Speakers

Keynote Speakers ------- Executive Panel ------- Breakout Sessions

 

Attendees of past conferences have highly regarded the opportunity to discuss topics related to the conference in intimate group settings. Healthcare 2008 will continue the tradition of small group discussion by incorporating the conference theme into approximately 16 breakout sessions that will take place at several times throughout the day. Each session, scheduled for 75 minutes, will consist of 2 session leaders and 15-30 conference participants, and will focus on a particular topic of interest related to the conference theme. The objective of these sessions is to create lively discussion and debate between topical experts and interested attendees.

The conference has been divided into the four core themes which form the basis for various breakout sessions.  These themes explore the needs of the patient through the lenses of Empowering Patients, Delivering Healthcare, Financing Healthcare, and Delivering Medications.  The tentative list of discussion topics and session leaders is provide below.

1. But I Saw it on the Web: Ensuring Patients Get Accurate Health Information

  Bob Tavares, VP, Care Management Business Unit, Emmi Solutions, Inc.
  Alex Hutchinson, Managing Partner, RPM Health 

2. Does the Doctor Still Know Best - or Even the Most?  Patient Engagement in the Information Age

  Dr. Michael Cowan, Chief Medical Officer, BearingPoint 
  Brian Elbel, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, NYU Wagner

3. Look Who's Talking Now!  Improving Transparency Between Providers and Patients

  Sybil Graham, VP Healthcare Interactive Solutions,
      Acsys Healthcare
  Dr. Michael Apkon, VP & Executive Director, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

4. The Graying of America:  Understanding & Preparing for the Baby Boomers

  Michael Marchand, Director of Performance Improvement, VNSNY         
  Sangeeta Ahluwalia, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Yale Geriatrics Department

5. Survival of the Fittest: How Patient Needs will Direct the Evolution of Healthcare

  Ken Sperling, Senior VP, Cigna Healthcare Senior & Retiree Services     
  Meredith Rosenthal, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Policy,
        Harvard School of Public Health

6. Stop-and-Shop Medicine:  Value-Added or Just Cheap?

  Dr. Rick Kellerman, Board Chair, American Academy of Family Physicians
  Dr. Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty, Medical Director for Strategic Alliances, MinuteClinic

7. In the Store and On the Phone:  The New Frontiers of Primary Care Delivery

  Michael Gorton, CEO, TelaDoc
  Alicia Ledlie, Sr. Director, Health Business Development, Wal-Mart

8. Harnessing IT to Deliver Patient-Centric Care:  A Public or Private Matter?

  Lori Evans, Deputy Commissioner, NY State Health IT Office
  Bob Franceschini, Assoc. VP, Enterprise Architecture, McKesson

9. Medical Tourism:  Permanent Niche or the Beginning of Globalized Healthcare?

  Dr. Blair Gifford, Assistant Professor of Health Administration and Management,
        University of Denver Colorado
  Jordan Klear, Managing Director, TIVIS Capital, LLC

10. The Billion Dollar Question:  Can Employers Get Healthier Workers for Less Money?

  Mary Bradley, Director for Health Planning, Pitney Bowes          
  Kathy Sanchez, General Manager for Employee Health Services, General Electric

11. Seeking New Solutions:  Alternatives to Employer-Based Coverage     

  Aparna Vallurupalli, VP, Market Research & Product Development, UnitedHealthcare          
  Janis Liepins, Assistant VP, Market Research and Product Development,
        Fallon Community Health Plan

12. The Massachusetts Health Plan One Year Later:  Lessons Learned from a "Pay or Play" System        

  Dr. Marylou Buyse, President & CEO, Massachusetts Association of Health Plans          
  Ms. Lynn Nicholas, President & CEO, Massachusetts Hospital Association

13. A, B, C, D? Is Medicare Evolving or Just Getting Out of Control?

  Jamie Sidore, Consultant, Putnam Associates   
  Lambert van der Walde, Capital Markets Advisor to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

14. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:  The Risks and Benefits of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising      

  Dr. Jane Henney, Senior VP and Provost, Health Affairs, University of Cincinnati
         Formerly Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration
  John Swen, VP, Science Policy & Public Affairs, Pfizer

15. Delivering Price and Convenience:  Different Models of Drug Discounting 

  Mary Burke, Executive Director, Product Development for Retiree Solutions, Medo 
  Christina Heiner, Pharmacy Director, The Regence Group     

16. Great, Personalized Medicine Works! ...Now What?      

  Bhaskar Chakravorti, Partner, McKinsey & Co.   
  Dr. Maurice Mahoney, Professor of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine