Sharing and Celebrating at Oley Conference

Oley celebrated its 30th conference this June with great speakers and much fanfare!

Rain gave way to sun just in time for the golf outing that kicked off Oley’s 30th Annual Consumer/Clinician Conference at the end of June in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was just the start to a busy week, full of opportunities to learn and socialize.

What did we do? First and foremost, we learned: about bacterial overgrowth, the latest (and basics) in line care, preventing clogged tubes, handling social occasions when you cannot eat, growing up on HPN, and so much more.

There was fun in child care and youth activities; we celebrated anniversaries on HPEN and presented Oley awards; we mingled at the silent auction and built sculptures of rec

ycled materials at the picnic while listening to blue grass and jokes performed by Al and Kathy Bain.

Good times, learning and sharing marked the 30th Annual Oley Consumer/Clinician Conference. Watch for more photos and details as they emerge about the 2016 conference to be heldJuly 5-9 in Newport Beach, California.

Joy, an HEN consumer who attended the conference this year for the first time, sums it up eloquently: “I wasn’t quite sure what an Oley Conference would be like and it by far exceeded any expectations I had coming into the week. The information provided was meaningful, the opportunities to connect with other consumers, as well as clinicians and manufacturers, were priceless, and I feel like my life has already improved for the better (and I felt like it was pretty good to begin with so it’s a true blessing).”

We couldn’t have done this—with over 350 participants—without the help of many volunteers and sponsors. See you next year in California!

LifelineLetter, July/Aug 2015