“The Corporate Wellness Conference was a great opportunity to bring people with a common goal together for thought provoking dialog and to share innovative approaches to improving employee health. Partnerships and alliances were made that will further our mission of wellness for all. We all walked away with a stronger sense that corporate wellness is achievable.”  Susan Hannegan, Health Management Program Manager, Jack in the Box

 

"The Corporate Health and Wellness Conference provided a great networking opportunity to meet with other corporations who are facing many of the same challenges we are. The sessions were very informative providing information, best practices and resources which we can utilize.”  Kerry Cowart, Corporate Regional Dietician, Compass Group, USA

 

“I found the networking opportunities at the Corporate Wellness Conference to be very insightful. The employers and vendors in attendance provided a diverse expression of corporate wellness today.  I look forward to attending next year.” Susan Bumpas, Benefit Plans Analyst, University of Arkansas System

 

“The Corporate Wellness Conference was a great opportunity for me to network and benchmark with professionals in private corporation, government and with potential vendors.”  Elysa Jacobs, Manager, Health Improvement Programs, Pitney Bowes

 

“The Corporate Wellness Conference was the first wellness conference I've attended focused on employers.  Real employers sharing real strategies and results makes a huge difference.  Thanks for this -- and for all the great networking opportunities.” Henry Albrecht, CEO, Limeade

 

"The 2009 Corporate Wellness Conference provided an excellent platform to bring together national thought leaders, large employers and industry experts all sharing the same vision - the development and betterment of overall wellness for US employees. Humana was proud to be a platinum sponsor for this conference." Paul Moore, Regional CEO, Humana

 

“The conference presented a great opportunity to network with other professionals and meet some of the innovators in this field.” Steve Cyboran, Vice President, Sibson Consulting

 

"The Corporate Wellness Conference provided me with a great opportunity to not only learn from leading wellness experts from around the country, but also allowed me to share some insights into how we in Public Health are addressing the issue of worksite wellness and employee health promotion. I hope the slightly different perspective proved valuable to the attendees.” Marc Saenz, Worksite Program Coordinator, Network for a Healthy California-Los Angeles Region

 

“The Corporate Wellness program was excellent and for Safaricom, the conference came at a very crucial time when the organization is in the process of implementing a Wellness program. The sessions where very educative, interactive and I gained a lot of information.

Thanks for providing such a forum that concentrates on the well being of employees.” Selina Kemama, Safaricom, Nairobi, Kenya

 

"The Corporate Wellness Conference in LA was great.  There were industry leaders and employers to learn from, network with and create friendships!  I will be back.” Colleen M. Reilly, President, Total Well-Being

 

“The Corporate Wellness Conference was a very productive professional experience to learn of a variety of strategies from vendors and practitioners perspectives to enhance employers efforts to create a more healthy work force. The compilation of so many different service providers and individual approaches to a common issue was a great opportunity to be exposed how one may pick and choose alternative ways to create a comprehensive wellness initiative. I am looking forward to attending in the future as I am sure this effort will only get better as others learn of the benefits of this experience.” Jim Carnicella, Human Resources/Risk Management Director, City of Ocoee, FL

 

“The conference was very well organized and was beneficial to attendees in learning how to help corporate employees to remain healthy. The best part of the conference was the opportunity to interact with people of diverse background in the area of healthcare and corporate world. The exhibition was also excellent.  Thanks for conducting a great conference.” Rajen S. Anand, Ph.D., Executive Director, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

 

 

2010 Corporate Wellness Conference Agenda

Monday, September 20^th, 2010 – Wednesday September 22^nd, 2010

Prescheduled Networking Meetings

Throughout the conference there will be up to 2,000 private one-on-one prescheduled networking meetings through the Corporate Wellness Magazine’s proprietary networking software.  Prior to arriving at the conference, attendees will be able to go online to see who else is attending and then request meetings.  Upon the acceptance of the other person the software will then schedule the networking meeting to be held in our dedicated networking rooms.  Attendees can pre-schedule up to 50 private one-on-one networking meetings during the conference.

For a listing of all of our Workshops please click here.

 Sunday, September 19^th, 2010

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Registration in the Constellation Ballroom

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Welcoming Wine and Cheese Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Monday, September 20^th, 2010

7:00 am to 9:00 am: Registration in the Constellation Ballroom

8:00 am to 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in Exhibit Hall  

9:00 am to 11:00 am: General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

11:00 am to 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in Exhibit Hall

12:30 pm to 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:45 pm to 3:45 pm:  General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

3:45 pm to 4:15 pm: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

4:15 pm to 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in the LA Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm: Networking Cocktail Reception and Entertainment in the Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, September 21^st, 2010

7:00 am to 9:00 am: Registration in the Constellation Ballroom

8:00 am to 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in Exhibit Hall

9:00 am to 11:00 am: General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

11:00 am to 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in the LA Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

12:30 pm to 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:45 to 3:45 pm:  General Sessions (Exhibit Hall Closed)

3:45 pm to 4:15 pm: Networking Coffee Break in the California Lounge

4:15 pm to 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings in the LA Ballroom Only

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm:  Networking Cocktail Reception & Entertainment on the Green Circle Terrace, Lobby Level, Outdoors

Wednesday, September 22^nd, 2010

8:00 am to 9:00 am: Networking Coffee Reception in the Olympic Ballroom Lounge

9:00 am to 11:00 am: Workshops

11:00 am to 11:30 am: Networking Coffee Break in the Olympic Ballroom Lounge

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings

12:30 pm to 1:45 pm: Networking Lunch

1:45 pm to 3:45 pm: Workshops

3:45 pm to 4:15 pm: Networking Coffee Break in the Olympic Ballroom

4:15 pm to 5:15 pm: Prearranged Networking Meetings

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm:  Networking Cocktail Reception and Entertainment   

THE CONFERENCE ENDS AT 8:30 pm SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

General Session Topics:

Session 1

Healthcare Reform's Effect on Corporate Wellness Plans

This will be an advanced and intense educational session on a detail analysis of how healthcare reform's legislation's different provisions affect corporate wellness plans.  This detailed analysis of Healthcare Reform will give you the answers and solutions of how Healthcare Reform affects your organization.  This session will also examine new opportunities that Healthcare Reform provides to the corporate wellness industry.

Session 2

Employers Using Social Networking to Engage Employees in Corporate Wellness

Learn how employers are utilizing social networks to communicate, educate and enroll employees in corporate wellness.  Also, learn how they are using social networks to keep employees and plan members “engaged” in the corporate wellness plan.

Session 3

Employer Case Study in Value Based Benefit Design

Learn from several employers on the successful implementation of value based benefit design in their group health insurance plan.  Value Based Benefit Design is being hailed as one of the most exciting and creative methods to lower health care costs and change employees behavior and culture in order to achieve healthier lifestyles.  Value Based Benefit Design adjusts what a plan member or employee would pay for out of pocket costs for their healthcare services based on the clinical benefit to that individual patient.  Learn how to properly design a value based benefit plan and what the proper incentives are to give to specific types of plan members with different health conditions.  Also, learn how to design your prescription drug plan and copayment plan for plan members with certain health conditions, such as asthma and diabetes, and how this can significantly reduce your health plans medical costs by possibly preventing medical costs such as emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

Session 4

Disease Management and Diabetes Management Programs that Work

Learn what the most effective disease management and diabetes management programs are that employers are implementing.  Management is one of the most important aspects of a group health insurance plan and is the gatekeeper to potential expensive and catastrophic medical claims.  Learn which disease management tools really work, what the most recent trends in new disease management programs are and how they differ from the traditional disease management programs.

Session 5

Employer Case Study in Evidenced Based Wellness

This session will feature employers who have implemented Evidence Based Wellness Programs with successful results.  Learn what these employers did and how they properly implemented and integrated their evidence based wellness program into their group health insurance plan.  

Session 6

Creating the Right Incentives

Learn what the best rewards and incentive programs are that you can offer to employees and plan members to “change” behavior and make them adopt more healthy lifestyles.  This session will cover rewards based incentive programs that range from stress reduction, to smoking cessation, to healthy eating and weight management and other corporate wellness programs.

Session 7

Targeted Health Promotion and Disease Management for Specific Health Conditions

This session will discuss how employers are implementing targeted health promotion for specific health conditions that typically incur the greatest costs for group health insurance plans.  Targeting specific health conditions can happen through many avenues from “data mining” claims data, Utilization Review and Case Management.  This session will also deal with the HIPAA Privacy issues associated with targeted health promotion.

Session 8

Corporate Health and Wellness Association (CHWA) Annual Industry Meeting and Membership Meeting (Open to All)

This will be the 2^nd Annual meeting of the Corporate Health and Wellness Association, a non-profit trade association for the corporate wellness industry representing employers, agents, consultants, brokers, TPA’s, insurers and more.  Learn about the CHWA’s past activities and its activities moving forward in the future.

Session 9

Consumer Driven Products, E-Health, Telemedicine and Other Innovative Tools and Their Integration in Corporate Wellness Plans

More employers, associations and groups are starting to implement consumer driven benefits and tools that can help the employee and their dependents become more educated consumers and to also extend their benefits further.  These benefits can also help reduce absenteeism, increase retention and reduce turnover.  Learn why Tele-Medicine, E-Medicine and other consumer driven benefits are becoming increasingly popular amongst employers and groups.

Session 10

Employers “Wish List” for Corporate Wellness Plans

Learn from several leading employers who offer corporate wellness plans what their “wish list” is for corporate wellness.  Learn what new products or services they would like designed and what they would like changed with their existing corporate wellness plan(s) or how they are administered.

Session 11

Consulting Firms Views and Insights into Corporate Wellness Plans

This session will examine several of the leading consulting firms and producers of corporate wellness plans, what their views are on corporate wellness and where the industry is headed.

Workshop Topics:

Workshop 1

Healthcare Reform Certification™

Attend the post conference certification workshops and upon completion receive a certification in Healthcare Reform.  This certification is specifically for CFO’s, Benefit Managers/HR, health insurance agents and consultants, TPA’s, and insurers.  The purpose of the certification is to show the recipient has received advanced education in Healthcare Reform and has an understanding of the rules, regulations and compliance issues under Healthcare Reform.  The certification shows that the recipient also has been educated by some of the nation’s experts on Healthcare Reform and has the ability to better advise those involved in the healthcare industry on the true affects and compliance issues under Healthcare Reform.

Workshop 2

Introduction to Corporate Wellness

This workshop will explain corporate wellness to new employers, agents, brokers, consultants and TPA’s who are interested in corporate wellness.

Workshop 3

Corporate Wellness Certification Course

This course will be a four hour intense and advanced course on corporate wellness.  Several leading experts in corporate wellness will teach this corporate wellness certification course, which will cover how to choose and implement effective corporate wellness programs, how to enroll corporate wellness programs, how to get employees and family members to engage in corporate wellness and how to measure the success or failure of your corporate wellness program.  The corporate wellness certification course will also cover how to administer a corporate wellness program.  This course is for employers, health insurance agents, consultants, brokers and TPA’s.

At the end of the course attendees will receive a certification in corporate wellness (CCW).  *Each year individuals who have received a Corporate Wellness Certification (CCW) Designation must complete 4 additional hours of continuing education to maintain their Corporate Wellness Certification (CCW).

Workshop 4

Cutting Edge “Engagement” Techniques for Corporate Wellness Programs

Learn from several of the leading corporate wellness specialists what methods they have used to receive higher engagement and utilization within corporate wellness programs.  Learn what engagement methods don’t work and why some companies are receiving significantly higher engagement in corporate wellness than others.

Workshop 5

Creating Onsite Medical and Pharmacy Clinics

This workshop will explain from start to finish how to setup an onsite medical or pharmacy clinic at your corporate location.  It will cover everything from the initial costs and planning, to running the onsite clinic on an ongoing basis, to how to properly integrate the onsite clinic into your current group health insurance plan.  The workshop will also include case studies of the cost savings and Return on Investment from onsite clinics.