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Monday, February 12, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
Administration's Health Policy Agenda
- Admiral John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health & Human Services
- Julie Goon, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
10:00 a.m.
Prius-style Health Care Delivery
11:00 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m.
Breakouts
• Using Accountability to Improve Quality
Moderator:
Gail Wilensky, Project HOPE
Speakers:
Sam Ho, Pacificare
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Chris Queram, Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
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Shoshanna Sofaer, Baruch College
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• State Innovations: Creating Momentum for National Change
Moderator:
David Helms, AcademyHealth
Speakers:
Kim Belshe, California State Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Jim Leddy, Former Representative, Vermont State Senate
John McDonough, Health Care for All
• RN Rx: A Prescription for the National Nursing Workforce Crisis
Moderator:
Colleen Conway-Welch, Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Speakers:
Ann Bokelman, Southside Regional Medical Center
Bruce Morrison, Former Representative, U.S. Congress
Cheryl Peterson, American Nurses Association
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1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Speaker
Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City
2:30 p.m.
Breakouts
• Improving Quality Through Systems Change
Moderator:
Robert Reischauer, Urban Institute
Speakers:
Stephanie Alexander, Premier Healthcare Informatics
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Thomas Lee, Partners Community Healthcare
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Sharon Moffat, Vermont Department of Health
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• The Employer-based Health Care System: Shifting Responsibilities
Moderator:
Len Nichols, New America Foundation
Speakers:
Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union
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Stephanie Kennan, Office of Senator Wyden (D-Ore.)
Genevieve Kenney, Urban Institute
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Todd McCracken, National Small Business Association
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Eduardo Sanchez, University of Texas
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• Preparing to Protect: Flu Vaccines from Production to Consumption
Moderator:
Stephanie Bailey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speakers:
Chris Colwell, BIO, the Biotechnology Industry Organization
Kristin Nichol, Minneapolis VA Medical Center
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Daniel Hopfensperger, Wisconsin Immunization Program
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4:00 p.m.
Break
4:30 p.m.
Competing Visions for Reforming the Health Care System
Moderator:
Len Nichols, New America Foundation
Speakers:
Katherine Baicker, Council of Economic Advisers
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), U.S. Senate
5:30 p.m.
Strengthening the Field of Health Services Research: Vision,
Objectives, and Policy Priorities for 2007
Jeanne Lambrew, The George Washington University
5:45 p.m.
Presentation of AcademyHealth HSR Impact Award
Presenter: Louis Rossiter, The College of William and Mary
6:00 p.m.
Reception
Tuesday, February 13
8:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
Congressional Plenary
Max Baucus (D-Mont.), U.S. Senate
Congressional Staff Panel
Katy Barr, Senate HELP Committee
Chuck Clapton, House Ways and Means Committee
Michelle Easton, Senate Finance Committee
Mark Hayes, Senate Finance Committee
Bridgett Taylor, House Energy and Commerce Committee
10:30 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Breakouts
• HIT 4 QI: Success Stories from the Frontlines
Moderator:
Mike Magee, Health Politics
Speakers:
Shannah Koss, Avalere Health
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Janet Marchibroda, eHealth Initiative
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Jim Morrow, North Fulton Family Medicine
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• The U.S. Physician Workforce: Beyond the Numbers
Moderator:
Fitzhugh Mullan, The George Washington University
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Speakers:
Richard Cooper, University of Pennsylvania
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David Goodman, Dartmouth College
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Chuck Kilo, Greenfield Health
• Healthy Choices for Promoting Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition
Moderator:
Dwayne Proctor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Speakers:
Anthony Bucci, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
Kate Coler, Food and Nutrition Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
12:30 p.m.
Lunch & Panel
Federal and State Government Roles in Addressing the Health Care Workforce Shortage
Moderator:
Kevin Sexton, Holy Cross Hospital
Speakers:
Carmen Hooker Odom, North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services
Mayra Alvarez, Office of Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
Thomas Ricketts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:30 p.m.
Political Commentary on Mid-Term Election Results
Thomas Mann, Brookings Institution
Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn |
