Carolyn Shepphard, LPN, was honored with the 2023 Long Term Care Achievement Award
WATCH: The 33rd Brevard County Post-Acute and Long Term Care Symposium, sponsored by the Brevard County Medical Directors Association (BCMDA) in association with Brevard County Commission on Aging, was held at the Melbourne Hilton at Rialto Place in Melbourne, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 15.
Carolyn Shepphard, LPN, was honored with the 2023 Long Term Care Achievement Award
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The 33rd Brevard County Post-Acute and Long Term Care Symposium, sponsored by the Brevard County Medical Directors Association (BCMDA) in association with Brevard County Commission on Aging, was held at the Melbourne Hilton at Rialto Place in Melbourne, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 15.
Dr. John Potomski, Jr., founder of this event, has been a medical provider and advocate for residents in Brevard County’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, as well as Hospitals for over 40 years. The purpose of this event has been to offer an educational dinner meeting for staff, from facilities throughout Brevard County.
Dr. Potomski has always felt that educating staff would improve patient/resident care and it is free to all attendees. This symposium has grown over the years in number of attendees from 80 to almost 500 and the quality of the program has always exceeded the expectations of those in attendance.
This year’s event was supported by Teva Pharmaceuticals, with speaker Dr. Stuart Isaacson MD, presenting an update on Tardive Dyskinesia; Vitas Hospice, with speaker Dr. Kevin Campbell; and Balanced Well-Being, with speaker Dr. Micheal Cadore.
There were over 40 exhibitors representing pharmaceutical firms, health care companies, hospice and home health organizations, pharmacies Physician Specialists, medical supply companies, Assisted Living, as well as, hospitals that supported the symposium.
The symposium was organized by Susan Clegg, Executive Director of BCMDA, and Practice Manager of Brevard Geriatrics. The staff of Brevard Geriatrics and Michelle Lewis, APRN, managed the registration process and supplied the CEU credit.
During the registration and exhibit time, many of the attendees, exhibitors and speakers, were interviewed by meteorologist and Space Coast Daily special correspondent Danny Treanor. These interviews were videotaped and broadcast on Facebook Live, and Space Coast Daily News.
The program opened with welcoming remarks by Dr. Potomski, who led the Pledge of Allegiance, with the presentation of the colors by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Color Guard, which was followed by a video presentation of The Star Spangled Banner, performed by members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Rev. Martin Fitzgerald gave the invocation.
Dinner was served during the speaker presentations and the Keynote Address was delivered by Rockledge City Councilman and Provost to Eastern Florida State College, Michael Cadore, Sr., MA, who offered both entertainment and inspiration regarding his experiences and service to the community he serves.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2023 Long Term Care Achievement Award to Carolyn Shepphard LPN. The evening closed with drawing of many door prizes for those that attended.
Attendees were healthcare professionals, affiliated with Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities as well as Hospice and Home Health Care agencies in Brevard County. They included medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, nursing directors, administrators, therapists, dieticians, social workers and many other community health care related professionals.
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