Education

Leadership Forum


Click here to see a list of confirmed speakers for the Leadership Forum. 

Monday, March 23 - Schedule at a Glance

7:15 AM

 Registration and Exhibits Open
 Networking Breakfast provided by AMRPA

8:00 - 8: 15 AM

 Welcome and State of the Field
 Dr. Bob Krug, Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors/Medical Director, PM&R Service Line, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

 Policy Headlines
 
Kate Beller, JD, EVP for Government Relations and Policy Development, AMRPA

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

 Preparing the Message to your Elected Officials
 Martie Kendrick, JD, Partner, Akin Gump
 Kendall Hussey, Policy Advisor, Akin Gump

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 

 Medical Rehabilitation Research - Enabling the Future
 Alison Cernich, PhD, ABPP-Cn, Deputy Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

 White House Administration Speaker

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

 Update from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

 Invited Speaker

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

 Data Outcomes and Trends from the Field
 Sam Fleming, President, Fleming AOD/eRehabData

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

 Networking Lunch

1:15 - 5:00 PM

 Congressional Office Visits
 Capitol Hill

Tuesday, March 24 - Schedule at a Glance

7:30 AM

 Registration and Exhibits Open
 Networking breakfast provided by AMRPA

8:15 - 8:30 AM

 Recap of Day 1 and Congressional Visits
 
Dr. Bob Krug, Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors/Medical Director, PM&R Service Line, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

 Perspectives from MedPAC
 
James Mathews, PhD, Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

 Updates on Medicare's Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System
 Susanne Seagrave, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Institutional Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation: Upcoming Changes to U.S. News & World Report's Methodology
 Ben Harder, Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis, U.S. News & World Report

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

 Patient Perspective Speaker

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

 Attendee Break and Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

 IMPACT Act & Other Challenges and Opportunities Facing the PAC Sector in 2020
 Aaron Tripp, Vice President of Reimbursement & Financing Policy, LeadingAge
 Lane Koenig, PhD, Director of Research and Policy, National Association of Long Term Care Hospitals
 William Dombi, Esq., President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice

1:30 - 1:45 PM

 Closing Remarks
 Dr. Bob Krug, Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors/Medical Director, PM&R Service Line, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital