2011 Innovations in Wellness and Disease Management

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Up to 11.50 credits

Start Date: March 31, 2011
Expiration Date: March 31, 2012

Intended Audience
This activity is designed for health care professionals who are involved in the prevention of chronic disease conditions, are charged with seeing to the wellness and clinical management of individuals with such illnesses, and are interested in improving the quality of life for this population, with an overall goal of effectively and efficiently decreasing health care costs.

Activity Description
This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from Innovations in Wellness and Disease Management held in Miami Beach, Florida on February 3-4, 2011.
This activity focuses on a proactive approach to health care management that promotes effective, personalized health care, and targeted wellness strategies both to prevent chronic diseases and improve the quality of life for those living with them. Conference faculty will identify successful methods to promote positive health behaviors through education, motivation and behavior change, as well as to empower consumers to make wiser health care decisions and live healthier lifestyles. Additionally, this conference will address how successful chronic disease management can make a real difference by helping to prevent health crises and deterioration, while enabling people living with chronic conditions to attain the best possible quality of life.

Chronic diseases—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the United States. Although in most cases these illnesses are beyond cure by the time they are diagnosed, they do respond to medical management. The World Health Organization has predicted that such conditions will be the leading cause of disability by 2020 and, if not successfully managed, will contribute to the most expensive challenges for health care systems.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. Explore the impact on health care outcomes of medical and behavioral intervention that emphasizes lifestyle changes through consumer engagement
2. Discuss the influence comparative-effectiveness research and evidence-based medicine have on the health care system and assess their impact on improving medical treatments and affordability
3. Identify strategies to promote healthy behavior and lifestyle changes, including successful smoking-cessation, stress-management, and health literacy programs
4. Discuss the most effective and efficient manners by which to prevent and manage chronic diseases and their associated comorbidities, using best available evidence and best practices
5. Identify the influence of effective disease management on optimizing clinical and financial outcomes

Agenda
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The Impact of Sustainable Changes in Nutrition and Exercise in the Prevention and Reversal of Chronic Disease
Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN
Founder and Director
1.5 credits

Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Care: How Can We Make It Work to Improve Health Care Effectiveness and Affordability?
Andrew Masica, MD, MS
1 credit

Reducing Stress in the Workplace
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
1 credit

Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs: Research Evidence on Outcomes and Return on Investment
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD
1 credit

Wellness in the Workplace: Current Trends, Success Factors and Strategies for Program Promotion
Gary Fine
0.5 credits

Health Care Reform—The Affordable Care Act: Opportunities for Prevention, Wellness and Chronic-Condition Support
Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
1 credit

Obesity: Responding to the Global Epidemic
John Pilcher, MD
0.75 credits

Optimizing Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Trials and Combination Therapy
Brian W. Carlin, MD
0.75 credits

Nonadherence in Diabetes
Mary de Groot, PhD
Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, LDN, MBA, CDE, CEC
1 credit

Appropriate Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: The Effectiveness of Optimal Medical Therapy Compared With Mechanical Treatment
Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP
0.75 credits

Strategies to Slow the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD
0.75 credits

Medical and Nonmedical Determinants of Perinatal Health
Edward F. Donovan, MD
0.75 credits

Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
Miles Belgrade, MD
0.75 credit

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Method of Participation
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• Completing the entire activity
• Completing the Pre- and Post-Activity Assessments, Activity Evaluation, and Application for Certificate of Credit forms

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Sponsored By
This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Allos Therapeutics, Amgen, Novartis Oncology, Shire, Cephalon Oncology, Novartis, sanofi aventis, National Marrow Donor Program, novo nordisk, American Regent, Gilead, and LifeScan.

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