General Session Speakers
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Election 2008: How Will Your Vote Influence the
Future of American Health Care?
Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House
(R-GA) and Author, Winning the Future: A 21st Century
Contract with America
Bill Bradley, Former U.S. Senator (D-NJ) and Author, The New
American Story
Moderated by Ceci Connolly, National Staff Writer,
Washington Post
America’s ailing healthcare system
will be hotly debated in the 2008 elections as policymakers
struggle for solutions to the nation’s continued challenges
of rising costs, limited access, and variable quality.
Gingrich and Bradley will explore each of the party's
healthcare platforms and provide insights into how the
potential presidential candidates plan to reshape the future
of the U.S. healthcare system. This interactive session,
moderated by Ceci Connolly of the Washington Post,
will also provide an opportunity for attendees to
participate by posing questions to the panelists.
Upon completion of this
activity, participants should be able to describe the
healthcare policy platform of the 2008 presidential
candidates, evaluate their organizations’ future direction
based on these party platforms, and debate the future of the
healthcare system based on the information received in this
session.
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Redefining Health Care: Value-Based Competition as a Way to
Improve Quality and Efficiency
Michael Porter, Ph.D., Bishop William Lawrence University
Professor, Harvard Business School and Author, Redefining Health
Care
Health care is on a collision course between patient needs and
economic reality. In today's dysfunctional healthcare competition,
players strive not to create value for patients but to capture more
revenue, shift costs, and restrict services. To reform health care,
we must reform the nature of competition, itself. Dr. Porter’s
research indicates that value-based competition among healthcare
providers is the vehicle needed to improve patient value and
clinical outcomes. Can medical groups provide the solution
this nation needs to save lives, reduce costs, and improve
efficiencies through restructured care delivery and measurement? In
this thought-provoking presentation, Dr. Porter outlines imperatives
which coordinated systems of care need to establish to provide
first-class care and value to the patients they serve. Upon
completion of this activity, participants should be able to list the
imperatives as described by the speaker to establish high-quality
coordinated care systems; evaluate the system of care provided to
patients; and discuss plans to reform the healthcare competition
playing field. |
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In an Instant: How One Moment Can Define a Lifetime
Bob Woodruff, ABC News Anchor/Reporter and Author, In an
Instant
In January 2006, while reporting on U.S. and Iraqi security
forces, Woodruff was seriously injured by a roadside bomb that
struck his vehicle near Taji, Iraq. In an instant, his life had been
altered forever. Woodruff recounts those shattering moments when he
believed his life was over, gratefully describing the bravery of the
men and women who saved his life, his subsequent numerous surgeries,
and the painful recovery he’s still undergoing. Sharing stories from
his moving and inspirational bestselling memoir, In an Instant,
Woodruff will leave you with a new understanding of the fragility of
life, the strength of family, and how to survive and overcome even
the most tragic of circumstances. Upon completion of this
activity, participants should be able to reflect on the personal and
professional challenges of their lives and find inner strength to
tackle and overcome these challenges. |
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