September 24–26, 2025

Sioux Falls Convention Center

Join us for SDAHO’s 99th Annual Convention where health care professionals from across the region unite for South Dakota’s most comprehensive health care conference.

This year’s convention features robust educational tracks designed to meet the evolving needs of South Dakota’s health care workforce:

🎓Educational Tracks Include

• Human Resources
• Leadership
• Clinical Excellence/Quality
• Finance/Compliance
• Post-Acute Care
• Information Technology & Cybersecurity
• Workforce Development
• Governance (Trustee Track)

Sample Sessions by Track

💼Human Resources/Leadership

• It’s Not About Birth Year: The Evolution of Employees from A to Gen Z
• Workforce Wake-Up Call: It’s Time to Recalibrate Our Work World
• Reimagining the Healthcare Workforce: Building Teams Within
• And more…

 🩺Clinical/Quality

• Understanding and Managing UTIs – “Gold Cup”
• Investing in Health: The Community Benefits of Antibiotic Stewardship in South Dakota
• Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Embracing a New Reality
• And more…

 📊Finance/Compliance

• Charting the Future… While Traveling on the Same Road
• Washington Update: Legislation, Regulations, and Executive Actions
• Protect and Defend 340B in South Dakota’s Communities
• And more…

🧑‍⚕️Post-Acute

• Behavioral Health Consulting for SNF & AL
• When Walking Away Isn’t an Option: Real-World De-escalation Strategies for Dementia Care
• Strategic Planning for Aging Services: A Roadmap for Managing Your Own Approach
• And more…

 ℹ️ Information Technology

• Sustainable Rural Health Through Digital Innovation & Partnerships
• Leadership Courage Through Curiosity
• Innovations in Rural Health Care
• And more…

🏛️ Governance

• Governance 101: Getting the Fundamentals Right
• Optimizing the Board and CEO Relationship – It’s a Partnership

Continuing Education Opportunities

SDAHO’s convention offers valuable continuing education credits for a variety of professionals:

• Nursing Facility Administrators – Up to 11.1 hours
• Social Workers – Up to 9.9 hours
• ACHE Credit – Up to 3.0 In-Person Education Credits (Pending Approval)

Don’t Miss Out on South Dakota’s Premier Healthcare Learning Experience!
View the full schedule at a glance: www.sdaho.org

SDAHO 2025 Annual Convention – A Full Spectrum of Learning Awaits