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  • Monday, Feb 9th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    PMD2 - Stabilizing Clinic Finances in an Unstable World: Resilience Strategies for Health Centers
    Location: Chesapeake A-C (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Adrienne Mann, RN,BSN – Coleman Associates
    Speaker: Amanda M. Laramie – Coleman Associates
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    PWB1 - The Vital Link: Health Centers Connecting Stakeholders & Communities - P2P NETWORKING SESSION
    Location: Wilson D (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Marcus DelGado, EMBA – IDEL Associates
    Speaker: Melvin Jones, CCMP, SPHR​ – IDEL Associates
    Speaker: Rashad A. Collins, MS – Unity Health Care, Inc.
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    PWH1 - The Integration of Emerging Best Practice Behavioral Health Initial Screening and Brief Interventions Through Telehealth in a Rural Health Center
    Location: Chesapeake J-L (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: David Newton, LPC – Georgia Primary Care Association
    Speaker: Steven Miracle, MBA – Georgia Mountains Health Services
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    PWB2 - Harnessing AI for Fundraising and Communications in Health Centers
    Location: Chesapeake A-C (Ballroom Level)
    Moderator: James Green, MBA, CFRE – National Association of Community Health Centers
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    PWG2 - Assessing Need in Your Service Area: Highlighting the Importance of Your Health Center’s MUA/P
    Location: Baltimore 3-5 (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Aleksandr Kladnitsky – Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
    Speaker: Elizabeth Linderbaum, MPP – NACHC
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    PWB3 - Lessons in the Eye of the Storm: Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Health Centers and Practices for the Future
    Location: Chesapeake J-L (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Julia Dempsey, MPH – NACHC
    Speaker: Michael Robinson, PhD – Direct Relief
    Speaker: Cordelia Sterns, MD – High Country Community Health
    Moderator: Jessica Hinshaw, MPH – NACHC
    Speaker: Joseph Haro – NACHC
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    PWC3 - Compliance Without Chaos: A Proactive Approach to HRSA Readiness
    Location: Wilson A (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: Rebecca Stauffer, MPA – CohnReznick
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available
  • Wednesday, Feb 11th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    PWD3 - Finding Money in the Margins: Practice Transformation for Performance & Profitability
    Location: Chesapeake A-C (Ballroom Level)
    Speaker: David E. Hughes, MBA – Elica Health Centers
    Health Center EssentialsCE Credit Available