Now in our 32nd year, The Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging invites you to participate in our Annual Conference. This an unparalleled opportunity to network with those who work to improve the lives of older adults in Southwestern Pennsylvania!

The Conference is being held over four (4) days:

Virtually via Zoom on the following Thursdays from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM:

October 27  Generations of Caring, Who's Next?

November 3  More to Know on the Cures Act

November 10 Supporting Change on the Hill

The Final Session November 17th

In Person

It's a New Day for Healthcare, Get Ready!

8:00 AM – 3:30 PM is in person at :
The Vincentian Learning and Engagement Institute

8150 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

(Entrance on Peebles Rd.)

Providing necessary care to those we serve covers a wide range of services that is dependent on an individual’s needs. To ensure transparency while fostering consumer engagement, the Centers of Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) established a set of formal rulings that impact consumers and staff who deliver care spanning from community life through long term care, and everything in between. These mandated rules require providers to evaluate their current practices and pursue new creative solutions to meet the criteria. With the increasing demands being placed on this industry, and continuing workforce constraints, how do consumers and providers manage a human services system that begins to place more emphasis on community, choice, and transparency? Join us at the conference as we explore and offer new perspectives and innovative solutions related to compliance, policy, workforce challenges and trends as we begin discussions about what’s next for the aging and disability services system.

Register Here

(Not yet a SWPPA member? Join here!)

The Conference will be facilitated with a number of safety precautions. Please contact Ann Conlin with any questions conference@swppa.org or (412) - 467-6564

The SWPPA Conference provides opportunities to network while gaining visibility for your organization/company. All levels and options are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Space is limited to 18 Vendors and 100 attendees for the in- person meeting. Please reserve your space before October 1,  2022.

November 17th 2022

KEYNOTE SPEAKER  FADY SAHHAR

Fady Sahhar founded XtraGlobex in 2001, a strategic business development consulting firm, working with clients who are at an inflection point in the growth of their organizational trajectory, to achieve exceptional and sustainable competitive advantage. We specialize in strategic planning and communications related to healthcare, managed care, long term services and supports (LTSS), Medicaid, and Medicare. The principles of independent living, consumer direction, and community advocacy guide our team.  The organization’s clients include national health plans, EHR and EVV platforms, state associations, and a wide range of direct service providers. 

XtraGlobex publishes the Value Based Payments blog (www.theVBPblog.com).  Our Onward Marketing services address challenging strategic issues, and urgent client needs leveraging digital marketing tools for recruiting, retention, and new customers. (www.XtraGlobex.com and www.XGOnward.com.

The development of Value Based Payments and Managed Healthcare Networks provides a unique opportunity in the market. Fady Sahhar serves as the CEO of ProVantaCare (www.ProVantaCare.com) , a leader in the structure and negotiation of alternative payments in the Behavioral Health, Physical and Intellectual Disabilities and Aging Services.

Prior to XtraGlobex and ProVantaCare, Dr. Sahhar held several global management and marketing positions with leading national companies, including Mobil Oil, Progressive Insurance, PPG Industries, and Sara Lee Corporation, and served as the CAO of Liberty Resources, Inc., a national leader in the independent living movement.

Fady has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Tennessee and a PhD in Global Leadership from Capella University. He is fluent in Arabic and French and has a passion for history, travel and good food.