Agenda of the 2025 Clinical Symposium

June 7-8, 2025

Theme: Palliative Care

Saturday, June 7

7-8 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

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

  • Sabrina Villalba, MD, Medical Director, Welbe PACE, Program Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Subcommittee 

8:15-9:45 a.m.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in PACE

  • David Wensel, DO, FAAHP.M., HMDC, Chief Medical Officer, TRU Community Care

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

10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ethics Sessions (Choose One)

  • Ethics in PACE Workshop (Intended for Newer PACE Staff)
    • Adam Burrows, MD, Medical Director, Upham’s PACE
  • Complex Ethical Decision-Making: A Toolbox for PACE Clinicians (Intended for Seasoned PACE Staff)
    • Amy Denham, MD, MPH, Physician, Piedmont Health SeniorCare

12-1 p.m.
Networking Lunch

1-2:15 p.m.Finding Frailty

  • Hillary Spangler, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, UNC School of Medicine

2:15-3:30 p.m.

Senior Substance Abuse: An Unprecedented Challenge for the Coming Decade

  • Jacob A. Paulsen, PhD, Behavioral Health Director, St. Paul’s PACE

3:30-6 p.m.
Site Tour at Ascension Living PACE or Franciscan Senior Health & Wellness

6-9 p.m.
Social Event: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (Separate Fee) 

Sunday, June 8

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

8:30-9:30 a.m.Geriatric Pharmacology and Deprescribing

  • David Wensel, DO, FAAHP.M., HMDC, Chief Medical Officer, TRU Community Care

9:30-10 a.m.
Networking Break

10-11:30 a.m.The New NPA Diabetes Model Practice Guideline: A Resource for Participant-Centered Care

  • Amy Denham, MD, MPH, Physician, Piedmont Health SeniorCare
  • Jim Pedulla, MD, Medical Director, East Boston Neighborhood Health

11:30 am – 12 p.m.
Wrap-Up Panel and Open Discussion with Experienced PACE Clinicians to Tie It All Together

12 p.m.
Symposium Concludes