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| Main Congress Day One
Congress Day One: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
This is just a snapshot of Day One -
for full details please download our brochure.
| 7:00 | Congress Registration & Morning Coffee |
| 8:00 |
Chairpersons' Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeffrey A. Robertson, MD
Chief Medical Officer
REGENCE
Victoria Robinson, MBA, SPHR
Manager, Insurance Services
CITY OF LAS VEGAS
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| 8:15 |
State of the Industry Address in Disease & Health Management
Wendy Braund, MD
11th Luther Terry Senior Fellow in Preventive Medicine
OFFICE OF DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
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| 9:00 |
How the CDC is Fostering Behavioral Changes – Leading by Example
Stephanie Bailey, MD
Chief of Public Health Practice
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
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| 9:45 | Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall |
| 10:45 |
Employer Leadership in Boosting Health & Productivity as a Core Business Value
Benjamin H. Hoffman, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
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| 11:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Workplace Initiatives – How to Make the Partnership between Health Plans & Employers Enrich Healthier Behavioral Outcomes
Panelists:
Dirk Van Slyke
VP, Sales & Marketing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ID
Michael Proffitt
Strategic Marketing Director
MCKESSON HEALTH SOLUTIONS
Julee Weller
US Health Programs Manager, Global Benefits Design
INTEL
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| 12:15 | Luncheon in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:15 - 4:00 | 4 Concurrent Afternoon Tracks |
Concurrent Afternoon Tracks
TRACK A
EMPLOYEE HEALTH MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
(For Both Private & Public Sector)
Track Chair: Victoria J. Robinson, MBA, SPHR, Manager, Insurance Services, CITY OF LAS VEGAS |
TRACK B - COORDINATING THE CARE OF MULTIPLE
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Track Chair: Andrew Halpert, MD, Senior Medical Director,
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
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| 2:20 |
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CASE STUDY
Wellness in the Workplace
Paul B. Handel, MD
VP & Chief Medical Officer
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS
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CASE STUDY
H. pylori: Still an Important Infection in 2007
Brian Fennerty, MD
Professor of Medicine
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Executive from
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE
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| 3:00 |
|
CASE STUDY
Consumer Driven Healthcare - The Next Generation: The City of Las Vegas Continues to Go Where No Municipality Has GoneBefore
Victoria Robinson, MBA, SPHR
Manager, Insurance Services
CITY OF LAS VEGAS
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CASE STUDY
Managing End-of-Life Care in Complex Patients Can Reduce
Costs Without Shortening Life
Andrew Halpert, MD
Senior Medical Director
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
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| 3:30 |
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CASE STUDY
Understanding Patient Risk and Its Impact on Chronic and Non - Chronic Member Trends
Mita Lodh, FSA, PhD, MBA
Chief Actuary, VP Informatics & Research
MCKESSON HEALTH SOLUTIONS
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CASE STUDY
Reaping the Results of Care Management: Decision PowerSM at Health Net
Mary Jane Favazza
Senior VP, Business Development & Client Services
HEALTH DIALOG
Lance Lang, MD
VP & Senior Medical Director, Quality Improvement & Clinical Informatics
HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA
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TRACK C - BENEFIT DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST CONTROL STRATEGIES
Track Chair: Lily J. Field, Manager, Health and Wellness, INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP |
TRACK D – ENCOURAGING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TO
PROMOTE PREVENTION, WELLNESS & CONSUMER COMPLIANCE
Track Chair: Paul Wallace, MD, Medical Director for Health & Productivity Management Programs,
KAISER PERMANENTE
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| 2:20 |
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CASE STUDY
Wellness at Peoples Energy- An Employer's Approach
Lily J. Field
Manager, Health and Wellness
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP
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CASE STUDY
Encouraging Health Behaviors in the Public Sector: Challenges & Opportunities
Debra F. Minott
Personnel Director, State Department Personnel
STATE OF INDIANA
Julie A. Meek
Executive Vice President & COO
CAREGUIDE
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| 3:00 |
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CASE STUDY
Regence's Success Story: Designing & Implementing a Wellness Program
Jeffrey A. Robertson, MD
Chief Medical Officer
REGENCE
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CASE STUDY
Achieving Value through Providing Complete, Person Centered
Care across the Home, Workplace, & Health Care System
Paul Wallace, MD
Medical Director for Health & Productivity Management Programs
KAISER PERMANENTE
Chris Stenzel, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
KAISER PERMANENTE HEALTHY SOLUTIONS
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| 3:30 |
|
CASE STUDY
The Aging Baby Boomer & Affordable Healthcare – What's Being
Done?
Sabrina Girolami
Director of Care Coordination
GEISINGER HEALTH PLAN
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PANEL
Best Practices in Member Intervention
Panelists:
Thomas Foels, MD
Medical Director
INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Linda Cloud
Assistant Director, MMQA
CABINET FOR HEALTH SERVICES
KENTUCKY HEALTH CHOICES
Faye Wong
Chief Program Services Branch,
Division of Cancer Prevention & Control
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
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| 4:15 |
KEYNOTE
Engaging Patients & Providers with America's Most Intriguing Physician
Patch Adams, MD
Founder and Director
GESUNDHEIT INSTITUTE
and the real person behind the hit movie Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams
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5:45 | Reception in Exhibit Hall
Book signing and meet & greet with Patch Adams, MD
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