2023 Member Conference

The Moment Is Now! Linking Together to Strengthen and Expand Health Pathways

Dates: October 19 - 20, 2023

Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel

1230 J Street, Sacramento CA 95814 

Conference Fees:

  • One Day Registration (either day): $35.00 per person
  • Two Day Registration purchased together: $50.00 per person

No refunds for cancellations or no-shows.

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

October 19, 2023

 

11:00 am  Registration Opens 

12:00 pm  Welcome

Journeys and Successes of Health Pathway Program Alumni

Keynote Address

  • Dr Robert K Ross, California Endowment

Addressing Health Workforce and Diversity Needs

  • Elizabeth Landsberg, Department of Health Care Access and Information 

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Panel: How Major Funders Support Health Workforce, Diversity and Pathway Programs

  • Jeffrey Kim, The California Wellness Foundation
  • Glenda Monterroza, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Community Health
  • Kathryn Phillips, California Health Care Foundation
  • Tara Westman, The California Endowment

California's Emerging Health Workforce Needs and A New Statewide Policy Approach

  • Elizabeth Mertz, PhD, MA, UCSF Healthforce Center

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Statewide Pathway Inventory Tool 

                  Closing Remarks 

                  Reception

6:30 pm     End

Dr Ross

Elizabeth Landsberg

October 20, 2023

 

8:00 am    Registration Opens 

8:30 am    Welcome

Keynote Address

  • Hector Flores, MD, Adventist Health White Memorial

Panel: How Health Employers Acting, Investing and Partnering to Build a More Robust, Diverse Health Workforce and Expand Health Pathway

  • Roger Liu, AltaMed 
  • Peggy Wheeler, California Hospital Association
  • Dr Le Ondra Clark Harvey, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies 

Panel: Strategies and Lessons Learned from Health Pathway Programs

  • Dr Ramon Hernandez, UC San Diego
  • Stephanie Huerta Alvarez, UCSF Fresno 
  • Tomás A. Magaña, MD, MA, FAAP, FACES for the Future Coalition
  • Jeff Oxendine, Health Career Connection
  • Sheila Thornton, One Future Coachella 

Lunch Available

Closing Keynote

  • Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, MD

1:00 pm      End

 

*Schedule is subject to change