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OptumHealth Education invites you to join us in Chicago for the
“23rd Annual National Conference” sponsored by Optum.
Purpose
This three-day event will highlight the most current treatment approaches and innovations and offer recommendations for health care professionals to optimally manage patients with complex medical conditions.
Conference Format
Nationally recognized conference faculty—who are clinical practitioners and thought leaders—will focus on the specialized areas of solid organ and stem cell transplantation, kidney disease, behavioral health, and on determining how to best engage patients to be active participants in their health and chronic-illness management. They will address opportunities to better understand care, improve outcomes and enhance value in the care of patients with complex conditions. In addition, multiple networking opportunities are available, including two exhibit hall receptions!
Conference registration is complimentary for Optum’s clients. There is a nominal fee for Centers of Excellence (COE) network representatives; tuition is waived for exhibiting and sponsoring organizations.* We encourage you to attend this year’s conference to learn, network and have fun!
* Refer to the Conference Fees page for tuition and discount details.
After completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Explain emerging trends in the utilization, costs and outcomes of transplantation, including the special considerations unique to pediatric transplant patients;
- Discuss current clinical practice standards that offer preventive solutions and management strategies for chronic disease areas that include 1) obesity; 2) heart failure; 3) intestinal failure; and 4) kidney disease;
- Review updates on personalized immunosuppression and its role in liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma;
- Describe the risks of long-term complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, including infectious diseases;
- Explain updated therapies for health issues specific to women, including new trends in the management of infertility and information on the benefits of single-embryo transfer;
- Assess the relationship between childhood trauma and adult well-being with a focus on childhood abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction; and
- State effective strategies to engage and empower consumers to improve their quality of life and health outcomes.
Who Should Attend*
The “23rd Annual National Conference” is intended for health care professionals who are interested in learning best practices for optimal patient/benefit management in the areas of: organ and blood/marrow transplantation; health and wellness; behavioral health; comorbid diseases; complex-medical-condition support; case management; and utilization management. This includes:
- Case Managers
- Managed Care Professionals
- Medical Directors
- Nurses/Oncology Nurses/Transplant Nurses/Behavioral Health Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Medical Management Staff
- Pharmacists
- Primary Care Physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Transplant Coordinators
- Hematopoietic Transplant Coordinators
- Utilization Review Staff
The instructional level of the educational activity is intermediate.
* Refer to the Continuing Education page for a listing of certifications that have been applied for and/or approved for this conference.
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