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Emergency Preparedness Conference 2026

  Registration is closed for this event
Join HCA on October 8 for the 2026 Emergency Preparedness Virtual Conference


Registration Rates:
HCANYS Member Single: $179
HCANYS Member Full Agency: $299 (no more than 10 people)

Non-Member Single: $229
Non-Member Full Agency: $399 (no more than 10 people)

 

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:15 AM — Welcome and Introduction
Peter Chernack, EVP; Al Cardillo, CEO — HCANYS

9:15 – 9:45 AM — OHEP Statewide Overview and Priorities for HCBS Emergency Preparedness and Response
Brielle Phillips, Healthcare Facilities & Coalition Preparedness Manager, NYSDOH OHEP

9:45 – 10:15 AM — Coalition Building: Strengthening Regional Partnerships for Emergency Preparedness
Peter Chernack, EVP, HCANYS

10:15 – 10:30 AM — Stretch Break

10:30 – 11:30 AM — Lessons Learned from Table-Top Exercises: Patterns, Gaps, and Promising Practices for Home Care and Hospice
Patricia Anders, M.S., MEP, Retired Manager, Health Emergency Preparedness Exercises, NYS Department of Health

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM — AI Use Cases for Care at Home: From Proactive Patient Engagement to Emergency Preparedness
Alice Niezborala, VP of Partnerships, CareBestie

12:30 – 1:30 PM — Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:30 PM — Survey-Ready: EP Plan Deficiencies and Corrections for Home Care and Hospice
Shelley Eggleton, MBA, BS, RN, CEO, Bartlett Strategy Group

2:30 – 3:45 PM — Table-Top Exercise: Responding to a Norovirus Outbreak in the Home Care Setting
Patricia Anders, M.S., MEP, Retired Manager, Health Emergency Preparedness Exercises, NYS Department of Health

3:45 – 4:00 PM — Closing Remarks
Peter Chernack, EVP; Al Cardillo, CEO — HCANYS

 

When
October 8th, 2026 from  9:00 AM to  4:00 PM
Location
Virtual Event
United States
Event Fee(s)
Registration Selection
Member - Single Registration $179.00
Member - Full Agency (No more than 10)) $299.00
Non-Member - Single Registration $229.00
Non-Member - Full Agency (No more than 10) $399.00
Additional Registrant (Full Agency Only) $0.00