The Importance of Accurate Diagnosis in Mental Illness and Strategies to Improve Treatment Adherence Ronald Albucher, MD Clinical Associate Professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Vaden Health Center; Stanford School of Medicine Stanford, California | |
Optimal Strategies to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain James W. Atchison, DO Medical Director, Center for Pain Management Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois | |
Immunotherapy: Revolutionizing the Way We Treat Cancer Michael R. Bishop, MD Director, Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Program Section of Hematology/Oncology University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, Illinois | |
Heart-Failure Management: Update on the New American Heart Association Guidelines and Future Therapies Gregg C. Fonarow, MD The Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science Co-Chief of Clinical Cardiology UCLA, Division of Cardiology Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center Co-Director, UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, California | |
Consumer Engagement in Health Care: Ongoing Challenges and Current State of the Art Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH Corporate Manager of Research and Innovation Partners HealthCare, Center for Connected Health Boston, Massachusetts | |
Keynote Address—Travel Medicine: Clinical Manifestations and Management of Potentially Significant Acquired Infections Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health; Professor, Masters of Science in Security Technologies Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering; Adjunct Professor, Medical School University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Assist in Optimal Timing and Improved Communication for Hospice Sharon M. Weinstein, MD, FAAHPM Chief of Holistic Medicine Veterans Administration Salt Lake City Health Care System; Physician and Investigator Director of Supportive Oncology/Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Huntsman Cancer Institute; Professor of Anesthesiology Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology and Internal Medicine (Oncology) University of Utah Health Sciences Center; Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Consultant Primary Children’s Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
Conference Planning Committee
Sarah Chart-Hart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education
Arlene Rome, RN, BSN
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education
Anne M. Sendaydiego, PharmD
AMS Consulting, LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, North Carolina