NY/NJ Manager/Educator Conference

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NY/NJ Manager/Educator Conference

• Claire Aloan, MS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC

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The Rocking Chair Conference
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History

• Developed 25 years ago by Ken Wyka from New
  Jersey (later moved to NY) and Patty Hyland from
  New York
• Goal forum for managers and educators to share
  information, to maintain contacts with state
  society leadership, and to provide a networking
  opportunity
• Limited space to encourage small groups and
  maximum ability to interact
• Solicited vendor support to offset cost
• Brief attempt to incorporate other neighboring
  states, not successful

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Conference Facility

• Winterclove Inn in the Catskills for all except
  two years moved down the road due to some
  changes in Winterclove management but came back.
• No phones or TVs in rooms, and limited rooms
  means some share and some are in an annex nearby
• Somewhat isolated location but easily accessed
  from both NY and NJ
• Attendees do not leave the site, all meals in
  common, on site activities primarily on the
  porch, also have musical entertainment, bon
  fire, resort bowling
• Very informal setting, comfortable and relaxing

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The Winterclove Inn
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The porch
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More rocking chairs
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The classroom
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The extras
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The leaders
Lori Ligon, New Jersey
Ken Wyka, New York
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24th Annual Manager/Educator MeetingThe Rocking
Chair Conference

• Respiratory Care in an Era of Health Care
  Reform
• Sponsored by the NYSSRC and the NJSRC
• June 2 3, 2011
• at the
• Winter Clove Inn
• Round Top, New York

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Presenters

• Usually leaders from the New York and New Jersey
  Societies
• Have invited AARC representatives as well

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From New Jersey

• Lori Ligon, RRT, NJSRC Conference Chair and
  Director, Respiratory Care Services Palisades
  Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ
• Linda Melchor, BS, RRT, Vice-President, NJSRC and
  Respiratory Coordinator, St. Barnabas Medical
  Center, Livingston, NJ
• Joseph Goss, MSJ, RRT, AE-C, Clinical
  Coordinator, Bergen Community College, Paramus,
  NJ
• Craig L. Scanlan, EdD, RRT, FAARC, Professor,
  School of Health Related Professions, University
  of Medicine Dentistry of NJ, Newark, NJ

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From New York

• George Gaebler, MSEd, RRT, Vice-President,
  External Affairs for the AARC and Director,
  Respiratory Care, University Hospital, Syracuse,
  NY
• Thomas Johnson, MS, RRT, Program Director,
  Respiratory Care Program, Long Island University,
  Brooklyn, NY
• Kenneth A. Wyka, MS, RRT, FAARC NYSSRC Conference
  Chair, President of NYSSRC and Center Manager,
  Anthem Health Services, Queensbury, NY
• Kathleen S. Wyka, AAS, CRT, AE-C, Respiratory
  Home Care Specialist, Anthem Health Services,
  Queensbury, NY
• Robert Fluck, MS, RRT, FAARC (retired),
  Department of Respiratory Therapy Education,
  Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY

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Objectives 2011

• By participating in this conference, attendees
  will be able to
• Demonstrate awareness of new directions and
  developments in the respiratory care profession
  at the state and national levels.
• Identify three advances in respiratory care
  technology that impact the delivery of patient
  care.
• Discuss the impact healthcare reform and other
  legislation will have on the delivery of
  respiratory care.
• Identify the challenges of healthcare reform and
  other legislation to respiratory care education
  and respiratory home care.
• Identify the direction respiratory care should be
  going in along with two ways of getting there.
• Discuss the importance of effective communication
  in respiratory care education, department
  management and in the delivery of patient care.

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Thursday Program

• Morning SessionKen Wyka, Moderator
• 900 AMImpact of Healthcare Reform and
  Legislation on Respiratory CareJoe Goss
• 1000 AMTechnological Advances in Respiratory
  Therapy and Their Impact on Patient CareKen Wyka
  and Lori Ligon with Conference Sponsor
  Representatives
• Afternoon SessionBob Fluck, Moderator
• 100 PMManaging State Society Issues in an Era
  of Healthcare ReformKen Wyka and Linda Melchor

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Thursday program continued

• 230 PMBreak-Out Sessions
• For Educators Should Educators Care About
  Obamacare? Craig Scanlan
• For Managers Coping with the Impact of
  Healthcare Reform and Legislation on Respiratory
  Care Department ManagementGeorge Gaebler
• For Home Care Hospital and Home Care Working
  Together in an Era of Healthcare ReformKathy Wyka

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Friday session

• 930 AM Respiratory Care Labor Market in an Era
  of Healthcare ReformRobert Fluck
• 1030Future Directions in Respiratory Care Who
  Will be the Competition And What Will We Need to
  Thrive?Tom Johnson
• 1130 AMEnhancing Communication Style and
  Delivery Advancing the Message of Respiratory
  CareJoe Goss and George Gaebler

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Participants Feedback

• Best conference for networking, especially across
  job functions (manager, educator, home care,
  vendor)
• Vendors really like ability to speak to
  participants as a group
• Friendships made at Round Top have endured for
  years look forward to coming back each year to
  catch up and learn new information
• Great way to know what is going on at the state
  and national professional society levels, with
  opportunity to ask questions and give feedback

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Profits

• Not a huge moneymaker
• Any profit after expenses is split evenly between
  New York and New Jersey
• Used to be split based on attendance from each
  state but now attendance is fairly equal so just
  split evenly