C. David Paragas Leadership & Advocacy Training Seminar

2012 Date and Location TBD

In an effort to provide advocacy training and promote legislative know-how, OAFP hosts the biennial C. David Paragas Leadership & Advocacy Training Seminar.

This event is held on the alternate year of the Robert S. Young, M.D., Legislative Conference. Program elements included communication skills training, building media relationships and leadership enhancing activities.

The seminar is designed to give participants the advocacy and media tools necessary to successfully and effectively advocate for the specialty of family medicine.

The carefully chosen topics, speakers and presentation methods are designed to build leadership and communication skills, add to understanding of current Ohio healthcare issues, and provide multiple opportunities to interact with community leaders.

Presentations from the 2010 C. David Paragas Leadership & Advocacy Training Seminar are available below.

• Health Reform: Buckeye Style Panel
  • Cynthia Burnell, executive director, Health Care Coverage and Quality Council (HCCQC)
  • *Richard Snow, D.O., chair, Patient-centered Medical Home Task Force (PCMH)
  • Col Ownes, chair, Payment Reform Task Force
  • Cathy Levine, member, Consumer Engagement Task Force
  • *Sarah Sams, M.D., member, Multi-payer Enhanced Primary Care Work Group
• Ohio's Efforts in Health Information Technology Implementation and Support Panel
  • *Brian Bachelder, M.D., Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) board member representing OAFP and Ohio State Medical Association
  • Jon Wills, OHIP board member representing Ohio Osteopathic Association
• 2010 Statewide Elections – What to Expect in November and Beyond
  • C. David Paragas, J.D.
• Advocating for Medical Home Model with Payers – How it Can be Done Successfully Panel
  • Craig Thiele, M.D., medical director, CareSource
  • Richard Shonk, M.D., medical director, UnitedHealthcare
  • *Brian Bachelder, M.D., past chair, American Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Quality
  • *Ted Wymyslo, M.D., chair, Family Medicine Dayton Inc.
  • *Jon Seager, M.D., past chair, OAFP Practice Management Commission
• HB 198 – State Legislation to Create PCMH Education Pilot
  • *State Representative Peggy Lehner
• Patient-Centered Medical Home Models in Ohio
  • Jeff Biehl, president, Access Health Columbus, a non-profit, public-private partnership working to improve access to health care by advancing the medical home model of care in central Ohio.
  • Robert Graham, M.D., chair of the Patient-centered Medical Home Work Group, which is part of the Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati's Aligning Forces for Quality Medical Home Pilot. In this pilot, 11 local physician practices are providing medical home care to patients and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Humana Inc. and UnitedHealthcare of Ohio are paying those practices for that care (case management fee in addition to the usual fees received).

*Presenter did not utilize a PowerPoint presentation

For more information, contact Director of Events Erin Jech or call 800.742.7327.