2024 Legislative Conference: Program and agenda
Conference schedule
The conference will take place on Sunday, September 8 through Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C. The program will contain policy-focused sessions, designed to offer an in-depth understanding of how to translate the issues that affect the specialty into effective lobbying of your members of Congress on the final day of the conference. Sessions will involve didactic discussions and hands-on training from political and policy experts, AADA staff, and experienced member advocates.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Conference location
J.W. Marriott
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Conference agenda
Sunday, September 8, 2024
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Conference Check-In Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Mentorship Connection* Grand Ballroom Salon 2, Ballroom Level *Requires advance registration |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception Penn Avenue Terrace |
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Dinner and Keynote Address Reforming Medicare: The Road Ahead for Primary and Specialty Care in the United States Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter:Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD President, AADA Keynote Speaker: Anand Shah, MD, MPH CEO, Aster Insights |
8:00 p.m. – 8:05 p.m. | Closing Remarks and The Day Ahead Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter: |
Monday, September 9, 2024
| 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Skin Cancer, Take a Hike™ Walk |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Check-in Table Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenters:Elizabeth K. Usher Executive Director and CEO, AADA Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD President, AADA |
9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Overview of Key Legislative Ask: Medicare Physician Payment Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenters:Melissa Piliang, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Oluwatobi Ogbechie-Godec, MD, MBA, FAAD Chair, AADA Health Care Finance Committee J. Matthew Knight, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Congressional Policy Committee |
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Congressional Staff Conversation Salon D, Ballroom Level Moderator: |
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Advocacy 101 & Building Relationships with Legislators Salon D, Ballroom Level Moderator: Sara Moghaddam, MD, FAAD Chair, Grassroots Advocacy Task Force Panelists: Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD President, AADA J. Matthew Knight, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Congressional Policy Committee Carrie Davis, MD, FAAD AADA Board of Directors Liaison, Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Amy Derick, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Advisory Board Curtis Asbury, MD, FAAD Vice Chair, AADA Advisory Board |
11:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. | SkinPAC Update Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter: C. William Hanke, MD, MPH, FACP Chair, SkinPAC Board of Advisors |
11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Buffet Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Keynote: Political Outlook Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter: Sara Moghaddam, MD, FAAD Chair, Grassroots Advocacy Task Force Keynote Speaker: Nathan Gonzales Editor and Publisher, Inside Elections |
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Ad-Hoc Task Force on Finding Common-Sense Medicare Legislation Update Salon D, Ballroom Level Moderator: Melissa Piliang, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Presenters: Andrew Weinstein, MD, MPH, FAAD Chair, Ad-Hoc Task Force on Finding Common Sense Medicare Legislation Mark Kaufmann, MD, FAAD AADA Past President; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Finding Common Sense Medicare Legislation Member |
| 1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. | Break |
| 2:05 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. | Honing Your Message and Preparing for Capitol Hill Presenter: Kevin Schultz President, Soapbox Consulting |
| 2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | State Group Preparation for Capitol Hill Meetings |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus Moderator: Melissa Piliang, MD, FAAD Chair, AADA Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) Co-Chair, Problem Solvers Caucus Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) Member, Problem Solvers Caucus Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) Member, Problem Solvers Caucus |
4:15 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. | Closing Remarks Presenter: Sara Moghaddam MD, FAAD Chair, Grassroots Advocacy Task Force |
| 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | SkinPAC Donor Reception AADA Washington, D.C. Office Rooftop 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004 Enter from Pennsylvania Avenue, use the elevators on the right to access the rooftop. The AADA office is a five-minute walk from the JW Marriott. AADA members can contribute at skinpac.org. RSVP to skinpac@aad.org. |
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | SkinPAC Platinum Donor Dinner Sky Room, Hotel Washington 515 15th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20004 The Hotel Washington is a ten-minute walk from the AADA office, or a five-minute walk from the JW Marriott. AADA members can contribute at skinpac.org. RSVP to skinpac@aad.org. |
*Sessions on Sunday and Monday will be held at the J.W. Marriott, unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
All activities on Tuesday will be at Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar.
Attendees are welcome to use Sonoma Restaurant as a home base throughout the day with luggage storage available until 5:00 p.m. ET. There will not be return shuttle service to the hotel.
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m | AADA Shuttle Service from JW Marriott to Sonoma |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Check-In Table and Congressional Packet Pick-Up Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar 223 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 |
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Capitol Hill Meetings Capitol Hill |
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Buffet Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar |
To take advantage of a full business day, we recommend booking your return journey for no earlier than 5:00 p.m. ET.
