CMSNE 13th Annual Building Strategies for Success Conference Hold onto your hats!  Are you prepared for the whirlwind changes in 2012?  Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM The Lantana, Randolph, MA

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Theme

How many hats do you wear daily in your personal and professional lives? At home; are you a partner, parent, child/caretaker of a family member? At work; are you a counselor, coordinator, mediator, coach, negotiator, boss? How many hats? Do you - can you - keep a firm grasp on them all in the whirlwind of changes happening each day, not only in healthcare, but in the world in general? The purpose of this conference will be to enlighten us on issues related to topics that we face daily. We will discuss communication in a multigenerational world; do we meet or tweet? We will explore the Medicare system, gain a basic understanding of its' function and learn what new regulations lie ahead in 2012; do we know what an ACO is and how it will impact our Case Management practice? The program will introduce Case Managers to the importance of coaching skills, not only for our clients but for those with whom we live and work. Lastly, we will discover more about the connection between life and work balance, when we explore from Boardroom to Bedroom- a captivating session on how the condition of your bedroom can be a reflection on your work performance. So come join us for a day of education and enlightenment, we promise that you will learn techniques to keep your hats in place even in the most turbulent of storms.

Conference Objectives

· Recognize the importance of adapting to transforming communications in a multigenerational world.
· Gain an understanding of the changes in current Medicare regulations to enhance your personal and professional knowledge.
· Develop and enhance your coaching skills to further facilitate the growth of others.
· Recognize the importance of life/work balance and its effect on your personal well-being.

Sessions

Session I - Meet or Tweet : Multi-Generational Communication
The current healthcare workforce includes professionals from all four generations for the first time in history.  In the rapidly changing health care arena, the necessity to create an environment of effective communication and collaboration is more important than ever.  This session will explore the events that influenced each generational cohort during their formative years, commonly held characteristics of each cohort related to communication, feedback and recognition, and strategies to enhance communication and improve retention.

Session II - Medicare 101
This presentation will help attendees understand the basics of the complex Medicare program, going from how to enroll and who can enroll to what will Medicare cover and what will it cost.

Session III - Enhancing Your Coaching Skills: Grow People and Transform Yourself
Coaching is both an attitude and a behavior. This interactive presentation helps you understand what coaching is and how you can develop and enhance skills you currently possess in order to facilitate the growth of others. Coaching is a win-win process. As you develop your own understanding of coaching, you become more receptive to learning more about yourself and what is important to you. Coaching can be applied to both our personal and professional lives. This presentation strikes a balance between looking at our whole life in balance as well as our career goals. Topics covered include how coaching differs from other styles of leadership and how, as a coach, one learns to listen for rather than listening to others. You will complete a self-assessement to discover your strongest values and how to live more closely aligned with your values in order to use your talents to the fullest and feel fulfilled. Additionally, you will learn ways you can improve your interactions with others, both personally and professionally. Utlimately, we learn how coaching skills help inform us about our career choices and goals.

Session IV - From Boardroom to Bedroom …
According to a recent research survey, the vast majority of leaders find themselves unfulfilled in the bedroom/ home life.  This data is not surprising, as leaders give their all at work and thus home needs tend to take back seat.   However if a leader is empowered at home – they bring that to the work place in the form of personal power, influence, communication, leadership, adaptability and so much more. The organizational benefits of empowered leadership include decreased employee sick days, improved retention, a balanced work and home life. Companies also see improved job performance, communication skills, and decrease in health insurance costs, to name a few.

From Boardroom to Bedroom … In this serious yet lighthearted and humorous presentation, Lauran takes her audience on a journey examining the boardroom to bedroom anomaly. Asking the question: Does the bedroom represent a place for clean laundry to be stored or is it a place of rejuvenation?” reveals more than what the bedroom looks like. Believe it or not, there is direct correlation to your leadership style and this question.

The bedroom represents home life and communication becomes critical in creating a positive work/home balance.  The audience will gain a better appreciation of how to use emotional intelligence not only in the boardroom but also in the bedroom to understand their true needs as well as how to achieve them. The overall goal is to provide you a balance in both the bedroom and boardroom leading to the empowered leader.  

Speakers

	Paula Brysson Johnson, BSN, MPA, DA, RN received her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Umass Amherst, her Master’s in Public Administration from Suffolk University and her Doctorate in Leadership from Franklin Pierce University.  Her dissertation focused on the role of community governance and the impact on social determinants of health and the necessity of transformational leaders as key to the success of this governance model. In her role as Magnet Coordinator at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, she successfully led the organization to its second Magnet designation in June 2009 and is preparing for redesignation in 2013.  As part of this role, Paula routinely works within the shared governance council structure in developing goals and action plans related to Magnet readiness.  She routinely presents to nursing staff at all levels on topics including transformational leadership, peer review, quality improvement and professional development.
	Maureen Kerrigan coordinates partnership and outreach for the Division of Medicare Health Plans operations at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Boston office, serving the 6 New England states.   In that position, she coordinates not only an annual 2.5 day intensive training, but also provides trainings and presentations to organizations or beneficiaries throughout New England. She has more than 20 years experience in government health care, including several years in Washington, DC, where she worked as an attorney with the US Department of Health and Human Services,  as staff on the US Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and as director of government relations for national health care associations.
	Karen Scibinico is a leadership and career coach in a business called Emerge that focuses on strategies to energize your career, seminars to enhance your leadership skills, and services to strengthen your team. Karen has served in leadership positions in higher education, business, public education and various professional organizations. As a dean and director of the Center for Executive and Professional Education at Bentley University, she led a team of people delivering professional development programs both on campus and at corporate locations. Recently, she returned to Bentley University as a faculty member, teaching team effectiveness and management consulting skills to MBA students. Karen’s extensive background enables her to connect with young people who are beginning a career, experienced professionals seeking a career transition, and seasoned executives who want to move to the next level or explore other options. Regardless of whether she is coaching individuals or presenting group seminars, Karen motivates others to strengthen their skills and reach their goals.
	Lauran Star is one of the leading experts in the field of Women’s Empowerment and Leadership. A sought after consultant and speaker for organizational development she inspires vision and change in any economic environment. She takes Empowerment from the boardroom to the bedroom, in a light humored yet serious look at life balance. She combines her true passion for authentic dynamic content with her unique brand of humor for a fresh approach that brings issues and solutions to light. With more than fifteen years of leadership experience with several Fortune 500 companies, Lauran not only brings her real life experiences to the stage – she also understands where her audience is currently sitting and what they are facing. Currently Lauran works with teams, building stronger organizations thought organizational development. In 1989 Lauran became a proud member of the United States Armed Forces and severed for ten years. Lauran is persuing a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, has Master’s Degree is in Organizational Psychology and postgraduate certificate in human behavior. She holds board positions with the International Coaching Federation as well as the National Speakers Association.