PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

2016 Spring WorkshopAgenda -March 24, 2016

Hilton Charlotte Executive Park

8:00 am – 9:00 amRegistration & Continental Breakfast in the Myers Park Room

Meet and Greet Exhibitors –

9:00 am – 9:15 amWelcome/Opening Remarks/IntroductionsEastover/Dilworth Room

Kimberley Ross – NCOMS President

9:15 am – 10:15 amAlbert Mensah, CSP, The Change Maker

“When the DRUMBEAT CHANGES, Dance a DIFFERENT DANCE”

  • Learn how it is possible for you–the often emotionally, spiritually and physically overburdened oncology professional–to nurture the exquisitely frail sense of positive expectation we call “hope” in your own heart, and those of the patients you serve.
  • Find out what you, the oncology professional, can do to enforce the mandates of insurance providers while remaining compassionate and effective in your duties to cultivate awareness and introspection; to habitually practice self-care and positive self-talk.
  • This presentation will provide participants with a set of “take-aways”: self-care strategies that can bothbe adopted as“habit”, as well as shared with patients. Armed with this “toolkit” of positive practices, attendees can reignite their passion for their chosen profession, and create greater value in day-to-day patient care for all involved.

10:15 am - 10:45 amBreak Visit Exhibitors

10:45 am – 11:30 amWill Johnson, MPA - Director of Provider Relations for Patient Access Network Foundation

“Offering Financial Assistance to the Underinsured”

  • Importance of Co-Pay Assistance
  • PAN Foundation Overview
  • Program Assistance

11:30 am – 12:15 pmPat Jolley, RN, BS, Clinical Director of Research & Reporting, Patient Advocate Foundation

“The benefits of Case Management for the Oncology Patient”

  • Details on the services availableto patientsthrough PAF case management division

Eligibility and program guidelines for variousfinancial programs offered by PAF – including Co Pay Reliefprogram

  • Review most utilized virtual support tools and online resourcesby patients and caregivers

12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch in theMyers Park Roomandvisit Exhibitors

1:15 pm – 2:15 pmMichelle Weiss, President, Weiss Oncology Consulting

“Navigating Patient Assistance Programs”

At the completion of the program attendees will...

  • Understand the variety of programs available to support patient out-of-pocket costs
  • Learn about Financial Navigation "Best Practice" ideas that work
  • Hear ideas to enhancetheir patient support model

2:15 pm – 2:30 pmBreak Visit Exhibitors

2:30 pm – 3:45 pmPanel Discussion: “How to get the most bang for your buck in helping patients with

assistance at the local level.”

Participants will

  • Gain an understanding of how individual practices manage their foundations to serve their patient populations
  • Improve knowledge of ways to increase donations
  • Learn how to best manage the funds

Panelists:

Wendy Castilleja, Financial Counselor, New Bern Cancer Care, CCHC Foundation and the Journey of Hope

Jennifer Pace, Patient Services Manager, Cancer Care of the WNC

Jessica Powell, MBA, CFRE, Development Officer Appalachian Reg. Healthcare Foundation

Tracie Whitley, RN, BSN, OCN, Practice Manager, Regional Medical Oncology Center

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Closing Remarks