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