NAPH Conference Presentations

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2007 Conferences and Events

NAPH Fall Conference

• Special Update Session on 340B Drug Discount Program
  William von Oehsen–President and General Counsel and
  Ted Slafsky–Executive Director, Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access, DC (combined presentation)
• Opening Plenary Session
  Gerard Anderson, PhD–Professor of Health Policy and Management & Professor of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD
  Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD–Chair, Department of Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, MD
• Recommendations from the Field
  Claudine Swartz–Assistant Vice President for Policy, NAPH, DC
  Member Panel (no presentations):
  Robert Benrubi–Counsel to the President & CEO, Nassau University Medical Center, NY
  Melissa Stafford Jones–President & CEO, California Association of Public Hospitals, CA
  Mike Vanderlinde-Director, Government Financial Relations and Reimbursement, Harborview Medical Center, WA
• Congressional Politics
  Jennifer Duffy–Senior Editor, The Cook Political Report, DC (no presentation)
• Trends, Innovations and Best Practices in Managing Obesity
  Christine Ferguson, JD–Associate Research Professor, School of Public Health & Health Services, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University, DC
  Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS–Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Weight Management Center, Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, OH
• Trends, Innovations and Best Practices in Delivering Palliative Care
  Laurel Lyckholm, MD, FACP–Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director, Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, VA
  Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA–President & CEO, Spragens & Associates, LLC, NC
• Executive Compensation in Public and Other Tax Exempt Health Care Organizations
  Daniel Schleeter–Senior Consultant, Integrated Healthcare Strategies, MN
• Catalyst for Change: Coalitions and Health Reform
  Ron Pollack-Executive Director, Families USA, DC (no presentation)
  Kenneth Thorpe, PhD–Executive Director at the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease and Robert W. Woodruff Professor, Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, GA

NAPH Annual Conference

• Strategies for Strengthening Capitol Hill Relationships
  Lynne Fagnani–Senior Vice President, NAPH, DC
  Patricia A. Gabow, MD–CEO and Medical Director, Denver Health, CO
• Fighting For Private Dollars
  Steven McKernan–CEO, University Hospital, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, NM
  Norman Stein, CFRE–Vice President of Development, Boston Medical Center, MA
  Elaine Ullian–President and CEO, Boston Medical Center, MA
• Emergency Preparedness in Safety Net Hospitals
  Steve Cantrill, MD–Emergency Preparedness Director, Denver Health, CO
  Pam Hemphill–Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS
• The Impact of State Health Reform on Safety Net Providers
  Alan Reed Weil–Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
  Reactor Panel:
  Santiago Munoz–Associate Vice President, Clinical Services Development, University of California, CA
  Thomas P. Traylor–Vice President, Federal, State & Local Programs, Boston Medical Center, MA
• 340B Drug Discount Program: How it Works
  William M. von Oehsen–General Counsel and President Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmacy Access, DC
  Harold L. Siglar–Chief Executive Officer, Truman Medical Center Lakewood, MO
• Quality Measurement and Improvement Strategies to Reduce Disparities
  Gene Marie O'Connell, RN–NAPH Chair-elect; Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco General Medical Center, CA
  Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA–Chief Operating Officer, Harborview Medical Center, WA
  William B. Walker, MD–Director and Health Officer, Contra Costa Health Services, CA
  Moderator:
  Sue Leavitt Gullo, RN, MS–Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, MA
• Improving the Quality of Health Care for All Americans
  Don M. Berwick, MD, MPP–President, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, MA
  Carolyn Clancy, MD–Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, MD
  Moderator:
  Winston F. Wong, MD–Clinical Director, Community Benefit, Kaiser Permanente, Care Management Institute, CA
• Medicaid Financing Policy Options
  Barbara Eyman, Larry S. Gage, Charlie Luband
  Partners, Powell Goldstein LLP, DC
• Innovation and Excellence
  Theresa Braungardt, RN–Nurse Manager, Medical and Neurosurgical ICU, Harborview Medical Center, WA
  David Hirsh, MD–Co-founder & Co-director, Cambridge Integrated Clerkship Program, Cambridge Health Alliance, MA
  Lawrence Kwan, MD–Medical Director, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, CA
  Barbara Ogur, MD–Co-founder & Co-director, Cambridge Integrated Clerkship Program, Cambridge Health Alliance, MA
• External Quality Mandates: Response from the Safety Net
  Vincent J. Barba, MD, FACP–Medical Director for Quality Improvement, University Hospital & NJ Medical School, NJ
  Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA–Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, The University of Kansas Hospital
  Ramanathan Raju, MD, MBA–Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Medical Officer, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, NY
  Peter Wolf–Executive Director, Coney Island Hospital, NY
• Fundamentals of NAPH Membership
  Christine Capito Burch–Executive Director, NAPH, DC
  Kirk A. Calhoun, MD–President, The University of Texas Health Center At Tyler, TX
  Betsy Carrier–Vice President for Education and Operations; CFO, NAPH, DC
  Barbara Eyman–Partner, Powell Goldstein LLP, DC
  Mikki Stier, FACHE, MSHA–Senior Vice President of Government and External Relations, Broadlawns Medical Center, IA
  William B. Walker, MD–Director and Health Officer, Contra Costa Health Services, CA
• Public Relations in a Crisis Situation
  Marvin McGraw–Director of Communications and Media Relations, LSU Health Care Services Division, LA
  Carolyn M. Oddo, PT, MS–Vice President of Patient and Public Affairs, Harris County Hospital District, TX
  Michal Regunberg–Senior Vice President, Communications, Massachusetts Hospital Association, MA

NAPH Leadership Roundtable on Quality

• External Mandates: The Emerging Landscape (Raj Behal, MD, MPH)
• Planning for Improvement-Organizational Strategic Objectives (Abbe Bendell, RN, MBA)
• CEO Panel (John Bluford; and Gene O'Connell)
• NAPH Leadership Roundtable on Quality Recap from Day One (Linda Cummings, PhD)
• Performance Improvement Structure Redesign to Enhance Quality Outcomes (Kelvin J. Holloway, MD, MBA)
• Value Based Purchasing - CMS Perspective (Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP)
• Best Practices in Oversight of Quality (Thomas Vaughn, PhD, MHSA)
• Overview of the Kaiser Permanente Investment in the Safety Net (Winston F. Wong, MD)

2006 Conferences and Events

• Making a Difference in Quality: Roles and Practices of Effective Governing Boards (Barry S. Bader)
• The 2006 Elections and the Public Hospital Agenda (Christine Capito Burch)
• Safety Net Health System Financing: An Overview (Barbara Eyman)
• Governance at Public Hospitals (Larry S. Gage)
• HHC Board of Directors (Charlynn Goins)
• Capital Allocation: Information Technology (David E. Jaffe)
• Making a Difference in Your Organization’s Quality (Robert C. Levy)
• Leadership Components of Effective Improvement (Thomas Nolan, Ph.D)
• What High Performing Boards Need to Know: Challenges for Safety Net Hospitals (Jim Rice)
• 2007 Unique Opportunity: Post-Election Environment (Liz Schrayer)

Annual Conference

Thursday

• Celebrating the 25th! ( Larry S. Gage, NAPH)
• On the Road to Revolution: Fear and Loathing in the U.S. Health Care System (John A. Kitzhaber, MD, Oregon Health & Science University)
• Policy and Fiscal Challenges Following a Disaster (Linda Cummings, PhD, NAPH; and Donald R. Smithburg, LSU Health Care Services Division)
• Strategies to Improve Patient Flow and Maximize Hospital Capacity (Ben Brouhard, MD, MetroHealth System; and Cathleen Krsek, RN, University HealthSystem Consortium)
• The Executive Perspective to Emergency Preparedness and Response (Patricia Gabow, MD, Denver Health; and William Walker, MD, Contra Costa Health Services)
• From Governance to the Bedside: Characteristics of Health Systems That Achieve Results (Raj Behal, MD, University HealthSystem Consortium; and John Peter Gruen, MD, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Healthcare Network)
• State Health Reform Initiatives: Massachusetts and Beyond (Barbara Eyman, Powell Goldstein; and Thomas P. Traylor, Boston Medical Center)

Friday

• The Politics of the Immigration Debate: A View from Washington (Gebe Martinez, Houston Chronicle)
• Working with State and Federal Agencies for Effective Emergency Preparedness and Response (Connie Price, MD, Denver Health; Johnese Spisso, Harborview Medical Center; and Dorothy Teeter, Seattle King County Public Health)
• Creating System-Wide Impact through Quality Improvement: The LEADing Organizational Change Experience and Language Access (Wendy Jameson, MPH, California Health Care Safety Net Institute; Kenneth B. Cohen, San Joaquin County Health Care Agency; and Alfred Murillo, San Joaquin County Health Care Agency)
• New Market Opportunities for Public Hospitals Using the 340B Drug Discount Program (Gene O’Connell, San Francisco General Hospital; and William von Oehsen, Public Hospital Pharmacy Coalition)
• Enterprise Transformation: Quality, Revenue and Resources (Frank J. Barret, Jackson Health System; Kimberly Mulqueen, Deloitte Consulting LLP; and Sheila Knoepke, Hennepin County Medical Center)
• The Value Proposition of Chronic Disease Management (Lyn Berry, MD, Alameda County Medical Center; Wright Lassiter, III, Alameda County Medical Center; and Erica Murray, MPA, California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems)

Saturday

• Annual Meeting of NAPH and NPHHI Members (Larry S. Gage, NAPH)

NAPH Foundation Roundtable

• Leading a Foundation at a Safety Net Institution (Kimberly M. Britton, CFRE, Partners Together for Health)
• Achieving Philanthropic Success in Safety Net Hospitals (Suzanne M. Rogers, The Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation)
• Who Are We? Where Do We Need To Go? How Can We Get There? (Norman Stein, Boston Medical Center)

NAPH Leadership Roundtable: Tools to Finance Care

• Federal and State Developments Related to Safety Net Financing (Larry S. Gage, NAPH)
• Safety Net Financing Waivers: Opportunity or Invitation to Disaster? (Barbara Eyman, Powell Goldstein)
• Florida Medicaid and Medicaid Reform (Paul Rosenberg, Shands Healthcare)
• Iowa Medical Intiative: Iowa Care (Mikke Stier, Broadlawns Medical Center)
• Overview of Medicaid Reform (Alan Weil, National Academy of State Health Policy)
• Getting to the EMR...At What Cost (Michael Sommers, Cook County Bureau of Health Services)
• Advanced Clinical Systems: State of the Market and Finding Best Value (Vi Shaffer, Gartner, Inc.)
• Pay for Performance Programs and Implications for NAPH Members (Erika K. Johnson, University HealthSystem Consortium)
• Consumerism: Back to the Future? (Tim Robertson, University HealthSystem Consortium)