20th Annual National Conference
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Email this pageStart Date: February 1, 2012
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Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, and nurses who have an interest in personalized health-management support and services that include wellness programs, decision support, disease management conditions, complex-medical-condition support, case and utilization management programs, and physical health programs.
Activity Description
This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from 20th Annual National Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 4-6, 2011.
This activity will focus on innovations and trends in solid organ and blood/marrow transplantation, oncology, kidney disease, heart disease, physical health, disease management, consumerism, and health and well-being.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to
- Compare theoretical and practical ideologies regarding the characteristics of our health care system that contribute to the soaring cost of health care.
- Recognize and apply emerging trends and innovations in the prevention and management of complex medical conditions in order to avoid or postpone the need for transplantation, including VAD therapy for end-stage heart failure, and the medical management of chronic kidney disease.
- Define the concept of accountable care, and identify how this concept may improve the quality of patient care and help lower health care costs.
- Discuss clinical management measures for pediatric patients, including those with congenital heart disease, children who survive intensive care, and children with obesity-related disease.
- Name the most pressing issues facing the health care system in light of the current status of health care reform.
Agenda
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Transplantation: A Glimpse Into the Future
Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
0.75 credits
The Complexity of Managing Complex Chronic Conditions
Macaran Baird, MD, MS
1.00 credit
Why Fixing Our Current Health Care System Is a National Priority
Mark Blatt, MD, MBA
1.00 credit
Critical Technical Gaps in the Current Health Care Market
Walter M. Bortz II, MD
1.00 credit
Targeted Therapies A New Generation of Cancer Treatments
Daniel Catenacci, MD
0.75 credits
Health Care Payment Reform: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?
Suzanne F. Delbanco, PhD
1.00 credit
Employers and Benefit Design, What Will Help?
A. Mark Fendrick, MD
0.75 credits
Exploring the Role of Digital/Social Media in Health Care and the Impact on Consumer Engagement
Marcus Fischer
0.75 credits
Challenges of Chronic Kidney Disease
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS
1.00 credit
The Feedback Loop: A Strategy for Improving Behavior and Lifestyle
Thomas Goetz
1.00 credit
The Promise of Wellness Programs in Comprehensive Health Care Management
Ron Goetzel, PhD
0.75 credits
Transparency for Providers and Members in Today's Era of Reform
Jim Guyn, MD
David Elton, DC
1.00 credit
Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Chronic Conditions
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
1.00 credit
Explosion in High-Cost Diagnostic Radiology
Karl N. Krecke, MD
0.75 credits
Elective Birth, Elective Complications; Are We Putting Babies at Risk When Born Prior to Full Gestation?
Daniel V. Landers, MD, FACOG
0.75 credits
Pain Management Cost Control
Michael S. Leong, MD
0.75 credits
Reducing Length of Stay in the NICU: A QI Initiative
Richard E. McClead, Jr., MD, MHA
0.75 credits
Ventricular Assist Device: What Does the Future Hold?
Joseph G. Rogers, MD, FACC
1.00 credit
The Concept of Accountable Care
Cary S. Sennett, MD, PhD, FACP
1.00 credit
Value Drivers as a Leading Indicator of Performance
Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
0.75 credits
Emerging Challenges for Children With Congenital Heart Disease and Other Critical Illnesses That Require Intensive Care as Infants
Gil Wernovsky, MD
1.00 credit
Health Literacy: The Importance of Effective Patient Communication
Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH
0.75 credits
Disclosures
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Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this activity.
For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the activity, which includes the following:
- Completing the entire activity
- Completing the Pre- and Post-Activity Assessments, Activity Evaluation, and Application for Certificate of Credit forms
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Sponsor
This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.
Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Allos Therapeutics, Amgen, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., Eisai, Novartis Oncology, Shire, Cephalon Oncology, Genentech, genzyme, Millennium, Novartis, Roche, sanofi aventis, National Marrow Donor Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Purdue, American Regent, CardioDx, cord blood registry, HeartWare, Janssen, and XDx.
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