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2025 OACHC Fall Conference
Program Information
The Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) is collaborating with Moses/Weitzman Health System and its Weitzman Institute to provide CME and CE credits for the 2025 OACHC Fall Conference.
The 2025 Fall Conference is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) leaders, clinicians, and stakeholders by addressing key challenges and opportunities in providing comprehensive, integrated care. This conference serves as a platform for interdisciplinary learning, networking, and professional development. Attendees will explore best practices, policy updates, and innovative solutions aimed at improving health outcomes in safety-net settings. Sessions will focus on interdisciplinary team collaboration, whole-person care, and practical strategies to strengthen the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered services.
Visit the Conference Landing Page for a full agenda.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Physician Associates/Assistants
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Pharmacists
- Dentists
- Registered Dietitians
- Other behavioral health providers
- Other members of the care team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Identify key challenges and opportunities in providing care within safety-net and FQHC settings.
- Apply evidence-based strategies and best practices to improve interdisciplinary team collaboration and integrated care delivery.
- Analyze workflow models and clinical approaches that enhance whole-person, comprehensive care in community health centers.
- Implement quality improvement strategies that address performance gaps and support improved health outcomes for FQHC patients.
- Evaluate current trends, policies, and innovations in order to adapt clinical and organizational practices that strengthen the effectiveness of healthcare teams.
AMA Designation Statement
Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Schedule
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
- Opening Session: Fireside Chat - 9:00-10:45AM (1.75 credits)
- Breakout Sessions - 11:15AM-12:15PM (1.0 credit)
- Health Center Financial Best Practices Panel
- Health Center Extended Hours/Urgent Care Programs: Balancing Access and Burnout
- Patient Data - What to Worry About and What to Watch
- What Really Works in Advocacy: From Those Behind the Legislators
- Breakout Sessions - 1:45-3:00PM (1.25 credits)
- Leveraging KPI’s and Visual Tools for Decision Making
- Recruitment and Retention Best Practices from Ohio FQHCs
- Clean Data, Clear Insights: Best Practices for Data Hygiene & Validation
- From Uncertainty to Action: Scenario Planning for FQHC Leaders
- Breakout Sessions - 3:45-5:00PM (1.25 credits)
- Pharmacy Innovation to Ensure Growth and Sustainability
- Building High-Performing Health Centers: Lessons from Site Visits to Support Financial and Operational Improvement
- From Insight to Action: Strategies for Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes in Value-Based Care at FQHCs Session
- Federal Updates and Frontline Impacts: Compliance Strategies for Your Health Center
Friday, September 26th, 2025
- Clinical Leaders Forum - 8:15-9:15AM (1.0 credit)
- Breakout Sessions - 9:30-10:30AM (1.0 credit)
- Optimizing Retail Pharmacy Financial and Operational Performance
- Billing Misconceptions
- Small Steps, Big Impact: QI Journeys from Ohio’s FQHCs
- Emotional Intelligence As Your Competitive Advantage
- Breakout Sessions - 11:00AM-12:00PM (1.0 credit)
- Balancing Care & Costs: Navigating Financial & Operational Challenges in Community Health Centers
- From Growth to Strength: How Our FQHC Got Stronger by “Cleaning Up $#!T”
- Transforming Care Through Research: STUN 2 and the FQHC Experience
- Ohio Medicaid Update
- From Hype to Impact: How Vendors Are Using AI to Reclaim Time and Improve Care - 12:15-2:00PM (1.75 credits)
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Planners & Presenters
- Samantha Porter, Director of Communication & Events at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Heidi Gullett, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Julie DiRossi-King, CEO & President at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Ashley Ballard, RN, Chief Quality Officer at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Teresa Rios-Bishop, Chief Operations Officer at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Heather Simpson, Director of Value Based Programs at Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
- Tiffany White, Senior Quality Advisor
- Jessica Ball, HCCN Director
- Marie Grady, Director of Workforce Development
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Ohio Association of Community Health Centers and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 10.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 10.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 10.00 ACPEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
- 10.00 ADA CERPThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
- 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 10.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 10.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 10.00 CDRThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
- 10.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
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