Education Schedule

- Represents classes that qualify for Continuing Education Credits

Sunday, February 9

• • 8:00AM - 10:00AM

  • Introduction and Keynote: Breast Surgery for the Mastectomy Fitter

    Regina Hampton, MD, FACS, CMF - CEO of Cherry Blossom Intimates, Medical Director, Breast Center, Doctors, Community Hospital

    As innovation in breast care, cancer and surgery continues, many advancements have positively impacted the industry. This session will provide an...

• • 10:15AM - 11:45AM

  • Minimum Metrics for Maximum Efficiency

    Miriam Lieber - President, Lieber Consulting, LLC.

    To know your business success today, it is clear that goals and expectations must be established for management and staff. Further, equally...

  • The Anatomy of a Custom Breast Prosthesis

    Nikki Giamarino - Business Development Manager, American Breast Care

    This session will break down the step-by-step process and give a hands-on experience of how a custom breast prosthesis is created. Participants...

• • 12:00PM - 1:30PM

  • Legislative Update and Networking Lunch

    Nikki Jensen - Vice President, Essentially Women

    Session Description:

    Nikki Jensen will provide a brief update of current legislation that affects our industry. Attendees will...

• • 3:00PM - 4:30PM

  • Better Fitting Custom Garments with New Lymphedema Scanning Technology Delivers Enhanced Treatment Results

    Bryan Groleau, COTA/L, CLT-LANA, WCC - National Senior Clinical Education Manager, medi USA

    The use of new scanning lymphedema technology has been found to deliver consistently better fit custom garments to produce enhanced therapeutic...

  • CBD 101: What is CBD and Should I Sell It?

    Greg McGough - Director of Retail Operations, Medical Xpress

    CBD. The hottest trend in health and wellness is creeping into the HME space, but there is so much mystery around what CBD is, how it works,...

Monday, February 10

• • 9:00AM - 10:30AM

  • Introduction and Keynote: The Emotional Impact of Caring: Self-Awareness & Professional Burnout

    Julie Larson - Psychotherapist - Speaker/Educator

    Professional caregivers are not immune to the mental, emotional, and physical impact of working with cancer survivors and their families. This...

• • 10:45AM - 12:00PM

  • Advanced Fitting Solutions for the Experienced Fitter

    Beth Erdy and Bryan Schloss - Business Development Manager, Trulife and National Sales Manager

    This class provides a review of the different types of breast cancer surgeries, the bra and breast form shapes and profiles, as well as the...

  • Marketing Best Practices Panel Discussion

    Lindy Tentinger - SVP Marketing, VGM & Associates

    Lindy Tentinger, Moderator
    Additional panelists coming soon

    Whether you like it or not, marketing should be the lifeblood of your...

• • 2:45PM - 4:45PM

  • Problems and Solutions with Reimbursement and Payer Contracts

    Ronda Buhrmester and Craig Douglas - Sr. Director Payer Relations & Reimbursement, VGM & Associates; Vice President of Payer and Member Relations, VGM & Associates

    In dealing with payers including Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage Plans, and other third-party payers, providers want to know how to bill...

  • Purpose Driven Retail Workshop

    Brandon Noble - Director of Medical Marketing and Sales, Vionic Group

    The industry is changing and we need to change with it. More than ever, people and communities want to make a healthy lifestyle change. This idea...