1) “Experience of Operating a Direct Pay Practice”- Dr. Tom Peponis. Dr. Tom Peponis is a local primary care physician who will be speaking regarding his experience running a Direct Pay practice for the past 5 years in Hilltop, an underserved area of Columbus.
2) “Ethical Considerations of “Opting Out”- Dr. Ryan Nash. OSU’s very own Dr. Ryan Nash, Director of the College of Medicine Center for Bioethics and Hagop S. Mekhjian, M.D. Chair in medical ethics and professionalism, will be presenting the ethical considerations of “opting out” of standard payment models.