Thank you to these generous sponsors for making the Doctors for America National Leadership Conference possible!

       

National Leadership Conference
Agenda At-a-Glance

The AAFP has reviewed National Leadership Conference 2022 and deemed it acceptable for up to 21.5 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 09/15/2022 to 09/17/2022. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Thursday, 9/15/22: Pre-Conference FDA Task Force – FREE and included with conference registration!

Time Session Title
8 – 9 am Check-In/Breakfast
9 – 10:15 am FDA Approved: What Does It Actually Mean? Examining the FDA Review Pathways for Drugs and Devices, with Reshma Ramachandran MD, MPP, MHS,
John Powers MD FACP FIDSA, and Diana Zuckerman PhD
10:15 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:45 am Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: Consultants, Medical Societies and Conflict of Interest in FDA Regulatory Review, with Genevieve Kanter PhD and Joel Lexchin MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
11:45 – 1 pm Catered Lunch & Networking
1 – 2:15 pm FDA Advisory Committees and How to Join Them, with Caleb Alexander MD, MS and Diana Zuckerman PhD
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 3:45 pm Aftermath of User Fee Bill Legislation → Proposals in Cures 2.0, with Elizabeth Lee MPA and Reshma Ramachandran MD, MPP, MHS

Thursday, 9/15/22: DFA National Leadership Conference Kick-Off

Time Session Title
3 pm General Registration & Check In Opens
5:30 – 6:30 pm Plenary # 1: Intersectionality & Health Equity: Lessons Learned from COVID with Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health 
6:30 – 9 pm Dinner & Social Event

Friday, 9/16/22: DFA National Leadership Conference 

Time Session Title
8 – 9 am Board/Impact Area Leader Breakfast
8 – 9 am Registration/Breakfast
9 – 10 am Plenary #2  The Power of Stories  – Leadership Lessons learned in Health Equity with Kim Yu, MD, FAAFP
10 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 11:30 am AAC: Breakout #1
Embracing Transformational Health Care System Reform with Gil Lancaster, MD, Richard Needleman, MD, MPH
10:15 – 11:30 am CHP Breakout #1: 

The Secret to Combating Misinformation with Jiore Craig, Head of Digital Integrity at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue

10:15 – 11:30 am HJE: Breakout #1: Providing Expert Testimony to Fight Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans with Arli Christian, ACLU
11:30 am – 2 pm Box Lunch & Various Advocacy Activities with Local Community Based Organizations
2 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm Plenary #3: Survivor’s Journey: How the medical community can positively impact patients with Brenda Mitchell, Carl Evans, and moderated by Kelly Henry, MD
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 5 pm AAC: Breakout #2: Value Based Care Panel Discussion with Ali Khan MD, MPP, FACP; Harold Pollack, PhD; Nita Walker, MD, FACP
3:45 – 5 pm CHP Breakout #2: Physician Advocacy: Outreaching to Government and Community Agencies with Sara Knizhnik, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart, JD, and Donald Tyler, PhD
3:45 – 5 pm HJE: Breakout #2: Improving Patient Health Equity –Trauma Informed Care with Celia Colon, Johnny Page,  and Traci Kurtzer, MD
5 pm Fun Outing Options (on your own)

Saturday, 9/17/22: DFA National Leadership Conference

Time Session Title
8 – 9 am Registration/Breakfast
9 – 10 am Plenary #4 Drop the Pretense: Putting Patients & Caregivers First – a fireside chat with Caregiver Constance Kizzie-Gillett & Dr. Dona Murphey
10 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 11:30 am AAC Breakout #3:  Rule Making 101 with Arka Deb, MD
10:15 – 11:30 am CHP Breakout #3: Addressing Burnout with Shola Ezeokoli, MD 
10:15 – 11:30 am HJE Breakout #3: Roe V Wade: Implications on other Intersectionalities panel discussion with Jordan Hatcher, MPH, Bianca Jenkins, MD, and Joanna Bisgrove, MD
10:15 – 11:30 am FDA Breakout #3: Uncharted Dangers: Pharmaceutical Ads & New Media Erin Willis PhD, MPH, Sneha Dave Executive Director, Generation Patient, and Ellen Pil Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University

 

11:30 am – 1 pm Lunch & Copello Fellowship Presentations
1 – 6 pm Fun Outing Options (on your own)

  • Cubs vs. Rockies 2:20 pm
  • Aquarium
  • Architecture Tour
1 – 2:15 pm Board Meeting
2:30 – 4:30 pm  Board/Impact Area/Staff Strategic Planning
4:30 – 6 pm Break
6 – 8 pm Social and Dinner
6:45 – 7:15 pm Founders Awards/Copello Fellowship Graduation with special guest speaker, Dr. Alice Chen
8 – 10 pm Mischief & Merriment

The AAFP has reviewed National Leadership Conference 2022 and deemed it acceptable for up to 21.5 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 09/15/2022 to 09/17/2022. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.


Thank you to these generous sponsors for making the Doctors for America National Leadership Conference possible!