Putting Care at the Center 2025 agenda
Join colleagues from the complex care field in Portland, OR October 14-17. Check back throughout the year for more updates on speakers, topics, and other exciting information.
All times listed are in Pacific Time
Tuesday, October 14 Pre-conference events
12:30 – 4:30 pm PT | Advisory Councils Transformed: Creating meaningful partnerships with patients, families, and communities (hosted by PFCCpartners)
2 – 5 pm PT | Complex care essentials: Principles, partnerships, and practice (hosted by Camden Coalition)
Wednesday, October 15
9 – 9:30 am PT | Welcome address
9:30 – 10 am PT | Keynote
10 – 11 am PT | Story share
11:30 am – 12:30 pm PT | Workshop sessions
12:30 – 1:15 pm PT | Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm PT | Workshop sessions
2:45 – 4:15 pm PT | Beehive
4:30 – 5:30 pm PT | Workshop sessions
5:45 – 7:30 pm ET | Welcome reception
Thursday, October 16
7:15 – 8 am PT | Breakfast
8 – 9:30 am PT | Beehive
10 – 10:30 am PT | Fireside chat: Navigating the moment in federal policy
Join us for a fireside chat featuring high-level updates on federal policy under the current administration. With many in the complex care community navigating challenges such as funding losses, shifting priorities, and restrictive policy changes, this timely conversation will offer critical insights into what’s happening in Washington.
10:30 – 11:15 am PT | Plenary session: CoORdinated care: Oregon’s model for whole person health
Oregon has long been a leader in integrating funding for whole person health through a regional ecosystem structure. The Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) is a local entity that is accountable to local stakeholders to manage a fixed budget and a network of physical health, behavioral health, and dental providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries. This model has been touted for promoting collaboration, flexibility and innovation. As state and federal policies and funding shifts have created new constraints, local leaders are finding creative ways to adapt and continue delivering comprehensive care to the most vulnerable communities.
This session will offer a brief overview of the Oregon CCO model and candid conversation about the challenges and triumphs of innovating within a constrained environment. It will provide practical insights on how other states and organizations can operate in the current climate. Learn from Oregon’s coordinated care leaders as they continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in a changing world.
Speakers:
- Amit Shah, CareOregon
- Mindy Stadtlander, Health Share
- LaKeesha Dumas, None Left Behind
- Andy Mendenhall, Central City Concern
11:30 am – 12:30 pm PT | Workshop sessions
12:30 – 1:15 pm PT | Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm PT | Workshop sessions
2:45 – 5:30 pm PT | Offsite site visits & excursions
- Central City Concern (CCC)
- Lift UP
- Native American Rehabititation Association of the Northwest (NARA NW)
- New Avenues for Youth
- Oregon Change Clinic (OCC)
- Rose Haven
- Portland Art Museum
- Oregon Historical Society
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
- Washington Park Hike and International Rose Test Garden
Friday, October 17
7:45 – 8:30 am PT | Breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 am PT | Workshop sessions
10 – 10:50 am PT | Plenary session: AI in complex care: Applications, ethics, and opportunities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our society with implications for healthcare. While it offers promising opportunities for people with complex health and social needs, this population has not been the primary focus of AI innovators. AI has the potential to improve efficiency and quality, while also enhancing accessibility and care coordination. At the same time, it poses risks, including concerns about bias, lack of transparency, and unintended consequences that may disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. This plenary session will examine current applications of AI in healthcare and explore its potential to better support people with complex needs. Through a dynamic conversation featuring real-world examples and forward-looking insights, panelists will discuss the practical implications of AI, as well as the broader ethical, clinical, and systemic questions shaping its role in complex care.