Meet the Faculty
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Todd Pickard, MMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, FASCO
Executive Director Advanced Practice
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- ELC Volunteer Leadership Engagement Workshop
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Emilie T. Davis
AVP – Advanced Practice Providers
Ochsner
New Orleans, LA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- ELC Volunteer Leadership Engagement Workshop
- Interactive Rapid Fire Ask the Experts Panel
- Leading Through Influence
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Megan Fulton, DMSc, PA-C
System Executive Director, APP Best Practice Center
MUSC Health
Charleston, SC
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Triple Threat – Owning Powerful Metrics Alongside our Physician and Nurse Colleagues
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Leslie Clayton DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Program Director for Advanced Practice
M Health Fairview
Minneapolis, MN
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- ELC Volunteer Leadership Engagement Workshop
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Leah Hampson Yoke, PA-C
Chief PA; Infectious Disease PA
UW Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- From Lab Tech to Chief PA: Lessons in Leadership
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Clair Kuriakose, MBA, PA-C, FACHE
Chief Advanced Practice Officer
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- The Room Where It Happens
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Kevin A. Hickman, DMSc, MJ (Health Law), MHA, CHC, PA-C
Assistant Profession/Principal Faculty
ATSU Central Coast PA Program
Dallas, PA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Conducting Internal Investigations When Potential Compliance and Fraud Issues Are Brought to a Leader’s Attention
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Stephanie Daubert, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Demystifying Healthcare Finance: A CFOs Perspective
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Veronica Victorian, DMCs, PA-C
Assistant Director, Surgery Advanced Practice; Vice Chair Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Conscious Communication: Mindful Navigation of Difficult Conversations
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Lisa Shock, DrPH, MHS, PA-C
Population Health Executive
Apex, NC
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Use Your Clinical Expertise to Become a Healthcare Executive
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Raquelle Akavan, MS, PA-C
Physician Associate
South University, Austin
Austin, TX
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Leading by Values: Strategies for Seamless Work-Life Integration
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Folusho Ogunfiditimi, DM, MPH, PA-C
President and Chair of the Board, AAPA
AAPA
Alexandria, VA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Better Together: The Power of the PA and NP Collective Voice
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David Beck, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Vice Dean
University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Pittsburgh, PA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- It Takes Two to Tango: Partnering with Academic Institutions to Solve Administrative Problems
- Interactive Rapid Fire Ask the Experts Panel
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Stephen Ferrara, DNP, FNP
President
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Austin, TX
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Better Together: The Power of the PA and NP Collective Voice
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Benjamin R. Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Chief Advanced Practice Executive
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- It Takes Two to Tango: Partnering with Academic Institutions to Solve Administrative Problems
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Kevin Riddleberger, MBA, PA-C
Chief Strategic Officer
Dispatch Health
Denver, CO
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Day in the Life of a Healthcare Entrepreneur: Lessons Learned From Growing a Company From Zero to Unicorn Status
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Amy L. Haller, MBA, MPAS, PA-C
Director, UPMC Center for Advanced Practice Education
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
Disclosures: Researcher: Jannsen
All relevant financial relationship listed for this faculty have been mitigated.
Sessions
- It Takes Two to Tango: Partnering with Academic Institutions to Solve Administrative Problems
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Andrea Cox, SHRM-SCP
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Recycle Track Systems
New York, NY
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- How to Have the Tough Conversation
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Kimberly Sapre, DMS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA
Medical Consultant, Assistant Associate Professor
Insurtech Industry, Shenandoah University
Alexandria, VA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Advancing Health Equity: A Guide for Leaders
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John Davidson, MBA, PA-C
Senior Director, Advanced Practice Providers
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- The Healthcare Value Conundrum Explained
- Interactive Rapid Fire Ask the Experts Panel
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Amy Milliken, MSN, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Stepping Up and Sharing the Load: APP Shared Leadership and Career Ladder Advancement
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Jesus (Jay) Navoa, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Manager of Advanced Practice Providers
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Stepping Up and Sharing the Load: APP Shared Leadership and Career Ladder Advancement
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Jamie Silkey, PA-C, MBA, DFAAPA
Chief Advance Practice Officer
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa, WI
Disclosures: Researcher: Jannsen
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- When the Hours and the RVUs Don’t Add Up
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Sharona Johnson, PhD, FNP-BC, NE-C
System Administrator for Advanced Clinical Practice
ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Disclosures: Researcher: Jannsen
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Enhancing Collaborative Care and Driving Policy Change
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Michael Russo, PA-C
Director of Surgical Advanced Practice
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- The Importance of Data Literacy for Advanced Practice Leaders
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Alisha T. DeTroye, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Regional Director of Advanced Practice
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist-Advocate Health
Winston-Salem, NC
Disclosures: Researcher: Jannsen
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Demonstrating PA/APRN Impact through Care Model Design
- Interactive Rapid Fire Ask the Experts Panel
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Joe Ciavarro Jr, PA-C, MBA
Director of PA Services
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn
New York, NY
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months
Sessions
- Karma Is the Leader Unprepared: Swift Remedies to Tailor Your Management Journey
- Interactive Rapid Fire Ask the Experts Panel