REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates

Attn: All Regulated Health and Residential Care Providers

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025

Dates: November 19 and 20, 2025

Registration (UW – Green Bay): 2025 FOCUS Conference registration

Cost (two days): $250.00 until November 11, 2025; $300 after November 11, 2025

Location: KI Convention Center, Green Bay WI

As part of the Division’s commitment to Teach, Learn and Collaborate, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), is pleased to announce the 25th annual FOCUS Conference for health and residential care providers and DQA staff.

The two-day conference will address a wide variety of health and residential care provider related topics. This year we have an excellent line up of presenters.

  • Opening remarks from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kirsten Johnson
  • November 19: Keynote, James Robilotta, Find Your Third Place: A Work/Life Balance Conversation That’s Actually Helpful
  • November 20: Keynote, Ryan Martin, Navigating Emotionally Charged Conversations: Staying Calm, Setting Boundaries, and Communicating Clearly
  • 57 breakout sessions
  • 50+ exhibitors

We will be using the mobile conference application Whova, which enables participants to interact easily with other attendees, build connections, and receive up-to-date event information.

The in-person conference will award continuing education units (CEUs) to social workers, nursing home administrators, and community-based residential facility (CBRF) and adult family home (AFH) staff.

See the FOCUS 2025 website for conference information including registration, lodging, parking, CEUs, and more.

Contact Information

  • For questions regarding registration or CEUs, please contact Nicole Virant at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, virantn@uwgb.edu.
  • For other questions regarding the FOCUS 2025 Conference, please contact the FOCUS Team at DQA at dhsdqafocus@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Don’t wait, sessions fill up fast! Register for the FOCUS 2025 Conference today!