Throughout the past quarter century, we have witnessed radical treatment advances such as the major developments in immunosuppression for organ transplantation; the public health and clinical benefits of statins; the impact of genomics on the entire field of medicine; the introduction of targeted biopharmaceuticals; the advent of oral antiviral agents for hepatitis C that are capable of cure; and the use of vaccines as cancer prevention. Additionally, the decrease of tobacco use has had a significant effect on prevention.

With cultural shifts, policy adjustments, the price of care and technological advances, the hospital industry has moved toward a more patient-empowered approach that prioritizes prevention, as it continues to evolve by streamlining and improving patient care.

Dr Langnas will highlight the past 25 years of momentous advances and stunning innovations in health care that have ensued from the use of advanced technologies and life-saving approaches. He will also take a look down the road at what changes we may see in health care during the next decade and beyond.

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

1. List the major advances and innovations in health care over the past 25 years
2. State how the impact of technological innovations has fundamentally changed patient care
3. Identify advances in health care that have influenced a more patient-empowered approach
4. Explain how health care continues to evolve with the use of multidisciplinary teams and how this approach optimizes patient outcomes and quality of life
5. List potential changes that may occur in health care with increased technological advances

Faculty Listing
Alan Langnas, DO
Professor, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Transplantation
University of Nebraska Medical Center;
Director of Liver Transplantation
Director of Intestinal Transplantation
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE

Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships
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Faculty Disclosure
Dr Langnas has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Activity Planners
Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Sarah Chart, RN
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
OptumHealth Education
Eden Prairie, MN

Dixon B. Kaufman, MD, PhD, FACS
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

C. Fred LeMaistre, MD
Sarah Cannon
Nashville, TN

Tina Rydland, PharmD
Crystal Clear Rx
Denver, CO

V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, NC

Activity Planner Disclosures
Drs Abecassis, Kaufman, LeMaistre, Rydland and Silverstein have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Ms Chart and Ms Gleason have indicated that they are employees of and own stock in UnitedHealth Group.

Reviewer Disclosures
To ensure fair balance and avoid bias, the content for this activity has been reviewed by an independent medical expert with no relevant financial relationships.

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Physicians
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Unique Activity Number(s): 0860-0000-16-009-H01P/0860-0000-16-009-H01T

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