Pre-Conference Activities - Registration Open for All Activities!

Enhance your professional development and Summit experience with a pre-event workshop or activity. Additional registration fees apply. 

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Manager Development Program Foundational Course

November 1-2, 2025 | Day 1: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Day 2:  8 a.m. - 4 p.m
Join new and developing hospice managers colleagues for an intensive two days of learning that will result in a wealth of practical skills and tools you can apply directly and immediately upon your return to your workplace. The Hospice MDP Foundational Course is the first step in a multi-level developmental program designed to develop competent and confident hospice managers who can effectively manage the complexities in the hospice organization. This hospice-specific and comprehensive management program helps new and developing managers develop the skills they need to meet the challenges and changes they face in managing programs, systems, and people. Starting with the enduring and important values that undergird the provision of hospice and palliative care, the course provides information about hospice regulations and standards, includes a leadership assessment and model to help managers determine employee’s needs, helps develop critical thinking skills in the hospice manager and teaches strategies to employ during interviewing, coaching, feedback, and evaluation processes. Extensive materials and resources are provided during the classroom experience, and managers have ample opportunity to collaborate and learn from their peers. Following this course, additional in-person and online learning opportunities are provided to ensure managers’ ongoing professional development. 14 hours of continuing education credit will be available for nurses and physicians who attend both full days of the program. Breakfast and lunch are included both days.

Learning Outcomes 

• Describe a values-based approach to management and leadership
• Determine the hospice manager’s role in compliance and accountability
• Assess individual leadership styles and adaptability
• Discuss the relationship between your “style” as a manager and problem solving and outcomes
• Define, explain, and identify keys to the effective use of behavioral interviewing, feedback, coaching and performance appraisal"

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H3IT: Home Healthcare, Hospice, and Information Technology Conference

November 1, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Home Healthcare, Hospice, and Information Technology Conference is for all stakeholders interested in successfully leveraging technology, from decision-support tools to telehealth to artificial intelligence (AI), in providing care at home. Since 2014, H3IT has provided an authoritative forum where evidence-based findings, information, and tools are communicated to achieve reduced costs, better care, and better outcomes. H3IT's interdisciplinary and applied elements make the conference relevant to home health providers, IT vendors, and government agencies. Visit https://h3it.org for more information about H3IT.

Preview the full program.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the critical role of Information Technology (IT), such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, and telehealth, in providing Care at Home to benefit patients, families, and healthcare systems.
• Explain the importance of building and utilizing an evidence base to support successful IT adoption in home healthcare and hospice.

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Introduction to Hospice Compliance and Quality Workshop

November 2, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Introduction to Hospice Compliance and Quality workshop offers a high-level exploration of regulatory standards, compliance essentials, and quality measurement critical to hospice providers. Participants gain practical insights through structured modules covering eligibility, patient care standards, organizational management, and the intricacies of Medicare conditions of payment. Through engaging real-world regulatory scenarios, this comprehensive program empowers hospice professionals to confidently enhance compliance, elevate quality, and promote improvement in hospice care delivery.

Learning Outcomes (TBA)

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Staffing for Compassion: Innovative Workforce Solutions Across Home Based Care 

November 2, 2025 | 1 - 4 p.m.

Presented in partnership with the Home Centered Care Institute

This interactive pre-conference workshop will explore the urgent staffing challenges faced by organizations delivering care in the home. While focusing initially on hospice and palliative care, the session will broaden the lens to examine shared workforce challenges and innovative strategies across the full continuum of care delivered in the home. Designed to focus on innovative strategies to recruit and retain clinical talent, specifically physicians and advance practice nurses (APNs), the session will examine the evolving landscape of home-based care, highlight the critical roles and competencies of clinical providers, and unpack systemic barriers to recruitment and retention. Through interactive discussions, case examples, and actionable strategies, participants will gain tools to strengthen workforce sustainability, foster leadership development, and enhance care quality. Join us for a collaborative problem-solving experience aimed at addressing workforce gaps and advancing compassionate care at home. 

The Home Centered Care Institute gratefully acknowledges support for this activity in the form of a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify key challenges related to staffing of physicians and advance practice nurses (APNs) who provide care in the home.
• Describe the role, impact, and required competencies of clinical providers delivering high-quality care for homebound and home-limited patients.
• Explore systemic, organizational, and individual-level barriers to recruiting and retaining physicians and APNs in home-based care.
• Apply actionable, role-specific strategies to improve workforce sustainability in home-based care, including leadership development and care quality.
• Engage in collaborative problem-solving to address workforce gaps in clinical leadership and direct care in home-based care.

Audience

This session is designed for leaders and professionals involved in staffing and workforce development within home-based care organizations, including: C-Suite Officers; Clinical, Departmental, and Interdisciplinary Team leaders (e.g., Chief Medical Officers); HR professionals and recruiters in home based care; Program directors or administrators overseeing home-based care services; and Physicians and APNs in home-based care

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