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The Oklahoma Ambulance Association (OKAMA) is proud to announce that our 2018 Spring Conference will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd at the History Center in Oklahoma City.
May 23, 2018
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
We are very excited to have Scott A. Moore, Esq presenting two sessions this year. Scott is a licensed attorney, specializing in Human Resources, employment and labor law, employee benefits, ambulance service reimbursement, and corporate compliance matters. Scott is the Human Resources & Operational Consultant to the American Ambulance Association (AAA).
Comprehensive sessions held throughout the day will also include a session with Gail Atnip of Novitas, providing valuable information critical to Medicare and Medicaid. This session will cover the New Medicare Review process and other updates and changes. Session information will also include a discussion of the State Health Department Changes and an Indian Health Update.
Additionally, our Association Vendors will be presenting a “What’s New” session highlighting new equipment and services available to OKAMA members.
Share this information with your industry friends and watch for additional information on our web site, www.okama.org. Participants and Corporate members may now register for the conference online, www.okama.org, or by filling out the Participant or Corporate Registration Form located in this packet and scanning/emailing to slathey@aol.com.
The conference is the day following the 2018 Oklahoma Stars of Life event—we encourage your service to participate in both!
Agenda
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Times
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Session
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9:00 a.m.– ongoing
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Continental Breakfast
Vendor Exhibition Opens
Late On Site Registration
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10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m.
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FMLA Administration for the Ambulance Service Manager
Scott Moore, Esq - EMS Resource Advisors / AAA
Managing employee leaves are one of the more complex and challenging tasks for any employer and can carry significant legal risk if handled improperly. In a recent survey, nearly 52% of employers believe that employees were fraudulently using and abusing FMLA leave. It becomes even more challenging when an employee takes intermittent FMLA. Employers often become frustrated with managing intermittent leave because they feel that there is little they can do to combat FMLA abuse. This session will provide employers with a solid understanding of an employee’s right to protected leave and the employer best practices for compliance and preventing abuse. We will discuss the most commonly litigated FMLA issues and how a few simple employer practices could have prevented those legal actions. Attendees will leave this session with strategies to protect their organization and reduce FMLA abuse.
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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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State Health Department Changes
Indian Health Update
- Rebecca Williamson RN, NRP, Pafford EMS
- Angie McLain, EMSA
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12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch With Our Vendors
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1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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The New Medicare Review process; Target, Probe and Educate (TPE) Guidelines and Updates and Novitasphere
Gail Atnip, Novitas
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2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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What’s New? OKAMA Vendor Presentations
- Boundtree
- Stryker
- VFIS of Oklahoma
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3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Afternoon Break With Vendors
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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Avoid a “Me Too” Event In Your Workplace
Scott Moore, Esq - EMS Resource Advisors / AAA
Despite nearly 50 years or anti-harassment legislation and employer education, a report released in 2016 by an EEOC Select Task Force found that there has been little progress made at preventing harassment in the workplace. The fact is, organizations that tolerate sexual and other harassment in the workplace will have more of it. The Task Force highlighted several workforce risk factors found in organizations that have higher incidence of harassment. This session will specifically highlight the risk factors most commonly found in EMS agencies. Attendees will learn how many subtle workplace behaviors, when left unchecked, can constitute or contribute to sexual harassment or a hostile work environment. This program will recommend changes that every EMS organization should make today that will greatly reduce the incidence of harassment experienced by their workers and being the next #MeToo.
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Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors! To learn more about sponsoring the Spring Conference, please email slathey@aol.com.
