Plenary Faculty, Topics for the 25th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access in San Francisco – April 14-16, 2014
Last Updated on April 16, 2022 by Lee Burnett, DO, FAAFP
The 25th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access will take place April 14-16, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.
The invitational conference will devote attention to the impact of health care reform legislation on particular aspects of the health care system, including the provision of primary health care, of hospital systems and of community health centers and similar institutions that promote health care access.
The conference will also discuss physician training programs, including medical schools and residency programs, and the processes for their accreditation.

Plenary Faculty (confirmed as of 4-9-2014);
Suzanne M. Allen, MD, MPH University of Washington Regional Affairs, Boise, Idaho
Marc E. Babitz, MD, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ana Bejinez-Eastman, MD, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, California
William H. Burnett, MA, Coastal Research Group, Grante Bay, California
Mark E. Clasen, MD, Ph.D., Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Denise Crawford, Family Health Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan
James Cruz, MD, Molina Healthcare, Long Beach, California
Cheryl Dickson, MD, Western Michigan School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rick Flinders, MD, Santa Rosa Family Medicine, Santa Rosa, California
Virginia Fowkes, FNP, MHS, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
Benjamin Fredrick, MD, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Donald Frey, MD, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
John Geyman, MD, University of Washington Emeritus, Friday Harbor, Washington
Mark D. Goodman, MD, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Thomas Hansen, MD, Advocate Healthcare, Downers Grove, Illinois
Jimmy H. Hara, MD, Charles R Drew University, Los Angeles, California
Kevin Haughton, MD, Providence Medical Group, Olympia, Washington
Tim Henderson, MPH, George Mason Umiversity, Fairfax, Virginia
Charles Henley, DO, Marian University, Indianapolis, Indiana
James Herman, MD, MSPH, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Norman Kahn, MD, Council of Medical Specialty Societies, Chicago, Illinois
Gary L. LeRoy, MD, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Samuel C. Matheny, MD, MPH, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Don McCanne, MD, Physicians for a National Health Program, San Juan Capistrano, California
Marianne McKennett, MD, Scripps Chula Vista (California)
William A. Norcross, MD, University of California, San Diego
Charles Q. North, MD, MS, University of New Mexico
Cynthia G. Olsen, MD, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Michael D. Prislin, MD, University of California, Irvine
Perry A. Pugno, MD, MPH, American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas
Robert Ross, MD, St Charles Medical Group, Bend, Oregon
Elisabeth Schlegel, Ph.D., Ross University, Miami, Florida
Caryn Slack, MD, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City
David N. Sundwall, MD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Daniel Webster, MD, Michigan State University Community Campus, Traverse City, Michigan
Allan Wilke, MD, Western Michigan School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Among the plenary presentations previously announced are the following:

The Unexpected Consequences of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act
Transforming the Role of Medicaid:
See: “What to Expect”: National Conference Fellows to Present on Medicaid Issues (Part 1, Sundwall)
“What to Expect”: National Conference Fellows to Present on Medicaid Issues (Part 2, Henderson)
“What to Expect”: James Cruz, MD to Discuss Role of Medicaid Managed Care in Health Care Reform
Building Systems of Care
See: UC Irvine Professor Michael Prislin to Call for Expanded Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners at 25th National Conference
Issues in the Training of Primary Care Physicians
“What to Expect” Doctor Charles E. Henley to Discuss the Expansion of Osteopathic Medical Education
“What to Expect”: Dr Daniel Webster Reports on Michigan State’s “Footprint” in Northern Michigan
Social Accountability in the Medical School
Health Care Reform and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
The Community Health Center in a Time of Health Care System Transitions
See: What to Expect”: Physician Training for a Community Health Center: The Case of Kalamazoo
The Impact of Reform Legislation on Rural and Underserved Areas
Observation of the 40th anniversary of California’s Health Manpower Policy Commission and Song-Brown Family Physician Training Act
Policy on Credits for Registration in event of cancellation of registration:
The Coastal Research Group requires that all registration fees be received in advance, including for extra room nights, and does not permit refunds. However, a full credit for all payments made are available for use at future National Conferences and National Workshops (provided that a cancellation of a registration is received in time to prevent the imposition of charges on the Coastal Research Group, which would be deducted from any credit). All persons holding credits are invited automatically to future National Conferences and Workshops.