FINAL PROGRAM - California State Hospice Association

Penny V. Phillips, MDiv, Hospice and
Palliative Care Chaplain, Palo Alto Veterans
Hospital, Palo Alto, CA. Session 6E, 8D
Jean M. Piekarz, RHIA, Executive
Director HIM & Compliance Officer, San
Diego Hospice & The Institute for Palliative
Medicine, San Diego, CA. Session 7B
Diane M. Racicot, JD, Attorney,
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch,
LLP, San Diego, CA. Session 7B
Aimee Retzler, BS, Marketing/Outreach
Development Consultant, Hospice of the
Foothills, Grass Valley, CA. Session 3D
Michelle Rhiner, RN, MSN, GNP-BC,
ACHPN, CCM, Palliative Care Practitioner,
Loma Linda University Medical
Center, Loma Linda, CA. Session 7E
J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD, President
& CEO, National Hospice & Palliative Care
Organization (NHPCO), Alexadria, VA.
Jenny Sill-Holeman, MBA, Owner, Blue
Rose Healing Arts, Redwood City, CA.
Session 3P
Neal Slatkin, MD, Chief Medical Office,
Hospice of the Valley, San Jose, CA.
Session 7E
Maggie Smith, Certified Aromatherapist,
Flower Essence Practitioner, Owner,
Flower Essence Energy, Felton, CA.
Session 4P
Arlene Stepputat, MA, Manager of
Volunteer Services, Visiting Nurse and
Hospice Care, Santa Barbara, CA.
Session 9P, 8E
E. Alessandra Strada, PhD, FT, MCP,
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Session 6E, 8A
Holly Swiger, PhD, MPH, RN, Vice
President, Regulatory Initiatives, Weatherbee
Associates, Murrieta, CA. Session 5A
Denis Viscek, MBA, Chief Financial
Office, Hospice By The Bay, Larkspur, CA.
Session 6B
Leah Weiss, MSW, Director, Education
Stanford Center for Compassion & Altruism
Research and Education, Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA. Session 1A
G. Jay Westbrook, MS,RN, Clinical
Director, Compassionate Journey, Lake
Balboa, CA. Session 9E
Victoria Wild, BA, Director of Volunteer
Services, Hospice of the Valley, San Jose,
CA. Session 6D
Jatana Williams, BS, Sr. Community
Educator, Silverado Hospice, San Diego,
CA. Session 2D
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
This activity is offered by the California Hospice Foundation,
an accredited provider. In order to receive continuing education
credits, the applicant must be registered for the conference AND
complete a conference evaluation form for each session attended.
Attendees may complete the evaluation forms for the sessions they
attended online. CEU certificates will be e-mailed no later than six
weeks after the conference is completed and forms are received.
Please note a separate fee of $15 is required for each individual
wishing to obtain CEU credits.
Physicians
Physicians attending this conference may report up to 14.5 hours
of Category 1 credits toward the California Medical Association’s
Certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical
Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award.
Registered Nurses
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing,
Provider #CEP 11389. RNs may report up to 14.5 hours of continuing
education credit for this conference.
Social Workers
California Hospice Foundation has been approved as a provider
of continuing education through the Board of Behavioral Science
Examiners, PCE 370. LCSWs, MSWs and MFTs may report up to
14.5 hours of continuing education credit for regular conference
sessions.
Licensed Vocational Nurses
The Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technical Examiners
(BVNPTE) will accept courses offered by approved BRN providers
for LVN license renewals. LVNs may report up to 14.5 hours of
continuing education credit for regular conference sessions.
CNA/HHA
The Aide and Technician Certification Unit, Licensing and Certification
Program in the California Department of Health Services
(DHS) has established that BRN approved providers meet DHS’s
criteria to offer continuing educational courses to CNA’s. CNAs and
HHAs may report up to 14.5 hours of continuing education credit
for regular conference sessions.
CHAPLAINS
Application has been made with the Association of Professional
Chaplains for up to 14.5 hours of Continuing Chaplaincy Education
Units (CCEs) for regular conference sessions.
Jeanne Wun, Community Relations
Manager, Hospice of the Valley, San Jose,
CA. Session 6D
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