2025 WVPCA Leadership Forum
OVERVIEW
About The Forum
The West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA) is excited to invite you to our Annual Community Health Center (CHC) Leadership Forum this September 8th – 10th, at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia. As we find ourselves in a time navigating so many changes to our system of care, the Leadership Forum provides an opportunity for us to chart our future together. The Leadership Forum will be focusing on deepening our understanding of the current environment as well as exploring the paths to driving transformation, operational excellence, and engagement. We will also be discussing strategies to sustain our system of care and opportunities to use our network and collective voice to positively impact the communities and over 570,000 patients we serve across the Mountain State.
VENUE
This year's Leadership Forum will again be held at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia.
The Resort at Glade Springs
255 Resort Drive, Daniels, WV 25832
The resort offers multiple activities and amenities for you and your guests including indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, pickleball, hiking, and golf! We have secured a discounted rate on golfing for our members, $85 on the amazing Cobb Course! For those who would like to set up a group to golf together, please reach out to Matt Arthur at matthew.arthur@wvpca.org.
Click HERE to view a full list of activities!
We have also secured a room block with a special rate of $159 per night, be sure to call The Resort at Glade Springs at (844) 668-5760. Be sure to act quickly, this offer only lasts until August 8th and space is limited!
Speakers and Sessions
This year’s Forum will focus on topics including: updates from national partners, AI in healthcare, value-based care delivery and payment, a clinical workshop, SUD panel, financial sustainability, workforce and culture, legislative and state policy updates, advocacy, and more. We have a robust agenda, and this year's Forum is open to ALL Health Center staff! Gather your teams and get ready for two and a half days full of networking, learning and collaboration!
Full conference agenda and app coming soon!
2025 HEALTH CARE AWARDS
The West Virginia Primary Care Association wants to honor your health center staff for their exceptional gifts of time, effort, and dedication to the Community Health movement.
The WVPCA Annual Award program begins with you! Award winners will be announced at this year's WVPCA CHC Leadership Forum in September.
The WVPCA uses a nomination review rubric to determine the award winners. Nominations are given points based on these criteria:
Relevance of the nomination to the category
Number of nominations received for that individual
Commitment and dedication to health center and community
Commitment and impact on patients
Compelling story of why the nominee should be given the award
Must be at least one paragraph
Number of years worked at the health center
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes significant lifetime contributions and service to the Community Health Center system of care in West Virginia. Those eligible include individuals in an administrative role within WVPCA member organization.
Nominations can be submitted by anyone at the community health center level.
Pamela J. Moore Health Center Engagement Award
This award, named in honor of Pamela J. Moore, recognizes outstanding engagement in; contributions to; and commitment to our network of community health centers.
Pam Moore was a longstanding member of the WVPCA team, supporting member engagement as well as PCA and CHC collaboration, and the events and trainings provided to bolster best practices and partnership at the community level. With over 35 years in support of community health centers, Pam was unapologetic in her role and understood the critical need for deep connection and relationship building. As she would say – "It’s the people that matter!"
Individual community health centers within the WVPCA who engages with the Association and its network consistently through points of engagement are eligible for this award. Engagement points including but not limited to: PCA trainings, events, grant opportunities, pilot programs, innovative opportunities, and participation in collaborative spaces such as Noddle Pod, ListServs and monthly affinity group calls. Selection is made by WVPCA staff, utilizing anecdotal and data driven engagement points.
Outstanding Advocacy Leader Award
The Outstanding Advocacy Leader Award recognizes an individual within one of the Association member organizations who has made an impact on both their community health center and their community/patients through participation in advocacy-related efforts at either the state and/or federal level or through grassroots advocacy work. Grassroots advocacy is about finding strength in numbers — and harnessing that strength to influence public opinion and government action by engaging employees, members, patients, and other stakeholders to raise awareness and empower individual voices.
Nominees may include, but are not limited to, front-line staff, outreach workers, financial assistance staff, interpreters, accounting, and workforce staff who have contributed to promoting patient care and/or health center processes through advocacy. Nominees demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the health center and a dedication to amplify the role and visibility of Community Health Centers within the local community and beyond.
Nominations can be submitted by anyone at the community health center level.
Outstanding Provider Award
The Outstanding Provider Award recognizes a distinguished provider who exemplifies excellence in clinical practice and demonstrates a dedication to the Community Health Center mission and to the patients they serve. Those eligible include anyone who is a medical, dental, or behavioral health provider at a West Virginia Community Health Center.
Nominees may include but are not limited to physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dental hygienists, registered nurses, nurse midwives, social workers, and pharmacists.
Nominations can be submitted by anyone at the community health center level.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
The West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA) is the largest organized primary care network in the state, comprised of 34 organizations—representing over 515 clinical locations throughout the Mountain State. This year's Leadership Forum offers an invaluable opportunity to organizations who support the health center mission. Sponsoring/exhibiting at our Leadership Forum provides you the chance to connect with a broad and diverse range of our state's Community Health Center leaders, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, Behavioral Health, Quality, Finance, and Workforce/Human Resources. Come join us to gain visibility and interact with our network as well as discuss ways to collaborate in working to improve health and health equity for the communities we serve.
If your organization would like to sponsor or exhibit during this year's Leadership Forum, please contact Megan Diehl at megan.diehl@wvpca.org.
2025 SPONSORS
The WVPCA greatly appreciates the support provided by this year's Forum sponsors and exhibitors. Each sponsor will be attending the conference to provide information and resources related to their services and products. We hope you'll take the opportunity to speak with each and visit the exhibitor hall.
