Schedule

2025 Spring Conference & Congressional Fly-In
March 2-4, 2025

Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
Washington, DC

Summit for Transforming Inpatient Rehabilitation

Sunday, March 2, 2025 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Leadership Forum

10:00 AM           Registration Opens                                                   

11:30 AM           Opening Lunch- sponsored by Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital                                            

12:00 PM            Welcome

  • Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, MCMH, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Burke Rehabilitation/Montefiore Health System
  • Sandeep Singh, MD, Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Medical Affairs, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital                              

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM        Keynote Speaker                                                       

  • Peter Angood MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), CEO and President, American Association for Physician Leadership                                            

1:10 PM – 2:45 PM          Track Sessions  

 Track One: Quality

  • Medical Director: Victoria Whitehair, MD, Medical Director and Vice Chair, MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute, Associate Professor of PM&R, Case Western Reserve University
  • Administrator Partner: Alan Lombardo, CEO, Sheltering Arms Institute

Track Two: Strategy

  • Medical Director: Kelley Crozier, MD, MBA, FAAPMR, Chair, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The Reading Hospital, Medical Director, Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
  • Administrator Partner: Kent Riddle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Track Three: Work Culture

  • Medical Director: Vishwa Raj, MD, Chair, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Atrium Health and Director, Oncology Rehabilitation 

  • Administrator Partner: Robert Larrison, FACHE, Enterprise GVP and President, Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation

Track Four: Operational Performance     

  • Medical Director: Elissa Charbonneau, MS, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Encompass Health Corporation
  • Administrator Partner: Bruce Brasser, Chief Operating Officer, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM          Afternoon Break                               

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM          Group Discussion & Report Outs                                                      

  • Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, MCMH, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Burke Rehabilitation/Montefiore Health System
  • Sandeep Singh, MD, Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Medical Affairs, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital 
  • Karl Sandin, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM          Physician Perspective Session: Dyad Model Brooks Experience                                 

  • Kerry Maher, PT, MD, Senior Vice President of Patient Access and Community Education, Brooks Rehabilitation 
  • Bryan Murphy, RN, BSN, MHA, MRMC, Vice President Hospital Operations, Brooks Rehabilitation
  • Kevin O’Brien, BSN, RN, Director of Admissions, Brooks Rehabilitation                                              

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM          Administrative Perspective Session ‎                                                    

  • Anthony Cuzzola, Vice President and Administrator, HMH JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute              

5:15 PM – 5:35 PM          Legislative Session ‎                                                    

  • Kate Beller, JD, President, AMRPA              

5:35 PM – 5:45PM              Summary & Wrap-Up                                               

  • Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, MCMH, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Burke Rehabilitation/Montefiore Health System
  • Sandeep Singh, MD, Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Medical Affairs, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital                                                           

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM        Conference Welcome Reception- sponsored by Encompass Health

  • Reception is open to both STIR and Spring Conference attendees.   

Monday, March 3, 2025 - Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Don’t miss out on a chance to hear from and speak to federal agency officials, members of Congress, and other Washington, DC influencers who make critical decisions every day about our industry.  ‎You will hear from industry leaders, who will provide everything you need to know about the impact of legislation and regulations on medical rehabilitation, and an update on 2025 AMRPA policy priorities. This two-day event will deliver fundamental information in preparation for Tuesday afternoon ‎Capitol Hill visits, scheduled by AMRPA staff. 

We will hold an evening reception following the Capitol Hill visits to debrief on our appointments. The reception will take place at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. For your planning purposes, the reception should end in the early evening. We look forward to seeing you in Washington DC!

Monday, March 3, 2025 

7:30 AM                                  Registration Opens                                                    

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM         Breakfast 

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM         Welcome 

  • Chris Lee, MSPT, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals; Chair, AMRPA Board of Directors 

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM      IRF Policy Highlights 

  • Kate Beller, JD, President, AMRPA 
  • Joe Nahra, Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Policy, AMRPA‎ 

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM    Previewing the 119th Congress & What it Means for the IRF Field 

  • Mike Park, Partner, Alston & Bird 
  • Mark Rayder, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird 
  • Marilyn Yager, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird 
  • Jonathan Jagoda, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird 

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM    Networking Break with Exhibitors 

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM    To Be Announced

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM         Cyber and Data Security Regulatory Update 

  • Kirk Nahra, Partner, WilmerHale

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM       Lunch with Exhibitors 

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM         Previewing Health Policy under the Trump Administration

  • Jackson Hammond, Senior Policy Analyst, Paragon Health Institute

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM         Updates on AMRPA’s Data-Driven Advocacy

  • Sam Fleming, President, Fleming-AOD Inc.‎ 
  • Troy Hillman, Director of Quality and Health Policy, AMRPA 

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM         Networking Break with Exhibitors 

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM         Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ‎(MedPAC) Update 

  • Dana Kelley, MPA, Deputy Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM        The Changing Federal Landscape for Rehabilitation Research

  • Peter Thomas, JD, Managing Partner, Powers Law Firm
  • Kelly Linden, President and CEO, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM         FAIR Fund Meeting 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM         Conference Reception- sponsored by Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 

7:30 AM                            Registration Opens                                                   ‎

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM         Breakfast 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM         AMRPA Political Action Committee Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM         Remarks by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)

9:30AM – 10:15 AM       Views from the Hill: Health Policy Agenda for the 119th Congress 

  • Matt Hittle, Professional Staff, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee (Republican) 
  • Rachel Dolin, Professional Staff, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee (Democratic) 
  • Kripa Sreepada, Health Policy Adviser, Senate Finance Committee (Democratic) 
  • Conor Sheehey, Senior Health Policy Adviser, Senate Finance Committee (Republican)

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM    2025 AMRPA Congressional Outreach Strategy & Messaging  

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM    Lunch 

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM    Walk/Taxi to Capitol Hill 

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM       AMRPA Congressional Fly-In

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM         Post Congressional Fly-In Reception

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