transitions from all angles. Dr. Susan Scharoun, PhD Dr. Scharoun has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Syracuse University. After graduating from S.U., she received a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) post-doctoral fellowship to do brain research in the Department of Anatomy and Center for Brain Research at the University of Rochester Medical School. Dr. Scharoun was employed by NYS Office of People with a Developmental Disability as an Associate Psychologist and Treatment Team Leader for seventeen years before becoming a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Le Moyne College, where she was the chair of the department for over a decade. Her research interests include autism and addressing challenging behaviors with positive behavioral support. Dr. Scharoun has taught courses such as Brain and Behavior, Childhood Disorders, Human Lifespan Development, Motivation and Emotion, Personality Theory, The Psychology of Disabilities and Health Psychology. She is a consultant psychologist for several not-forprofit agencies that serve children and adults with developmental disabilities. Dr. Scharoun is on the Board of Directors of ARC of Onondaga and is the co-author of the e-publication of Dual Diagnosis, A Caregiver s Guide. Edie Smith, MSN, RN, Ms. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Program Coordinator at Cayuga Community College. Her curriculum includes use of high fidelity lab and web-based virtual simulations. She has extensive experience in ID/DD Nursing and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Arc of Seneca Cayuga. She is President-Elect of the NYS ID/DD Nurses Association. Edie presented Improving nurses attitudes towards the intellectually and developmentally disabled patient population, at the NLN & Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society National Education Research Conference, and the abstract was published in the Virginia Henderson Global Nursing Library e-repository. Edie has also implemented curriculum regarding the ID/DD patient into Cayuga College s program. Dr. Jeanine Santelli Dr. Jeanine Santelli, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, a Keuka College alumnae, is the executive director of The American Nurses Association New York (ANA-NY). Dr. Santelli has earned degrees in nursing from Keuka College, Syracuse University and Widener University. She has most recently served as chair of nursing at Nazareth College and has also served as executive director of the Genetic Nurses Credentialing Commission. Dr. Santelli is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; a member of Omicron, Upsilon Upsilon, and Pi Psi chapters of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society; a Margretta Madden Styles Credentialing Scholar; the 2007 recipient of the Keuka College Alumni Association's Professional Achievement Award; and the 2011 recipient of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics Founders Award for Service. Jennifer Warren, RPh, CGP Ms. Warren graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy and has worked in long term care consulting for Health Direct Pharmacy Services throughout her career. Jennifer achieved her Certified Geriatric Pharmacist in 2005. Special interests are Alzheimer's Disease & Antibiotic Stewardship and she has been a speaker on both topics. Jennifer has two wonderful daughters that keep her very busy. Frederick Wetzel, PhD, RN Dr. Wetzel is the former Downstate Director of the New York State OPWDD, Division of Quality Improvement/Bureau of Program Certification. His career with OPWDD spanned 31 years, during which he held positions as Case Manager, Technical Assistant, Surveyor, Regional Director, and Director of Clinical Review. He chaired the DQI Health Care Committee and the Statewide Committee on Incidents. Fred now provides consulting services to various agencies providing supports and services to individuals with Intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as Attorneys and Advocates. Thank you to Cayuga Community College School of Health Sciences for their in-kind contributions to the annual conference by providing simulation equipment.

32nd Annul NYS ID/DD Nurses Conference 33rd Annual NYS ID/DD Nurses Association Conference 34th Annual Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future SESSIONS Sunday 12:00 4:00 pm: Conference Registration Open Session S1: Focused Cardiac and Respiratory Assessments with Simulator Practice Edie Smith and Brenda Forrest 12:15 1:30 pm Group 1 Members Only Event 1:45 3:00 pm Group 2 Members Only Event Enrollment limited-must have preregistration email authorization Working in the ID/DD field requires the RN to maintain an administrative role, work and assess individuals independently, and collaborate with health care providers. This presentation will expand on the baseline knowledge, teach advanced assessment skills, and provide the RN the opportunity for hands-on practice of skills using a simulation medium-fidelity mannequin. 1:45 3:00 pm Afternoon Session Session S2: Gurgles, Wheezes, and Respiratory Diseases: A Case Review Approach to Identifying and Managing Common Respiratory Conditions in ID/DD Anne Payette Attendees will hear about current practice recommendations and trends for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Tips and tools to assist nurses in educating direct support staff will also be provided. 3:30 4:45 pm President s Welcome and Opening Session Darlene Langkau, RN, President Session S3: What s Going on Out There in Professional Nursing Practice in NYS?: Dr. Jeanine Santelli Dr. Santelli, Executive Director of ANA-NY, will discuss current issues in professional nursing practice in NYS, including e-compact, RVN, and BSN in 10. Monday 7:15 am 1:15 pm: Conference Registration Open 7:30 am: Breakfast 7:45 8:45 am: Annual Meeting and Basket Drawings The Annual Meeting is your opportunity each year to discuss the business of the ID/DD nursing specialty (and to get breakfast!). It will conclude with the Zone basket drawings always popular and you must be present to win. 9:00 10:15 am and 10:30-11:45 Sessions M1 and M3: Dual Diagnosis: (An Intellectual or Developmental Disability and Mental Illness). How do they interact, and why is it important for health care providers to understand this interaction? Parts 1 and 2 Dr. Susan Scharoun Back by popular demand from last year s conference evaluations, Dr. Scharoun will extensively discuss this topic in a double session. Sessions M2 and M4: Dementia and the ID/DD Parts 1 and 2 Dr. Fred Wetzel I/DD facilities are experiencing greater numbers of Individuals developing dementia. Many nurses have limited experience in dementia recognition or treatment and are especially looking for help in training unlicensed assistive staff in providing care and supports to individuals with dementia. Join Dr. Wetzel, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, for this important discussion. 11:45 am 3:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open 11:45 1:00 pm: Buffet Lunch 1:15 2:30 pm: General Session No CNE Session M5: OPWDD Update 2018 Susan Prendergast 3:00 4:15 pm: Concurrent Sessions (Choose one) Session M6: Promoting Successful Community Transitions Sherry Neal/Hilary Ruffing Have you seen too many community transitions fail? Looking for ideas on better pre-planning, tools to use, and better strategies to insure an effective transition with bestpractice use of community and medical resources? This session is for you Session M7: Pitfalls and Process for the Diagnosis of Mental Illness in Intellectual Disabilities Dr. Fogelman The discussion will include: diagnostic overshadowing, limiting factors in the diagnosis of mental illness in ID, and symptoms of psychiatric illness in ID. 8:30-3:00: Poster Show New This Year Double session presentations

32nd Annul NYS ID/DD Nurses Conference 33rd Annual NYS ID/DD Nurses Association Conference 34th Annual Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future SESSIONS Tuesday 7:30 am 11:00 am: Conference Registration Open 7:30 am 1:45 pm: Poster Show 7:30 11:00 am: Exhibit Hall Open 7:30 8:30 am: Breakfast 8:45 10:15 am: Concurrent Sessions (Choose one) Session T1: An Update in Antibiotic Stewardship Jennifer Warren Antibiotic stewardship programs, with a focus on management of UTI and URI, including CDC guidance will be discussed. Ms. Warren will also share evolving antibiograms and steps to take moving forward, including policies and procedures to implement. Session T2: Organ Donation Education for ID/DD Service Providers Patricia Knapp This presentation is expected to empower and educate ID/DD service providers with a basic understanding of the organ donation process that can be referred to when they have an individual with organ donation potential. Session T4: Diabetes Update-Improving Compliance Dr. Fred Wetzel Dr. Wetzel uses his insight from a career of providing/ monitoring care of people with ID/DD and diabetes mellitus to discuss strategies to improve compliance. 12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch 1:45 3:15 pm: General Session Session T5: Delegation in OPWDD Certified Sites Kathleen Keating A must-attend for nurses new to OPWDD and a great review for all of us. Kathy will discuss the basics of delegation, delegation vs. assignment, the RN s role in delegation, and requirements of staff training, plans of care, etc. 3:15 3:30 pm: Wrap Up & Evaluations 3:30 4:30 pm: Bonus Session Session T6: What Goes in Must Come Out A Nurse s Guide to Preventing Impaction Saindyse Germain Ms. Germain will provide knowledge on the cause, prevention, and treatment of bowel impaction in people with ID/DD. 10:15 11:00 am: Exhibits/Refreshment Break 11:00 am 12:15 am: Concurrent Sessions (Choose one) Session T3: Nurses Matter: Improving Patient Care by Caring for Ourselves Becky Eisenhut Most nurses only give lip service to the concept of selfcare because they are too busy taking care of others. In order to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue we as nurses need to become more self-aware and prioritize our self-care to facilitate better care for our patients. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Commercial support has been provided for this educational activity by Pharmacy Alternatives. The supporter or the exhibitors have had no input into the determination of the conference planning committee, continuing nursing education needs, speaker/topic selection, educational methods or evaluation process. Companies participating in this conference as supporters or exhibitors have not been endorsed by the NYS Intellectual Disabilities/ Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, or the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation.

32nd Annul NYS ID/DD Nurses Conference 33rd Annual NYS ID/DD Nurses Association Conference 34th Annual Conference Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future Come Early Stay Late Visit the Syracuse/Finger Lakes Region For more information on area attractions, check out Things to Do in Central New York on our web site http://www.nysidddna.org/conferences/ conference-2018 Doubletree by Hilton 6301 State Route 298 * East Syracuse, New York 13057 (Off I-90 at Carrier Circle: If using GPS, please use 6301 Carrier Parkway, East Syracuse, NY) Room Rate: $115 plus tax. Subject to local and state taxes Cut-Off Date: Reservations for attendees must be received on or before Saturday, September 8, 2018. Each individual guest must make their own reservations by calling the hotel directly at (315) 432-0200 or their Central Reservation Office at 1-800-222-TREE by Saturday, September, 8, 2018. Please identify yourself as a member of the group. All reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card. Agency tax exempt forms must be presented at check-in.

Early Bird Rate Due August 11 Registration Deadline September 14, 2018 34th Annual Conference: Honoring the past, Empowering the present, Educating the future Sept. 30 Oct. 2, 2018 Syracuse, NY Name E m p l o y e r Home Address Work Address Phone Email NYS ID/DD Nurses Association Zone If zone not known, give county RN LPN NP Other Registration Fees Enclosed: Must be member of NYS ID/DD Nurses Assoc. by July 31, 2018 to qualify for member rate. DDNA membership does not qualify. Full Conference Registration $285 Member Early Bird (due 8/11) $315 Member (due 9/14) $345 Nonmember Early Bird (due 8/11) $375 Nonmember (due 9/14) One Day Registration Day $150 Member Early Bird (due 8/11) Attending: $160 Member (due 9/14) Sunday $175 Nonmember Early Bird (due 8/11) Monday $190 Nonmember (due 9/14) Tuesday Please list your choice of sessions for each time block Sunday Sunday Group 1 12:15-1:30 pm Group 2 1:45-3:00 pm Must attach email preauthorization for S1 Must attach email preauthorization for S1 Sunday 1:45-3:00 pm S2 Monday 9:00-10:15 am 10:30-11:45 am M1 & M3 M2 & M4 Monday 3:00-4:15 pm M6 M7 Tuesday 8:45-10:15 am T1 T2 Tuesday 11:00-12:!5 pm T3 T4 Tuesday Bonus Session T6 Conference Meals & Session Selections Please select only the meals & sessions you will attend Monday Breakfast Yes No Lunch Yes No Tuesday Breakfast Yes No Lunch Yes No Please check box for Vegetarian Meals No refunds will be given for registration cancellations after 12:00 noon on 9-25-18. Substitutions are allowed. Hotel rooms are not included in the conference registration. Please make reservations by calling the hotel directly at (315) 432-0200 or their Central Reservation Office at 1-800-222-TREE by Saturday, September, 8, 2018 and be sure to request the NYS ID/DD Nurses Association rate. Make Checks, Money Orders and Purchase Orders payable to: NYS ID/DD Nurses Association PO Box 32 Hannawa Falls, NY 13647 For Purchase Orders, the Federal ID # is 22-2570251 NYS Vendor ID: 1000008773 Email: information@nysidddna.org Fax: 315-379-0619 We are sorry but we can not accept telephone registrations. Registration forms paid by PayPal or Purchase Order may be faxed to 315-379-0619. PayPal assesses an additional fee which is added to the registration rate.