AGENDA: DAY 2
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019
7:00 am
Registration Opens; Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
DAY 2 MORNING PLENARY SESSION
8:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, FACP
Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (Chair)
Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (Chair)
David B. Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) which caps a 25-year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and a board-certified internist.
Dr. Nash is a principal faculty member for quality of care programming for the American Association for Physician Leadership and leads their academic joint venture with JCPH. He serves on the NQF Task Force on Improving Population Health and the John M. Eisenberg Award Committee for The Joint Commission. He is also a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee. Dr. Nash was recently appointed to the Board of the Pharmaceutical Quality Alliance (PQA) in Washington, DC. Dr. Nash serves on multiple boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, P&T, and American Health and Drug Benefits.
Dr. Nash is a principal faculty member for quality of care programming for the American Association for Physician Leadership and leads their academic joint venture with JCPH. He serves on the NQF Task Force on Improving Population Health and the John M. Eisenberg Award Committee for The Joint Commission. He is also a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee. Dr. Nash was recently appointed to the Board of the Pharmaceutical Quality Alliance (PQA) in Washington, DC. Dr. Nash serves on multiple boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, P&T, and American Health and Drug Benefits.
Billy Oglesby, PhD, MSPH, FACHE
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Co-Chair)
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Co-Chair)
8:10 am
Health 3.0: Addressing Health Beyond Healthcare
Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH
Professor of Population Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin; Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Austin, TX
Professor of Population Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin; Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Austin, TX
Karen B. DeSalvo, is a Professor of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and co-convener of the National Alliance to Impact the Social Determinants of Health. Previously, Dr. DeSalvo concurrently served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Assistant Secretary for Health (Acting) in the Obama Administration. Prior to joining HHS, Dr. DeSalvo served as Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at Tulane School of Medicine and Health Commissioner for New Orleans. Dr. DeSalvo is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. She is a director on the boards of Humana and Welltower, a member of Verily’s Advisory Board, and is President-elect of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
9:00 am
Care Guidance: Populations, Precision, and Possibilities
Gregory Dorn, MD, MPH
President, Hearst Health, San Francisco, CA
President, Hearst Health, San Francisco, CA
Greg Dorn is the president of Hearst Health, overseeing Hearst’s healthcare businesses in the U.S. and globally. The mission of Hearst Health is to guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205 million insured individuals, 70 million home health visits and 3.2 billion dispensed prescriptions. For more than two decades, Dorn has been focused on raising the standard of excellence for patient care across the healthcare spectrum, through clinically rigorous guidance delivered by efficient, scalable technology. He is the co-inventor of two patented healthcare software technologies that continue to be used in health systems across the U.S.
9:30 am
2019 Hearst Health Prize Presentation
Gregory Dorn, MD, MPH
President, Hearst Health, San Francisco, CA
President, Hearst Health, San Francisco, CA
Greg Dorn is the president of Hearst Health, overseeing Hearst’s healthcare businesses in the U.S. and globally. The mission of Hearst Health is to guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205 million insured individuals, 70 million home health visits and 3.2 billion dispensed prescriptions. For more than two decades, Dorn has been focused on raising the standard of excellence for patient care across the healthcare spectrum, through clinically rigorous guidance delivered by efficient, scalable technology. He is the co-inventor of two patented healthcare software technologies that continue to be used in health systems across the U.S.
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, FACP
Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
David B. Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) which caps a 25-year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and a board-certified internist.
Dr. Nash is a principal faculty member for quality of care programming for the American Association for Physician Leadership and leads their academic joint venture with JCPH. He serves on the NQF Task Force on Improving Population Health and the John M. Eisenberg Award Committee for The Joint Commission. He is also a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee. Dr. Nash was recently appointed to the Board of the Pharmaceutical Quality Alliance (PQA) in Washington, DC. Dr. Nash serves on multiple boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, P&T, and American Health and Drug Benefits.
Dr. Nash is a principal faculty member for quality of care programming for the American Association for Physician Leadership and leads their academic joint venture with JCPH. He serves on the NQF Task Force on Improving Population Health and the John M. Eisenberg Award Committee for The Joint Commission. He is also a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee. Dr. Nash was recently appointed to the Board of the Pharmaceutical Quality Alliance (PQA) in Washington, DC. Dr. Nash serves on multiple boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, P&T, and American Health and Drug Benefits.
10:00 am
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 am
Addressing Inequity in Women’s Health: A Public Health and Population Health Approach
Leana Wen, MD, MPH
President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Baltimore, MD
President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Leana Wen is the new President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She is the first physician in nearly 50 years to lead the organization. Prior to joining the Planned Parenthood Family, Dr. Wen was the Baltimore City Health Commissioner. In this role, she led the oldest, continuously-operating health department in the U.S., committed to improving well-being and combatting disparities. Dr. Wen has fought to protect women and families from the Trump administration’s relentless attacks on basic health care protections. Dr. Wen completed her residency training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. A Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and Academy of Medicine, she serves on the faculty at the George Washington University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
11:15 am
The New Value Investing: How Private Investors are Weighing in on Healthcare’s Value Movement
Ronald Kuerbitz, JD
Chief Executive Officer, Agilon Health, Long Beach, CA
Chief Executive Officer, Agilon Health, Long Beach, CA
Ron Kuerbitz is the CEO of Agilon Health, a platform that empowers physicians with the operating model, technology, solutions and capital required to transition from fee-for-service to integrated payment and delivery. Prior to joining Agilon Health in January 2017, Ron was the CEO of Fresenius Medical Care North America, the leading provider of products, pharmaceuticals and services to the renal community. In that capacity, he led FMCNA’s growth from $9 billion to $13 billion in revenue and its strategic shift from fee for service dialysis care to population health management for the renal disease population. His health care experience spans 25 years and includes experience in home infusion services, laboratory and diagnostic services, pharmacy services, physician practice management, government health plans, specialty ambulatory surgery and pharma and MedTech sales and manufacturing, as well as dialysis services.
Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Klasko is a transformative leader and advocate for a revolution in health care and higher education. As President and CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, he leads the nation’s fastest growing academic health institution based on his vision of re-imagining the future. Jefferson Health grew from 3 hospitals in 2013 to 14 hospitals in 2018. His 2017 merger of Thomas Jefferson University with Philadelphia University created a professional university with top-20 programs in fashion, design, health, and the first design-thinking curriculum in a medical school. His track record earned him a place as tied for #2 “Most Influential” individuals in healthcare by Modern Healthcare, as #21 in Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business 2018; Philadelphia Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. He is an obstetrician, has been dean of two medical schools, and as a Philadelphia native says his first love is Philadelphia Soul.
Ravi Sachdev
Partner, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, New York, NY
Partner, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, New York, NY
Mr. Sachdev is a Partner at Clayton Dubilier & Rice. He plays a key role in the Firm’s investments in agilon health, Healogics, naviHealth, TRANZACT, and Vets First Choice. Previously, he served as a Managing Director and co-head of Healthcare Services at J.P. Morgan, advising senior healthcare company executives on strategic initiatives, M&A, and capital markets. In that role, Mr. Sachdev advised on multiple transactions including the sale of Medco to Express Scripts, Vanguard to Tenet, Trizetto to Cognizant, and the IPOs of HealthEquity, SCA, Premier, and IMS Health. He serves on the board of the Healthcare Private Equity Association.
J. William Wulf, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC), Columbus, OH
Chief Executive Officer, Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC), Columbus, OH
Dr. Wulf is the Chief Executive Officer of Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC), assuming this position in 2013. Prior to this role, he served as the Corporate Medical Director of COPC for seven years. Bringing 30 years of medical and leadership experience, he was a leader among the founding physicians that helped establish COPCP, Inc. in 1996.
Dr. Wulf previously operated a private practice in Columbus and continues to serve as the COPC Laboratory Medical Director.
Dr. Wulf is a member of the COPC Executive Committee, the Ohio State University Health Plan Quality Committee. He is also on the board of directors for The Health Collaborative of Central Ohio, The Ohio Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative and The Ohio Health Information Partnership and CAPG.
Dr. Wulf previously operated a private practice in Columbus and continues to serve as the COPC Laboratory Medical Director.
Dr. Wulf is a member of the COPC Executive Committee, the Ohio State University Health Plan Quality Committee. He is also on the board of directors for The Health Collaborative of Central Ohio, The Ohio Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative and The Ohio Health Information Partnership and CAPG.
Don McDaniel, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Canton & Company, Baltimore, MD (Moderator)
Chief Executive Officer, Canton & Company, Baltimore, MD (Moderator)
As the CEO of Canton & Company, Don McDaniel engages with pioneering healthcare firms across the industry, all striving to win in the new health economy. A true market-maker, he focuses on advancing innovation, elevating market positions, and connecting complementary players to disrupt and reshape healthcare. He has launched several healthcare businesses, is a former hospital, health services, health IT, and insurance industry executive, and an operating partner for a venture capital firm. Don is also a seasoned board member, executive advisor, investor, and fund raiser. Prior to founding Canton & Company, Don was the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Sage Growth Partners, Vice Chairman and Chairman of Continuum Health, CEO of Lighthouse Risk Solutions, SVP and General Manager, Consulting of Northrop Grumman Health IT, Operating Partner of Venture Health Partnership Group, President of Ascendia Healthcare Management, and Vice President, Business Strategy of Bon Secours Health System.
12:00 pm
Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:00 pm
Designing the Future of Medicine by Looking Upstream at Whole-Person Health
Tuesday, March 19 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Washington C Room
We’re sorry, this session is full.
We’re sorry, this session is full.
Join us in an intimate discussion about the future of medical education, value-based care and how we can build a better health ecosystem that benefits us all. Lunch will be provided and ideas are welcome.
Roy Beveridge, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Humana
Chief Medical Officer, Humana
Stephen Spann, M.D.
Dean, University of Houston College of Medicine
Dean, University of Houston College of Medicine
Tray Cockerell
Director of Strategic Relationships, Humana
Director of Strategic Relationships, Humana
SPONSORED MINI SUMMITS 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
(Choose one Mini Summit only)
Mini Summit I: How to Design, Implement, and Sustain an Orthopedic Bundle
Sponsored by Rothman Institute
This session will discuss a collaborative approach to care that is focused on bringing doctors, hospitals and insurers together to improve quality and lower costs of care.
This session will highlight Rothman Institute’s bundled care payment model which encompasses an entire episode of care – ensuring that appropriate diagnostic tests are completed, that surgery is performed in the most appropriate setting, and that all post-operative care including therapy results in an optimal outcome. As a leader in orthopedic care, Rothman Institute is committed to providing the highest quality care to patients.
1:00 pm
Introduction
Charlie Getz, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Orthopedic Surgeon, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Getz has been the chairman of the Rothman Institute Quality Committee for the past 5 years. During that time, he has been involved with the transition of volume to value based purchasing, quality reporting, and patient reported outcomes collection. He is a shoulder and elbow surgeon by training. However, he has completed the Jefferson leadership program on quality improvement and patient safety.
David Janiec, MBA
Director of Payment Strategy, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Former Director, Payer Contracting, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Payment Strategy, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Former Director, Payer Contracting, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Dave Janiec is the Director of Payment Strategy at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. He is involved in all facets of payer contracting, but focuses his work on assisting the 200+ doctor practice in its transition from traditional fee-for-service financial models to value-based care models. He is actively involved with payers–government, insurance and employer–engaging in Alternative Payment Model development and implementation. His team is responsible for performance measurement of the practice’s 52 APM contracts and meets with clinical staff to communicate all current program guidelines and financial performance data. Prior to working with Rothman in this role, Dave spent fifteen years with Drexel University, primarily as the Director of Managed Care, with additional roles in the central billing office and clinical department administration. He additionally has ten years’ experience in commercial banking, during which he worked in the Health Care & Public Finance division of PNC Bank, NA.
Chris Vannello, RN, BSN
Director of Quality Improvement, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Director of Quality Improvement, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Chris Vannello is the Director of Quality at Rothman Institute in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Rothman Institute is one of the largest orthopedic practices in the country. Chris oversees all quality improvement initiatives internally, locally and nationally for the practice. She is responsible for the episode of care management as it relates to alternative payment models, monitoring of outcomes, the patient navigation process, MIPS and establishing and sustaining orthopedic centers of excellence with hospital partners. Chris sits on the Quality committee for the National Orthopedic Spine Alliance and is the co-leader for a national outcomes benchmarking group. Before working at Rothman Institute Chris was a Director of Quality at Main Line Health Systems, Riddle Hospital in Media, Philadelphia. She was responsible for the overall hospital quality improvement initiatives including the stroke, chest pain and hip and knee replacement programs and certifications. She began her career as a nurse at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
3:00 pm
Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
Mini Summit II: Winning in Value-based Care: Market Trends and Real-world Examples of Population Health Collaborative Care Models
Sponsored by Deloitte
This session will explore real-world examples of new care management and population health collaborative care models to examine what’s working, what isn’t, and what the future may hold for improving the health of individuals and communities. To anchor this discussion, this session will dive deep into insights from Deloitte’s research with US physicians, US consumers, and health system CEOs to understand attitudes and adoption related to value-based care initiatives.
1:00 pm
Introduction
Dorrie Guest
Managing Director, National Lead, Physician Enterprise & Ambulatory Services, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
Managing Director, National Lead, Physician Enterprise & Ambulatory Services, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
Dorrie Guest brings nearly 25 years of health care management, executive leadership, and consulting experience primarily within physician services. She leads Deloitte’s Physician Enterprise and Ambulatory Services practice nationally and is a founding member of Deloitte’s Value Based Care team. Prior to joining Deloitte Consulting LLP, Dorrie served as vice president for the faculty practice of a large, multi-campus academic medical center.
Esther Nash, MD
Specialist Executive, HealthCare Strategy and Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Former Vice President, Clinical Innovation and Strategy, OptumHealth; Former Vice President, Comprehensive Care, Health Advocate, Philadelphia, PA
Specialist Executive, HealthCare Strategy and Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Former Vice President, Clinical Innovation and Strategy, OptumHealth; Former Vice President, Comprehensive Care, Health Advocate, Philadelphia, PA
Esther (“Es”) Nash is a Specialist Executive with Deloitte Consulting LLP. She has 35 years of health care experience including 25 years as a physician executive and medical director in health plan, population health vendor, and provider settings. Dr. Nash’s focus is on health care transformation through enabling organizations to succeed in value-based care. She is known for her passion for outcomes measurement and quality improvement in support of the care team. With the convergence of providers and health plans, Dr. Nash helps organizations put structures and programs in place to improve the health of their populations. Dr. Nash has been a leader in population health design and innovation. Prior to joining Deloitte, Dr. Nash was VP, Clinical Innovation and Strategy at OptumHealth, and VP, Comprehensive Care at Health Advocate. Before joining managed care, she led hospital and physician quality improvement at a community teaching hospital and practiced general internal medicine.
Mike Van Den Eynde
Managing Director, Care Management & Population Health Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Atlanta, GA
Managing Director, Care Management & Population Health Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Atlanta, GA
Mike Van Den Eynde is a managing director with over twenty years of strategy, operations and care management/population health redesign experience. Mike is the lead of Deloitte’s medical management and population health service line that helps clients find innovative ways to better manage their medical cost trend and improve the quality of care. Mike has led multiple hospital and health plan process redesign efforts that involved all care management processes across facilities and customer segments. Mike recently led the design of an enterprise wide value-based care strategy and operational transformation effort, design of a new Medicare ambulatory care management model, a medical management technology strategy and infrastructure, the redesign of the medical management strategy for a national health plan and has led numerous medical management/population health assessments.
April Vogelsang, RN, MHA
Vice President of Population Health, Carle Health System; Medical Management, Health Alliance Medical Plans, Champaign, IL
Vice President of Population Health, Carle Health System; Medical Management, Health Alliance Medical Plans, Champaign, IL
April Vogelsang is System VP of Population Health for Carle Health System and Health Alliance Medical Plans. In her current leadership role, April leads efforts to ensure all medical management and population health practices, including Health Alliance Quality, Star Ratings, Pharmacy, and Risk Adjustment are fully coordinated and developed as part of Carle’s integrated system, as well as extended to Health Alliance’s medical partners throughout the state and country. She also overseas Carle Home Care, Hospice, and Palliative Care. April previously served as executive director of Medicare Advantage and Risk Adjustment Revenue Management for Health Alliance. She has over 24 years of progressive healthcare and health services leadership experience with expertise in government business, matrix management, interdisciplinary project management, and aligning operational tactics with strategic objectives.
3:00 pm
Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
Mini Summit III: Addressing the Barriers in Patient Engagement Programs
Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb
More than ever, care teams are looking for simple and easy ways to implement programs that increase patient engagement. Time and increased burden on staff are often the biggest deterrents in addressing patient engagement needs. This session will feature up to two approaches to patient engagement, both of which were designed to be easy and simple to use for both providers and patients. These were developed for patients with chronic care conditions, and for patients with cancer. Both support efforts to improve patient engagement as part of work to achieve the Quadruple Aim. Join us for an interactive discussion to learn from these simple and easy-to-use programs developed to drive patient engagement.
1:00 pm
Introduction
Dominic Galante, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer, Precision for Value/Precision Advisors Buffalo, NY (Moderator)
Chief Medical Officer, Precision for Value/Precision Advisors Buffalo, NY (Moderator)
Dr. Dominic Galante serves as full-time Chief Medical Officer for Precision Advisors. In this role, Dr. Galante oversees the implications of payer medical policy across all practice areas within Precision and the ramifications of healthcare provider evolution on life science companies. Prior to joining Precision Advisors, Dr. Galante was Vice President of Medical Quality Management at MVP Health Care where he was responsible for quality initiatives including physician and facility performance monitoring, reporting, and improvement. He achieved these goals with innovative performance-driven contracting and care delivery models, such as pay-for-performance and risk-gain sharing reimbursement models, as well as supporting health exchange plan development. Under Dr. Galante’s leadership, MVP Health Care was one of the top-ranked commercial and Medicare health plans in the United States, involved with implementing and overseeing practice transformation for patient-centered medical homes with over 1000 physicians covering 100,000 lives, and supported the implementation of two regional ACO contracts.
Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Joey Mattingly currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where he teaches business strategy to PharmD students and is a strategic consultant for the University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition to his work as a faculty member, he serves as Director of Operations for the PATIENTS Program and Principal for A & J Consulting, LLC. He is also a PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research with a special focus in pharmacoeconomics. His research focuses on a mixed-method approach to incorporate the patient voice in economic evaluations and other value assessment frameworks.
Julie Moran, RN, BSN, MBA
Executive Director, Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Mentor, OH
Executive Director, Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Mentor, OH
Julie Moran is the Executive Director of the Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. She has spent over 25 years in healthcare and is a member of the Mentor Chamber of Commerce, American Academy of Medical Administrators, Association of Community Cancer Centers, Medical Group Management Association, ASCO Practice Administrators, and Ohio MGMA.
3:00 pm
Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
Mini Summit IV: Value-based Care Programs for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions
Sponsored by: Fresenius Health Partners
Value-based Care programs are gradually transforming the delivery and payment for medical care. Nowhere is this more evident and more necessary than in the treatment of patients with complex chronic conditions, for whom recent advances in technology, data analytics and care coordination capabilities offer providers the tools to significantly improve health outcomes and reduce medical costs. Unlike fee-for-service arrangements, well-designed value-based care programs for these high cost patients can generate the funding necessary to drive better health outcomes.
Though there are significant tailwinds coming from both governmental and private payors supporting value-based care programs, navigating this transformation can be very challenging. This mini-summit will use the Fresenius Health Partners’ “full risk” programs for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients as a case study in how to successfully structure and operate value-based care programs for patients with complex chronic conditions. With almost 50,000 Medicare (Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage) and Commercial ESRD patients currently participating in FHP’s “total cost of care” risk programs, representing over $4 billion of medical spend, FHP has a 5-year track record of generating improved outcomes and cost savings
FHP clinical and business leaders, together with physician leaders of the nephrology practices and health plans, will share their aspirations, experiences, learnings and best practices with the goal of providing strategies relevant to your organization’s journey along the value-based care continuum.
1:00 pm
Introduction
Andrew Aronson, MD, FACEP
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Fresenius Health Partners, Former Chief Medical Officer, Privia Health, Former Senior Medical Director and President, Advanced Care Centers, Bravo Health, Austin, TX
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Fresenius Health Partners, Former Chief Medical Officer, Privia Health, Former Senior Medical Director and President, Advanced Care Centers, Bravo Health, Austin, TX
Andrew A. Aronson is the Vice-President – Senior Medical Director at Fresenius Health Partners (FHP). Dr. Aronson joined FHP in 2016 and oversees the clinical teams at Fresenius Health Partners serving the ESCO and Payer Programs. Prior to joining Fresenius, Dr. Aronson was the chief medical officer for Privia Health, Sr. Medical Director for Cigna-HealthSpring, and President of the Bravo Health Advanced Care Centers. Dr. Aronson is a Board-Certified Emergency Physician, a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and an associate editor of the Journal of Population Health Management. He has held clinical assistant professor appointments at Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University, and a clinical fellow appointment at Harvard Medical School.
Michael J. Casey, MD
North Carolina Nephrology Associates, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina Nephrology Associates, Raleigh, NC
Michael Casey, MD is a practicing nephrologist and member of the board of directors for North Carolina Nephrology, PA in Raleigh, North Carolina. He serves as the practice liaison with Fresenius Health Partners in the C-SNP and ESCO programs. He is the Medical Director of FKC SouthWest Wake Dialysis. As a member of the Medical Advisory Board for Acumen Physician solutions he advises on the development of the EPIC-based Acumen 2.0 and the AMCC product. He joined Wake Nephrology Associates in 2001 and helped lead the merger of Wake Nephrology and Capital Nephrology to create NC Nephrology, PA in 2017.
Rajesh Davda, MD, MBA
Medical Senior Director, National Medical Director, Network Performance Evaluation and Improvement, Cigna Healthcare, Hartford, CT
Medical Senior Director, National Medical Director, Network Performance Evaluation and Improvement, Cigna Healthcare, Hartford, CT
Raj Davda is the National Medical Director for network performance and quality improvement at Cigna Healthcare. Raj is board certified in internal medicine, nephrology and clinical informatics. Prior to joining Cigna in 2012, Raj was in private practice for 22 years in South Carolina and Texas as a general nephrologist, interventional nephrologist and renal/pancreas transplant medical director. At Cigna, Raj supports quality measures and quality improvement for Cigna’s Collaborative Care programs and networks, NCQA, HEDIS, external partners including AHIP, NQF, and is clinical informatics and analytics to improve quality and efficiency across the enterprise.
Andrew D. Howard, MD, FACP
Metropolitan Nephrology Associates; Sr. Consultant to the CMO, Fresenius Kidney Care, Alexandria, VA
Metropolitan Nephrology Associates; Sr. Consultant to the CMO, Fresenius Kidney Care, Alexandria, VA
Dr. Howard is the President of Metropolitan Nephrology Associates. He served as Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capitol Area, Chairman of the Medical Review Board and member of the Board of Directors for ESRD Network 5 and is currently chairman of the Board of Directors. He was President of the Forum of ESRD Networks and remains a Board of Directors member. He is a senior consultant to the CMO for Fresenius Kidney Care and is currently a manager for one of the ESCOs that are one of the advanced alternative payment models under MACRA. Early in his career, after a Nephrology fellowship at WRAMC, he served as Assistant Chief of Nephrology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.
Cosette Jamieson, MD
Medical Director, Metro Renal Associates, Consultant to Fresenius Kidney Care, Joint Venture Board Member, Washington DC
Medical Director, Metro Renal Associates, Consultant to Fresenius Kidney Care, Joint Venture Board Member, Washington DC
Dr. Cosette Jamieson is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. After a few years as a teaching practitioner on the Washington Hospital Center staff, Dr. Jamieson established a successful Nephrology practice. She currently serves as the Medical Director of the Fresenius Kidney Care and directs their first stand-alone Home Dialysis Center. She specializes in hypertension and diabetes management as it relates to renal disease. In addition to her private practice responsibilities, she maintains privileges at several area hospitals. Dr. Jamieson still finds the time to assist the teaching staff for internal medicine residents and medical students at Washington Hospital Center and others. She serves on the medical board at Washington Hospital Center and is the Vice-President of the Medical board at the National Rehabilitation Hospital. She also serves as a consultant to Fresenius Kidney Care as one of its Joint-Venture Board Members.
Terry Ketchersid, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Health Partners, Austin, TX
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Health Partners, Austin, TX
From 1996 to 2005, Dr. Ketchersid was a staff Nephrologist with the Danville Urologic Clinic, serving as the practice’s President and CEO in 2004 and 2005. At Halifax Regional Health System, Terry’s roles included Chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Chief of Medicine, and Chief Quality Officer. In 2007, Terry completed the Executive MBA program at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, earning the Fuqua Scholar honor. In 2008, Terry joined the Acumen Electronic Health Record Senior Management team where he served as the company’s Chief Medical Officer 2009-2013. He became Vice President, Clinical Health Information Management for Fresenius Medical Care North America in 2013. Since 2014, Terry has served as the Chief Medical Officer for Fresenius Medical Care’s Integrated Care Group. He is a member of the board of directors for the Renal Physicians Association and for FMCPS Pacific Cardio, LLC.
Martin Leinwand
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Fresenius Health Partners, Waltham, MA
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Fresenius Health Partners, Waltham, MA
Marty Leinwand is Senior Vice President, Business Development, for the Fresenius Integrated Care Group (ICG). He is primarily responsible for the development, structuring, negotiation and implementation of new business strategies and opportunities for the companies within the ICG, including Fresenius Health Partners, which focuses on Value-Based Care programs for renal patients. Previously, Mr. Leinwand was Vice President, Corporate Development at Healthways, Inc. (now Tivity Health), a leading provider of population health programs. Prior to joining Healthways, Mr. Leinwand, at attorney, practice health care law for 20 years, first at Ropes & Gray and then as a partner at McDermott, Will & Emery, where his legal practice included representation of health care providers, facilities and service companies across the United States in connection with a broad range of business ventures and innovative healthcare delivery systems.
3:00 pm
Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
Mini Summit V: Innovative Models in Elder Care: A Population Health Perspective
Sponsored by: NIC and Welltower
As our society continues to address the increased costs of healthcare and the rapid acceleration of the aging population, health systems, seniors housing, post-acute providers, physicians and the government are increasingly leveraging more innovative and integrated approaches to care. This session will feature 2 discussions on innovative models of care for seniors.
Part 1: Connectivity & Outcomes — Linking Assisted Living and Post-Acute to the Larger Delivery System
This presentation focuses on how vertical integration of care is changing the way assisted living, post-acute and other consumer driven alternative sites of care offer solutions to issues facing the health sector related to cost, outcomes and social determinants.
Mark Shaver
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Welltower Inc., Baltimore, MD (Moderator)
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Welltower Inc., Baltimore, MD (Moderator)
Mark Shaver is Senior Vice President of Strategy for Welltower Inc. In this role, Mr. Shaver drives the convergence of programs and partnerships in aging and its ability to accelerate value based care and will cultivate partnerships with industry and health systems focused on senior living, programming and wellness for aging adults.
Prior to joining Welltower, Mr. Shaver spent 18 years at Johns Hopkins Medicine, most recently serving as their Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances. There he led the institution’s national strategy to commercialize its health care delivery assets. Mr. Shaver serves on advisory boards for Pager Inc. and the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and has guest lectured at Columbia School of Business.
Prior to joining Welltower, Mr. Shaver spent 18 years at Johns Hopkins Medicine, most recently serving as their Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances. There he led the institution’s national strategy to commercialize its health care delivery assets. Mr. Shaver serves on advisory boards for Pager Inc. and the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and has guest lectured at Columbia School of Business.
Panelists:
Steve Cavanaugh
President, HCR ManorCare, a division of ProMedica, Toledo, OH
President, HCR ManorCare, a division of ProMedica, Toledo, OH
Steve Cavanaugh is president of HCR ManorCare, a division of ProMedica. Prior to being acquired by ProMedica and named to his current position in July 2018, Mr. Cavanaugh was chairman, president and chief executive officer of HCR ManorCare since September 2017.
A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he is a member of the University of Toledo Board of Trustees.
A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he is a member of the University of Toledo Board of Trustees.
Sue Coppola, RN, CHC
Chief Clinical Officer, Sunrise Senior Living, McLean, VA
Chief Clinical Officer, Sunrise Senior Living, McLean, VA
Sue Coppola is the Chief Clinical Officer at Sunrise Senior Living. In this role, Sue oversees all care-related programs and policies impacting Sunrise’s communities. This includes the management of Clinical Operations, Quality and Systems Improvement, Nutrition and Dining departments for Sunrise in addition to the implementation of electronic health records. Sue previously served as chief compliance officer/senior vice president, Compliance, for Emeritus Senior Living.
Sue is a member of the Healthcare Compliance Association, Board of Care and Compliance for Senior Care and the Nurse Executive Committee for Senior Care. She is also active in various associations and committees that promote quality of life and choice for seniors. She’s passionate about working to balance regulations, quality care for seniors and defining outcomes that allow for resident choice.
Sue is a member of the Healthcare Compliance Association, Board of Care and Compliance for Senior Care and the Nurse Executive Committee for Senior Care. She is also active in various associations and committees that promote quality of life and choice for seniors. She’s passionate about working to balance regulations, quality care for seniors and defining outcomes that allow for resident choice.
Mary Myers, MS
President and Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Baltimore, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Baltimore, MD
As President of Home and Community Based Services for the Johns Hopkins Health System, and the President/CEO, and Chief Quality Officer of Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc., Mary Myers is focused on providing the highest quality care to patients within their homes and the community. During her career, Myers has led acute intensive care teams, served as a consultant for nursing, and designed various quality and safety programs.
As a recognized leader in patient safety and quality, Myers is currently focusing on delivering innovative care models in the community and home environment. She continues to advocate for home- and community-based services by serving as a director on multiple local and national boards. Myers was recently elected Chair for Board of Directors of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice where she will continue to advance care across the health care continuum.
As a recognized leader in patient safety and quality, Myers is currently focusing on delivering innovative care models in the community and home environment. She continues to advocate for home- and community-based services by serving as a director on multiple local and national boards. Myers was recently elected Chair for Board of Directors of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice where she will continue to advance care across the health care continuum.
Kate Sommerfeld
President of Social Determinants of Health, ProMedica, Toledo, OH
President of Social Determinants of Health, ProMedica, Toledo, OH
Kate Sommerfeld is the president of social determinants of health at ProMedica. In this role, Sommerfeld is overseeing the development of a 10-year, $50 million community revitalization initiative that will include housing and community development, job creation and education. Prior to this appointment, Sommerfeld served as ProMedica’s corporate director of advocacy and community impact.
Part 2: Meeting Frail Seniors Where They Live: Care Delivery Models That Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs
This discussion will present 3 innovative models that focus on chronic disease management, provision of non-medical supports and services for activities of daily living, and addressing social isolation as ways to improve outcomes and reduce health care costs for high need, high cost seniors.
Robert Kramer
Founder and Strategic Advisor, National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care (NIC), Annapolis, MD (Moderator)
Founder and Strategic Advisor, National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care (NIC), Annapolis, MD (Moderator)
Mr. Robert G. Kramer is Founder and Strategic Advisor at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), a non-profit education and resource center that serves debt and equity investors interested in the seniors housing and care industry. NIC is the leading provider of research as well as business and financial performance data on this sector for capital providers. NIC’s focus is to enable access and choice in seniors housing and care by providing data, analytics and connections that bring together investors and care providers. Mr. Kramer, a frequent writer and speaker on trends in seniors housing and long-term care, directed NIC from its inception in 1991 until July, 2017. A former county government official and Maryland state legislator, Mr. Kramer was a leader on health and environmental issues while representing the state capital of Annapolis in the 1980s.
Panelists:
Lynne Katzmann, PhD
Founder and CEO, Juniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ
Founder and CEO, Juniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ
Lynne Katzmann is Founder and CEO of Juniper Communities, which invests in, develops and manages senior living and long-term care communities.
Juniper is the only woman-founded, owned and led business among the top 40 national assisted living companies. Lynne launched the business when she was 32, with six years’ experience in the health care industry. An active leader in the social entrepreneurship movement at its beginning, she was a firm believer in the so-called double bottom line: doing well by doing good.
Lynne has been involved in the health care industry for nearly 35 years, working in the public and private sectors in the United States and Europe. She serves as a board member of several for- profit and non-profit organizations including Senior Care Centers of Dallas, ElderCare Alliance of San Francisco, ArtsConnection of New York City and the Social Venture Network.
Juniper is the only woman-founded, owned and led business among the top 40 national assisted living companies. Lynne launched the business when she was 32, with six years’ experience in the health care industry. An active leader in the social entrepreneurship movement at its beginning, she was a firm believer in the so-called double bottom line: doing well by doing good.
Lynne has been involved in the health care industry for nearly 35 years, working in the public and private sectors in the United States and Europe. She serves as a board member of several for- profit and non-profit organizations including Senior Care Centers of Dallas, ElderCare Alliance of San Francisco, ArtsConnection of New York City and the Social Venture Network.
Sean Kelly
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Kendal Corporation, Kennett Square, PA
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Kendal Corporation, Kennett Square, PA
Sean Kelly joined Kendal in 2008 and took on his current role in 2016. Prior to 2016, while at Kendal, Sean was responsible for fostering a culture of continuous improvement through leading and managing new opportunities for growth and evolution for Kendal. Sean has been a frequent speaker on many topics, including senior housing development, emerging trends, organizational management, leadership, and affiliation, merger and acquisition processes. Sean came to Kendal after 10+ years working with a development, finance, marketing and operations consultant to senior housing and service providers throughout the United States, where he served as Principal.
Robert Schreiber, MD
Vice President and Medical Director of Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Fallon Health, Andover, MA
Vice President and Medical Director of Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Fallon Health, Andover, MA
Rob Schreiber is Vice President/Medical Director of Summit ElderCare. He served as Medical Director of Evidence based Programs at Hebrew SeniorLife and Medical Director of the Healthy Living Center of Excellence (HLCE). Dr. Schreiber worked as a geriatric consultant in a Patient Centered Medical Home for an Accountable Care Organization. He served as the Medical Director of the Vitalize 360 Program which is being used to develop personalized wellness and life care plans for older adults that will be utilized across the health care continuum. Dr. Schreiber served as Physician-in-Chief and CMO and a faculty member of the Institute for Aging Research both at Hebrew SeniorLife. He serves on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and is a Senior Leader of the Practice Change Leaders Program. Previously, he served as the Department Chairman at Lahey Clinic and served as a national consultant for the National 4A National Aging and Disability Institute
3:00 pm
Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
WORKSHOP TRACKS 3:30 pm – 5:45 pm
(The Colloquium is offering one Workshop Track OR two Concurrent Sessions between 3:30 pm and 5:45 pm. When registering, please select EITHER one Workshop Track or two Concurrent Sessions.)
Workshop Track I: Managing Special Populations
3:30 pm
Introductions and Overview
Julie Silverstein, MD, FACP
Executive Medical Director, Oak Street Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Executive Medical Director, Oak Street Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Dr. Julie Silverstein is Executive Medical Director for the Pennsylvania and Rhode Island division of Oak Street Health, an innovative primary care network for adults on Medicare. A passionate advocate for primary care, Dr. Silverstein previously served as Physician Service Line Leader for Primary Care and Community Medicine at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. She was clinical associate professor of medicine at Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine, section chief of general internal medicine, associate chair of ambulatory medicine and earlier was director of performance improvement and patient safety.
3:45 pm
Evidence-based Behavioral Health for High-risk Adults at Oak Street Health: An Integrated, Technology-enabled Model
Drew Crenshaw
Senior Vice President, Population Health, Oak Street Health, Chicago, IL
Senior Vice President, Population Health, Oak Street Health, Chicago, IL
Drew Crenshaw is the Chief Population Health Officer at Population Health. His previous roles have included Senior Vice President, Vice President of Operations/Population Health and Director of Strategy and Analysis. Prior to joining Population Health he was a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group and a Performance Development Engineer at Cummins Engine Company.
Katherine Suberlak
Vice President, Clinical Programs, Oak Street Health, Chicago, IL
Vice President, Clinical Programs, Oak Street Health, Chicago, IL
Katherine Suberlak is the Vice President of Clinical Programs at Oak Street Health. In her role she is responsible for Social Work, Behavioral Health, Complex Care and End of Life services within the care model. Previously Katherine was the Chief Population Health Officer at PCC Community Wellness Center, a federally qualified health center. Katherine has worked with primary care programs in underserved areas for 15 years. Katherine is a graduate from University of Michigan (BA ‘04) and University of Chicago (AM ’07). Katherine completed a leadership development curriculum through the Health Care Executive Program sponsored by Johnson & Johnson at UCLA Anderson School of Business ’13. She is also an alum of AmeriCorps and National Health Service Corps programs. Her most recent publications include: Now What? Effects of On-Site Assessment on Treatment Entry After Perinatal Depression Screening in the Journal of Women’s Health and What did you say?: How to talk to providers and stay integrated. Communication, tips for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Clinicians in Health Source.
4:15 pm
Addressing the Needs of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Population Health Management Approach
Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, JD, FCPP, FAAN
President and Chief Executive Officer, Woods Services, Inc., Langhorne, PA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Woods Services, Inc., Langhorne, PA
Tine Hansen-Turton was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Woods in October 2016. Ms. Hansen-Turton is an Executive with more than 20 years of experience in health and human services senior management, executive leadership and consulting. She has founded and led several nationally recognized organizations and trade associations.
Ms. Hansen-Turton formerly served as the Chief Operating Officer at Public Health Management Corporation, where she oversaw and led corporate strategy, operations, business development and M&A. Additionally, Ms. Hansen-Turton served as CEO of the National Nurse-led Care Consortium. For the past two decades she has also been instrumental in positioning Nurse Practitioners as primary health care providers globally. Ms. Hansen-Turton still serves as the founding Executive Administrator for the Convenient Care Association (CCA). Ms. Hansen-Turton also teaches public and social innovations, leading nonprofits, health policy and the social innovations lab at University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and School of Nursing.
Ms. Hansen-Turton formerly served as the Chief Operating Officer at Public Health Management Corporation, where she oversaw and led corporate strategy, operations, business development and M&A. Additionally, Ms. Hansen-Turton served as CEO of the National Nurse-led Care Consortium. For the past two decades she has also been instrumental in positioning Nurse Practitioners as primary health care providers globally. Ms. Hansen-Turton still serves as the founding Executive Administrator for the Convenient Care Association (CCA). Ms. Hansen-Turton also teaches public and social innovations, leading nonprofits, health policy and the social innovations lab at University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and School of Nursing.
Alexis Skoufalos, EdD
Associate Dean, Strategic Development, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Dean, Strategic Development, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
As Associate Dean for Strategic Development, Dr. Skoufalos is responsible for facilitating strategic external partnerships and collaborative initiatives for JCPH. In her role as Executive Director of the College’s Center for Population Health Innovation, she leads the team that implements the college’s professional development and consulting activities, including expert panel roundtables, specialized training programs, conferences and symposia. Dr. Skoufalos has had a leadership role in multiple-stakeholder collaborative projects, at the local and national level, focused on diabetes prevention and patient engagement, childhood obesity, and issues regarding rural aging and elder abuse. She developed the guidelines and process for the $100,000 Hearst Health Prize, Prior to joining Jefferson in 2005, Dr. Skoufalos was Senior Manager of Organizational Development for Bancroft NeuroHealth. She is an Associate Editor for American Journal of Medical Quality and Population Health Management and is a reviewer for American Journal of Managed Care and BMJ Open Quality Journal.
4:45 pm
The Dignity of a Response: Simplifying Social Care Navigation
Erine A. Gray, MPA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aunt Bertha, Austin, TX
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aunt Bertha, Austin, TX
Erine is the Founder and CEO of Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation based in Austin, TX. The Aunt Bertha Software Platform is the leading Social Services Search and Referrals Platform used by payers, hospital systems, cause organizations, corrections organizations and community colleges. Erine is a 2019 TED Senior Fellow.
5:15 pm
Panel Discussion
5:45 pm
Adjournment
Workshop Track II: Advancing Value-based Care
3:30 pm
Introductions and Overview
Tracy Duberman, PhD, MPH, FACHE, PCC
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, The Leadership Development Group, Inc., New York, NY (Moderator)
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, The Leadership Development Group, Inc., New York, NY (Moderator)
3:45 pm
Lessons Learned from an Enterprise-wide Telehealth Program
Judd E. Hollander, MD
SVP for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Professor and Vice Chair of Finance & Healthcare Enterprises, Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
SVP for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Professor and Vice Chair of Finance & Healthcare Enterprises, Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Judd Hollander is Senior Vice President of Healthcare Delivery Innovation at TJU and Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Professor & Vice Chair of Finance and Healthcare Enterprises in the Department of Emergency Medicine, where responsibilities include the JeffConnect Telemedicine Program and Jefferson Urgent Care. His research interests include innovative care delivery models, risk stratification of patients with potential cardiovascular disease; cocaine associated cardiovascular complications; and laceration and wound management. Dr. Hollander was President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, chaired the SAEM Program Committee and Emergency Medicine Foundation Scientific Review Committee and was Deputy Editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine, and co-chaired the National Quality Forum (NQF) committee to create a framework to support measure development for telehealth.
4:15 pm
Operationalizing Transformation in Physician Practice: Introducing “The Protocol Machine”
Mark Angelo, MD, MHA, FACP
Medical Director, Population Health, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Medical Director, Population Health, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Dr. Mark Angelo is Medical Director at the Center for Population Health and Chief Medical Officer for AllCare Health Alliance ACO at Cooper University Health Care. Dr. Angelo has taught residents and fellows in palliative medicine for several years at Cooper and started the Cooper HPM fellowship in 2014. He has lectured extensively at Cooper and elsewhere on many topics in palliative medicine, including starting a palliative care program, novel approaches to palliative medicine, pain and symptom management, and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Adrienne Elberfeld, MS, PMP, CPHQ
Senior Vice President, Quality and Operational Excellence, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Senior Vice President, Quality and Operational Excellence, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Adrienne Elberfeld is the Senior Vice President for Quality and Operational Excellence at Cooper University Health Care located in Camden, NJ. She is responsible for multiple departments including population health and care transitions. Cooper is responsible for over 110,000 attributed patient lives and participates in different government as well as commercial risk programs. Elberfeld and her team work collaboratively with the medical staff and clinical informatics in developing evidence based work flows. Standard care delivery ensures patients are receiving the right level of care as well as empowers all staff members to practice top of license. She is also a certified Master Change Agent, Master Six Sigma Black Belt, and Project Management Professional.
4:45 pm
Developing and Delivering Population Health Programs to a Complex Population
Susan L. Freeman, MD, MS
Chief Executive Officer, Creative HealthCare Initiatives, Philadelphia, PA
Chief Executive Officer, Creative HealthCare Initiatives, Philadelphia, PA
Erik Johnson, MBA
Vice President and National Practice Lead, Value Based Care, Optum, Washington, DC
Vice President and National Practice Lead, Value Based Care, Optum, Washington, DC
Erik Johnson is a Vice President and National Practice Lead for Value-Based Care at Optum. He has broad experience in designing population health strategies for a broad array of providers. He was previously Senior Vice President at Avalere Health, where he ran its Healthcare Networks consulting practice and oversaw new product development. Erik assisted healthcare systems in determining how to adopt and assess accountable care and bundled payment models and guiding overall strategy.
Prior to joining Avalere, Erik Johnson was a Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions, leading long-term customer engagements focusing on the application of health IT to clinical challenges and opportunities. He previously spent five years at the Advisory Board Company as Managing Director for its health IT and hospital finance research practices, respectively.
Prior to joining Avalere, Erik Johnson was a Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions, leading long-term customer engagements focusing on the application of health IT to clinical challenges and opportunities. He previously spent five years at the Advisory Board Company as Managing Director for its health IT and hospital finance research practices, respectively.
5:15 pm
Case Study: A High-touch Approach to Coordinating Care Across the Risk Continuum
Ken Goldblum, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Tandigm Health, Conshohocken, PA
Chief Medical Officer, Tandigm Health, Conshohocken, PA
Kenneth Goldblum is the chief medical officer of Tandigm Health. Dr. Goldblum, has extensive experience in physician integration and quality improvement having founded and led a single hospital Physician Health Organization (PHO), a multi-hospital PHO, a large primary care group practice, and a 250-doctor Independent Primary Care Association. Dr. Goldblum joined Tandigm Health after serving as the medical director of Gateway Medical Associates. He was also the chief medical officer of Renaissance Health Network (Renaissance), and served as senior vice president with Navvis Healthways. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Health Care Improvement Foundation and Quality Insights of Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldblum is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians as well as a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
5:45 pm
Adjournment
Workshop Track III: Leveraging Technology and Accessing the Data
3:30 pm
Introductions and Overview
Harm Scherpbier, MD, MS
Chief Medical Information Officer, Healthshare Exchange; Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Chief Medical Information Officer, Healthshare Exchange; Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
3:45 pm
The Most Important Data Set for Population Health Success
Brittany Carter, DHSc, MPH
Director of Health and Research, Wellsource, Portland, OR
Director of Health and Research, Wellsource, Portland, OR
Dr. Brittany Carter ensures the trustworthiness of our health risk assessments by using evidence-based methods to uphold the scientific integrity of new and existing products. She also leads original research projects using large sets of observational data and represents Wellsource in publications and presentations. Dr. Carter has over 15 years of experience in evidence-based practice, specifically conducting systematic reviews used to inform health recommendations, clinical practice guidelines, and health initiatives and policies. As a health professional, excellence and integrity are the values most important to Dr. Carter. “It’s so important that those of us entrusted with the wellbeing of others do our absolute best to provide meaningful solutions,” she says.
4:15 pm
Using Predictive Risk Solutions to Structure Population Care Programs
Gray Ellrodt, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
Chief Medical Officer, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA
Gray Ellrodt is Chief Quality Officer and Chair of Medicine, at Berkshire Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
Early in his career, he was director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Director of General Internal Medicine and the Internal Medicine Training Program, and Vice-chairman of Medicine. Dr. Ellrodt was a Pew Fellow in Healthcare Policy at RAND and was promoted to Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. He served as Chair of Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center, Director of the Internal Medicine training program and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and was appointed Chief Quality Officer at Berkshire Medical Center in addition to his Chair of Medicine responsibilities.
Gray is a volunteer with the American Heart Association (AHA).
Early in his career, he was director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Director of General Internal Medicine and the Internal Medicine Training Program, and Vice-chairman of Medicine. Dr. Ellrodt was a Pew Fellow in Healthcare Policy at RAND and was promoted to Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. He served as Chair of Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center, Director of the Internal Medicine training program and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and was appointed Chief Quality Officer at Berkshire Medical Center in addition to his Chair of Medicine responsibilities.
Gray is a volunteer with the American Heart Association (AHA).
4:45 pm
Health Information Exchange: The Foundation for a Population Health Portal
Pamela E. Clarke, MSW
Senior Director of Member Services and Chief Policy Officer, Healthshare Exchange, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Director of Member Services and Chief Policy Officer, Healthshare Exchange, Philadelphia, PA
Pamela Clarke is Senior Director Member Services, Population Health and Chief Privacy Officer for HealthShare Exchange. She has extensive experience working with, for, and on behalf of health systems and collaborating with healthcare insurers. Pam previously served as Vice President of Health Care Finance and Managed Care for the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council (DVHC) of The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). Starting in 2011, Pam took the lead for DVHC in helping to establish HSX. Pam served first as the Vice President of Managed Care for Operations and Network Development, and then as the Chief Operating Officer, for Penn-Friends Behavioral Health Services. Pam performed several roles at Progressions Health Systems/Northwestern Institute. Over her ten years, Pam worked as a Social Worker and progressed to Program Director, Vice President of Partial Programs, Vice President of Case Management and Access Systems, and finally, Chief Operating Officer.
Harm Scherpbier, MD, MS
Chief Medical Information Officer, Healthshare Exchange; Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
Chief Medical Information Officer, Healthshare Exchange; Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Harm Scherpbier is a strategic advisor at Scherpbier.health, partnering with Health IT firms on clinical system development, population health solutions, Analytics, and health IT implementation and strategy. Current projects include work at eClinicalworks, Haystack Informatics, HealthshareExchange (HSX), the Philadelphia-region Health Information Exchange, Motive Medical Intelligence, and Moberg Research. He is a member of the Leadership Team at the Philadelphia Health IT Circle. Dr. Scherpbier is Adjunct Faculty at the Jefferson College of Population Health, teaching Health Informatics and Population Health Analytics, both on-line and in-person. Dr. Scherpbier was previously the Chief Medical Information Officer at Main Line Health, a 5-hospital Integrated Health Network near Philadelphia, PA, where he was responsible for the implementation of healthcare information systems and electronic patient records for physicians, nurses and other clinicians throughout the health system. He held positions in software engineering and product management at Siemens Health Services, CareScience, Aetna US Healthcare and SMS.
5:15 pm
AEye: Big Data Challenges and Opportunities
Anthony Vipin Das, FRCS, MD
Associate Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Associate Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. Anthony Vipin Das, FRCS, MD is an Associate Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. He is a Fellow of the royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow. He built eyeSmart EMR, an Electronic Medical Record and Hospital Management System developed inhouse at LVPEI. He is also the Founder of REPOrT (Rural Education and Prevention of Ocular Trauma) addressing rural children in the prevention of Ocular Trauma and is an ongoing project.
He is a Member of the International Task Force for Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning at the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). He is a TED Senior Fellow. He also co-directs the Srujana LVPEI-MITRA Innovation Program with the Camera Culture group from the MIT Media Lab. He currently serves as an Advisor on Healthcare Innovation to the Ministry of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Telangana.
He is a Member of the International Task Force for Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning at the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). He is a TED Senior Fellow. He also co-directs the Srujana LVPEI-MITRA Innovation Program with the Camera Culture group from the MIT Media Lab. He currently serves as an Advisor on Healthcare Innovation to the Ministry of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Telangana.
5:45 pm
Adjournment
CONCURRENT SESSIONS A 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Colloquium is offering one Workshop Track OR two Concurrent Sessions between 3:30 pm and 5:45 pm. When registering, please select EITHER one Workshop Track or two Concurrent Sessions.
Concurrent Session I: Together2Goal Campaign: Population Health Lessons from AMGA Medical Groups and Integrated Delivery Networks Improving Care Delivery for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
3:30 pm
Introductions and Overview
Jonathan P. Brady, PharmD
Assistant Director, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger Health, Scranton, PA
Assistant Director, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger Health, Scranton, PA
Jon Brady is the Assistant Director of Ambulatory Disease Management at Geisinger Health. After earning his doctorate from the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, he joined Geisinger in 2012 as a clinical pharmacist within family medicine. In his current role, Jon is responsible for oversight of ambulatory pharmacy services for Geisinger Northeast, as well as involvement in population health around quality and innovation. His professional interests include interprofessional education, health literacy, and population health.
Francis R. Colangelo, MD, MS-HQS, FACP
Vice President of PMA Board of Directors and Chief Quality Officer, Premier Medical Associates, Monroeville, PA
Vice President of PMA Board of Directors and Chief Quality Officer, Premier Medical Associates, Monroeville, PA
Frank Colangelo has been a practicing internist since 1987 at Premier Medical Associates, a multispecialty group located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA. For the last ten years, Frank has served as the Chief Quality Officer for Premier, and has led multiple successful population health efforts for the practice. Frank has completed a Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety from the Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health, and is now a lecturer for the college.
John Cuddeback, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, AMGA (American Medical Group Association), Alexandria, VA
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, AMGA (American Medical Group Association), Alexandria, VA
As chief medical informatics officer, John Cuddeback leads AMGA’s analytics team, bringing together AMGA member organizations to improve care through clinical and financial benchmarking and effective use of predictive models. AMGA is a non-profit trade association representing more than 400 multi-specialty medical groups and integrated systems. John previously served as CMIO at MedStar Health, the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-DC region, and prior to that as CIO and then VP for Health Policy at Shands HealthCare at the University of Florida.
John W. Kennedy, MD
Chief Medical Officer, AMGA; President, AMGA Foundation, Alexandria, VA
Chief Medical Officer, AMGA; President, AMGA Foundation, Alexandria, VA
John W. Kennedy is President, AMGA Foundation, and Chief Medical Officer, AMGA. Dr. Kennedy previously served as Division Director of Endocrinology at Geisinger Health System, where he led the clinical, education, research, and quality program development and expansion for the health system. Prior to his role at Geisinger, Dr. Kennedy served as managing partner at Diabetes & Endocrinology Associates, P.A., in Hamilton, NJ. There, he transitioned the hospital owned group into a four-physician specialty private practice. Dr. Kennedy is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College, now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, in Philadelphia, PA. He performed his internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and his fellowship in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.
4:30 pm
Adjournment
Concurrent Session II: Population Genetics: A Provider Perspective
3:30 pm
Introductions and Overview
B. Kirk Sudheimer, MBA
General Manager, Global Sales, DNAnexus, Wake Forest, NC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
General Manager, Global Sales, DNAnexus, Wake Forest, NC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
4:30 pm
Adjournment
CONCURRENT SESSIONS B 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Concurrent Session III: Preparing 21st Century Physicians
4:45 pm
Introductions and Overview
Paul Chung, MD, MS
Chair, Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA
Chair, Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA
Dr. Paul Chung is the Chair of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (KPSOM). Dr. Chung helps lead development and implementation of a 4-year medical school curriculum addressing topics ranging from micro issues such as patient safety and quality to macro issues. Dr. Chung is also Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Health Policy & Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Adjunct Senior Scientist at RAND, Associate Editor of Academic Pediatrics, and President-Elect of the Academic Pediatric Association. Until leaving UCLA in 2018, he was Chief of General Pediatrics at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Director of the Health Services Research Program at the UCLA Children’s Discovery & Innovation Institute, Associate Director of the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program, and Chair of the Pediatric Policy Council (a federal child health policy consortium in Washington DC).
Steven J. Scheinman, MD
President and Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger, Scranton, PA
President and Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger, Scranton, PA
Steven Scheinman is president and dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, and EVP and chief academic officer of the Geisinger Health System. Dr. Scheinman is an internist and nephrologist who has earned international prominence for his research into the genetics of inherited kidney diseases and kidney stones. Dr. Scheinman has served on review boards for the NIH, American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, American Federation for Clinical/Medical Research, and National Kidney Foundation, among others. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the American Society of Nephrology, and is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He serves on the board of the National Resident Match Program and is chair-elect of that board. He was formerly professor of medicine and pharmacology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he served for eight years as senior vice president and dean of the College of Medicine.
Stephen J. Spann, MD, MBA
Founding Dean, College of Medicine; Vice-President for Medical Affairs, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Founding Dean, College of Medicine; Vice-President for Medical Affairs, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Stephen J. Spann is the Founding Dean of the new College of Medicine and Vice-President for Medical Affairs at the University of Houston. He has served as a member of the Commission on Public Health and Scientific Affairs and the Task Force on Clinical Policies. Dr. Spann served as Chief Medical Officer of Tawam Hospital, a teaching facility in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and as senior advisor on primary care and academic affairs to SEHA. Previously, he served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Senior Vice-President and Dean of Clinical Affairs at Baylor College of Medicine. He was previously Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, a member of the faculty and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine.
Billy Oglesby, PhD, MSPH, FACHE
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA (Moderator)
5:45 pm
Adjournment
Concurrent Session IV: Managing Cost through Functional Wellness for Older Adults in Senior Living
4:45 pm
Introductions and Overview
Allison Cohen, PT, DPT
Director of FOX Optimal Living; Senior Director of QAPD, FOX Rehabilitation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Director of FOX Optimal Living; Senior Director of QAPD, FOX Rehabilitation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Allison Cohen is a Physical Therapist with FOX Rehabilitation who serves as the Senior Director of Quality Assurance and Professional Development for the North Atlantic Region. In addition, she serves as the Director of FOX Optimal Living which is FOX Rehabilitation’s premier wellness model in senior living communities. Allison has been practicing with FOX for over 7 years.
Travis King, PT, DPT, GCS
Chief Quality Officer, FOX Rehabilitation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Chief Quality Officer, FOX Rehabilitation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Dr. Travis King graduated from The Richard Stockton College of NJ in 2008 with a Doctorate in PT and shortly thereafter joined FOX Rehabilitation. In 2010, Travis became the first graduate of the Fox Rehabilitation Geriatric Residency Program. In 2011 he became a geriatric certified specialist. Travis’s previous roles at FOX have been as a Regional Director of Operations and Vice President of Quality Assurance and Professional Development with him most recently being promoted to Chief Quality Officer. Travis has presented on topics related to geriatric physical therapy at conferences hosted by the American Physical Therapy Association and by the American Geriatrics Society, as well as guest lecturing for the Rowan University Medical School in Stratford, NJ.
5:45 pm
Adjournment
(Optional Dinner Program; Separate registration required.)
Fee: $120. Includes reception, dinner and presentation/discussion
Seating is limited.
Fee: $120. Includes reception, dinner and presentation/discussion
Seating is limited.
Join us for a world class reception and dinner program. Based on an international gathering at the Vatican, the program will focus on innovations in science, technology and medicine. Learn how advances in precision medicine are providing pathways to cures using human cells. Dr. Nash will moderate a discussion featuring award-winning journalists, physicians, patients and their advocates.
The dinner will be held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, home to the iconic Gross Clinic painting by Thomas Eakins, considered one of the 19th Century’s greatest works of art. The painting shows famed surgeon Dr. Samuel Gross of Jefferson Medical College performing surgery to remove dead tissue. Revolutionary in its time, this procedure helped physicians understand how the body worked to heal itself.
Now, using live cells and 144 years later, we are once again exploring ways a body can heal itself! Join us as we discuss modern day advances to medicine and how precision medicine is emerging as the new revolutionary and groundbreaking treatment of the 21st century!
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6:15 pm
Cocktail Reception
6:45 pm
Dinner
7:15 pm
Panel Discussion
Richard M. Cohen
Journalist, News Producer, New York, NY
Journalist, News Producer, New York, NY
Richard M. Cohen began his network television news career at ABC News as assistant producer of Issues and Answers and floor producer for ABC News at both 1972 political conventions. He went on to a twenty-year career in network television news. Cohen was a producer on PBS’s McNeil Lehrer Report and in 1979, for The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, serving as Dan Rather’s producer when he assumed the anchor chair in 1981.
At CBS, Cohen covered the rise of the Solidarity trade union movement in Poland and wars in the Middle East and Central America. Cohen specialized in politics, directing presidential campaign coverage for CBS News in 1984 and 1988. In 1989, Cohen produced and directed Illusions of News with Bill Moyers for PBS and in 1992, Bill Clinton of Arkansas for CNN. Cohen has been the recipient of numerous awards in journalism, including three Emmys, a George Foster Peabody and a Cable Ace Award.
Cohen is the author of Blindsided, published in 2004, which chronicled his battles with multiple sclerosis and cancer, and Strong at the Broken Places in 2008. Cohen wrote Chronically Upbeat, a semi-weekly online column for AARP: The Magazine.
In 1985, Cohen was a Fellow of the Institute of Politics, Harvard University and in 1989 was visiting professor of writing at Johns Hopkins Univ. and Journalist in Residence at U. Cal. Berkley.
Cohen sits on the advisory council of the NeuroDiscovery Center at Harvard Medical School.
At CBS, Cohen covered the rise of the Solidarity trade union movement in Poland and wars in the Middle East and Central America. Cohen specialized in politics, directing presidential campaign coverage for CBS News in 1984 and 1988. In 1989, Cohen produced and directed Illusions of News with Bill Moyers for PBS and in 1992, Bill Clinton of Arkansas for CNN. Cohen has been the recipient of numerous awards in journalism, including three Emmys, a George Foster Peabody and a Cable Ace Award.
Cohen is the author of Blindsided, published in 2004, which chronicled his battles with multiple sclerosis and cancer, and Strong at the Broken Places in 2008. Cohen wrote Chronically Upbeat, a semi-weekly online column for AARP: The Magazine.
In 1985, Cohen was a Fellow of the Institute of Politics, Harvard University and in 1989 was visiting professor of writing at Johns Hopkins Univ. and Journalist in Residence at U. Cal. Berkley.
Cohen sits on the advisory council of the NeuroDiscovery Center at Harvard Medical School.
“Dr. Max” Gomez, PhD
Emmy Award Winning Medical Correspondent, Philadelphia, PA
Emmy Award Winning Medical Correspondent, Philadelphia, PA
One of TV’s most respected medical journalists, Dr. Max Gomez has produced award-winning health and science segments for network stations in New York and Philadelphia. Dr. Max has reported for Dateline, Today Show and 48 Hours. He is currently the senior medical correspondent for WCBS, the flagship CBS network station in New York. Over more than three decades, he’s earned nine Emmy Awards, three NY State Broadcaster’s Association awards and UPI’s “Best Documentary” award. In addition to NYC’s ‘Excellence in Time of Crisis’ for his September 11 coverage, Dr. Gomez has served on the national board of directors for the American Heart Association, the Princeton Alumni Weekly, the Partnership for After School Education and the After School All Stars. He has chaired the national communications committees for the American Heart Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Robin L. Smith, MD, MBA
President and Chairman, Cura Foundation, New York, NY
President and Chairman, Cura Foundation, New York, NY
Dr. Robin L. Smith is a global thought leader in regenerative medicine. During her tenure as CEO of the NeoStem family of companies she pioneered the company’s innovative business model, combining proprietary cell therapy development with a successful contract development and manufacturing organization.
In 2007, Dr. Smith founded the Stem for Life Foundation (SFLF), devoted to fostering global awareness of the potential for regenerative medicine to treat and cure a range of deadly diseases and debilitating medical conditions. Dr. Smith has served as chairman of the board and president of SFLF since its inception and has been expanding its mission further under the Cura brand since 2016.
Dr. Smith was appointed as clinical associate professor, department of medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Smith maintained a regular column for the Huffington Post for six years and co-authored “Cells Are the New Cure” and “The Healing Cell: How the Greatest Revolution in Medical History Is Changing Your Life.” Dr. Smith received Business Intelligence Group’s Woman of the Year Award in 2018.
In 2007, Dr. Smith founded the Stem for Life Foundation (SFLF), devoted to fostering global awareness of the potential for regenerative medicine to treat and cure a range of deadly diseases and debilitating medical conditions. Dr. Smith has served as chairman of the board and president of SFLF since its inception and has been expanding its mission further under the Cura brand since 2016.
Dr. Smith was appointed as clinical associate professor, department of medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Smith maintained a regular column for the Huffington Post for six years and co-authored “Cells Are the New Cure” and “The Healing Cell: How the Greatest Revolution in Medical History Is Changing Your Life.” Dr. Smith received Business Intelligence Group’s Woman of the Year Award in 2018.
Meredith Vieira
Emmy Award-winning TV Journalist; Host, Executive Producer and Anchor, New York, NY
Emmy Award-winning TV Journalist; Host, Executive Producer and Anchor, New York, NY
Meredith Louise Vieira is an American journalist and television personality, who was the original moderator of the ABC talk show The View(1997–2006), and co-hosted the NBC News morning news program, Today (2006–2011).
Vieira was the original host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. She has been a contributor to Dateline NBC and Rock Center with Brian Williams, and was the presenter on Lifetime Television‘s Intimate Portrait series. She hosted a syndicated talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show, from 2014 to 2016. She is a special correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to Today, the NBC Nightly News, and Dateline NBC.
Vieira was the original host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. She has been a contributor to Dateline NBC and Rock Center with Brian Williams, and was the presenter on Lifetime Television‘s Intimate Portrait series. She hosted a syndicated talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show, from 2014 to 2016. She is a special correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to Today, the NBC Nightly News, and Dateline NBC.
Attendees will each receive a copy of Cells are the New Cure by Robin Smith, MD, MBA and “Dr. Max” Gomez, PhD
and Chasing Hope by Richard M. Cohen.
and Chasing Hope by Richard M. Cohen.