The nation’s only
essential conference

June 14-16 | CHICAGO
VITAL2023

Schedule at a Glance


ABOUT OUR TRACKS

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Wednesday, June 14

7 am – 6:30 pm
Registration Open

8 am – noon
Preconference Workshop: Combating Structural Racism Through Workforce Development*
*Attendance may be selected during registration for an additional fee.

Noon – 1 pm
Climate Lunch

1:15 – 2 pm
Interest Group Meeting: 340B

2 – 2:30 pm
First-Time Attendee Orientation

3 – 4:30 pm
Opening General Session
Featuring Barry R. Freedman Leadership Keynote Ozan Varol

4:45 – 5:15 pm
BMC Health Equity Accelerator’s Equity in Pregnancy Program
Boston Medical Center
Track: Innovations in Health Care

4:45 – 5:15 pm
Leveraging Medicaid Financing to Address Health Care Workforce Shortages
Sellers Dorsey
Phoebe Putney Health System
Track: Policy and Finance

4:45 – 5:15 pm
Social Determinants of Health: Addressing Concerns and Not Just Asking Questions
JPS Health Network
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

4:45 – 5:15 pm
Implementing Financial Coaching to Improve Health Care Outcomes
The MetroHealth System
Track: Innovations in Health Care

5:15 – 6:45 pm
Opening Reception
Sponsored by SnapNurse

Thursday, June 15

7 am – 5 pm
Registration Open

7 – 8 am
Networking Breakfast

8 – 9:30 am
General Session featuring Anushay Hossain

9:45 – 10:15 am
Targeting Food Insecurity with a Market/Pantry Hybrid Model
Eskenazi Health
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

9:45 – 10:15 am
Building the Value Case for Complex Care: The One Health Initiative
Regional One Health
Track: Policy and Finance

9:45 – 10:15 am
Mitigating Health-Harming Legal Needs in Vulnerable Populations
Harris Health System
Track: Innovations in Health Care

9:45 – 10:15 am
Systemwide Transitions of Care Program for High-Risk Patients
NYC Health + Hospitals
Track: Innovations in Health Care

9:45 – 10:15 am
Community Activation Model: COVID-19 and the Harlem Hospital Community
NYC Health + Hospitals
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

10:30 – 11 am
Bridging the Health Disparity Gap for Patients with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Needing Skilled Nursing Facilities
The University of Vermont Health Network
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

10:30 – 11 am
Propelling Patient Engagement and Adherence through Remote Monitoring
Harris Health System
Track: Innovations in Health Care

10:30 – 11 am
Hypertension Control with Remote Patient Monitoring
Erie County Medical Center
Track: Innovations in Health Care

10:30 – 11 am
Neighborhood Partnerships and Access to Care to Eliminate Inequities
Atrium Health
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Medical Respite: Serving Medically Complex Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Cook County Health
Association Staff
Track: Policy and Finance

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Turnaround of a Multispecialty Physician Group
Alameda Health System
Track: Executive Leadership Lessons

12:45 – 2 pm
Gage Awards Luncheon

2:15 – 2:45 pm
From Invisibility to Action: Segmenting Patients Experiencing Homelessness
NYC Health + Hospitals
Track: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

2:15 – 2:45 pm
Providing Health Care to Asylum Seekers
Cook County Health
Track: Innovations in Health Care

2:15 – 2:45 pm
State Trend: 340B
Association Staff
Track: Policy and Finance

2:15 – 2:45 pm
Cognitive Computing for Proactive Health Improvement
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and UCSF
Track: Innovations in Health Care

3 – 4 pm
Legislative and Policy Update

4 – 5:15 pm
Poster Session

6 – 8 pm
Networking Event: Blues on the Roof
Registration is required to attend.

Friday, June 16

7 – 10 am
Registration Open

7:45 – 8:45 am
Networking Breakfast

9 – 10:15 am
Employee Resiliency: Connecting Healers for Support
NYC Health + Hospitals and Grady Health System
Track: Executive Leadership Lessons

9 – 10:15 am
Foundations of Essential Hospital Financing
Eyman Associates PC
Track: Policy and Finance

10:30 am – noon
Closing General Session and Panel
The Chicago Story: A Collaborative Approach to Fostering Health Equity

Session Descriptions by Track


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Policy and Finance


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Innovations in Health Care


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Executive Leadership Lessons


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Improving Social and Environmental Determinants
of Health


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