Pioneer Network hosts a national conference that is a showcase for innovative thought and transformative practices in the long-term care culture change movement — as well as an opportunity to facilitate communication among people interested in propelling this important work.
Pioneer Network's 13th Annual Conference. Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle)With
Gratitude
Thank you to everyone
who attended our 13th Annual Pioneer Network Conference. We
almost hit 1200 attendees! But more important than the numbers, we had
great education sessions, wonderful networking time and we were in
community with one another.
We loved
Bellevue and the wonderful Hyatt atmosphere and staff. The
Pioneer Network Conference Staff of
Gwen
Knight, Joan Devine and
Hilda
Thompson were behind the scenes making everything work smoothly
while
Shari and
Misty were seamless in registration.
The conference opened with inspirational words of wisdom
from
Carter Catlett Williams. As
is true each year, she touched many people with her very transparent
reflections of her own past year.
READWe
are grateful to
Rob Mayer and
the
Hilda B. & Maurice L.
Rothschild Foundation for their support for the Surveyor Session
over 100 Surveyors in attendance. It was a great day due to the
organization of Carmen Bowman and we hope to continue this session at
every conference.
We would like to thank our
volunteers from Washington and Oregon
and their organizations that let them come and share their time with us.
Thank you to our lead volunteer
Lindsey
Isamailova for all her hard work.
M.O.V.E. Making Oregon Vital for
EldersAnd a standing ovation to
Providence
Mount Saint Vincent not only for their volunteers helping
throughout the conference but the wonderful site visits to their
community.
And keep standing for
Full Life
and their Site Visits and Volunteers!
We would also like to
thank all of our
Sponsors
who helped make the Conference possible.
We were honored to
have
Dave Lanphere, Sheila Harrison
and
Peggy Gramling to share
their thoughts with
Wendy Lustbader
at our Opening Ceremony.
Our
Keynote Speaker, Jim Diers,
Whose gifts are underutilized in
your Community? Instead of focusing on the few things we cannot do, what
if we focused on all the things we CAN do?
Neighbor PowerThank you
to
Anne Basting for joining us
and presenting her documentary,
The Penelope Project. It
left us with some questions…How can we raise the bar in activities in
our communities? Can we rewrite the odyssey of aging in our own lives?
Thank
you to
Dori Gillam and
Rebecca Crichton for presenting
Positive
EndingsMouth Care
Without a Battle. Thank you to the team that brought a session that
was truly hands on and mouth opening! We have had a few inquiries about
And
last but certainly not least, we are attaching the Convening Remarks
from
Carter Catlett Williams.
Although she was unable to attend, she was able to be there in spirit
and voice.
Download
Conference Program (pdf)
Pioneer Network's 13th
Annual Conference offered a wide array of
sessions, presented by a diverse group of expert guides; including
professors, consultants, regulators, CEO's, direct care workers and
those who are "walking the walk" every single day. Whether you are have
been working in culture change for many years, or are new to the
journey, we guarantee that you will find something to stimulate your
interest.
Download Conference Handouts
August 4-8, 2012
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Jacksonville, Florida
Photo Gallery
Building a Bridge to a New Culture of Aging program (pdf download)
August 1-4, 2011
Saint Charles, Missouri
2011 National Conference Program Book (PDF)
Photo Gallery
Compass Points Self-Guided Activity (PDF)
August 9-11, 2010Indianapolis, Indiana
View the Photo GalleryMeeting at the Crossroads Program (PDF)
Coming Together, Creating Community 2009 Little Rock, Arkansas
Coming Together, Creating Community 2009 Program book (3.4MB pdf)
Remarks by Dr. Richard Taylor Carter Catlett Williams Legacy Award honoree