MNDONA Fall Conference

October 7-9, 2026


11266 Pine Beach Peninsula 

Brainerd, MN

218-829-2811

www.maddens.com 

MNDONA Fall Conference Schedule

Wednesday, October 7

10:30 AM                            Registration Opens (Town Hall Conference Center)

12:30 - 1:00 PM First Timers Orientation (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

1:00 – 2:30 PM                   Keynote with Kristi Huber (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

3:00 – 4:00 PM                  Q&A with Kari Everson and Rob Rode (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

4:30 – 6:30 PM                 Exhibit Hall (Governor's Ballroom - Town Hall Conference Center Upper Level)

6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner & Awards/Scholarships (Wilson Bay Lodge)

8:00 PM Sponsored Events (TBD)

Thursday – October 8, 2026

Thursday, October 8

8:00 - 9:00 AM       Breakfast (Fairways Restaurant)

9:00 – 10:15 AM      Drug Diversion with DEA  (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

10:15 – 11:45 AM           Exhibit Hall (Governor's Ballroom - Town Hall Conference Center Upper Level)

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Breakout Sessions

SNF with Colleen T., Pathways (Anderson Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

AL - Medication Administration Issues with Nicole Barnett, Guardian Pharmacy (Pilsbury Room - Town Hall          Conference Center Lower Level)

1:00 – 2:00 PM                Lunch (Wilson Bay Lodge)

2:00 – 3:15 PM                 Guardianship with Kari Everson and Rob Rode (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

3:15 – 5:30 PM               Free Time

5:30 - 6:30 PM                 Reception (Wilson Bay Lodge)

6:00 – 7:00 PM                 Dinner (Wilson Bay Lodge)

7:15 PM Karaoke (O'Madden Pub)


Friday, October 9

7:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast (Fairways Restaurant)

9:00 – 10:15 AM            ICAN Project / QAPI & PIPs with Julie Appold (Golf Villa Meeting Rooms C/D)

10:30 - 11:30 AM            MDH

SNF with Kathy Lucas (Anderson Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

AL with Jessie Chenzie & Rhylee Gilb (Pilsbury Room - Town Hall Conference Center Lower Level)

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Conference Wrap-Up and Grab-and-Go Lunch


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