Schedule of Events
Day 1 – Monday, October 9
3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Hythe
Registration
Check in to the conference to recieve your name bage and welcome bag!
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Vail Chophouse
Evening Reception
The Vail Chophouse | Music Provided by Tim and Taylor
Day 2 – Tuesday, October 10
7:15am - 8:00am
The Hythe
Breakfast / Registration
8:00am - 8:15am
The Hythe Ballroom
Opening Welcome
Doug Duskin, CEO, Avel eCare
8:15am - 9:15am
The Hythe Ballroom
Keynote: Hacking Healthcare – How AI & the Intelligence Revolution will Reboot an Ailing System
Tom Lawry, Strategic Advisor to Health Leaders Worldwide and Best-Selling Author of Haking Healthcare – How AI and the Intelligence Revolution will Reboot an Ailing System.
9:15am - 10:00am
The Hythe Ballroom
Fireside Chat: Changing the Landscape of Healthcare
Dan Middlebrook, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Emerus
Jared Chanski, Executive Vice President, Preferred Management
Heidi Bernardo, Director of Integrator/Partner Relations & HHS Agency Leader, Philips
Moderator: Patrick Bruggeman, Vice President of Business Development, Avel eCare
10:00 am - 10:15 am
The Hythe
Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Breakout rooms
Breakout Sessions
Administrative Track: Save Costs, Maximize Care, & Support Workforce: ROI of Telemedicine
Emma Baker, Chief Financial Officer, Avel eCare
Don Yish, Chief Revenue Officer, Avel eCare
Clinical Track: Clinical Considerations of Telemedicine Adoption and Success
Kelly Rhone, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Avel eCare
Nathan Krull, Vice President and General Manager of Critical Care and Hospitalist, Avel eCare
11:15am - 12:00pm
The Hythe Ballroom
Cybersecurity: Challenges, Opportunities, and Trends in 2023
Richard Skoba, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity, Aon Cyber Solutions
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Hythe
Lunch
1:00pm - 1:30pm
The Hythe Ballroom
One Stop Shop: How Telemedicine can Support, Augment, and Enhance Traditional Hospital Services (Avel eCare)
Tyler Price, MD, Medical Director of Emergency, Avel eCare
Becky Vande Kieft, Vice President & General Manager of Emergency Services, Avel eCare
1:30pm - 2:00pm
The Hythe Ballroom
Telemedicine: Part of the Solution
Emily Hurst, DO, Medical Director of Critical Care, Avel eCare
Nathan Krull, Vice President and General Manager of Critical Care & Hospitalist, Avel eCare
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Hythe Ballroom
Supporting Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities During the Workforce Shortage
Justin Hinker, Administrator, Avera Prince of Peace
Josh Hofmeyer, CEO, Dow Rummel Village
Moderator: Victoria Walker, MD, CMD, Medical Director of Senior Care, Avel eCare
3:00pm - 3:15pm
The Hythe
Break
3:15pm - 4:00pm
The Hythe Ballroom
Building a Sustainable Telepsychiatry Network
Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, FACPsych, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Brody School of Medicine and East Carolina University
4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Hythe Ballroom
Panel: Telemedicine in Motion: Improving Pre- Hospital Care in South Dakota
Melissa MAagstadt, Secretary, South Dakota Department of Health
Marty Link, Administrator of the Office of EMS and Trauma, South Dakota Department of Health
Becky Vande Kieft, Vice President and General Manager of Emergency Services, Avel eCare
Moderator: John Gruber, EMS Operations Manager, Avel eCare
4:45pm - 5:00pm
The Hythe
Day Two Wrap Up
5:30pm
Slope Room
Dinner and Activities
Dinner at the Slope Room Followed by Entertainment at the Shakedown Bar
Day 3 – Wednesday, October 11
7:15am - 8:00am
The Hythe
Breakfast
8:00am - 8:15am
The Hythe ballroom
Day Three Kickoff
Doug Duskin, CEO, Avel eCare
8:15am - 9:15am
The Hythe ballroom
Keynote: Rural Healthcare at a Breaking Point
Dr. Joanne Conroy, CEO/President, Dartmouth Health
9:15am - 10:15am
The Hythe ballroom
Keynote: Telemedicine Coding and Billing Post – PHE
Mei Kwong, JD Executive Director, Center for Connected Health Policy
Carol Yarbrough, MBA, CCA, CPC, OCS, CHC, Billing and Compliance Specialist/Consultant
10:15am - 10:30am
The Hythe
Break
10:30am - 10:45am
The hythe
Trailblazer Innovation Award
Presented by Doug Duskin, Avel eCare
10:45am - 11:45am
The Hythe ballroom
Virtual Nursing: Stemming the Shortage, Inspiring the Future
Sarah Bell, RN, MSN, MHA, Vice President of Customer Success and Clinical Implementations, Biofourmis
11:45am - 12:30pm
The Hythe
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Hythe ballroom
Beyond the Hospital: Evaluating the Impact of Behavioral Health Services in Community Settings
Wendy Sills, RN, BSN, Acute Care Nurse Manager, CentraCare Melrose Hospital
Cherylyn Rahr-Wood, MSW, Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator, National Rural Hospital Partners
Ana Bribiesca, Sergeant, Elko County Sheriff Department
Jennifer Murray, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, Director of Emergency Services, Monument Health
Moderator: Seth Parsons, MD, Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Avel eCare
1:30pm - 1:45pm
The Hythe ballroom
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Doug Duskin, CEO, Avel eCare
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