Carle Health System Home Care Symposium 2025

1. Overview
The Carle Health System Home Care Symposium is a professional educational event focused on multidisciplinary oncology care within the home health setting. Held on September 27, 2025, the symposium provides clinical insights into a variety of essential topics, including nutrition management, physical and speech therapy for cancer patients, lymphedema care, and the critical roles of hospice and medical social work in comprehensive patient support.
2. Learning Objectives

Understand nutritional strategies and side-effect management for oncology patients receiving home care.

Evaluate the roles of physical therapy and speech pathology in the rehabilitation of patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.

Identify and manage lymphedema effectively within the home health environment.

Facilitate challenging hospice conversations and integrate medical social work into the comprehensive home care treatment plan.

3. Target Audience
Best for home health nurses, therapists, and social workers who want key updates on multidisciplinary oncology care and patient rehabilitation.
4. Topics
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

Saturday, September 27th, 2025.mp4 Full Live

*Detail:

8:00 a.m. – 8:15a.m. Opening Remarks Edward Boyer, MBA, BSN, RN Director of East & South Regions Carle Home Health & Hospice
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Nutrition and Cancer- Eating Tips and Managing Side Effects Kara Hodel, MS, RD, LDN Clinical Dietitian Carle Health Methodist Hospital
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Head and Neck Cancer: The Speech Pathologist’s Role Elysa Gordon Lovell Amy Zeleznik, MS, CCC, SLP/L
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Chemotherapy, Radiation, & Physical Therapy Clinton Witsman, PT
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Understanding Lymphedema in Home Health Nataly Briceno-Guerrero, OTR/L, CLT, MLD-C, CWT
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Hospice Conversations in Home Care Jill Prosser, MS, MSW
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Medical Social Work in the Home Care Setting Jana Mercado, MSW, LCSW
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Heidi Morris, PT, MPT, MSHA, MBA Therapy Supervisor Carle Home Health