2018LeadingAgeMinnesota’s Institute Call for Presentations

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Deadline: 5 PM (Central Standard Time) Monday, June 19, 2017

Conference Strategic Focus
This year's Institute continues to be built around LeadingAgeMinnesota's strategic initiatives about the next steps in the transformation of older adult services. Areas of program focus will be built around transforming the continuum of care to better meet consumer needs, demands and expectations; developing and retaining a skilled workforce; best practices in resident care and hospitality models; quality improvement and accountability; and new technologies for older adult service delivery.

Conference Audience
The Institute attracts over 4,000 older adult services professionals — from CEOs to direct line staff — providing senior housing and/or senior health care services. This audience is experienced and knowledgeable. Participants have come to expect the most current and highest quality of information and training. This outstanding event is one of the largest of its kind in the country.

Level of Content to be Presented

A majority of Institute participants have been in the field for a number of years. As referenced above, they are experienced, knowledgeable AND with few exceptions topic-wise and are looking for a more advanced level of training. Please keep this in mind when designing your program so that it does not just cover the basics, but goes deeper.

G. Presentation Topic Ideas
All presentations are intended to educate. Presenters are not permitted to sell or promote any specific product or service. While all proposals are welcomed, some topics of relevance to LeadingAge Minnesota members include, but are not limited to:

  • Best Practices in Clinical Care in Home Care, Assisted Living and Care Centers
  • Billing and Business Office Operations (separate focus: HWS/AL or care centers)
  • Board Development/Governance
  • Capturing Appropriate Reimbursement
  • Care Transitions
  • Cost Savings/Efficiencies (all departments)
  • Customer Service/Hospitality
  • Dementia Care
  • Developing New Products and Services for Your Community
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Financial Management
  • Fund Development
  • Improving Organizational Operations
  • Innovative/Cutting Edge Programs, Services and Models (all settings)
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Leadership
  • Legal Issues for Aging Services providers (by setting or all)
  • Management and Supervisory Skill Development
  • New Business Models and Partnerships (both housing and care centers)
  • Performance Excellence
  • Public Policy Changes and Updates
  • Quality Measurement and Outcomes/Quality Improvement
  • Requirements of Participation (care centers)
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Resident/Consumer-Centered Care Models
  • Resident/Family Engagement in Care
  • Serving New Niche Markets
  • Social Media (Appropriate Use of, Legal Issues with Employee Use, etc.)
  • Spiritual Care
  • Staying Competitive in the Senior Living Market
  • Technology and Its Use in Aging Services Settings
  • Transformation of Long-Term Care
  • Wellness and Active Aging
  • Workforce Development, Retention and Recruitment

Presentation Length

Learners’ attention spans are getting shorter, so we’re mixing things up to better meet their needs. Here’s how we’re planning on addressing this for the 2018 Institute:

Concurrent Sessions

 1 hour – one topic covered in 60 minutes

 2 – 1 hour sessions – a.k.a. “mini-intensive” session. Deeper dive into a topic

Part 1 and Part 2 with a publicly scheduled break in-between

Express Learning Sessions

 15 minutes – a single idea illustrated with practical tips. 3 express learning

sessions will be combined into a one hour concurrent session time

slot. This allows participants to move in between rooms and speakers

switch out their PowerPoint presentations.

Interactive Learning Experiences

Straight ahead lectures have their place, but we’re trying to shorten the actual amount of presentation time takes up in a one-hour time slot by combining it with interactive learning experiences such as: paired or small group discussions, case studies the attendees work on themselves with a group de-brief, scripted role plays, games, experiential/hands-on learning, polling, etc.

CFP Categories (Specific to setting and audiences. Choose one only.)

To better match each presentation proposals to audiences and settings, there are seven categories for submissions. Each one has some suggested professional audiences. Select only one setting that best fits your presentation proposal. Specific audiences and potential program topics are listed on the CFP form itself.

  1. Assisted Living/Housing-with-Services
  2. Care Centers
  3. Both Assisted Living/Housing-with-Services and Care Centers
  4. Home and Community-Based Services
  5. Independent Senior Housing
  6. Adult Day Programs
  7. General

Evaluation Process
The 2017Education Committee and LeadingAge Minnesota education staff will review all submissions and proposals. Those CFPs that offer highly interactive shared-learning approachesare especially preferred. Proposal Applications that fail to meet all guidelines or are incomplete will notbe considered for review. Submissions will be evaluated to ultimately develop a high-quality, interactive, well-balanced, shared-learning education program via the following criteria:

  • Innovation, creativity and originality of topic
  • Clarity, depth and specificity of proposal
  • Timeliness, currency and relevance of subject matter to the specific setting/audience
  • Incorporates interactive learning strategies into the program design
  • Advanced level content reflected in learning objectives and session descriptions
  • Practical applicability of topic to aging services settings
  • Qualifications, expertise and experience level of presenter(s)

Due to the high cost of dedicated Internet connections at the St. Paul River Centre ($600+ per hardwire per session), CFP submissions should not contain training elements that are dependent upon the use of the Internet during a program. This includes, but is not limited to Skyping, showing You Tube videos, presentations saved to the Internet, etc. While Wi-Fi at the venue is free, there are thousands of individuals accessing it on and off throughout the event at the same time, so those connections should be considered unreliable for presentation use.

Speakers will be notified of LeadingAge Minnesota's decision regarding proposals by midOctober 2017. All prospective speakers are required to keep the conference dates of Feb. 7 – 9, 2018available until notified of the status of their proposal. LeadingAgeMinnesotawill notaccept phone calls regarding the status of proposals at any time during the selection process.

Please Note: To help keep registration costs affordable for its members, LeadingAge Minnesota does not pay honoraria, travel, per diem or other costs for CFP speakers. In addition, speakers are responsible for all expenses incurred in the development and implementation of their presentation(s). Handouts for CFP presentations are required. All speakers are invited to participate in the Institute during the day of their presentation(s) as LeadingAgeMinnesota's guest.

Submitting Your Proposal
Complete a separate Proposal Application for each proposed presentation by5 PM (Central Standard Time) Monday, June 19, 2017. Repeat submissions from prior years are discouraged.

Proposal Applications that fail to meet all guidelines or are incomplete will not be considered for review.

Questions? Contact Heidi Simpson in the LeadingAge Minnesota offices at r 651.603.3506