Annual Conference
The CAPH/SNI 2024 Annual Conference took place December 4-6 at the Meritage Resort in Napa, California.
Thank you for attending this year’s conference, Our Mission: Prioritizing Patients. We featured a remarkable lineup of nationally recognized speakers, health care policy experts, and social justice advocates who explored critical topics such as health equity, health care affordability, the future of Medi-Cal, public health care transformation, innovations in care delivery, and more.
Save-the-Date!
The CAPH/SNI 2025 annual conference will be held December 3-5, 2025 in San Diego, CA at:
The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle
San Diego, CA, 92101-6114
(619) 239-2200
Below you will find information on:
Registration
Check back for updates. Registration will open late summer 2025.
Hotel
We look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference in San Diego!
The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle, San Diego, CA, 92101-6114
Phone: (619) 239-2200
For all hotel related questions, please contact Abby Gonzalez.
Keynote Speakers
Keynote speaker presentations are provided below as available.
Chief Quality Officer and Deputy Director of Quality and Population Health Management, California Department of Health Care Services
President and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation
Former Secretary, California Health and Human Services Agency
Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health
Activist, Author, and Pulse Nightclub Survivor
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Principal, Eyman Partners
Author, Podcast Host, and Women’s Health Advocate
Chief Health Equity Officer and Assistant Deputy Director for Quality and Population Health Management at DHCS
Co-Founder and Director of Beloved Birth Black Centering: Group Perinatal Care by and for Black People; as well as the leader of the Beloved Birth Collective
Schedule
Wednesday, December 4
| 9:00AM - 5:30PM | Registration |
| 11:00AM - 1:30PM | Joint Clinical Forum AI in Health Care (Invitation Only) |
| 2:00PM - 3:50PM | Chief Financial Officers Meeting (Invitation Only) |
| 2:00PM - 3:50PM | SNI Annual Board Meeting (Open to CAPH/SNI Members) |
| 2:00PM - 3:30PM | Government Relations Committee (Invitation Only) |
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM | CAPH Annual Board Meeting (Closed session, Board Members Only) |
| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | CAPH Annual Board Meeting (Open to CAPH/SNI Members) |
| 6:00PM | Conference Begins for all Attendees |
| 6:00PM – 8:00PM | Chairs Reception |
Thursday, December 5
| 7:30AM - 3:30PM | Registration |
| 7:30AM - 8:45AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00AM - 4:00PM | Sponsor Exhibit Tables |
| 9:00AM - 9:15AM | Opening Remarks: Jennifer Cruikshank, CEO, Riverside University Health System, and Chair, CAPH Board of Directors Erica Murray, President, and CEO, CAPH |
| 9:15AM - 10:15 | What Lies Ahead for Medicaid: Potential Challenges for Public Health Care Systems Introduction: Erica Murray President and CEO, CAPH Barbara Eyman, Principal and Founder, Eyman and Associates |
| 10:15AM -11:15AM | Hope in Action, How Health Care and Advocacy Shape Safer Communities Introduction: Dr. Theresa Cho, Director, Ventura County Health Care Agency Brandon Wolf, Author and Pulse Nightclub Survivor |
| 11:15AM - 11:30AM | Break |
| 11:30AM- 12:10PM | Navigating Uncertainty: Promoting and Preserving the Health Care Safety Net Introduction: Santiago Munoz, Chief Strategy Officer, UCLA Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| 12:10PM - 1:00PM | Break |
| 1:00PM -2:15PM | CAPH/SNI Quality Leaders Awards Luncheon |
| 2:15PM - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Reflections on Building a Healthier California for All Dr. Mark Ghaly, former Secretary of California Health and Human Services Agency, and Dr. Sandra Hernandez, CEO of the California Health Care Foundation |
| 3:45PM - 4:45PM | Public Health Care System Financing |
| 3:45PM - 4:45PM | Foundation Leaders Meeting (Invitation Only) |
| 6:00PM - 6:30PM | Reception |
| 6:30PM -10:00PM | Holiday Gala Dinner |
Friday, December 6
| 8:00AM - 10:00AM | Registration |
| 8:00AM - 9:00AM | Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:00AM - 9:00AM | Book Signing, The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women Anushay Hossain, Author, Podcast Host, and Women’s Health Advocate |
| 8:00AM -11:00AM | Sponsor Exhibit Tables |
| 9:00AM - 9:15AM | Welcoming Remarks: Chad VanDenBerg, Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, UC San Diego Health Chair, SNI Board of Directors Giovanna Giuliani, Executive Director, SNI |
| 9:15AM -10:15AM | Anushay Hossain The Pain Gap: Why Women’s Health Should be Everyone’s Priority |
| 10:15AM - 10:25AM | Break |
| 10:25AM -11:55AM | From Policy to Action: Striving for Birth Equity at the State and Local Levels Palav Babaria, MD, Chief Quality Officer and Deputy Director of Quality and Population Health Management, California Department of Health Care Services Pamela Riley, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer and Assistant Deputy Director for Quality and Population Health Management at California Department of Health Care Services Malini Nijagal, MD, MPH, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health Jyesha Wren, CNM, Co-Founder and Director of Beloved Birth Black Centering; leader of the Beloved Birth Collective |
| 11:55AM - 12:00PM | Closing Remarks: Erica Murray, President and CEO, CAPH |
| 12:00PM | Conference Adjourn |
Quality Leaders Awards
The QLAs showcase our members’ most outstanding efforts to advance high-quality, equitable health care for Californians. The QLAs include four categories of awards: Equity, Population Health, Care Redesign, and Innovation. Visit our website to learn more and to check out this year’s winners!
2024 Sponsors
Thank you to our 2024 conference sponsors!
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for the CAPH/SNI annual conference in 2025, please contact Erica Fornshell.
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