2025 Legislative Conference: Program and agenda
Conference schedule
The conference will take place on Sunday, September 7 through Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 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. Attendees should plan to arrive at the conference on Sunday afternoon and stay through 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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, Sept. 7, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Conference Check-In Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Mentorship Connection* Grand Ballroom Salon II, Ballroom Level *Requires advance registration *This session is not certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ |
| 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. | Welcome Reception Penn Avenue Terrace, Lobby Level |
6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Dinner Capitol Ballroom, Salon D, Ballroom Level |
| 7:00 p.m.– 7:10 p.m. | Opening Remarks Presenters: Murad Alam, MD, FAAD - President, AADA |
| 7:10 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. | State Policy: Recent Victories and Ongoing Efforts Moderator: Ann Haas, MD, FAAD - Chair, State Policy Committee Speakers: |
7:55 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks and The Day Ahead Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter: |
Monday, Sept. 8, 2025
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Skin Cancer, Take a Hike™ Walk Check-In and Coffee Penn Avenue Terrace, Lobby Level |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Skin Cancer, Take a Hike Walk |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet Available Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Check-in Table Salon D Lobby, Ballroom Level |
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks Sandra Marchese Johnson, MD, FAAD - Chair, Grassroots Advocacy Task Force |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Overview of Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Capitol Ballroom, Salon D, Ballroom Level Moderator: Melissa Piliang, MD, FAAD - Chair, AADA Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Presenters: Dr. Howard Rogers, MD, PhD, FAAD Dr. Amy Derick, MD, FAAD |
11:45 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | SkinPAC Update Salon D, Ballroom Level Presenter: *This session is not certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ |
11:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Break |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Buffet Available |
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Conversation on Health Care Policy in America: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, FAAD - President, AADA Speaker: The Honorable Alex Azar - 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Break |
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Political State of Play & Our Key Legislative Ask Melissa Piliang, MD, FAAD - Chair, AADA Council on Government Affairs & Health Policy Presenters: Chris Kelly, BGR Group Shane Rose, Miller Strategies |
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Congressional Meeting Schedules & Logistics Presenters: |
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Messaging Our Ask
Presenters: |
3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks Presenter: |
| 3:40 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Break |
3:50 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | State Group Preparation for Capitol Hill Meetings |
4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | SkinPAC Donor Reception Cannon Room, Meeting Room Level Participation requires a $1,000 contribution to SkinPAC in 2026. AADA members can contribute at skinpac.org. RSVP to skinpac@aad.org. |
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | SkinPAC Platinum Donor Dinner American Pharmacists Association Building, Potomac View Terrace Shuttle service from the JW Marriott provided. Participation requires a $5,000 contribution to SkinPAC in 2026. AADA members can contribute at skinpac.org. RSVP toskinpac@aad.org. |
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
All activities on Tuesday will take place at the Capitol Hill Club
300 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Attendees are welcome to use the Capitol Hill Club as a home base throughout the day with luggage storage available until 5 p.m. 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
Capitol Hill Club |
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Congressional Meeting Materials Pick-Up |
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast Available Capitol Hill Club, 3rd Floor |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Fundraiser for Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R- IA-01) Capitol Hill Club, 2nd Floor *Personal contribution required. RSVP to rsvp@republicstrat.com. |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Fundraiser for Representative Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA-08) National Democratic Club, 30 Ivy St SE, Washington, DC 20003 *Personal contribution required. RSVP to sydney@abconsultingdc.com. |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Capitol Hill Meetings Capitol Hill |
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Buffet Lunch Available Capitol Hill Club |
Sessions on Sunday and Monday will be held at the JW Marriott, unless otherwise noted. All activities on Tuesday will occur at the Capitol Hill Club or on Capitol Hill.
