Agenda of the 2026 Clinical Symposium

June 6-7

Interdisciplinary Approach to Complex Care

Saturday, June 6

7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration

7-8 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8-8:15 a.m.
Welcome and Overview of Conference and Objectives

8:15-9:45 a.m.
Session on SUDs

  • Keith Cavey, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified, McGregor PACE
  • Cynthia Balina, MD, Medical Director, McGregor PACE

9:45-10:15 a.m.
Networking Break with Exhibitors

10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ethics in PACE: Beginner’s Mind, Expert Approach

  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE

12-1 p.m.
Networking Luncheon

1-3:30 p.m.
Session on GLP-1

  • Cynthia Balina, MD, Medical Director, McGregor PACE
  • Mieko Diener, MPH, RD, Nutrition Manager, Huron Valley PACE
  • Shealyn Melville, PTA, Physical Therapy Assistant, Huron Valley PACE
  • Javeria Qamar, PharmD, Pharmacist, Huron Valley PACE
  • Priti Shah, PT, Training and Adoption Specialist for Rehab, WelbeHealth
  • Ethan Smith, RD, WelbeHealth

3:30-6 p.m.
Site Tours of Local PACE Centers

6-9 p.m.
Social Event at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Separate Fee)

Sunday, June 7

7:30-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:30-9:30 a.m.
Parkinson’s Disease

  • Camilla Kilbane, Director, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center, Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine

9:30-10 a.m.
Networking Break with Exhibitors

10-11:30 a.m.
Proactive Care Model – IDT Approach to Reduce Hospital Utilization in High-Risk PACE Participants

  • Jason Desadier, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, Medical Director, WelbeHealth Fresno

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Wrap-Up Panel and Open Discussion with Experienced PACE Clinicians: Tying It All Together

  • Marjorie Almeda, DO, FACOI, Medical Director, Huron Valley PACE
  • Cynthia Balina, MD, Medical Director, McGregor PACE
  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE
  • Sabrina Villalba, MD, Medical Director, WelbeHealth Long Beach

12 p.m.
Adjournment