Speakers
for the NAHC 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
Speakers are selected to inspire and inform the leaders of the home care and hospice community, and to encourage them to continue to care for every person as if he or she was someone they loved. The stated goal is to help industry leadership become even more efficient and more successful, improving the quality of care while still treating every person they see as if she or he was a parent, child, or someone they love. Another consideration is the theme of the annual meeting. The theme for 2009 will be: Bringing
the Stars into Alignment: Riding the Wave of Success.
General Session & CEO School Speakers
Opening General Session
Sunday, October 11, 2009
3–5 pm
 The Honorable Henry Waxman
(D-CA) Chairman of the House Government Affairs Committee and senior member
of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Waxman is a long-time leader on health and environmental issues. He has fought for universal health coverage, affordable prescription drugs, AIDS research, and tobacco regulation. His concern for seniors has led to laws that improve the quality of home health services, preserve Social Security, and enhance long-term care.
 General Session-Webcast
Monday, October 12, 2009
1:30-3:30 p.m.
EST (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST)
Home care stands to gain as much as $100 billion over
time when health care reform is enacted if a new long term care program called
the CLASS Act is included, or lose as much as $57 billion in Medicare home
health cuts over the next 10 years. During the webcast, you will:
LEARN: How this new law will affect you and your agency.
LEARN: If legislative, in addition to regulatory cuts,
will be implemented.
LEARN: What you can do to affect the outcome of the
legislation.
LEARN: How to survive and continue to serve aged and
disabled patients.
Faculty:
Representatives of NAHC’s Legislative Action Committee:
Michele A. Quirolo, NAHC Board Chair; Val J. Halamandaris J.D., NAHC President; David
Baker, NAHC Board Vice Chair; Andrea Devoti, NAHC Board Secretary; Gary L.
Thietten, NAHC Treasurer; Elaine D. Stephens, RN MPH FHHC, Former NAHC Board Chair;
Ruth L. Constant, EdD, Former NAHC Board Chair; Ron Malone, Chairman, Gentiva Health
Services; William B. Yarmuth, Chairman, CEO and President, Almost Family; William
F. Borne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amedisys; Mark Baiada, Founder and
President, Bayada Nurses; Tony Strange, Chief Executive Officer and President, Gentiva
Health Services; Chris MacInnes, General Manager, Home Care Programs, Heartland Home
Health and Hospice; Keith Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer, LHC Group;
and William Simione, Jr., Managing Principal, Simione Consultants.
Representatives of NAHC’s Legislative Team:
William A. Dombi, NAHC VP for Law; Theresa M. Forster, NAHC Executive VP; Jeffrey
Kincheloe, NAHC VP for Government Affairs/U.S. Senate; Richard D. Brennan,
Deputy Director of Government Affairs; Colin Roskey, Counsel, Alston & Bird LLP.
Closing General Session
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
8:30–11:30 am
 General Colin Powell U.S. Army (Ret.)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Secretary
of State (2001-2005)
General Colin Powell has been a leader for most of his
life and NAHC is excited to announce the former chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State will
speak to attendees of the NAHC 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition
at the Closing General Session, Wednesday, October 14.
Gen. Powell will share his thoughts on what it takes to
be a great leader and provide strategies for “taking
charge.”
| The Closing General Session is sponsored
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 John Wooden
Legendary Basketball Coach, author and Leadership Expert (Invited)
The “Coach” led UCLA to an unimaginable 10 national titles, some years with great talent and other years with average talent. The secret to his success was that he lived life according to the Golden Rule and inspired his players to do the same. As he taught teams to net high scores, he also took caring to a high art.
 Billy Yamaguchi
Best Selling Author and Hair Stylist to the Stars (Confirmed)
Yamaguchi brings the ancient philosophies of feng shui to modern hairdressing. His techniques for bringing out inner beauty have gained him a following that includes Julia Roberts, Jennifer Anniston and Tiger Woods. He also welcomes clients who aren’t stars because he thinks “everyone should be able to feel fantastic about who they are.” Yamaguchi is a huge fan of homecare and hospice workers. He has promised to select representatives from the audience and do a “miracle make-over in front of the full audience.”
 Brian Theiss
Founder, Theiss Institute of Health & Wellness, (Confirmed)
Brian’s strength of will helped him become America’s leading personal trainer. A disabling back injury didn’t stop from creating a fitness program that uses medical science to boost metabolism and build muscle. Its results-oriented system is based on Brian’s belief that “dreams become reality for those who are focused.
 Mother Antonia Brenner
The Prison Angel (Confirmed)
Mother Antonia grew up in Beverly Hills, married, and had seven children. Following a divorce, she believes that Divine Providence guided her to La Mesa Penitentiary in Tijuana, where she became the founder of a new order of Catholic nuns who serve the needs of prisoners and the poor. She has lived there in a 10 x 10 foot prison cell for the past 30 years giving a mother’s love to persons often thought to be unlovable. |
