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Continuing Education
Nurses (CE)
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (OH-216/1101-15) is an approved provider of continuing nursing
education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The 21st Florence Cellar Conference on Aging
Social Worker (LISW, LSW)^
CEUS are pending from the Cleveland State University
School of Social Work, an approved provider (RSX031101Social Work; RCX051301-the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker
& Marriage and Family Therapist Board).
Counselor (LPCC or LPC)^
CEUS are pending from the Cleveland State University
School of Social Work, and approved provider (RCS090601)
of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family
Therapist Board.
Psychology Mandatory Continuing Education (OPA-MCE)^
CEUS are pending from the Cleveland State University for
psychologists by the Ohio Psychological Association Office
of Mandatory Continuing Education (OPA-MCE). Approved
provider number is 340966056.
^additional $25 fee
Accommodations
Visit fpb.case.edu/cellarconference for a list of hotels
near Executive Caterers of Landerhaven.
Contact Us
To learn more about the Cellar Conference, go to
fpb.case.edu/cellarconference or contact Rachel Grdina
at rmg93@case.edu or call 216.368.2692
Navigating Care Transitions
across the Continuum
From Here to There
and There to Here
About Florence Cellar
An alumna of Case Western Reserve’s
Frances Payne Bolton School of
Nursing, Florence Cellar enjoyed a 40year career at University Hospitals.
She established the Florence
Cellar Associate Professorship in
Gerontological Nursing— the country’s first chair in
gerontological nursing and the first fully endowed
professorship at the nursing school.
From Here to There and There to Here
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4904
About the University Center on Aging and Health
Since 1978, the University Center on Aging and Health
(UCAH) has served as an interdisciplinary point at
Case Western Reserve University for building and
maintaining excellence in gerontological and geriatric
research, education, and practice. UCAH’s mission is to
foster collaboration among its community of scholars,
learners, and practitioners in order to encourage
and coordinate innovative interdisciplinary research,
education, and service programs relevant to the health
and well-being of older adults.
Navigating Care Transitions across the Continuum
APRIL 17, 2015
Landerhaven Executive Caterers
Mayfield Heights, OH
Conference Schedule
7:30-8:15
REGISTRATION/ EXHIBITS OPEN
Morning Chair: Evelyn Duffy, DNP, GNP/ANP-BC,
FAANP
Associate Professor, Director of the
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner Program, Frances Payne
Bolton School of Nursing; Associate
Director, University Center on Aging and
Health, Case Western Reserve University
8:15-8:30
WELCOMING REMARKS
W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President,
Case Western Reserve University
Diana Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
1:15-2:15
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT #1
Panel A: Utilizing the QSEN Framework
to Structure Care Coordination
and Transition Management
Competency Development
Sheila Haas, PhD, RN, FAAN
Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CNRP, FAAN
Panel B: Florence Cellar Associate Professor of
Gerontological Nursing, Frances Payne
Bolton School of Nursing, Executive
Director, University Center on Aging and
Health, Case Western Reserve University
8:30-9:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Transitional Care Science and the
Transitional Care Model
Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marian S. Ware Professor of Gerontology,
Director of New Courtland Center for
Transitions and Health
9:30-10:30
THE CHANGING WORLD OF
LONG-TERM CARE
Robert Applebaum, PhD
Director of the Ohio Long-Term Care
Research Project, Professor, Department
of Sociology & Gerontology, Interim
Associate Dean, College of the Arts
and Science, Miami University, Scripps
Research Fellow
10:30-11:00
BREAK/EXHIBITS OPEN
11:00-12:00
Quality, Safety, and Care
Coordination
12:00-1:15
Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Arizona State
University
LUNCH/EXHIBITS OPEN
Building Resilient and Productive
Teams to Navigate Care
Transitions
Professor, Loyola University Chicago
Niehoff School of Nursing
Dean, Thomas Jefferson University School
of Nursing
Challenges of Integrating the
Community Care Transitions
Program: Integration,
Coordination, Lessons Learned
Alisa Bond
Executive Director, Fairfield Academy of
Medicine
Carolyn Holder, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC
Director, Transitional Care and Utilization
Management, Summa Health System
Akron City/St. Thomas Hospitals
Melissa Pessefall
Panel C: Health Systems Response to the
Challenge of Transitional Care:
Three Models
Moderator: Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH
Area Agency on Aging
Associate Director for Research,
University Hospitals
Nicholas Cohen, MD
Clinical Instructor, Family Medicine,
University Hospitals
Jim Campbell, MD
Director, Geriatric Health,
the MetroHealth System
Seth Valenski, MBA
Administrative Director, Center for
Connected Care, Cleveland Clinic
2:15-2:35
BREAK/EXHIBITS OPEN
2:35-3:35
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT #2
See descriptions from Afternoon
Breakout Session #1
3:45-4:30
CLOSING SESSION
The PACE Model: Managing
Transitions Across the Continuum
of Care; it Takes a Team
Ellen Burts-Cooper, PhD, MBA
Senior Managing Partner, Improve
Consulting and Training Group
The University Center on Aging and Health and the
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University present
Thank you to our platinum sponsor
Peter DeGolia, MD, CMD, University
Hospitals Case Medical Center
Medical Director, McGregor PACE,
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
4:30-4:45EVALUATIONS/CE
The 21st Florence Cellar Conference on Aging
From Here to There and There to Here:
Navigating Care Transitions across the Continuum
The 21st Florence Cellar Conference on Aging explores the transitions across the health care continuum.
It features the latest research findings in care transitions and care coordination including implications for
quality and safety. Successful models of transitional care and quality and safety using evidence-based
practice will be presented.
OBJECTIVES
• Compare current models that guide development
of programs to address care transitions for older
adults.
• Identify the evidence to optimize quality and
safety in care transitions.
• Describe factors related to successful care
transitions and care coordination
• Discuss communication barriers that obstruct
inter-professional and team collaboration in care
transitions and approaches to overcome them.
Registration
Register online at fpb.case.edu/cellarconference.
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SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
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Marian S. Ware Professor of Gerontology, Director of New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and Director of the New Courtland
Center for Transitions and Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Dr. Naylor is also the
National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research
Initiative, aimed at generating, disseminating, and translating research to understand how nurses contribute to
quality patient care. Dr. Naylor received her MSN and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and her BS in nursing from Villanova
University. Dr. Naylor has taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses in nursing. Currently, she leads a seminar for the
Nature of Nursing Practice and Situating the Practice of Nursing.
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MORNING SPEAKERS
Registration Fee
Keynote Speaker: Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Robert Applebaum, PhD
Director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project, Professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology,
Interim Associate Dean, College of the Arts and Science, Miami University and Scripps Research Fellow.
Robert Applebaum is the Director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project and a Professor at the Department
of Sociology and Gerontology. Applebaum is also serves as the Interim Associate Dean at the College of the Arts
and Science at Miami University. He is also a Scripps Research Fellow.
Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Gerri Lamb started out as a home care nurse in lower Manhattan helping patients and families coordinate needed
services. She went on to lead seminal research into care coordination, including a 1990s Medicare demonstration
project that tested a fully capitated model for community-based care coordination. Recently, Lamb has been
working with the National Quality Forum on performance measures around care coordination. She is also project
co-director for INTERACT, a program that is helping reduce hospital admissions from skilled nursing facilities.
LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Ellen Burts-Cooper, PhD, MBA
Senior Managing Partner, Improve Consulting and Training Group
Ellen Burts-Cooper, an adjunct professor at Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University,
is the senior managing partner at Improve Consulting and Training Group, a firm that provides personal and
professional development training, coaching and consultation. Ellen and her team work with large corporations,
small companies, colleges/universities and nonprofit organizations to provide Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt
Certifications, project coaching, curriculum, development, training and project deployment. In addition, she provides business outcome
–focused leadership coaching as well as seminars and workshops on various topics from change leadership to project management.
CLOSING SPEAKER
Peter DeGolia, MD, CMD
Medical Director, McGregor PACE, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
DeGolia is a PACE physician/geriatrician at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Recently, he was appointed
director of the Center for Geriatric Medicine and the medical director of the UH/Case House Calls Program. Dr.
DeGolia earned his medical degree at Rush Medical College in Chicago, completed his internship at University
Hospital and his residency and geriatric fellowship at MetroHealth Medical Center, both in Cleveland, Ohio. He is
board certified in family medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine. His areas of interest include education,
house call medicine, long-term care, and end-of-life care.
I am requesting Contact Hours or CEUs for:
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Nurse
Social Worker/Counselor^
Psychologist^
Certificate of Attendance
 $175 General first registrant
 $150 Early Bird first registrant by March 20, 2015
 $125 Multiple (subsequent registrants from same organization)*
 $ 75Retirees
 $ 75
Full-time Student (school photo ID required)
 $ 25^ Additional fee for select CEUs
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Patron contribution. Your donation helps support
student and retirees registrations.
A limited number of scholarships are available for full-time
students and retirees. Call Rachel Grdina at 216.368.2692
for more information.
Payment
Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted for online registration at
fpb.case.edu/cellarconference or by phone at 216.368.2692. Checks
are payable to Case Western Reserve University.
Return this form with check to:
Rachel Grdina, Conference Coordinator
University Center on Aging and Health
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4094
Phone: 216.368.2692 Fax: 216.368.6389
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS APRIL 6, 2015.
Cancellations after April 6 will be subject to a $50 handling fee.
*Photocopy this form if additional copies are needed and indicate
“primary registrant.”