Dr. Stephen Leedy, MD, FAAHPM
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at Tidewell Hospice
Come hear Dr. Leedy speak at the following sessions:
Preventing Rehospitalizations
Stop! Don’t call 911! Save your patients stress and your hospital partners thousands by learning strategies to prevent unnecessary rehospitalizations. This lecture will describe the factors that lead to fewer rehospitalizations in hospice patients and the strategies that can be used for messaging this benefit to your hospitals. Discussion of hospice care for congestive heart failure, one of the most common causes of hospital readmissions, will be discussed as well as prognostication challenges, disease management strategies, and potential benefits to patients, families, hospitals, and the healthcare system.
The American Hospice Journey: Mapping Our Past, Paving New Roads – OPENING PLENARY
The modern American hospice movement has grown and thrived due to the efforts of visionary, charismatic pioneers. To sustain our field into the future, it is imperative that our principles and practices be woven into the fabric of American healthcare through their incorporation into health policy. This requires the hospice “movement” to become mainstreamed and normalized, with procedures and regulations governing our industry’s behavior.
In this opening plenary, learn how to amplify your hospice voice through messaging strategies for advocacy and program growth, to find the encouragement to continue journeying down the hospice path, to remember past accomplishments and prepare for the challenges ahead.
About Dr. Leedy:
Dr. Stephen Leedy is the Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer of Tidewell Hospice in Sarasota, Florida. He is board certified in Family Medicine with sub-specialty board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, where he also serves as Chairman of their national Public Policy Committee.
Dr. Leedy is Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine. He serves on the boards of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, the Manatee Healthcare Alliance and the Manatee County Medical Society. He is a Physician Section Steering Committee Member of the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals and an Executive Committee Member of the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Leedy received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1991 at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Palliative Care at Lancaster University in Lancaster, England.
Dr. Leedy is a sought-after lecturer who has presented locally, nationally and internationally. He has made numerous television and radio appearances and is featured in print frequently. Dr. Leedy has had original research articles on end-of-life care published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.