Education Schedule

- Represents classes that qualify for Continuing Education Credits

Saturday, February 4

• • 1:00PM - 4:00PM

  • [Pre-Conference Session] Mission Possible: Women's Health Reimbursement

    Ronda Buhrmester - Sr. Director Payer Relations & Reimbursement, VGM Government Relations

    Providing medically necessary products to your clients is the reason you chose to be in this industry. The challenge is to understand the...

Sunday, February 5

• • 8:00AM - 9:15AM

  • Introductions, Ruth Addison Award of Excellence, and Brief Overview on Breast Cancer and Surgical Management and How a Breast Nurse Navigator Helps Ease the Journey

    Peter W. Blumencranz, MD, FACS and Agnes Jastrzebski, RN - Medical Director, BayCare Oncology Service Line and Breast Nurse Navigator, BayCare

    In this session, Dr. Blumencranz will review the history of breast cancer treatment. Review surgical options in treatment including oncoplastic...

• • 9:30AM - 10:30AM

  • [Panel] Patient Perspectives and Best Practices for Patient Experience

    Nikki Giamarino - Business Development Manager, American Breast Care

    Whether you’ve been a mastectomy fitter for 3 weeks or 30 years, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on the patient’s...

• • 10:45AM - 11:45AM

  • Expanding in Women's Health: Understanding the Maternity Market

    Jason Ivey - Account Manager, Motif Medical

    Since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, Mom & Baby has become one of the fastest-growing segments for medical equipment providers. Over time,...

• • 12:00PM - 1:00PM

  • Noontime Networking

    Nikki Jensen - Vice President, Essentially Women

    One of the greatest things we love about Focus Conference is the next-level networking.  Join us for this networking lunch as we mix-it up to...

• • 1:15PM - 2:15PM

  • Lifelong Diagnosis, Lifelong Customer: Growing Your Reach in Lymphedema Compression

    Bryan Groleau - Director of Clinical Education, COTA/L, CLT-LANA, WCC, LLE, CLWT, medi USA

    Awareness of lymphedema has grown exponentially, and with that so has the number of those diagnosed yearly. But do patients with lymphedema know...

• • 2:30PM - 3:15PM

  • Staying Above the Standards

    Kelly Grahovac - General Manager, The van Halem Group

    In order to obtain and retain your Medicare billing privileges, every Medicare DMEPOS supplier must meet the Supplier Standards. Too often, extra...

• • 3:30PM - 4:30PM

  • 1 Out of 2 Women Over the Age 50 Has Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Resulting in Urinary Incontinence: Can YOU Make a Difference?

    Gloria Kolb - Chief Executive Officer, Elidah, Inc.

    You will gain facts and literature- based insights on why Pelvic Floor Health is the next major disruptor in women's health. You will uncover...

Monday, February 6

• • 9:10AM - 10:15AM

  • Brain Hacks and Breasts: The Science of Compassion

    Katelyn Carey - Clinical Nurse Educator, Author, Speaker

    Understand how compassion (instead of empathy) can guide us to protect and care for ourselves and our patients/clients. Understanding the science...

• • 10:30AM - 11:30AM

  • Certification and Accreditation: What You Need to Know

    Jim Lawson and Matt Gruskin - Outreach Development Manager, American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) and Chief Operating Officer, Board of Certification/Accreditation

    This session will begin as a joint panel of the American Board of Certification for Orthotics & Prosthetics (ABC) and Board of Certification (BOC)...

• • 2:15PM - 3:15PM

  • Maximizing Resources to Ensure Fair Payer Contracts

    Craig Douglas - Vice President, Payer and Member Relations, VGM Government Relations

    Have you found yourself feeling somewhat powerless when negotiating the terms of your payer contracts? If so, are you tired of being in the dark...

• • 3:30PM - 4:30PM

  • Medicare DME: External Breast Prostheses and Non-Implanted Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulator

    Belinda Yandell and Ruth Reese - CGS Administrators and Noridian Healthcare Solutions

    We will discuss Medicare coverage criteria and documentation requirements for external breast prostheses. The National Coverage Determination for...