Spring Caregiver Conference

Agenda

• Sessions Overview

  • (1:05 - 2 p.m.)
    
    Keynote: Our Aging Brain: What is Typical and When to be Concerned | Sheri Fairman, Consultant and Owner, Dementia Care Solutions, LLC 
    
    What is typical and when should we be concerned? If thinking and memory problems arise, can it be something reversible? YES! Learn about the causes of these symptoms, what you can do to improve them, and how to know if it’s something more serious.
    
    Sheri Fairman has a Master's degree in Social work with over 14 years of experience working with the elderly and their care partners. She is a Certified Independent Champion Teacher, Trainer, Consultant and Coach with Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care and works as a Mentor on her team.  Fairman is the owner of Dementia Care Solutions and provides consulting, coaching, training, and presentation services specific to quality dementia care.  Sheri has developed an approach to dementia care called the Fish Approach.  This is a communication focused approach to dementia care allowing care partners to identify their own verbal interactions and how to make a shift to better support people living with dementia.
    
    (2:10 - 3 p.m.)
    
    WI Advance Directive Forms - What are They and What Do I Need? | Yvonne Michaud Novak, Attorney
    
    An advance directive describes, in writing, treatments you want or don't want. It tells others what to do with your care if you get injured and can't express your wishes. Advance Directive forms include a Living Will, a Power of Attorney for Health Care, a Power of Attorney for Finance and Property, and Authorization for Final Disposition. In this session, you’ll learn to differentiate between the various forms of advance directives, learn what is required to make the directive legally enforceable, and discuss how to talk to a person about the need for advance directives.
    
    A native of Wisconsin, Yvonne Michaud Novak has been a Minnesota resident for the past 35 years. Licensed in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, Yvonne understands the significance of your particular legal problem and takes pride in providing practical solutions tailored to the needs of the client. She opened her own law firm in 2007 and prior to law school worked as a paralegal, investment representative and licensed nursing home administrator.
    
    (3:10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
    
    Providing Compassionate Care at End of Life | Lynae Bednar, RN - Regional Director of Clinical Operations; Rachael Wenner, Funeral Director, and Regional Director of Business Development, Moments Hospice 
    
    This education will provide caregivers with basic knowledge of the dying process and ways to identify pain, disease progression and symptoms. Basic caregiving techniques will be covered as well as an introduction to Namaste Care. Knowledge about end-of-life cares helps caregivers have confidence and provide the best quality of care for the terminally ill. 
    
    Lynae Bednar has been a regional director of clinical operations for Moments Hospice since 2021. Before coming to Moments Hospice she was a clinical manager for Recover Health Home care. 
     

    Rachael Wenner is a licensed mortician and spent her early career in funeral service. Rachael stared with Moments as a Hospice care consultant and is now regional director of business development. 
    
    (4:10 - 5 p.m.) 
    
    End of Life Nutrition | Jill Ortloff, Licensed Registered Dietitian, St. Croix Hospice
    
    Are you prepared to discuss end of life nutrition with a patient or loved one? This presentation will discuss how to approach this tough conversation. You’ll learn about the impact of nutrition and hydration on patient comfort at end of life, nutrition related signs and symptoms that may trigger a hospice referral, the role of a hospice dietitian, and much more.
    
    Jill Ortloff has been employed with St. Croix Hospice for the past two years. Previously she worked as a Director of Nutrition Services in Staples MN and Roseau MN for a total of 25 years. She specializes in resident focus care, dementia awareness and customer service.