MNDONA Fall Conference Schedule

Wednesday, October 7

10:30 AM                            Registration Opens (Town Hall Conference Center - Lower Level)

12:30 - 1:00 PM First Timers Orientation (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

1:00 – 1:15 PM                   Conference Welcome

1:15 - 2:15 PM Reclaiming Your Radical Clarity: A Keynote with Kristi Huber (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

2:30 – 4:00 PM                  Ask the Experts: Legal, Clinical, and Operational Perspective for Nurse Leaders with Dr. Kari Everson and Rob Rodè (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

4:30 – 6:30 PM                 Exhibit Hall (Governor's Ballroom - Town Hall Conference Center Upper Level)

6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner & Awards/Scholarships (Wilson Bay Lodge)

8:30 PM Cabin Party at Madden House, hosted by EverCare Consulting and LeadingAge Minnesota Solutions

Thursday – October 8, 2026

Thursday, October 8

7:00 - 8:30 AM       Breakfast (Fairways Restaurant)

8:30 – 9:45 AM      Drug Diversion in Long-Term Care Settings: Recognizing the Signs, Reducing the Risk, Protecting Residents with Dan Clausnitzer and Jeremy Rougemont  (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

9:45 – 11:15 AM           Exhibit Hall (Governor's Ballroom - Town Hall Conference Center Upper Level)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Breakout Sessions

FY 2027 MDS Updates: Regulatory Changes, Accurate Coding, and Minnesota Case Mix Compliance with Colleen Toebe (Anderson Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

Mastering Med Administration: Navigating Survey Trends and Clinical Oversight in Assisted Living Settings with Nicole Barnett (Pilsbury Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

12:30 – 2:00 PM                Lunch (Wilson Bay Lodge)

2:00 – 3:15 PM                 Guardians, Conservators, and Alternative Decision-Makers: Who They Are, Who They Aren't, and What's Needed to Get Them with Dr. Kari Everson and Rob Rodè (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

3:15 – 5:30 PM               Free Time

5:30 - 6:00 PM                 Reception (Wilson Bay Lodge)

6:00 – 7:30 PM                 Dinner (Wilson Bay Lodge)

8:00 PM Campfire at Wilson Bay Beach

9:00 PM Karaoke (O'Madden Pub)

Friday, October 9

7:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast (Fairways Restaurant)

9:00 – 10:15 AM            QAPI in Action: Leading Effective Performance Improvement Projects with Julie Apold and Sandra Delgehausen (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

10:30 - 11:45 AM            Breakout Sessions

Incident Reporting: Identifying Reportable and Non-Reportable Incidents with Shannon Gilb and Lyla Burkman (Anderson Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

MDH and the Role of Nurse Leaders in Assisted Living with Kelly Thorson (Pilsbury Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Conference Wrap-Up, CE Certificate Distribution, and Grab-and-Go Lunch (Golf Villa C/D)