June 29, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monona Terrace Conference Center 1 John Nolan Drive, Madison WI In Person and Virtual Options
2021 WCHQ Improvement Event 2021 Diabetes Summit Sponsored by WCHQ in partnership with Novo Nordisk
9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions 1:00 PM WCHQ and Novo Nordisk Welcome Gabrielle Rude, PhD Gabrielle Rude, PhD WCHQ President and CEO WCHQ President and CEO
A Leader’s Perspective on the Current Living with Diabetes: A Patients’ 9:15 AM Health Care Landscape 1:08 PM Perspective Chris Woleske Ottis Anderson Bellin Health President and CEO Former NFL Player and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion, Novo Nordisk Patient Ambassador Bellin Health’s investments in data technology have helped guide improvement and inform patient care Ottis Anderson is a former professional running back decisions. Chris Woleske will share Bellin’s journey who played in the NFL from 1979-1993. In 1986, Ottis to excellence and how they have managed through joined the New York Giants where he won two Super the ongoing impact the pandemic has had on their Bowls and was named the Most Valuable Player of health system and community. Super Bowl XXV. In 2014, Ottis was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He turned to his health care team 10:00 AM for education and guidance. Learn more about Ottis’ WCHQ’s Strategic Approach to the Future journey and his efforts to help others. Gabrielle Rude, PhD WCHQ President and CEO Bellin Health’s Approach to Helping 1:30 PM Patients Manage Diabetes From the onset of the pandemic, the team at WCHQ has been focused on supporting its members by Kelly Charapata, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator creating custom data reports, facilitating networking Bellin Health opportunities and delivering relevant education. As the health care environment normalizes, WCHQ is The CDC estimates more than 9 percent of the pivoting to new work and opportunities. Gabrielle American population have diabetes. However, only Rude will present the member-driven strategic 1 out of 3 adults with high LDL cholesterol has the priorities and the role data and improvement teams condition under control. Bellin Health Diabetes will have in achieving the organizational and member Educator Kelly Charapata will explain how they are helping their patients with diabetes live healthier lives goals in 2021 and beyond. by controlling their diabetes. 11:00 AM 2021 WCHQ Member & Partner Recognition 2:00 PM BREAK Kori Krueger, MD WCHQ Board Chair, Chief Quality Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System Best Practices and Advances in Diabetes 2:15 PM Treatment, Management and Research Gabrielle Rude, PhD To Be Announced Soon WCHQ President and CEO 3:00 PM Know Diabetes by Heart 11:30 AM Governor Tony Evers (Invited) Tim Nikolai, Senior Community Impact Director American Heart Association
Noon Lunch Chronic disease rarely exists in isolation. Comorbidities Box lunches will be served. Seating will be available impact the life expectancy and health care expenditures in the meeting room and on the Terrace at Monona for millions of Americans. That is why the American Terrace. Weather permitting, space will also be Heart Association and American Diabetes Association available on the rooftop to eat outdoors. launched Know Diabetes By Heart (KDBH). Tim Nikolai will provide a brief overview of the resources Stop by the WCHQ resource table for information embedded in KDBH as well as its associated program, on the Cornerstones4Care® program. The new Target: Type 2 Diabetes. Cornerstones4Care® program embraces technology- based options/resources and is designed to help Ascension Wisconsin’s Approach to motivate engagement and support adherence to diabetes treatment(s) and self-care. 3:15 PM Integrating Chronic Care and Obesity Dirk Steinert, MD, Medical Director, Specialty Care - Quality Registration Fees Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin WCHQ Members, Partners and Sponsors In-Person: $75 JoDeen Hettenbach WCHQ Members, Partners and Sponsors Virtual: $75 Director, Bariatrics at Ascension-Wisconsin *This event is open to WCHQ Members, Partners and Sponsors Only The pandemic has had many negative impacts Please send checks to: on people’s health, one of which is the increase in Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality, Inc. PO Box 628578, obesity. Ascension Wisconsin has taken an integrated Middleton, WI 53562-8578 approach to helping patients with obesity. This Register online today! presentation will review the partnerships that have Visit onlinecommunity.wchq.org to register now. been created to support improvement in obesity *If you are from a member, partner or sponsor organization, you may care and highlight Ascension Wisconsin’s journey to register at the member rate; however, you must first have an account in improving patients’ access to obesity care. WCHQ’s Online Community. If you do not have an account go to JOIN. If you are unsure whether your organization is a member, click here for provider 4:00 PM Adjourn members; here for corporate sponsors and annual partners.
Questions | Contact the WCHQ event staff at [email protected] or 920-560-5610. About Our Speakers
Gabrielle Rude, PhD Ottis Anderson President and CEO, Wisconsin Novo Nordisk Ambassador Collaborative for Healthcare Quality Ottis Anderson is a former professional running back who played in the NFL Gabrielle Rude has a doctorate from 1979 – 1993. In 1986, Ottis joined in Population Health Sciences the New York Giants where he won two Super Bowls and was named the from the University of Wisconsin Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl and is a Certified Professional XXV. Ottis retired from the NFL in 1993. in Healthcare Quality. She serves In 2014, Ottis was officially diagnosed on the Boards of the Network for with type 2 diabetes. Since retirement, Regional Healthcare Improvement, the Ottis has focused his efforts on giving back Wisconsin Community Health Fund and to others in need. He founded the OJ Anderson the Advisory Council of University of Wisconsin Scholarship Foundation in 2007 in his hometown of Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. West Palm Beach, Florida. The Foundation raises money to Dr. Rude is passionate about assisting health care help local students get a college education. providers in transforming their practices to provide high-value health care. Kelly Charapata, RN Certified Diabetes Educator, Bellin Health
Kelly Charapata, BSN, RN, CDE is Chris Woleske, J.D, FACHE a Certified Diabetes Educator and President and CEO, Bellin Health system nurse educator for Bellin Health Diabetes Services. Charapata is Chris Woleske has been a member an active member of Bellin’s Diabetes of the executive leadership team Steering Team that focuses on evidence- at Bellin for more than 22 years based diabetes care throughout the and she has been involved in continuum, social determinants of health strategic planning and operational initiative and the Nursing Professional execution of key initiatives for Development Council. Charapata currently Bellin Hospital, Bellin Medical educates system clinic nurses to educate patients Group, Bellin Psychiatric Center, about diabetes, how to test blood glucose, and how to start insulin to optimize patient time and resources while and Bellin Health - Oconto Hospital. at their appointment. She also implemented “a day in the A graduate of the Stanford Graduate life of a diabetic patient” for local nursing students so they School of Business Executive Program, understand the true burden of diabetes. She received her Woleske earned her Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree bachelor’s in nursing from Bellin College. from Marquette University Law School and has a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from UW-Eau Claire. She is also a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Tim Nikolai Senior Community Impact Director American Heart Association
Tim Nikolai has been with the American Heart Association for more than 13 years in a variety of roles. He Kori Krueger, MD leads the Association’s efforts around policy and systems change, including Medical Director, Marshfield Clinic the management of chronic disease. Institute for Quality Systems Improvement
Kori Krueger, MD, Chairs the WCHQ Board of Directors. He is the medical director of the Institute for Quality, Innovation Dirk Steinert, MD, MBA and Patient Safety at Marshfield Medical Director, Specialty Care – Clinic. Dr. Krueger practices internal Quality, Ascension Wisconsin medicine – pediatrics at Marshfield Clinic. He received a bachelor’s degree in Dirk Steinert, MD, is the medical director chemical engineering at UW-Madison and his for quality at Ascension-Wisconsin and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the UW School of WCHQ Board member. Dirk is passionate about patient care. Prior to his current Medicine & Public Health. Dr. Krueger completed his role, Dr. Steinert was with Columbia St. residency at Marshfield Clinic/St. Joseph Hospital Mary’s as a primary care physician. He and received a medical MBA at the University of received his Doctorate of Medicine degree St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN. In his work as CQO, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr Krueger helps lead initiatives to improve patient completed his residency at Tulane University safety and outcomes in both ambulatory and inpatient School of Medicine, received a certificate in environments as well as in the membership of the managing health care delivery at Harvard and completed MCHS health insurance provider, Security Health Plan. an MBA at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Lubar School of Business Administration.
JoDeen Hettenbach Governor Tony Evers Director, Bariatrics at Ascension Wisconsin Tony Evers has been Wisconsin’s 46th governor since January 7, JoDeen Hettenbach is the Administrative 2019. Evers previously served as Director of Bariatrics with Ascension the Wisconsin Superintendent Wisconsin. Her responsibilities include the strategic and operational direction of Public Instruction for 10 for quality metabolic and bariatric years. Governor Evers graduated care services. She currently is active from Plymouth High School with the WCHQ Obesity Advisory Group, and attended the UW-Madison Childhood Obesity Prevention Collaborative, for each of his three degrees, a Obesity Action Coalition and Medical Group bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate Management Association. Hettenbach is a graduate in educational administration. of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.