AACE Healthcare Advocacy Webinar Series
Join AACE’s free 4-part live webinar series—designed for endocrinologists and healthcare professionals—focused on strengthening your voice in healthcare advocacy. Learn how to drive impact at the institutional, state, and national levels, and gain critical insights on emerging issues like AI, team-based care, and telemedicine.
Launching with the first session on September 17, this webinar will provide expert-led insights on the latest advocacy priorities, followed by a series of 3 targeted webinars, for a total of 4 learning sessions exploring emerging issues in endocrinology. Each session is designed to foster engaging discussions and live Q&A with AACE Experts, ensuring participants gain practical strategies to effectively advocate for their patients and profession.
Join us to amplify your voice and shape the future of endocrine care. Register now to be part of the movement!
Webinar Series
This is a live webinar series with on-demand access available post live date.
- Webinar #1: Driving Policy from the Top
September 17 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - The AMA’s Role in Shaping Healthcare Policy
- Speaker: Todd Askew, SVP Advocacy, American Medical Association
- AACE’s Latest Advocacy Initiatives
- Speaker: William Biggs, MD, FACE, ECNU, Chief Medical Information Officer, Amarillo Medical Specialists
- The Role of AI in Institutional Decision-Making
- Speaker: Jeffrey Moon, MD, MPH, Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Pennsylvania
- Webinar #2: Local Advocacy, Real-World Change
September 29, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - How to Get Involved in State-Based Advocacy
- Speaker: Michelle Romero, MPA, Associate Vice President of Public Affairs, Texas Medical Association
- Building Effective Team-Based Care Models
- Speaker: Arvind Cavale, MD, FACE, FCPP, DNBPAS, PCEO, Clinical Endocrinologist, Researcher & Physician CEO, Comprehensive Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Webinar #3: Advocacy from Within
October 16 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - Influencing Policy Within Your Own Institution
- Webinar #4: Technology & Access
October 22 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT - Telemedicine: Policy Trends, Access, and Implementation
Each webinar features interactive discussions and live Q&A to equip participants with practical advocacy strategies.
SCHEDULE
AT A GLANCE
Webinar #1: Driving Policy from the Top
September 17, 2025 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM EDT
6:00 PM - 6:05 PM EDT
Welcome - Dr. Chava, Chair and Mr. Johnnie White, AACE CEO
6:05 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
The AMA’s Role in Shaping Healthcare Policy
Speaker: Mr. Todd Askew
Moderator: Dr. Reddy
Learning Objectives:
- Upon completion, the participant with be able to describe priority AMA advocacy initiatives related to Medicare, Medicaid, ACA and Prior Authorization and the desired outcomes of those efforts.
- Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe techniques and tools employed to advance AMA advocacy initiatives.
- Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe how individual physicians can engage policymakers in support of priorities of organized medicine.
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Q&A
7:00 PM - 7:40 PM EDT
AACE’s Latest Advocacy Initiatives and the AMA House of Delegates
Speaker: Dr. Biggs
Speaker: Dr. Chava
Moderator: Dr. Reddy
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss AMAs strategic advocacy objectives and work being done on Medicare payment reform.
- Review approaches to Advocacy with different presidential administrations and understanding their priorities.
- Discuss current work being done on prior authorization reform.
7:40 PM - 7:55 PM EDT
Q&A
7:55 PM - 8:05 PM EDT
Break
8:05 PM - 8:45 PM EDT
Advocate for the Right AI
Speaker: Dr. Moon
Moderator: Dr. Lieb
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how clinical artificial intelligence may affect daily endocrine teams' practice.
- Explain your hopes and concerns with AI in medicine to legislators and regulators.
- Leverage your clinical and business experience to self-advocate for what you need and want from government regarding AI.
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Q&A
Webinar #2: Local Advocacy, Real-World Change
September 29, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT
8:00 PM - 8:05 PM EDT
Welcome
8:05 PM - 8:25 PM EDT
How to Get Involved in State-Based Advocacy
8:25 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Q&A
Speaker: Michelle Romero, MPA
Moderator: Dr. Shah
8:30 PM - 8:50 PM EDT
Physician-led Team Based Care in Endocrinology
8:50 PM - 8:55 PM EDT
Q&A
Speaker: Dr. Arvind Cavale
Moderator: Dr. Shah
Learning Objectives:
- Identify strategies to reimagine and modernize endocrinology practice to improve patient outcomes and provider sustainability.
- Evaluate approaches to balance access, quality, and cost in endocrine care delivery.
- Describe how physician-led, team-based care can serve as a model for transforming specialty care.
Webinar #3: Advocacy from Within
October 16, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT
8:00 PM - 8:05 PM EDT
Welcome
8:05 PM - 8:40 PM EDT
Influencing Policy Within Your Own Institution
8:40 PM - 8:55 PM EST
Q&A
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Webinar #4: Technology & Access
October 22, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT
8:00 PM - 8:05 PM EDT
Welcome
8:05 PM - 8:40 PM EDT
Telemedicine: Policy Trends, Access, and Implementation
8:40 PM - 8:55 PM EST
Q&A
Speaker: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Program subject to change.
Why Attend?
- Get practical tools to engage in advocacy at every level
- Hear from policy leaders, clinical peers, and AACE experts
- Learn to amplify your voice on issues impacting endocrinology care
- Gain insights to improve patient access, outcomes, and equity
Program Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar series, participants will be able to:
- Describe the multi-level structure of healthcare advocacy and identify key opportunities for endocrinologists and healthcare professionals to influence policy at the institutional, state, and national levels.
- Evaluate emerging healthcare issues including artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and team-based care—and their implications for access, quality, and equity in endocrinology.
- Apply effective advocacy strategies to engage with stakeholders, professional societies, and health systems to support patient-centered endocrine care.
- Develop an actionable plan to increase personal or organizational involvement in advocacy initiatives that improve patient outcomes and clinical practice environments.
