2011 National Clinical Conference

Buena Vista Palace, Orlando, FL
January 12 - 14, 2011

ALTHA hosted its second annual National Clinical Conference in Orlando, FL in January.  The conference was attended by over 400 clinicians, executives, exhibitors and stakeholders from the Long Term Acute Care Hospital community.  ALTHA would like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors for making this conference possible.








ALTHA National Clinical Conference Program

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

President's Welcome Reception and Exhibitor Showcase

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Year-in-Review: Health Reform, ALTHA Benchmarking, Post-Acute Bundling T. Brian Callister, M.D., F.H.M. National Medical Director LifeCare Hospitals Year-in Review: LTACH Literature Sean Muldoon, M.D., M.P.H. SVP and Chief Medical Officer Kindred Healthcare Challenges & Opportunities in the Year Ahead: Criteria & Outcomes Lisa Snyder, M.D.,  M.P.H SVP and Chief Quality Officer Select Medical Corporation

Weakness:  Polyneuromyopathy - the Role of Mobility Peter Morris, M.D. Associate Professor Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Medicine Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Introduction to Chronic Critical Illness David Jarvis, M.D. National Medical Director Select Medical Corporation

Antibiotic Stewardship: Infection Control in LTAC Hospitals Allan Morrison, Jr., M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., F.S.H.E.A. Clinical Professor of Infectious Diseases Georgetown University School of Medicine Epidemiologist, Hospital System INOVA Health System

Care Transitions Ann Gaffey, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.H.R.M., D.F.A.S.H.R.M. President Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies

Averting Disaster: Heroic Improvisations to Protect Patients John Banja, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Medical Ethicist, Center for Ethics Emory University

Friday, January 14, 2011

The Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Patient Neil MacIntyre, M.D. Chief, Clinical Services Department of Medicine Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Duke University Medical Center

Hospitalists in Long Term Acute Care Hospitals Michael Grippi, M.D. Medical Director, GSPP Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System

Performance Measurement: Getting from There to Here Jerod Loeb, Ph.D. Vice President, Research and Performance Measurement The Joint Commission

Delirium: Recognition and Management Timothy Girard, M.D., M.S.C.I Assistant Professor of Medicine Vanderbilt University