Advocacy Conference

CSRO's flagship event brings together like-minded rheumatologists and advocates to network within our community, strategize about state advocacy, and learn from nationally-recognized experts.

2023

August 25-26, 2023: Advocacy Conference
Annual Meeting – Austin, TX

• Agenda
• Sessions (presentation materials are not to be repurposed and are intended to be used as a reference for event attendees only. CSRO is happy to connect individuals directly with a speaker if desired):
  • Federal Political & Advocacy Updates
    • Presented by: Judith Gorsuch, JD
  • State Legislative Report Card: Activity in your state in 2023
    • Presented by: Brian Henderson
  • Policy Perspectives: Patient, Professional, and Personal
    • Presented by: Madelaine Feldman, MD, FACR 
  • What has CMS done for you lately? MACRA and More
    • Presented by: Emily Graham, RHIA, CCS-P
  • The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Story
    • Presented by: Alex Oshmyansky, MD, PhD 
  • AMA Efforts to Address Prior Authorization
    • Presented by: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW and Heather McComas, PharmD
  • A New Project with a New Approach to PBM Reform
    • Mark Blum in conversation with Michael Saitta, MD, MBA

2022

September 9-10, 2022: State Society Advocacy Conference
Annual Meeting – Rosemont, IL
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2021

September 11, 2021: State Society Advocacy Conference
Annual Meeting – Virtual
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