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$129 for Conference Attendees | $169 for Non-Attendees (including exhibitors)

Safeguarding Seniors: A Comprehensive LTC Infection Prevention and Control Program on Regulations, Survey Impact, Dietary and Environmental Risk, and Effective Practices 

Providers attending Conference can add on the workshop during registration! 

If you are a LTC provider and not attending Conference, click HERE to register for the Workshop: Registration for the workshop has closed. 

The goal of the Infection prevention and control programs in long term care facilities is to prevent and stop the spread of infections. Over the last several years, we have seen the importance of the strategies to decrease the spread of disease and to decrease the risk of vulnerable residents acquiring healthcare-associated infections. The infection control plan not only includes residents but also visitors and all facility staff. Numerous regulatory changes have been implemented since COVID-19 and new guidance from the CDC all need to be implemented in the current infection control program. This training will outline the key components of an infection control program, review regulations and CDC guidelines, as well as discuss the importance of involving all disciplines in the program. Important elements of the Infection Control program relative to Food Services and Environmental services will be included to discuss food safety and water management program.

If you are a facility owner, operator, administrator, director, DON, clinician, facility dietary staff, infection preventionists, and/or facility environmental & maintenance staff, you are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop!

Objectives:

1. Review & education on the regulations related to infection prevention and control program in long term care, including the top tags for WI and surrounding states.
2. Identify the components of an effective infection prevention and control program and how to mitigate risk and survey issues.
3. Discuss practices for all staff to follow to prevent foodborne illness.
4. Identify criteria that must be considered when purchasing and using cleaning and disinfectant agents.
5. Review typical water flow systems in long-term care settings and areas with increased risk for bacteria growth.

*If you are a interested in sponsoring this workshop, please visit the Exhibitor & Sponsor Center for sponsorship opportunities. 

Workshop Hosts and Presenters

Deb Martin, CE Solutions

Deb Martin RN, BSN is an Account Executive for VGM Education/CE Solutions. Deb started out her nursing career in the NICU in Waterloo, Iowa. Deb worked for a leading pharmaceutical company as a Sales Executive for NE Iowa and was the Director of Nursing at a Skilled Nursing Facility for 10 years. Deb brings with hear years of practical and professional experiences, and is a versed expert in infection prevention requirements and employee training.

Christy Edwards, Martin Bros

Christy Edwards is a registered and certified dietitian in the state of Wisconsin.  Christy spent 11 years working at a hospital and nursing home as a Registered Dietitian and Director of Food and Nutrition Services.  This is where Christy gained experience in several areas of nutrition including renal, cardiac, diabetes, long term care and management of food service. She currently lives in Wisconsin and for the last 16 years has been a valuable resource for our legendary customers by providing menu help, planning and coordinating educational events, and developing new tools for our healthcare customers.

Chris Smith, Martin Bros

Chris Smith is the Solutions Manager with Martin Brothers Distributing. He attended & graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. He works with large volume customers, chain business, and school accounts to streamline their chemical and maintenance programs. Chris is also a leader in Automation Department at Martin Brothers, which specializes in robotics and helping customers with efficiencies in their organization. Chris brings with him over 35 years of experience in the food industry in multiple different capacities.

$399 for Members | $459 for Non-Members 

Registration has closed! 

Post-acute care providers and facility staff, plan to join us at this inspirational, educational, and fun event! Participate in high-quality education sessions and network with peers and industry leaders. Use the above registration form to register for conference and secure your spot at the pre-conference workshop. The attendee registration fee includes access to all educational programs, the expo hall, and social/networking events. The fee also includes refreshments throughout Conference, food and drink at the Opening Night Reception, breakfast the morning of April 11, lunch in the expo hall, food and drink at dueling pianos, and a large breakfast buffet, complete with a bloody mary and mimosa bar, during the Closing Ceremony on April 12. Additionally, pre-conference workshop attendees will be given a boxed lunch at the conclusion of the workshop.

Who is considered an attendee? Long term care providers and their staff! We welcome all providers to attend and participate in in our annual Spring Conference & Expo. If you are a company or organization that provides support, services, and/or products to the post-acute care sector and long term care providers, please visit the Exhibitor & Sponsor Center to learn how to participate in and attend Spring Conference, as the attendee registration form/information is not applicable to you or your company/organization.

Multi-Attendee Discounts

Discounts starting at THREE attendees!

WHCA/WiCAL wishes all facility could have the opportunity to attend and participate in Conference. And we strongly encourage leaders, emerging leaders, administrators, directors, all levels of management, and operational staff to attend Spring Conference. Register 3-9 attendees on the above linked registration form, and automatically receive a 10% discount. The discount will automatically be reflected on the fee total. Plan to send 10 or more individuals to Spring Conference, email jena@whcawical.org and ask for the Multi Attendee Registration Form. Send 10-19, receive a $400 discount; send 20-29, receive an $800 discount; send 30 or more and receive a $1200 discount!

Exhibitor Details

Exhibitor and Sponsors should plan to fully immerse themselves in Conference if they wish to make the most of the event and networking opportunities. As a reminder, all exhibitors are given an all-access pas to Conference, including the Opening Night Reception and Dueling Pianos. Our members and attendees want to meet you and the best relationships are foraged and strengthened outside of the expo hall! It’s important to engage with our members and attendees during all of the events at Conference. The more our members and attendee see you & interact with, the better your long term relationship with them will be!

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Expo Information

• Expo Hall located on the 2nd Floor of the KI Convention Center – Grand ABCDE
• Set-up Hours: Between 5-8 PM on Wednesday April 10 and between 8 AM – 11 AM on Thursday, April 11
• Expo Hours: 11:15 AM – 1:45 PM on Thursday, April 11
• Expo tear down immediately following conclusion of expo
• Expo Vendor is Valley Expo
  • Exhibitor Kit has been sent from Valley Expo to all registered exhibitors
  • All exhibitors will have an ordering portal established by Valley Expo
  • The 8×10 booth will be piped with black drape, with a skirted 8 ft table, 2 chairs, and exhibitor name sign

Networking Events 

Exhibitors and Sponsors strongly encouraged to attend these events!

• Wednesday April 10 – Opening Night Reception – Hyatt Atrium – 4:30 PM – 7 PM | Hosted food & cash bar for spirits, with 2 kegs of Spotted Cow sponsored by Behavioral Care Solutions
• Thursday April 11 – Dueling Pianos & Networking Reception – KI Convention Center  – 5 PM – 7:30 PM | Hosted food, with drinks sponsored by Kleenmark
• Friday April 12 – Closing Ceremony & Keynote – KI Convention Center – 8: 30 AM – 11:30 AM | Hosted breakfast, with a Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar

Non-Booth Registration and Sponsorship Information

Would you like to network with post-acute care provider decision-makers? Are you unable to exhibit and looking to market yourself to conference attendees? Are you wishing to strengthen your relationships with providers? Want to attend Conference and participate in the event without having to staff a booth? Sponsorship is your answer!

All sponsorships include recognition of sponsorship leading up to the event, during the event, and post-event. Additionally, sponsors will receive a copy of the conference attendee list. Sponsorship provides the opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with provider leadership and executives. All of the below listed sponsorships include registration for up to 2 staff members and admission to all Conference programs and networking events. Up to 2 additional staff can be added for $399/person. Sponsors have the option to add on Lead Retrieval for $300.

Lanyard Sponsor – Claimed by Kraemer Brothers

Badge Sponsor – Claimed by AM Solutions

Non-Booth Exhibitor Registration: $1,000 All have been claimed

Opening Night Reception Spotted Cow Keg Sponsor (1 available): $1,000 – Claimed by Behavioral Care Solutions 

Opening Night Reception Food/Event Sponsors – Claimed by Behavioral Care Solutions, Martin Bros, M3 Insurance, McKesson, Wipfli, HCSG, Think Anew

Lunch Sponsor (1 available): $3,500 + option to place promotional material on each dining table or have a staffed 8 ft table at the entrance to the Expo Hall, where lunch is hosted & served. This sponsorship includes up to 3 staff from the sponsoring company. Claimed by KARE

Education Sponsor: $1,500 and includes session introduction & logo visible in the sponsored session room – Claimed by Behavioral Care Solutions, Martin Bros, M3 Insurance, McKesson, Wipfli, HCSG, Think Anew, CE Solutions, Pathway Health, von Briesen & Roper, Navigator GPO

Thursday Breakfast Sponsor (1 available): $1,500 + 8 ft staffed table display at the breakfast area, next to the session room hosted at the Opening General Session! – Claimed by Parachute Health

Dueling Pianos Drink Sponsor: $2,500 + 8 ft staffed table display inside of event space – a fun social event with open bar from 5 – 6:30 PM, hosted food, and Dueling Pianos (The Piano Guys!) – Claimed by Kleenmark 

Mimosa & Bloody Mary Bar Sponsor (hosted during the closing keynote; 1 available): $1,750 + 8ft staffed table display inside of the Closing Ceremony/session room – Claimed by Blueprint HCRE

Friday Breakfast Sponsor (hosted during the closing keynote; 1 available): $1,750 + 8ft staffed table display inside of the Closing Ceremony/keynote session room – Claimed by Health Pro Heritage

$899 for Partners | $999 for Non-Partners

All booths and sponsorships have been claimed – Registration is Closed.

Thank you to all of our sponsors and exhibitors for your support and participation! 

Join WHCA/WiCAL and members of Wisconsin’s long term care sector at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference & Expo. Secure your spot at Conference NOW – the expo hall sells-out each year! Don’t miss your chance to exhibit and participate in Spring Conference. This is your opportunity to network, develop, and strengthen your relationships with key decision-makers from Wisconsin’s Long Term Care communities. Our events cater to the needs of owners, operators, executive staff, operational staff, administrators, and directors. We have anywhere from 250-300 of these decision makers attending and actively participating in our event. Having had the experience of being a partner and exhibitor, Jena ensures the Spring Conference offers more than just the expo as an opportunity for our partners, exhibitors, and sponsors to network and interact the provider community. Exhibitors receive an all-access pass to Conference and are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the networking opportunities – including attending the opening night reception and Thursday happy hour/Dueling Pianos event. The strongest of relationships are built and developed outside the makeshift walls of an Expo Booth. Additionally, WHCA/WiCAL offers a wide array of Conference Sponsorships, which highlight and focus on the sponsor, increases visibility and recognition with our members and event attendees, and importantly, provides that precious facetime with providers!

Registration provides an all-access pass to Conference for two staff, with a piped and draped 8×10 carpeted booth, completed with an 8 ft table, 2 chairs, and free Wi-Fi. Additional staff can be added for $99/person. A maximum of 4 booth staff allowed. All exhibitors are encouraged and welcomed to attend educational programs and networking events – we want you to build strong relationships with our members and attendees. Don’t forget to purchase your Traffic Builder during registration! All attendees are given a bingo-like ticket, which requires them to visit all participating exhibitors. Exhibitors who purchase the traffic builder will have their names listed on that card, which guarantees traffic to your booth! Partners can purchase the traffic builder for $200 and non-partners can purchase the ticket for $250. The conference App – Expo Pass – offers Lead Retrieval for $350/exhibitor booth. Partners will receive a $50 discount on the Lead Retrieval when purchased at the time of registration.

Non-providers (both partners and non-partners) must purchase a booth or sponsorship to attend Spring Conference. The total number of staff from each exhibitor and/or sponsor cannot exceed 4 total individuals. Exhibitors are prohibited from inviting guests and other non-registered individuals to join them in the expo hall or any other conference and WHCA/WiCAL- sponsored program. A maximum of 5 total staffing agencies will be allowed to exhibit, participate, or otherwise attend the 2024 Spring Conference. WHCA/WiCAL reserves the right to cancel exhibitor registrations that to not meet these criteria.

Jerald Cosey, HFA …

Jerald Cosey is a senior healthcare leader, consultant, executive coach and professional speaker. He is the owner of J Cosey Speaks, a training and development company dedicated to empowering leaders to advance senior healthcare. Jerald recently served as the operational leadership development director for American Senior Communities (ASC), Indiana’s largest senior living and senior healthcare company. In this role, he was responsible for developing leaders for over 90 skilled nursing and assisted living communities in Indiana and Kentucky.

Jerald, a licensed healthcare administrator, operated two SNFs over eight-and-a-half years. As executive director of Greenwood Meadows, a skilled nursing facility operated by ASC. His facility earned the 2019 American Health Care Association’s Silver Quality Award.

Jerald graduated from Kentucky State University in 1990 with a BA in Business Administration. Jerald began his pharmaceutical career in sales, joining Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in 1996. He quickly advanced to the leadership role of district sales manager. During his 18-year pharma career, Jerald received several distinctions. He was named District Sales Manager of the Year twice and a Vice President’s Management Club member four times. He founded Graceful Moments, an outreach ministry focused on minimizing isolation within the senior living community.

Experiences he had during outreach stoked a desire in Jerald to serve others professionally, and in 2013, he resigned from his sales career to become an Administrator in Training, completing work for his Health Facility Administrator license and Nurse Aide certification. Jerald resigned from his position on September 1, after celebrating his 10th anniversary, to coach, train and develop leaders nationally.

Jerald is a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and Brothers of Color in Pharma. Jerald considers himself a professional servant and is committed to advancing senior healthcare as a speaker, consultant, and executive coach.

Visit: https://jeraldcosey.com/who-is-jcosey/ to learn more. Jerald will close out the 62nd Annual Spring Conference & Expo on Friday, April 12. Plan to join us as we warmly welcome Jerald to this amazing event!