The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is thrilled to announce keynote speakers for the upcoming 2024 California Recuperative Care Symposium in Sacramento, Sept. 12-13, 2024. Learn more about each speaker below, or click the button to learn more about the symposium schedule and to register!
Opening Keynote (Sept. 12)
Susan Philip, MPP, California Department of Health Care Services
Susan Philip was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the Deputy Director of Health Care Delivery Systems at DHCS in March 2021. Her areas of responsibility include the oversight, monitoring, and contract administration of California’s Medi-Cal managed care program, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), the California Children Services (CCS) program, and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers programs. She is also responsible for driving key initiatives under California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) including Community Supports and Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH).
Prior to her appointment, Philip served in a variety of roles in the healthcare sector including in leadership positions for more than 25 years. Philip has served on boards including a federally qualified health center working with the LBGTQ community as well as people experiencing homelessness. She is currently on the board of directors of SafeHouse, which provides transitional housing and support services for survivors of trafficking.
Closing Keynote (Sept. 13)
Michelle Schneidermann, MD, California Health Care Foundation
Michelle Schneidermann is director of the California Health Care Foundation’s People-Centered Care team. She leads CHCF’s efforts in the care of populations with complex needs, including people experiencing homelessness, older adults, and people with serious behavioral health conditions.
Prior to joining CHCF, Schneidermann served as a Medi-Cal managed care plan Medical Director at Alameda Alliance for Health, where she provided clinical support and oversight with a focus on care coordination and special projects. Before that, Scheidermann spent more than 14 years as a professor and physician leader at UCSF. In addition to being a primary care doctor and hospitalist at San Francisco General Hospital, she was the founding Medical Director of the San Francisco Medical Respite and Sobering Center.
She has served as a county commissioner for Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless, a program of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, for the past seven years.
