to providing quality healthcare
The Yale School of Management will host its second annual healthcare conference and networking forum on Friday, March 24.
"Healthcare 2006: The Political and Ethical Challenges to Advancing Healthcare Quality" will take place 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave. Advance registration is required; to register, visit http://conf.som.yale.edu/healthcare/index.html.
The conference will feature interactive discussions about the ethical and political questions that emerge when innovation in the health sector simultaneously creates improvements and hurdles in the delivery of quality healthcare. Participants include healthcare industry leaders from the pharmaceutical, managed care, insurance, health policy, medical technology, hospital administration and health consulting arenas, as well as members of the Yale health community, including alumni, faculty and students from the Schools of Management, Medicine and Nursing.
"Healthcare 2006" will begin with a keynote address by Kerry R. Hicks, president and chief executive officer of HealthGrades, a leader in providing healthcare information for consumers via the Internet. Following his address, there will be a panel discussion featuring Dr. Michael Apkon, associate professor at the School of Medicine and vice president of performance management for the Yale New Haven Health System; Paul Cleary, a professor at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health; Richard Foster, a managing partner of Foster Health Partners; and Jim Sherbloom, managing general partner of Seaflower Ventures.
Ten breakout sessions will enable participants to examine the ethical and political issues surrounding end-of-life care, advances in medical technology, healthcare education, patient privacy, pay-for-performance programs, the uninsured and the prospects for a national healthcare system, among other topics. The conference will conclude with a cocktail networking reception.
Other conference participants include Kathleen Adams SOM '94, marketing director for new technology planning and research, Quest Diagnostics; Thomas Enders SOM '88, senior partner of the Computer Sciences Corporation; Dr. Howard Forman, associate professor at the School of Medicine and co-director of the Yale MBA for Executives: Leadership in Healthcare program; Christopher Koller SOM '89, health insurance commissioner for the State of Rhode Island; Nancy Nielson SOM '79, senior director of international alliance at Pfizer; and John Pakutka SOM '92, managing director of The Crescent Group LLC.
"Healthcare 2006" is being organized by the Yale School of Management Healthcare Club, the Yale MBA for Executives: Leadership in Healthcare program and the Yale School of Management Alumni Association. Co-sponsors are Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Roche.
For a full conference schedule, visit http://conf.som.yale.edu/healthcare/index.html. For further information, contact Grace Ruben at grace.ruben@yale.edu.
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