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Spring Conference

Spring Conference:

Friday - Saturday, April 30 - May 1, 2010

Achieving In Private Practice Despite the Economy

Schedules and Learner Outcomes

Friday, April 30, 2010
7:30-8:00 Conference Registration
Continental Breakfast
  8:00-8:15 Welcome, Denise Dougherty, AAPPSPA President
  8:15-10:45 Session 1A—Effective Personnel Policies and Documentation
 Kelly Hoelzer
  8:15-10:45 Session 1B--Transitioning Oral-Motor Movements into Speech Production
Robyn Merkel-Walsh
  10:45-11:00 Break
  11:00-12:00 Session 2A—Wage and Hour Compliance
 Kelly Hoelzer
  11:00-12:00 Session 2B—Transitioning Oral-Motor Movements into Speech Production
Robyn Merkel-Walsh
  12:00-1:00 Lunch, provided
  1:00-3:00 Session 3A—Maximizing Profits in a Difficult Business Environment
Stephen Bourne
  1:00-3:00 Session 3B—Enhancing the EI Experience, From Clinic to Home
Brendan O’Connor Webster and Jennifer Adams
  3:00-3:15 Break
  3:15-5:15 Session 4A—Round Table Discussions
AAPPSPA members
  3:15-5:15 Session 4B—Have You Attended A Real Colors, Part 1 Workshop?
Anita Werner

Saturday, May 1, 2010
7:30-8:00 Continental Breakfast
  8:00-8:15 Welcome, Denise Dougherty, AAPPSPA President
  8:15-10:00 Session 5—Real Colors, Real Issues, Part 2
Anita Werner
  10:00-10:15 Break
  10:15-12:00 Real Colors, Real Issues
Anita Werner
  12:00-2:00 Academy Luncheon
  2:00-3:00 Session 6A—Voice Disorders
Sue McLean
  2:00-3:00 Session 6B—Regulatory Advocacy—ASHA, Medicare, and Private Practice,
Kate Romanow
  3:00-4:00 Session 7A—Esophageal Dysphagia
Denise Dougherty
  3:00-4:00 Session 7B—Regulatory Advocacy—ASHA, Medicare, and Private Practice,
Kate Romanow

Learner Outcomes
Participants will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Establish and document policies for employees.

  • Maximize compliance of salaries to work schedules.

  • Perform specific analyses of oral-motor issues.

  • Create effective word lists for increases in speech clarity.

  • Run their businesses so that they function to maximize profits.

  • Structure Early Intervention for profitability.

  • Identify the roles of clinical host and home visitor partnering with parents as intervention agents.

  • Identify situations that could cause conflict and a loss of confidence or behavior changes in themselves and others.

  • Discuss the different styles and strengths of co-workers.

  • Develop a personal action plan for motivating themselves and others.

  • Enroll in Medicare as an individual or group practice.

  • Discuss fundamentals of coding, billing, and documentation requirements.

  • Describe the insurance appeal process.

  • Identify esophageal disorders that contribute to dysphagia.

  • Demonstrate understanding of treatment options for GERD.

  • Identify different signs and symptoms of voice disorders.
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