Agenda of the 2025 Medical Director Essentials Course

Friday, June 7

7-8 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8-8:05 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE, Chair, NPA Medical Directors Subcommittee

8:05-8:35 a.m.
Building a Culture of Sustainability

  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE, Chair, NPA Medical Directors Subcommittee

8:35-9:25 a.m.
Building a Culture of Quality with the Medical Director: From Silos to Synergy

  • Ziad Farah, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, CenterLight Healthcare
  • Kimberly Smith, CPHQ, Assistant Director, Quality Improvement and Organizational Development, CenterLight Healthcare
  • Gilda St. Fleur, Senior Vice President, Quality, CenterLight Healthcare

9:25-10:15 a.m.The Role of the PACE Medical Director in Supporting the PACE Team

  • Adam Burrows, MD, Medical Director, Upham’s PACE

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Networking Break

10:30-11:30 a.m.Quality and Compliance Are a Team Sport: The Medical Director’s Role in Leading Quality and Compliance in PACE 

  • Randy J. Ferrance, DC, MD, Regional Medical Officer, InnovAge PACE
  • Rachel Liebman, DO, State Medical Director, InnovAge Pennsylvania LIFE/PACE

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Understanding Organizational Finances and Fiscal Responsibility

  • Robert Schreiber, MD, AGSF, Vice President and National Medical Director, Care Model Strategy, myPlace Health

12:15-1:15 p.m.
Networking Luncheon

1:15-2:15 p.m.
MOM: Medication Optimization and Management

  • Jerry Wilborn, MD, Chief Medical Officer, One Senior Care

2:15-3:15 p.m.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in PACE

  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE, Chair, NPA Medical Directors Subcommittee
  • Randy J. Ferrance, DC, MD, Regional Medical Officer, InnovAge PACE
  • David Wensel, DO, FAAHPM, HMDC, Chief Medical Officer, TRU Community Care

3:15-3:30 p.m.
Networking Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.
We Survived Our First PACE Audit – and We’re Better Off for It

  • Alexandra Mull, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PACE Center Manager, Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness – PACE

4:30-5:15 p.m.
PACE Medical Directors: Challenges and Concerns

  • Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE, Chair, NPA Medical Directors Subcommittee (Facilitator)
  • Ziad Farah, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, CenterLight Healthcare (Panelist) 
  • Rachel Liebman, DO, State Medical Director, InnovAge Pennsylvania LIFE/PACE (Panelist)
  • Mathew McNabney, Medical Director, Hopkins ElderPACE, Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Committee (Panelist)

5:15 p.m.
Adjournment and Presentation of Certificates

6- 8 p.m.
Welcome Reception