Registration Open

Complimentary Breakfast

Keynote: Secrets of the Staffing Fix

Reduce perpetual costly turnover, Stop pressuring staff for overtime, Eliminate excessive agency costs, Reduce vacancies, Avoid excessive sign-on bonuses

Brian Lee, CSP, HoF

Snack Break

Poster presentations

Enjoy a snack and visit the many poster presentations in Salon B.

Hardwiring the 5-Star Patient Experience

Gain frontline buy-in and ownership to improve the patient bedside experience, Build a patient-driven culture of compassion, Apply 10 breakthrough recommendations to become the Employer and Provider of Choice, Overcome the 12 biggest barriers to frontline engagement, Apply the “License to Please” 7 best practices “empowerment bundle”

Brian Lee, CSP, HoF

Strategic Change Management Using Your Data: Building Your Strategy

• Participants will be introduced to the 7 steps of developing and executing on an organizational data strategy
• Participants will be introduced to key performance indicators and how to prioritize performance measurement opportunities throughout the organization
• Participants will be introduced to strategies to engage staff, management and Board of Directors in effectively utilizing data

Shannon Nielson

Lunch Break

Lunch on Tuesday is on your own. Enjoy all the dining options Laramie provides.

High Performing Health Centers: Preparing Value Through Quality

• Participants will understand the criticality and contribution of each of the 7 factors for quality and value-based care delivery
• Participants will be introduced to strategies to assess and measure performance against these contributing factors
• Participants will be introduced to key strategies to impact health center performance within each of these domains

Shannon Nielson

Increasing Healthcare Outcomes for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs

• Participants will be able to identify at least two health care disparities that individuals with complex communication needs may experience.
• Participants will be able to identify at least two innovations being incorporated in Wyoming aimed at reducing the disparities.
• Participants will increase their understanding of communication strategies that can be implemented during health care encounters to increase outcomes for individuals with complex communication needs.

Terri Wofford, MS, CCC-SLP

Leah Horst, MA, CCC-SLP

Cancer in Wyoming: The Current Landscape of Needs and What's on the Horizon

• Discuss the incidence of cancer in the state of Wyoming.
• Report on the definition of what constitutes a rural or frontier oncology patient.
• Describe the cancer care journey of the rural Wyoming cancer patient.
• Express understanding of why research with rural Wyoming oncology patients is important.

Star Jones, CPM

Jennifer M. Stephens, MA, PhD, RN, OCN, CCNE

Snack Break

Poster presentations

Enjoy a snack and visit the many poster presentations in Salon B.

Sliding Fee Strategies to Maximize Access for Communities

Joe Rivera

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program

• Introduction to the Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program
• Early intervention is best for patient involvement in their own goals of care planning
• Education about dementia is helpful to families as they navigate this complicated disease

Amy Shaw, PA

Behavioral Health Integration: Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorders in Rural Communities

• Increase knowledge of Behavioral Health Integration in primary care settings.
• Understand how Behavioral Health Integration can increase access to care for individuals experiencing opioid use disorders.
• Identify opportunities to decrease barriers for individuals who could benefit from access to medications to treat opioid use disorders in rural communities.

Nancy McGee, DNP, PMHNP-BC

J'Laine Proctor, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-C

Samantha Reed, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Wyoming Frontier Information (WYFI)

• Improving the efficiency of healthcare information to rural and other facilities in the state.
• Sharing of patient healthcare information in a secure environment.
• Improving patient care and avoiding medical errors.

Andrea Bailey

Debbie Paiz

Complimentary Breakfast

Workforce Recruitment

Keri Wagner

Michelle M. Eaton Scimecca

Kathi Murray, RN, MS

Caroline Hickerson, CPRP

Integrated Primary Care Delivery through Telehealth

• Understand how One Health leverages telehealth for our FQHC patients.
• Highlight school-based and behavioral health use case.
• Convey lessons learned.

Sarah Compton

Enroll Wyoming: Meeting Clients Where They Are to Facilitate a Healthier Wyoming

• Understand how One Health leverages telehealth for our FQHC patients.
• Highlight school-based and behavioral health use case.
• Convey lessons learned.

Angela M. Thatcher, PhD

Dasa Robertson

Vision and Goals for Wyoming Medicaid

Newly appointed Wyoming State Medicaid Director, Lee Grossman, will lead a discussion describing the future vision and goals for Wyoming Medicaid. There will be dedicated time for feedback and questions, which are encouraged.

Lee Grossman

The Wyoming Disability Project: Using Photo-Voice to Explore Community Inclusion in the Rural West

• Community Based Participatory Research
• PhotoVoice
• Disability Inclusion in Wyoming

Michelle Jarman, PhD

Margaret Holland, PhD

Sandra Leotti, PhD

Developing Statewide Mental Health Education Through Professional Development Across Wyoming

• Describe the ECHO model and its unique benefits to professionals regarding accessibility, real-time problem solving, building a community of practice, and evidence-based practices.
• Demonstrate the implementation of mental health education and supports into existing UW ECHO professional development networks.
• Illustrate the impact of attending UW ECHO sessions through participant attendance and feedback in evaluations.

Emily Kirsch, BS

Cari Glantz, BA

Lunch

Exhibitor raffles! Conference game prizes!
On-the-go lunch options provided.