AnnualLeadershipConference 2024

United by a Bold Mission.

October 16 - 18
Lake Geneva Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva, WI

Don’t miss anything! Register for all the exhibits and presentations here.

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Sponsor + Exhibitor Prospectus

The 2024 sponsor and exhibitor packages offer businesses of all sizes the opportunity to build brand awareness with community health centers from across Illinois. Join us in reaching potential customers who are making a difference in the health care industry.

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Hotel

IPHCA negotiated a room rate of $169/night, which will be available until September 14, 2024.

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Who should attend?

Wondering if the leadership conference is for you? We've designed this conference to be ideal for:

  • Health Center Executive Leadership
  • Operations Personnel
  • Medical Directors
  • Clinicians/Providers
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Care Team Members
  • Policy & Legislative Advocates
  • State & Regional Primary Care Partners
  • Health Center Board Members
  • Other community health center key decision makers

Program Schedule

Search below to learn more about the sessions at the IPHCA Annual Conference. Continuing education credits will be available.

10:15–11:15

Test Location

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Kelly Gust, MAIO, SPHR

10:15–11:15

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

All Hands on Deck: Innovations in Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Across the Lifespan

Melissa Duplantis Briana Reardon

10:15–11:15

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

Enhancing Provider Capacity Through FQHCs: Closing Pediatric Health Disparities

Tiffany Davis Jean Drummond

10:15–11:15

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

State Exchange Session with Morgan Winters

Morgan Winters

11:30–12:30

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

Building an Effective Physician Recruitment Team

Paul Olzak Clint Rosser Paul Kottenstette

11:30–12:30

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Community Health Center Data & Analytics infrastructure to support Population Health

Andrew Hamilton

11:30–12:30

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Health Care for New Arrivals in the Sanctuary City of Chicago

Elizabeth Vaclavik Claudia Burchinal Nancy J. Rivera

11:30–12:30

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Results from a Five-Year Pilot Community Health Specialist-Enhanced SBIRT Workflow

Amber Kraft Suzanne Snyder Giavonni Gray

11:30–12:30

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Strategies to Enhance the Ability of Community Health Centers to Mitigate Social Drivers of Poor Health

Brittani James, MD Luther Walls, MD

11:30–12:30

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Strategies to Enhance the Ability of Community Health Centers to Mitigate Social Drivers of Poor Health

Brittani James, MD Luther Walls, MD

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

340B Compliance Low-Hanging Fruit: Creating an OPAIS Crosswalk

Hannah Rowell

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Creating and Leveraging a Quality Plan in a Substance Use Disorder Clinic

Samantha Kurnik Colleen Murphy

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

Dollars and Sense: Maximizing Billing Revenue for Your Health Center by Implementing Illinois’ new Medicaid Family Planning Program

Jordan Hatcher Kai Tao

1:45–2:45

Workforce Development

How to Develop Effective Physician Leaders

Steve Anderson

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Quality and Operations Process Improvement for Success with VBC Models

Michal Dynda Lindsey Hollenkamp Leah Dafoulas

1:45–2:45

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

The Pursuit of Equity: Tools for Change

Dana Bright Lynne Bergero Shelly Sital, MPH

3:00–4:00

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

Automating Compliance Reporting to Improve Center Operations, Employee Satisfaction, and Patient Care

Clarissa Clinkscales, BSN RN Nate Reveley

3:00–4:00

Workforce Development

Developing An Employee Value Proposition & Employer Brand

Kevin Davis Linda Shapiro Ruth Reiner

3:00–4:00

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Integrating Behavioral Health Strategies within Oral Health Care Visits

Dee Vidal Mir Khan Michelle Di Benedetto

3:00–4:00

Workforce Development

Jack of all Trades, Master of Many: The Community Health Worker in the FQHC Setting

Donisha Reed LaTara DeBerry Brandon Wright

3:00–4:00

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Reducing Health Disparities: The Role of CHCs in Clinical Research

Pete Fronte

3:00–4:00

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

Unlock Recurring Revenue with Remote Patient Monitoring and Improve Patient Outcomes

Sukhwant Khanuja Kathy Boedeker

10:00–11:00

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

10 Cybersecurity Questions your Healthcare Organization Should be able to Answer!

Javier Young

10:00–11:00

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

Assessing Readiness to Scale Your Fundraising Operations

Melissa Hilton Sandra Del Toro Tiffany Okoniewski

10:00–11:00

Workforce Development

Community Health Workers: Preparing for this Emerging Workforce to Address Health Disparities

Tracey Smith Claire Hughes

10:00–11:00

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Creating a Culture of Quality

Erin Howes

10:00–11:00

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

The value of “insourcing” revenue cycle management in today’s healthcare environment

Lou-Ann Diaz Jim Hojnacki

10:00–11:00

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Why People Leave: Decoding 4 Challenges to Employee Engagement

Kelly Gust, MAIO, SPHR

11:15–12:15

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Advancing the Health of Underserved Populations: Utilizing Lab Data to Support Health Equity Initiatives

Linda Raunhofer

11:15–12:15

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

Be Wise and Standardize Your Patient Access Strategy at an FQHC

Rebeca Covarrubias

11:15–12:15

Workforce Development

Engagement for Research and Evidence Sharing among Community Health Clinicians

Alice Eggleston Dana Bright, MSW

11:15–12:15

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

IMAN Health Center’s Response to the Migrant Arrive in Chicago

Dabeer Hussain Amena Qureshi

11:15–12:15

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Implementation of Clinical Integration in an Urban FQHC

Ian Jasenof, MD Nathan Stackhouse Michelle Martinez RN, DNP, PCMH-CCE

11:15–12:15

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

NACHC Updates on 340B

Vacheria Keys

1:45–2:45

Workforce Development

“So, you think you can manage a Hybrid team?” Lessons Learned from Managing a Hybrid Workforce at an FQHC

Suzanne Kunkel Kellie Medious

1:45–2:45

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

Cultivating Community Support: Integrating Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Healthcare Funding

Elona Deprez Kemi Alli, MD

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

Designing spaces for improved access to care

Beth Edwards Gab Sauder

1:45–2:45

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

From Hot-Buttons to Healing: Responding to DEI Resistance

Darrie Burrage

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

Scorekeeper to Strategist, The Changing Role of the CFO in a Post-COVID World

Catherine Gilpin Brian Pavona

1:45–2:45

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

Whole Person Care: The Road to Zero

Warren Komis Briana Reardon

4:00–5:00

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

Everyone’s Invited: Mobilizing Our Clinical and SDOH Programs to Increase Community Access

Donisha Reed Brandon Wright Quinnesia Bell

4:00–5:00

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

Next-Gen Care: Integrating Telehealth and RPM

Steve Losefsky

4:00–5:00

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

Optimizing Financial Sustainability for FQHCs: A Strategic Grant Management Approach

Catherine Gilpin Kemi Alli, MD

4:00–5:00

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Ready to SUCCEED: Strategies for Lasting Change

Darrie Burrage

4:00–5:00

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

The Role of Telehealth in Improving Care Connections and Outcomes for FQHC Patients with Diabetes

Jodi Simon Dana Bright Alice Eggleston, PA-C, MPH

4:00–5:00

Workforce Development

What Happens if You Win the Lottery, Get Bitten by Zombies or Kidnapped by Aliens? Be Prepared for Anything with Talent Review & Succession Planning

Kelly Gust, MAIO, SPHR

9:45–10:45

Transformation + Innovation - Clinical

“Behavioral Integration Opportunities and Pitfalls: case studies from the field”

Stacy Agosto

9:45–10:45

Transformation + Innovation - Operations

“How would you like to pay today?” An FQHCs Approach to Increasing Patient Collections

Carla L. Jones

9:45–10:45

Workforce Development

Health Centers Got Talent! Addressing Workforce Challenges Through an Equity Lens

Adrienne Mann

9:45–10:45

Transformation + Innovation - Finance

Making the Choice for PACE

Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear Jennifer Weiss Jonathan Wildt

9:45–10:45

Promoting the Value of FQHCs

MMRC, PQC and FQHC Collaboration in Addressing the Illinois Maternal Mortality

Cara Bergo Timika Anderson-Reeves Shelly Sital, MPH

9:45–10:45

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

Unveiling True Colors: Understanding Personality Temperaments for Effective Team Dynamics

Kevin McGhee, MSIS. PMP, CNS

For more information, please contact Katie Doolin, Director of Training + Member Services

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