2025 Executive War College Agenda
Here is the 2025 Executive War College Agenda. As session topics and speakers are confirmed, they will be posted on this page. Watch this site regularly to catch all the new topics and speakers.
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These are the speakers and the sessions that are confirmed to appear during the 2025 Executive War College. Specific days, times, and locations for each session will be announced in the future.
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Pursuing the Opportunities and Overcoming the Challenges for Clinical Labs, Genetic Testing Companies, and Anatomic Pathology Groups.
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Funding, Creating, and Operating the Nation’s first Diagnostic Center:
Elevating the Value of Laboratory Medicine to Improve Patient Care in a Financially-Sustainable Model

Michael Laposata
MD, PhD, Chair of Pathology,
Univ of Texas Medical Branch,
Lead, Diagnostic Center at UTMB, Galveston, Texas
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Questions and Answers about Organizing and Operating a Diagnostic Center: Secrets, Successes, and Useful Insights

Michael Laposata
MD, PhD, Chair of Pathology,
Univ of Texas Medical Branch,
Lead, Diagnostic Center at UTMB, Galveston, Texas
SESSION

Schedule TBD
2025 Payer Denial Impact Report: Unveiling the Latest Trends and Recommended Practices for Optimizing Clinical Lab, Hospital Outreach, and Pathology Claim Denials and Appeals

Diana Richard
AVP, National Accounts, Path/Rad/Health Systems,
XiFin, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Stephanie Denham
Associate Vice President,
RCM Systems and Analytics,
XiFin, Inc.
San Diego, CA
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Orchestrating Three Paths to Clinical Lab Success: Combining Staff Career Ladder and Productivity with Optimizing Lab Performance to Support Value Based care

Jennifer Fralick
Vice President, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Laboratories
Stanford Healthcare,
Menlo Park, CA
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Winning with Hospital Lab Outreach: Today’s Proven Ways to Increase Test Volume, Improve Patient Outcomes, and Generate More Revenue

Jane Hermansen
Director,
Outreach and Network Development,
Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN
PANEL

Schedule TBD
Panel: Big Changes in Washington, DC: New Congress, New Administration, FDA, CMS, OIG, and More
Moderator: John Kolozsvary
Panelists: Susan Van Meter, Russell Ring, Zach Rothstein

John Kolozsvary
Chief Executive Officer,
Joint Venture Hospital Laboratories, Allen Park, MI

Susan Van Meter
President, American Clinical Laboratory Association,
Washington, DC

Russell Ring
Vice President, Government Affairs,
Roche Diagnostics,
Washington, D.C.

Zach Rothstein
Executive Director of AdvaMedDx,
Washington, D.C.
SESSION

Schedule TBD
State of Market Adoption for Digital Pathology By Largest Lab Organizations in the United States

Lisa-Jean Clifford
COO & Chief Strategy Officer,
Gestalt Diagnostics,
Spokane, WA
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Combining Lean and 100% Digital Pathology Locally and Nationally to Produce Faster, More Accurate Diagnoses with Increased Productivity of Staff and Pathologists

David Clark
MD,
Consultant Hematopathologist Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottinghamshir, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Paul Chenery
Head of Quality, Training & Strategic Improvement Improvement within Pathology,
Nottingham University Hospital
NHS Trust,
Nottingham, England, UK
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Effective Ways to Meet Today’s Lab Staff Recruiting and Retention Challenge: Educating High Schoolers, Leveraging Social Media, Career Paths in the Lab, plus Some Secrets

Mike Baron
Executive Director of Clinical Laboratory Operations,
Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories
Milwaukee, WI
WORKSHOP

Schedule TBD
Third-Day Workshop: Lean for Lab Leaders: Proven Ways to Swiftly Slash While Boosting Productivity and Improving Staff Retention

Katje Lehmann
Director Lead Practice,
Lean Focus, LLC.,
Scottsdale, AZ
WORKSHOP

Schedule TBD
Third-Day Workshop: What’s Changing in CLIA Compliance and Inspections: Essentials for Lab Quality Officers and CLIA Lab Directors
Chair & Moderator: Nora Hess

Nora Hess
MBA, MT (ASCP), PMP,
Senior Consultant,
Accumen,
Sarasota, FL

Kathy Nucifora
MPH, MT (ASCP),
Chief Operating Officer,
COLA Inc.,
Columbia, MD

Denise Driscoll
MS, MT(ASCP)SBB,
Senior Director,
Accreditation & Regulatory Affairs,
College of American Pathologists,
Northfield, IL

Danielle Tangorre
Esq.,
Partner,
Robinson+Cole,
Albany, NY

Lindsay Strotman
PhD,
Laboratory Director,
Lighthouse Lab Services,
Louisville, KY

Silka Clark
MLS,
Director of Lab Excellence,
Accumen,
Aurora, CO
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Cyberattack! Lessons from Our Labs Response to Ransomware Shutdown of Academic Medical Center

Christina Wojewoda
Director, Clinical Microbiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont
SESSION

Schedule TBD
Using Simple, Off-the-Shelf Digital Tools to Speed Processing of Lab Claims, Reduce Manual Touches, Increase Clean Claims, and Generate More and Faster Reimbursement

Rick VanNess
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Wuscott LLC.,
Albuquerque, NM
2025 Post-Conference Workshops
Thursday, May 1, 2025
WORKSHOP 1

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Whole Genome Sequencing and Genetic Testing for Community Hospitals – Companion Diagnostics in Lab–Pharma Relationships
WORKSHOP 2

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Breaking Pathology’s Glass Slide Updated! Ways to Build Revenue with Digital Pathology, Whole Slide Images, AI Diagnostic Tools, and More
WORKSHOP 3

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lean for Lab Leaders: Proven Ways to Swiftly Slash Costs While Boosting Productivity and Improving Staff Retention
WORKSHOP 4

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Assessing Recent Federal Laws, Regulations, and Court Cases: Vital Insights for Lab Executives and Their Attorneys
WORKSHOP 5

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
What’s Changing in CLIA Compliance and Inspections: Essentials for Lab Quality Officers and CLIA Lab Directors