BCP 2026

 

FADONA Registration
Conference Schedule
Hotel
Credit Information 

 

FADONA & FMDA’s 2026 BCP Conference, Signia by Hilton, Orlando, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026!

FADONA Registration

Full registration includes attendance at all receptions, planned meals, Trade Show admission, and educational sessions.

Registration Type Registration Fee
Members $395
Non-Members $445
Terrific One Day (Thursday or Friday) $175

* The 5th registration from one organization is free.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: All requests for attendee refunds must be made in writing and received on or before October 2, 2026. There will be a $50 administrative fee on all attendee refunds. There will be no attendee refunds after October 2, 2026.

Returned-Check Policy: There is a $35 charge for all checks returned from the bank.

 

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Hotel Reservations

FADONA and FMDA have reserved a block of rooms at Signia by Hilton, Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL. The group rate is $259 single/double occupancy per night; discounted self-parking (50%) for all attendees over the dates of the program; complimentary Wi-Fi service; and reduced daily resort fee.

To make a reservation, please call Signia by Hilton or use the link below.  Be sure to mention you are attending FADONA/FMDA –  Best Care Practices conference. To guarantee rate and room availability, you must make your reservations no later than October 1, 2026. This special group rate will be applicable three (3) days prior to and three (3) days following the main program dates, subject to availability. You may also reserve your hotel room by clicking the button below.

Hotel Reservations

 

Conference Schedule

* Preliminary schedule subject to change.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Board meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2026

9 am- President’s Welcome

9:15-10:15- Keynote(Floridian I)

10:30- 11:30- Educational Session (Floridian I)

11:45-12:45- Product Theater  (Floridian C)

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work—Laura Tubbs (Floridian I)

2:15 pm -3:15 pm- Infection Control, PDI (Floridian I)

3:30pm -4:30 pm- Wound care(Floridian I)

4:45 pm-5:45 pm-  How Scent Science is Transforming Dementia & Memory Care (Floridian I)

6:00 pm- 7:00pm-  Welcome Reception/Product Theater? (Floridian C)

 

Friday, October 30, 2026

 6:30 am – 5:30 pm

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7:45 am – 8:00 am  

President's Welcome & Awards – Alfonzo Gonzales, MD/Betty Barron, RN (Floridian K-L)

 

101: 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Keynote AddressWe Can’t let her Starve

102: 9:05 am – 10:05 am

Impacting Care for Heart Failure Patients; Implementing and Validation of a Standardized  Disease Specific Program 

Breakout FADONA:  QM and Florida QIP

10:05 am – 10:35 am

Coffee Break

103: 10:25 – 11:25 am

CMS and Florida’s Expectations for Medical Directors

11:35 am – 12:35 pm

Product Theater—Teva (70) (Floridian B)

Product Theater—Axsome (Floridian C)

104: 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm

Heart Failure:  The Heart’ng Journey for Primary Care 

FADONA Breakout, Cindy Fronning (Floridian I)

 1:45 pm – 2:50 pm

Grand Opening of Trade Show and Poster Presenters (Floridian D-F)

 105: 2:55 pm – 3:55 pm

Regulatory Update – Kimberly R. Smoak, MSH, QIDP (Floridian K-L)

 3:55 pm – 4:15 pm

Coffee Break

106 - 107: 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Concurrent Session I:  Obesity in Older Adults in SNFs: A Hidden Driver of Chronic Disease—and What PALTC Teams Can Do Today

Concurrent Session I:  The Triumphs and Tribulations of AI in a Value Based Care World 

FADONA Breakout:  Podcast with Norman Harris

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Welcome Reception – Refreshments Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare

 

Late Night Madness

108:  6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

2-5 Minute Reset: Neuroscience backed breathwork for stress reduction 

Saturday, Oct 31, 2026

6:30 am – 6:00 pm

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6:15 AM – 7:00 RED EYE ROUNDS.  Clinical Quandaries /Questions

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall with Trade Show and Poster Presentations – Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare

109: 8 am – 9 am

National Leaders Forum (Floridian K-L)

110:  9:10 am – 10:40 am

Preventative care in PALTC

FADONA Breakout:  

10:40 am – 11:40 am

Break in Exhibit Hall with Trade Show and Poster Presentations (Floridian D-F)

 

11:45 am – 12:45 am

Product Theater—Otsuka (Floridian C)

Product Theater—Parkinson program (Kathleen Hoppes) (Floridian B)

 

FADONA CONCLUSION

 

Credit Information

Contact Hours for Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurse Administrators, Florida Licensed Nurses, and Long-Term Care Administrators
The educational program has been submitted to the Florida Association Directors of Nursing Administration/LTC - Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (Florida Board of Nursing/Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrator CE Broker Provider ID Number 50-682) for a total of 14.5 contact hours of continuing education and 14.5 maximum participant hours. This program has NOT been submitted to be approved by an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
*Subject to final approval. Earn up to 14.5 Contact Hours.