Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - Agenda

12:25pm - 12:30pm ET - Welcome Remarks with C.Clark Milton, Robert G. Piccinini & Bruce Rankin

12:30pm - 1:15pm ET - ACOI in Action: Legislative and Regulatory Updates with Camille Bonta

Learning Objectives:

• Understand ACOI's role in health policy and advocacy and ACOI actions to influence the policy decisionmaking process.
• Articulate recent policy changes and proposals that could affect the osteopathic profession and patient care.
• Utilize ACOI policy resources and communication, as well as grassroots opportunities.

C. Clark Milton, DO, FACOI, Chair, ACOI 2025, Designated Institutional Official, Internal Medicine - WVUMedicine

Robert G. Piccinini, DO, D.FACN, President, American Osteopathic Association

Bruce Rankin, DO, CPI, MRO, FACOFP, President, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

Camille S. Bonta, MHS (she/her/hers), Principal, Summit Health Care Consulting

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe how the physician’s communication approach in patient care, differs from the physician's communication approach in leadership situations.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to list the 4 components of emotional intelligence.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to list 3 questions to be explored when conducting a self-reflection exercise.

Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, MACP, CS-F, Principal, Nichols Leadership - AZ

Learning Objectives:

• Explain Gregory Bateson’s concept of the “Pattern that Connects” and describe its relevance to fragmentation and resilience in healthcare systems.
• Define the seven dimensions of Relational Coordination (RC) and evaluate how they apply to clinical team interactions.
• Analyze the relationship between weak RC dimensions and physician burnout while identifying how stronger RC supports engagement and wellness.

Jeffrey M. Krepps, PhD, Associate Professor of Behavioral Health, Campbell University, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Julie K. Sterbank, DO, MPH, FACOI (she/her/hers), Associate Professor, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Adult and Pediatric, Allergy & Immunology, Case Western University/MetroHealth Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the impact of Variability on Quality Outcomes and Goals of Care.
• List opportunities for improving practitioner burnout and disengagement.
• Assess the role of Artificial Intelligence, and how bias affects the potential data generated.

James J. Matera, DO, FACOI, CPE (he/him/his), Chief Medical Officer, CentraState Medical Center