Virginia Primary Care Summit 2025

Primary Care Summit Agenda (Subject to Change)

8:15-9:00 – Registration and Check In (Continental Breakfast)

9:00-9:05 – Welcome – Jeff Ricketts and Sandy Chung, Virginia Task Force on Primary Care Co-Chairs

Current State of Primary Care

9:05-10:15 Primary Care Environment 

• Why Primary Care is Essential to Better Value – Sandy Chung, MD
• The State of Primary Care in Virginia – Lauryn Walker, PhD, RN, MPH
• Primary Care Clinicians Are Not OK – Bob Phillips, MD

10:15-10:25 Break

10:25-11:10  Primary Care Patient and Community Experiences

• Virginia Community Level Data Overview – Steve Horan, PhD (Community Health Solutions)
• Growing Philanthropic Needs – Rachel Rees, MPA (Virginia Health Care Foundation)
• Community Health Worker Perspective – Stephanie Toney (CHW Strength)

Making the System Better

11:10-12:00  Advancing Primary Care Payment

• APCM Codes – Alex Krist, MD, MPH, and Crystal Mayers, Practice Manager
• Primary Pathways Integrated Care Payments – Alyssa Ward, Elevance

12:00-1:00 Awards Lunch

1:00-1:10 Break

1:10-2:30  Supporting the Workforce

• Virginia Joy in Healthcare – Steve Horan, PhD (moderator)
  • Panel: Stephen Combs, MD (Ballad Health), Andreya Risser, MD (Bon Secours), Lisa Uherick, MD (Carilion Clinic)
• Ambient AI – Charles Frazier, MD
• Direct Primary Care – Kenneth Qiu, MD
• APPs: Opportunities and Challenges – Shelly Smith, PhD, DNP
• Virginia Primary Care Innovation Hub – Steve Horan, PhD

1:00-1:10 Break

2:30-2:40 Afternoon Snack

Primary Care and Virginia Policy Outlook

2:40-3:25 – Emerging Issues for Virginia and the General Assembly – Sarah Stanton, JCHC

3:25-4:25 – Roundtable Session: Building a Unified Voice for Primary Care

4:25-5:00 – Networking

CME Provided through VAFP.