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2021 ESAAL Conference Webinar SeriesSponsored by
 Click for easy-view Master Schedule**Registration closes 1 hour prior to start of each webinar** #11: Bill NY S1784: Proposed Infection Control Quality Assurance Requirements in ACFs Bill NY S01784 would require Adult Care Facilities to have quality improvement committees and a focus on infection control in the facility’s quality assurance plan. The bill has currently passed both houses and will be submitted for signature by the Governor making it effective in the coming months. In this session the presenter will cover the proposed language of the bill, how it will affect ACFs, potential approaches to meeting these new requirements, and the key components to successful infection control quality assurance. Presented by: Kathy Sindoni, RN, BSN CLNC, Owner & Chief Consultant, Substantial Compliance Consulting Group
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 CLICK HERE to registerSponsored by:
Sponsorships are available for this webinar! Click here for details or email Cara Groff, CMP, Event Coordinator: [email protected] #12: How Virtual Reality is Changing the Way We Train In this presentation, attendees will learn and experience first-hand the benefits of using immersive training tools. Discover the ways that engaging with embodied training in VR can accelerate learning, leading to deeper understanding of aging and older adults, and allowing caregivers to develop rapid insights that lead to significant workplace behaviors, habits and attitudes, including stronger emotional and cultural intelligence, better practical understanding of person-centered care, stronger communication and conflict resolution skills, and greater confidence in providing care -- for both new & seasoned caregivers. Presented by: Erin Washington, Co-Founder & Director of Education, Training & Outreach, Embodied Labs
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 CLICK HERE to registerSponsored by:
Sponsorships are available for this webinar! Click here for details or email Cara Groff, CMP, Event Coordinator: [email protected] #13: Infection Control Practices: Maintaining Compliance with Resident and Staff Support During the pandemic, infection control training and directives were amplified. Conflicting and unclear messaging from the regulatory agencies were the norm. Facilities were challenged daily with educating staff and residents on important practices and messaging effectively to maintain adherence to the standards. In this session, we will review current guidance, processes and practices to facilitate effective education and maintain the best outcomes including staff and resident compliance. Presented by: Joanne Jones, RN, Director & Kerri White, RN, Managing Consultant, BKD
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 CLICK HERE to registerSponsored by:
Sponsorships are available for this webinar! Click here for details or email Cara Groff, CMP, Event Coordinator: [email protected] #14: New York State’s Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) Requirements for Adult Care Facility/Assisted Living Providers Our presenters from the NYS Department of Health will provide an overview and update on CHRC-related topics including the fingerprinting process, the Department’s legal determination process, commensurate employment determination letters and how the ACF/ALR/ALP provider must procced, how to address subsequent arrests and use of the CHRC system’s tracking and reconciliation reports. Presented by: Daryl Barra, Associate Attorney, Andrea Cunningham, Associate Attorney, Bureau of Program Counsel NYSDOH
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 CLICK HERE to registerSponsored by:
Sponsorships are available for this webinar! Click here for details or email Cara Groff, CMP, Event Coordinator: [email protected] #15: Hot Topics in L & E The presentation will discuss recent hot topics in Labor & Employment Law, including Wage and Hour Update, and sexual harassment update. The presentation will include internal procedures and policies to help ensure Labor law compliance. Presented by Margaret Surowka, Counsel, Barclay Damon
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 CLICK HERE to registerSponsored by: Sponsorships are available for this webinar! Click here for details or email Cara Groff, CMP, Event Coordinator: [email protected] ~~~ |
Kathy Sindoni, RN, BSN, CLNC has been a registered nurse for 25 years and has been professionally engaged in the assisted living network since 2001. She is the owner and chief consultant of Substantial Compliance Consulting Group, which provides professional assisted living service consultation and serves residences in various regions throughout New York State. As a consultant, Kathy provides assistance with regulatory compliance, DOH surveillance, quality assurance, team building, and many other such services. She is also a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant providing assistance to operators and/or attorneys on the medical or operational aspects of their cases. Kathy previously served as the Administrator and Case Manager of Bridges Cornell Heights, in Ithaca, New York from 2005-2013.
Erin Washington (she/her/hers) is a co-founder of and director of education & training at Embodied Labs – the virtual reality company that is leading the aging care space in the development of cutting-edge immersive training for professional and family caregivers. Washington’s background includes over a decade working in instructional design, adult learning pedagogy, and information science. She has also been a care partner to her mother, who lived with and died from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Washington believes in the promise and power of XR training in all industries, but is particularly passionate about its use in the aging care space.
Joanne Jones has over 30 years of clinical and management experience in the long-term care field and provides an extensive range of clinical consulting services to a wide range of providers. Prior to joining BKD, Joanne was the President of a management and consulting firm that provided clinical and operational consulting services to Nursing Homes and Hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic States. She is highly regarded for her ability to bring business acumen to clinical issues by identifying areas of positive financial impact, bolstering compliance and providing critical decision making analyses in support of new programs.
Daryl M. Barra, Esq. is an Associate Attorney with the New York State Department of Health Criminal History Record Check Unit (CHRC). As Associate Attorney, he is responsible for all CHRC legal unit operations and training. He is also responsible for legal support of the NYS Home Care Registry and the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. Integral in establishing, creating and updating the DOH criminal history background check program from its inception in 2006. Mr. Barra graduated from Albany Law School in 1992 where he served as a member of the Albany Law Review. He has been a member of the New York State and Washington, D.C. Bar since 1993. His career includes private general law practice and federal criminal law enforcement as a Former Special Agent with both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Inspector General, D.C. Government, where he conducted criminal investigations into a wide variety of federal law violations that included organized crime, fugitive investigations, bank fraud and embezzlement matters and other white-collar crimes.
Andrea P. Cunningham, Esq. is an Associate Attorney with the New York State Department of Health Criminal History Record Check Unit (CHRC). Ms. Cunningham graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1990 and from New York University School of Law in 1993. She is currently licensed to practice law in both New York and Massachusetts. She came to the Department of Health in 2009 and is an Associate Attorney currently working with staff attorneys in the CHRC unit. She assists the Unit Leader and is responsible for reviewing both the New York State and the national (FBI) criminal histories of unlicensed applicants seeking employment for work in nursing homes and home care. She evaluates the relevancy of any such criminal history as it pertains to the proposed employment, reviews rehabilitation documentation submitted by applicants or their attorneys, and then renders determinations regarding an applicant’s suitability for such employment.
Margaret Surowka, A former general counsel at the New York State Dental Association with over 20 years of legal experience, Margaret primarily concentrates her practice on representing individual health care providers and facilities in licensure, disciplinary, and ethics proceedings. She routinely counsels clients facing Medicaid, Medicare, and other governmental investigations and audits as well as assisting with employment and contract matters. She assists clients with compliance programs and has successfully represented health care entities with significant disclosures to the federal and state government. Margaret also defends clients facing license revocation and represents them in disciplinary matters before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct and the Office of Professional Discipline.