2011 CLINICAL NUTRITION MANAGEMENT DPG SYMPOSIUM:

Leadership in an Age of Reform: Are You Equipped to Thrive?
April 2 - April 5, 2011
Loews Ventana Canyon
7000 North Resort Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85750

With the implementation of healthcare reform on the horizon, dietetic professionals and nutrition leaders will need to anticipate and prepare for potential changes. The status quo may no longer be appropriate or sufficient to meet new demands. Over the past decade the healthcare industry has continued to adjust to meet the changing demands. There have been many regulatory changes setout to improve patient safety and patient outcomes; as well as financial controls to support the economic climate. The healthcare industry of yesterday is gone, and we can only begin to anticipate the further changes ahead. Many of us are already experiencing the shift toward transparency, innovation, financial justification, and staff productivity as only a few of the current trends. As healthcare practitioners and nutrition leaders will we be able to keep up?

The title for the symposium is “Leadership in an Age of Reform: Are You Equipped to Thrive?” It will take a different skill set and resource utilization to assist dietetic professionals and nutrition leaders to stay on top of the expectations and succeed. The goals for the symposium are to: provide insights into the current and future healthcare trends, share successes and best practice guidelines, and motivate change toward innovation and process improvements.

We are seeking proposals for topics that will support the theme and goals of the symposium as outlined above. Consideration will be given to session proposals covering the following topics:

1. Projects that Support the Institute of Medicine Six Aims for Improvement:
Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, Equitable Care
2. Updates on Healthcare Reform and Healthcare Legislation
3. Shared Governance – Promoting  and Developing a Shared Leadership Culture
4. Informatics – Effective use of Information Technologies *high member interest topic
5. Expanding and/or Marketing Nutrition Services
6. Strategies for Justifying or Increasing Staff/FTEs
7. Financial or Budgeting Success Stories ie) ways to increase revenue/reimbursement
8. Integrating NCP into Practice and Beyond – The Next Steps… *high member interest topic
9. Promoting Evidence-Based Practice and Research and/or Grant Writing
10. Current Industry Trends ie) Health Literacy, Health and Wellness Programs
11. Performance Measures – Staff Competency + Productivity *high member interest topic
12. Clinical Nutrition Best Practices and/or Innovation ie) Clinical privileges, clinical ladders
13. Establishing Benchmarks, Dashboards, and Outcomes Monitoring *high member interest topic
14. Regulatory Updates and Survey Readiness *high member interest topic
15. Possible Opportunity for Concurrent Breakout Sessions with Focus on:
Pediatrics, Long-term Care, Critical Care, Ambulatory Services

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Symposium Session Information Form

Guidelines for Submitting Proposals