Strengthening Our Foundation for Success:
Vaya Health Learning Summit 2024
May 1–May 2, 2024 Closed Medicine

Description
Learning is a foundational component of any effective business and is critical for professional and personal development. Vaya, in partnership with MAHEC, is pleased to offer the 2024 Learning Summit with a variety of courses aimed at upskilling your individual capabilities to make an impact within your organization and the communities we serve. Please join the Training Collaborative Committee and Learning & Development Department for two days of engaging topics and dynamic speakers.
Agenda
Day 1
9:00-9:45 | #VayaStrong: Our Foundation for Success – Tracy Hayes, JD; Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW |
9:45-10:45 | Foundations of a Culture of Clarity - Rhonda Cox, HSP-PA; PJ Mears, MA |
10:45-11:00 | Break |
11:00-12:00 | Pharmacy Benefits: A Building Block for a Successful Tailored Plan - Jay Vora, PharmD, MBA |
12:00-12:30 | Lunch Break |
12:30-2:00 | Human Trafficking: Identification, Communication, and Response - Melinda Sampson, COO, BA |
2:00-2:15 | Break |
2:15-3:15 | How Disease Management Will Engineer Success in the Tailored Plan - Lorena Wade, MD |
3:15-4:15 | NCQA: Foundations for Quality - Jennifer Greene, LCSW, CPHQ, LSS-BB |
4:15-4:30 | Day 1 Closing Review - Richard Zenn, MD |
Day 2
8:45-9:00 | Day 2 Opening Overview - Danielle Wittekind, MSHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP |
9:00-10:30 | Neurocognitive Disorders: The Basics of Dementia - Andrea Wright, MSW, LCSW, CDP; Felicia Wood, MS, QMHP, CDP |
10:30-10:45 | Break |
10:45-12:00 | Facing the Emotional Challenges of Chronic Illness - Denee Shipman, RN, CDP; Joanne DeSarle, RN, CDP |
12:00-12:30 | Lunch Break |
12:30-1:45 | Tools to Strengthen Our Approach to Health Disparities and Ethics - Heather Cree, PharmD; Taunula Grayson, JD |
1:45-2:45 | Working Together to Improve Maternal Health - Lindsey Yates, MPH, PhD |
2:45-3:00 | Break |
3:00-4:00 | 1115 Substance Use Demonstration Waiver and Stigma Awareness/The Impact of Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies: An Overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Jennifer Jennings, MS, LCMHC, NCC; Shamika Howard, MSW, QP |
4:00-5:00 | Building Hope: A Foundation for Suicide Awareness and Prevention - Amy Penley MA, LMFT; Leslie Lawson, LRT/CTRS, QP, CDP |
In collaboration with

Disclaimer: By registering for this Summit, you are agreeing to your registration information being shared with Vaya Health, who is the collaborating partner of this event.
Target Audience
MDs, DOs, Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, LCMHC, LMFT, LCSW, HSP-PA, LCAS, PharmD, QPs, and other trained professionals. DAY ONE: Vaya Staff Only, DAY TWO: Vaya Staff and Providers.
Objectives
- List at least two key roles Vaya must fulfill to successfully serve as a Tailored Plan in NC Medicaid
- Describe the role of pharmacy benefits in the healthcare continuum
- Recognize how NCQA accreditation contributes to improving health care
- Discuss contributing factors to health care disparities
- Give examples of factors that increase risk of exploitation of the individuals Vaya serves
Faculty
- Rhonda L. Cox, MA, HSP-PA, LPA
- Heather R. Cree, PharmD
- Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW
- Joanne DeSarle, RN, CDP
- Taunula C. Grayson, JD
- Jennifer L. Greene, LCSW, CPHQ, LSSBB
- Tracy J. Hayes, JD, CHC
- Shamika Howard, MSW, QP
- Jennifer Jennings, MS, LCMHC, NCC
- Leslie R. Lawson, BS, LRT/CTRS, CDP
- PJ Mears, MA
- Amy L. Penley, MA, LMFT
- Melinda H. Sampson, COO, BA
- Denee B. Shipman, RN, CDP
- Jay Vora, PharmD, MBA
- Lorena Wade, MD
- Danielle Wittekind, MSHR
- Felicia Wood, MS, QMHP, CDP
- Andrea J. Wright, MSW, LCSW, CDP
- Lindsey Yates, MPH, PhD
- Richard D. Zenn, MD