What: 2011 AHRQ Annual Conference
The 2011 conference will focus on today's challenges in improving health care quality, access, and value and the ways in which innovation and collaboration-inside and outside of health care-can lead to a more sustainable, patient-centered health care system. For complete conference information, visit http://ahrq.capconcorp.com/ahrq/Default.asp. Reporters may register on site.
When: Sunday, September 18, through Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Where: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD
Monday, September 19, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Plenary Session-Leading Through Innovation & Collaboration: Addressing Health Care Disparities, Access, and Quality of Care
- Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, AHRQ
- Gary R. Gunderson, D. Min., Senior Vice President for Faith & Health Division, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
- Rhonda M. Johnson, M.D., Medical Director, Health Equity & Quality Services, Highmark, Inc.
- Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., M.D., Assistant Dean, Community and Urban Health, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center
- Susan Vega, Manager, Senior Programs, Alivio Medical Center
Tuesday, September 20, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Plenary Session- Leading Through Innovation & Collaboration: The View Ahead, Addressing Health Disparities in Achieving High-Quality, Affordable Care
- Molly Joel Coye, M.D., Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System
- Arnold Milstein, M.D., Professor and Director, Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center
- Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The plenary sessions will be webcast. To register, go to: http://ahrq.capconcorp.com/ahrq/Webcast.asp.
Contact: AHRQ Public Affairs
(301) 427-1892
(301) 908-9760 (during conference)
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SOURCE Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
