2024 Clinical Symposium Agenda
(This schedule is subject to change.)
Saturday, June 8
Theme: Finding the Right Dose of Care for the PACE Participant
7-8 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-8:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Amy Denham, MD, MPH, Chair, NPA Clinical Practice Subcommittee; Physician, Piedmont Health SeniorCare
8:15-9:45 a.m. Introduction: How PACE Care Is Different
- Marjorie Almeda, DO, FACOI, Medical Director, Huron Valley PACE
- Gwendolyn Graddy, MD, FACP, Program Coordinator, Medical Education, PACE of Southeast Michigan
9:45-10:15 a.m. Networking Break
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Ethics Sessions (Choose One)
- Ethics in PACE Workshop (For newer PACE staff)
- Adam Burrows, MD, Medical Director, Upham’s PACE
- Ethical Considerations of Pulling Back on Institutional and Interventional Care (For seasoned PACE staff)
- Jennifer Heidmann, MD, Medical Director, Redwood Coast PACE
- Kahli Zietlow, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Associate Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, University of Michigan
12:15-1:15 p.m. Networking Luncheon
1:15-2:30 p.m. Hospital, Emergency, Institutional and Specialty Care: How Much Is Too Much?
- Gwendolyn Graddy, MD, FACP, Program Coordinator, Medical Education, PACE of Southeast Michigan
- Jerry Wilborn, MD, Medical Director, PACE North
2:30-4:30 p.m. Site Tour at Care Resources
4:30-8 p.m. Evening Aboard the Holland Princess (Separate Fee)
Sunday, June 9
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m. Deprescribing/Managing Polypharmacy
- Queonja Dudley, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, Clinical Pharmacist, PACE SEMI – Southfield Clinic
- Rachel A. Pinkney, PharmD, BCACP, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy, PACE Southeast Michigan
- Lorie Turner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, PACE Southeast Michigan – Dearborn Clinic
9:30-10 a.m. Networking Break
10-11:30 a.m. Model Practice Guidelines As a Tool for Aligning Care with Participant Goals and Priorities
- Amy Denham, MD, MPH, Chair, NPA Clinical Practice Subcommittee; Physician, Piedmont Health SeniorCare
- Maureen Nash, MD, FAPA, FACP, Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Committee; Medical Director, Providence ElderPlace Oregon
- Jim Pedulla, MD, Immediate Past Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Committee; Medical Director, Neighborhood PACE
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Wrap-Up Panel with Experienced PACE Clinicians to Tie It All Together
- Gwendolyn Graddy, MD, FACP, Program Coordinator, Medical Education, PACE of Southeast Michigan
- Maureen Nash, MD, FAPA, FACP, Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Committee; Medical Director, Providence ElderPlace Oregon
- Jim Pedulla, MD, Immediate Past Chair, NPA Medical Leadership Committee; Medical Director, Neighborhood PACE
12 p.m. Symposium Concludes