2015 HASC Health Care Provider Wellness Conference
Elevate Your Employee Wellness Program to the Next Level
Workplace wellness is not just a buzz word. It’s a true opportunity to positively impact and improve the health of our communities. If you have a wellness program in place, how do you get employees to participate to the fullest advantage?
The 5th Annual Health Care Provider Wellness Conference focuses on designing and implementing solid wellness programs that result in healthy and engaged employees and a stronger bottom line. Join executives and wellness champions at a relaxing, one-of-a-kind location to explore the next generation of worksite wellness programs that help keep employees — and your organization — in good health. Register today.
For more event and sponsorship information, please contact Karen Ochoa at (213) 538-0765, kochoa@hasc.org.
Program Details
Program Objectives
- Unveil the latest scientific findings behind sugar’s impact on the body
- Shed light on workplace legal issues facing employers
- Tackle generational differences and how best to implement wellness program engagement
- Identify effective strategies to reduce employee stress
- Demonstrate how wellness programs and EAPs can successfully integrate
- Offer proven wellness incentive approaches
Who Should Attend?
Health care providers (hospitals, health systems, clinics, health plans and others), chief medical officers, medical officers, vice presidents, directors, and managers in charge of:
- HR
- Benefits and benefit design
- Health strategy
- Risk management
- Employee engagement
- Health promotion
- Wellness and welfare
- Total rewards
- Worksite clinics
- Innovation
- Product development and management
- Disease management
- Consumer education
- Market research
- Research and development
- Consumer-directed health plans
- Case management
- Medical affairs
Conference Registration Package
The registration fee for each attendee includes education sessions, listed meals, and materials. We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors and their contributions, which make it possible for participants to attend at a reduced rate. See sponsor packet for more information about sponsorship.
Conference Cancellations
Conference cancellations received in writing prior to May 8, 2015 will be subject to a $50 processing fee. There will be no refunds after this date. Substitutions are accepted at any time.
Hotel Information & Reservations
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
A special rate of $171 (plus a special fees and taxes) per single or double occupancy per night has been arranged for this conference. Your credit card will be charged for one night at the time of your reservation. HASC appreciates the overwhelming response to this event and we encourage you to reserve early. Our room block expires April 17, 2015 or sooner if sold out. All hotel cancellations must be made directly with the hotel and are subject to the hotel’s cancellation policy.
Check-in and Checkout
Check-in time is 3 p.m., and checkout is 12 p.m.
Transportation Options
- Long Beach Airport (LGB), 11 miles, Alternate transportation: Super Shuttle; fee: $18 (one way).
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 24 miles, Alternate transportation: Super Shuttle; fee $17 (one way); reservation required. Estimated taxi fare: $70 (one way).
- John Wayne/Orange County Airport (SNA), 24 miles. Alternate transportation: Super Shuttle; fee: $37 (one way) reservation required. Estimated taxi fare: $65 (one way)
Please note the conference hotel does not provide shuttle services to or from the hotel.
Disclosures
HASC will be utilizing the hotel’s Group Reservation Identification Program for the sole purpose of ensuring that all individuals registered for the conference are booked within the reserved room block. HASC will provide an electronic list containing the first and last names of attendees registered for this event to the hotel to cross reference with the hotel registration list. If you have any concerns about the disclosure of this information, please contact Karen Ochoa at kochoa@hasc.org or (213) 538-0765.
Attire
Dress comfortably in resort casual wear for all meetings and activities as some sessions may require physical activity. Tennis shoes and gym wear are acceptable. Select meals may be outdoors, weather permitting.
Parking
Valet parking is available for $26. Self-parking in the parking garage $12 a day with 24 hours in/out privileges.
Americans with Disabilities Act
If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call Karen Ochoa at (213) 538-0765.
Agenda
Thursday, June 11
| 6:30 – 8 a.m. | Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit with Exhibitors |
| 7:30 – 7:50 a.m. | Wellness Activity |
| 8 – 8:15 a.m. | Welcome Toni Sicola, 2015 Chair, Wellness Program Manager, Alameda Health System |
| 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Keynote: Well-Being Strategies for Caregivers: The Organizational Imperative Larry Chapman, MPH, President and CEO, Chapman Institute |
| 9:30 – 10 a.m. | Break/Visit with Exhibitors |
| 10 – 11:15 a.m. | Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth about Sugar Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL, Professor UCSF School of Medicine |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Inspirational/Success Story: MemorialCare’s The Good Life Program Melanie Cumbee, BS, CPT, Employee Wellness Program Manager, MemorialCare |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch/Visit with Exhibitors |
| 12:30 – 1 p.m. | Exhibitor Drawings/Special Announcements |
| 1 – 1:30 p.m. | Wellness Activity |
| 1:35 – 2:50 p.m. | Legal Update Christopher Scanlan, Howard Rice, LLP |
| 2:50 – 3:30 p.m. | Inspirational/Success Story Glynis Carter-Breaux, Senior HR Strategic Partner, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Break/Visit with Exhibitors |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions: |
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| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
Friday, June 12
| 6:30 a.m. | Fun Walk/Run |
| 7 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:35 – 10 a.m. | Toward the Whole Well-Being: Time to Integrate Behavioral and Wellness Service Joel Bennett, PhD, President of Organizational Wellness |
| 8:35 – 10 a.m. | Break (Joel Bennett Book Signing) |
| 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Wellness Incentive Approaches
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| 11:30 – 12 p.m. | Inspirational/Success Story (To be announced) |
| 12 – 12:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks Toni Sicola, 2015 Chair, Wellness Program Mgr., Alameda Health System Teri Hollingsworth, Vice President, Human Resources Services, Hospital Association of Southern California |
Presenters
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Larry Chapman, MPH Larry Chapman, MPH, is President and CEO of the Chapman Institute. Over the last 45 years, he has developed more than 1,000 employee worksite wellness and health cost management projects in both private and public employer settings. His presentations and workshops focus on economic evidence for health promotion and wellness, innovative health management strategies, strategic positioning o employee health programs, use of wellness incentives, and practical aspects of health and productivity management (HPM) programming. He has also published more than 190 columns and articles and 13 books on health management-related topics. Chapman is also the founder and director of the WellCert Program, a five-level certification program for Worksite Wellness practitioners. |
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Joel Bennett, PHD Joel Bennett, PhD, is President of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm that specializes in evidenced based wellness and e-learning technologies to promote organizational health and employee well-being. Dr. Bennett first delivered stress management programming in 1985 and OWLS programs have since reached more than 30,000 workers across the United States. He is the author or more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles and has authored/co-authored three books, including Raw Coping Power, Heart-Centered Leadership, Time & Intimacy, and Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse. |
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Melanie Cumbee Melanie Cumbee has 20 years of experience in corporate wellness, health education, personal training, and exercise program design for a variety of different health populations. Since 2008, she has served as the Good life Coordinator in the development and implementation of MemorialCare’s The Good Life employee wellness program. During this time she has combined traditional exercise and nutrition science with creative approaches to weight management, fitness, and disease prevention, helping to make MemorialCare’s The Good Life a nationally recognized and award-winning program. |
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Chris Gomberg Chris Gomberg, Director, Work & Life Matters at Cedars-Sinai, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been in the work/life and chemical dependency fields for more than 30 years. A frequent local and national speaker, he has presented on topics as Fitness or Duty. Return to Work Planning, Violence in the Workplace, Change Management, and Balancing Personal and Professional Life. He received the Sierra Tucson Gratitude For Giving: Resource Recognition Award, which recognizes the contribution of Employee Assistance Program professionals to the behavioral health and chemical dependency fields. |
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Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, Director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program, and Member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. He is studying the interplay between the changes in the nutritional environment and defective hormone signaling: in particular, the role of fructose and lack of fiber in the genesis of the metabolic syndrome. Dr. Lustig is the author of many articles, chapters, and reviews on childhood obesity, including Obesity Before Birth, Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease, the e-book Sugar Has 56 Names: A Shopper’s Guide, and The Fat Chance Cookbook. |
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Kelly Mather Kelly Mather, CEO of Sonoma Valley Hospital, has been working on the Healing Hospital model since the late 1990s, using four levels of healing to ultimately improve the health of the community. She has developed a health dashboard to demonstrate the results of healing and wellness initiatives. In 2009, this best practice was piloted at Mendocino Coast District Hospital. Mather has published seven health improvement books. |
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Hamilton Mears Hamilton Mears is the architect and current administrator of the Scripps Wellness program, currently with more than 8,000 participating employees and cited frequently by employees as one of the factors making Scripps a “Great Place To Work. ®” In 2010 Scripps Health was voted San Diego’s Healthiest Employer. Mears has degrees in biology, physical education, and physical therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is an adjunct faculty member of the Center for Innovation and Learning. |
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Brett Powell Brett Powell, Regional Director at the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, has been involved in the wellness field for nearly a decade, designing and implementing health promotion programs for companies and communities. The Institute is internationally recognized for its ability to present health information in a format that employees can easily understand and are motivated to follow, thereby reducing health care costs and absenteeism. Powell is a certified Wellness Program Coordinator. |
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Christopher T. Scanlan Christopher T. Scanlan, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, has served clients ranging from hospitals and health care systems to professional services firms and Silicon Valley startups. Much of his practice focuses on the representation of employers in their dealings with organized labor. This includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, at the bargaining table, and in arbitration. In addition to his litigation practice, Scanlan regularly advises clients on compliance with federal and state employment laws. |
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Toni Sicola Toni Sicola is a wellness professional, holistic nutrition expert, wellness coach, blogger, and food enthusiast. She manages the wellness program for 4,700 employees in eight locations at Alameda Health System in the San Francisco East Bay, in addition to running her own coaching practice through her blog at www.cultivatedwellbeing.com. She has a Master’s in Integrative Health Studies and a Certification in Integrative Wellness Coaching from the California Institute of Integral Studies. |
Wellness Certification Program
Do you have the skills you need to lead results-driven wellness program?
Wellness is a complex field at the intersection of behavioral change, organizational strategy, technology and medicine. More than ever, wellness professionals need cutting-edge expertise to create programs that deliver results.
Drawing from best-practice solutions and proven industry research, WellCert provides worksite wellness professionals, benefit managers, brokers, human resource staff and others with the skills they need to plan, implement, manage and measure employee wellness programs that improve health and reduce employee costs. Designed by WellCert founder Larry S. Chapman, MPH, WellCert synthesizes 40+ years of experience with over 1,000 organizations.
WellCert is the preferred Wellness Certification for top national insurance carriers, HR consulting firms, benefits brokers, and wellness councils. All graduates of the WellCert Program are identified on the WellCert Professional Registry.
The Certified Wellness Program Coordinator (CWPC), or WellCert Level I course, covers key skills that professionals need to build a foundation for results-driven wellness programming. Level I covers the scope of wellness programming typically present in smaller organizations with limited resources, while laying the groundwork for higher certification levels. The approach is highly practical, focusing instructional time preparing you to deliver results.
Level I provides you with preparation to hone these key skills:
Day 1
| Skill #1 | How to build strong senior management support for wellness efforts |
| Skill #2 | How to assess your employees’ wellness needs |
| Skill # 3 | How to decide on the scope of your worksite wellness program |
| Skill # 4 | How to build a sound program infrastructure for your wellness program |
| Skill # 5 | How to build an effective administrative structure for your wellness program |
| Skill #6 | How to design an effective wellness communications and promotion effort |
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| Skill #7 | How to design an effective health management process for your wellness program |
| Skill #8 | How to design an effective group activities component for your wellness program |
| Skill #9 | How to create a supportive environment for wellness in your organization |
| Skill #10 | How to utilize a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) in your wellness program |
| Skill #11 | How to plan basic onsite components for your employee wellness program |
| Skill #12 | How to perform a simple evaluation of your employee wellness program |
Click here for more information on the WellCert Program.
Sponsorship
HASC is pleased to offer the following sponsorship benefits for the annual conference:
Platinum Sponsor — $5,000
- General session host
- Signage featuring company logo
- Four (4) full conference registrations
- Option to purchase two (2) additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $150
- Tote bags with sponsor logo
- Attendee list two (2) weeks prior to the event
- 8′ x 10′ exhibit booth space with a six-foot table and two chairs in premier location
- Prominent recognition on a digital display
Ruby Sponsor — $3,000
- Includes recognition as a sponsor of (select one):
- Breakfast (2 available)
- Lunch (2 available) or
- Breakout room (2 available)
- Two (2) full conference registrations with the option to purchase two (2) additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $150
- A six-foot table and two chairs in premier location
- Recognition on a digital display
Gold Sponsor — $1,500
- One (1) full conference registration
- Option to purchase one (1) additional registration at the sponsor rate of $150
- A six-foot table and two chairs for a tabletop display in the conference vendor area
- Recognition on a digital display
Silver Sponsor — $1,000
- One (1) full conference registration
- Recognition on a digital display
(No vending opportunity is offered at this level)
Participating Sponsors Will Receive:
- An onsite attendees list
- Business description included in meeting handouts
- Recognition on the HASC website and in newsletter
For more information download full sponsor brochure.