Fall Member Meeting Agenda

Friday October 18

6:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Cocktail Reception & Welcome Dinner | The Gallery (Lobby Level)

DHPA will hold a cocktail reception and dinner for Board members and other physician and administrative leaders from our DHPA member practices arriving early enough on Friday evening.

Saturday, October 19

7:30 am – 8:15 am: Breakfast | Marquette Ballroom (2nd Floor)

A breakfast buffet will be available starting at 7:15 am for you to enjoy while catching up with colleagues from our DHPA member practices.

8:15 am – 8:30 am: Welcome by DHPA President & Board Chair Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam

8:30 am – 10:00 am: Federal Health Policy Issues of Importance to Independent GI Practices

DHPA’s lobbyists, John McManus and Elizabeth Barnett, along with DHPA legal counsel, Howard Rubin, will provide an overview of key health policy issues of practical importance to DHPA’s member practices, including (i) Medicare payment reform, (ii) legislation to protect in-office dispensing, (iii) site-neutral payment policies, (iv) reform of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, (v) prior authorization reform, (vi) Congressional and federal agency responses to health care market consolidation, (vii) report on the status of litigation challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-compete restrictions, and (viii) 340B reform. In addition, John and Tracy will offer prognostications about what a Harris vs. Trump healthcare agenda could look like in 2025.

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Political Fundraising as Fundamental to DHPA’s Core Mission

DHPA lobbyists John McManus and Elizabeth Barnett, along with a panel of other DHPA leaders, will lead an interactive session with our DHPA members on the history of DHPA members’ fundraising efforts and the importance of DHPA remaining engaged in the effort to build and support legislative champions for independent practices.

Related Documents
DHPA Political Fundraising Memo

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Board of Directors Business Meeting (Gunaratnam, Rubin)

Agenda to include:

Financial Report (Baig, Sousa)
Report on Next Generation Leadership Conference (Van Handel, Nahar)
Chair of Data Analytics Vacancy (Rubin, Gunaratnam)
Expansion of DHPA Collaboration with Patient Advocacy Groups and Other Stakeholders
Reports from DEI and Communications Committees (Connor, Mathew)
Planning for DHPA’s Spring 2025 meeting (Sousa); and
New Business

10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Corporate Member Sessions for Non-Board Member Physician & Administrative Leaders

Bristol Myers Squibb Presentation: Marquette Ballroom II (2nd Floor)
J&J Presentation: Marquette Ballroom III (2nd Floor)

10:45 am – 11:25 am: First Breakout Session
11:35 am – 12:15 pm: Second Breakout Session

While the Board of Directors holds its business meeting, all other attendees will divide into two groups and participate in two 40-minute sessions with our corporate members Bristol Myers Squibb and J&J, switching rooms after the first 40-minute session. These sessions will focus on significant health policy issues of importance to our member practices and the patients we serve.

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm: Buffet Lunch Provided

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: An Invitation to Lead from Your Core: Be More!

DHPA is excited to have Theo Michael Theodosiou joining us as our keynote speaker to present on the topic of leadership and culture in independent medical practices. Mr. Theodosiou, the founder of THEO Executive Group, newly rebranded as theo Transformation Advisory, has devoted his career to elevating the impact of healthcare and adjacent industries. Mr. Theodosiou will share his observations on how, in the current, challenging healthcare environment, it is easy to get lost in the ever-shifting game of HOW to survive and prosper. Mr. Theodosiou will explain that it is not the HOW that will distinguish your practices but staying true to your WHY. Mr. Theodosiou will speak on the topic of “legacy” for your practices that extends beyond improving patient lives, focusing on two lessons – becoming better business leaders and becoming developers of a culture that invites the best in your people.

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Break

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: The Next Generation of Independent GI Practice Leaders

Members of the DHPA Next Generation Leadership Committee will offer their perspective on how independent GI practices can best prepare younger physicians to take on leadership roles in their practices, communities, and medical societies. This session will also draw on the experiences of more “senior” medical practice leadership in fostering the next generation of independent GI leaders.

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm: State Health Policy Committee (Kaptik, Rubin)

DHPA Chair of Health Policy, Dr. Steven Kaptik, and DHPA legal counsel, Howard Rubin, will report on state legislative issues that could have a significant impact on patient access to high-quality, cost-efficient care furnished in independent gastroenterology practices. Dr. Kaptik and Mr. Rubin will report on a series of legislative battles that have arisen over the past year in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. This session will also draw on the experiences of DHPA physician leaders who were “in the trenches” for various of these state legislative battles and will offer concrete examples of how DHPA members can help mobilize multi-specialty advocacy efforts in support of independent practices in their own States.

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Recap of Goals & Priorities for 2024-2025

4:00 pm: Adjournment

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Executive Committee Meeting