2008 Conference Schedule

Wednesday - September 24, 2008

8:30AM – 9:15AM: Innovating for the Future
Leland Kaiser, PhD of the Kaiser Institute
Sponsered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY

9:30AM – 10:15AM: Patient Activation and the ICSI Redesign Collaborative
Lawrence Morrissey, Jr., MD of Stillwater Medical Group

Implementing HIT to Reach Quality Goals
Sarah Shih of the Primary Care Information Project (PCIP), Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Get with the Guidelines
Christine Rutan of American Heart Association and Natalie Kaufman, BSN of Kaleida Health Cardiac Rehab Services

Office Redesign: Give PEAs a Chance
Cheryl Aspy, MEd, PhD of Oklahoma University Health Science Center and Kathryn M. Glaser of Department of Family Medicine at University at Buffalo

Safety Improvement: Forming Self Empowered Teams
Gurdev Singh, MScEng, PhD of Patient Safety Research Center, University at Buffalo

The Medical Home: A Strategic Perspective
Howard R. Underwood, MD, MBA, FSA, MAAA of Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

Falls Prevention: Impact & Prevention
Debra Rose, PhD of the Center for Successful Aging at California State University, Fullerton

10:30AM – 11:30AM: Collaborating for the Future
Leanne Kaiser Carlson of the Kaiser Institute and Dennis Scanlon, PhD, Pennsylvania State University

12:00PM – 1:30 PM: Luncheon Keynote
The Medical Home San Antonio Style
George Rapier, MD of WellMed Medical Group
Sponsered by Univera

1:45PM – 2:30PM: Patient Activation and the ICSI Redesign Collaborative
Lawrence Morrissey, Jr., MD of Stillwater Medical Group

Implementing HIT to Reach Quality Goals
Sarah Shih of the Primary Care Information Project (PCIP), Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Get with the Guidelines
Christine Rutan of American Heart Association and Natalie Kaufman, BSN of Kaleida Health Cardiac Rehab Services

Office Redesign: Give PEAs a Chance
Cheryl Aspy, MEd, PhD of Oklahoma University Health Science Center and Kathryn M. Glaser of Department of Family Medicine at University at Buffalo

Prove IT - Demonstrating safety and quality improvements in the physician office with IT-based tools
Ron Brooks of Dendress Corporation

The Medical Home: A Strategic Perspective
Howard R. Underwood, MD, MBA, FSA, MAAA, of Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

Life in the Balance: Creating a No-Falls Community
Penelope Klein, PT, EdD of D’Youville College and Patricia Watson of Erie County Department of Senior Services

2:45PM – 3:45PM: Partnering with My Physician
Theater for Change, Inc.

4:00PM – 4:45PM: Prevention, Consumerism and Quality: Translating “Health Literacy” and “Consumer Engagement” Into Action
Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH of American College of Preventive Medicine

8:30AM – 9:15AM: The Stanford Model of Patient Self Management
Kate Lorig, RN, DrPH of Stanford Patient Education Research Center

9:30AM – 10:15AM: 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers
Michael Cohen of Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

The CHERL Project: Connecting Patients with Life-Changing Resources
Laurie Fitzpatrick of Michigan State University, Grand Rapids MERC and Trissa Torres MD, MSPH, FACPM of Genesys Health System

Health Literacy: "Ask Me 3"
Helen Evans of Allegany/Steuben Rural Health Network and CHFWCNY Cohort 2, Michael Aronica, MD, Melva Visher of Kaleida Health and Kimberly Young of Kaleida Health

Care Coordination Reform- Connecting Dollars to Results
Mark Redding, MD

Energizing and Activating Diabetes Care in your Practice
Kim Kelly of New York Health Plan Association Council, Inc. and Robert Morrow, MD

Before They Fall – Assessment and Intervention for Fall Prevention
June I. Chang, MD of VA Western NY Healthcare System and Leslie Svensson, PT, DPT, GCS

10:30AM – 11:30AM: Patient Self-Management and Communication
David Ahern, PhD of Health e-Technologies Initiative and Doriane Miller, MD of Stroger Hospital of Cook County

12:00PM – 1:30PM: Luncheon Keynote
Can You Hear What I Feel: Communicating About Quality
Patrick McCabe of GYMR (Get Your Message Right), Pam Johnson, PhD of WNED, and David Rotterman of WNED

1:45PM – 2:30PM: 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers
Michael Cohen of Center for Health Solutions

The CHERL Project: Connecting Patients with Life-Changing Resources
Laurie Fitzpatrick of Michigan State University, Grand Rapids MERC and Trissa Torres MD, MSPH, FACPM of Genesys Health System

Health Literacy: "Ask Me 3"
Helen Evans of Allegany/Steuben Rural Health Network and CHFWCNY Cohort 2, Michael Aronica, MD, Melva Visher of Kaleida Health and Kimberly Young of Kaleida Health

Care Coordination Reform- Connecting Dollars to Results
Mark Redding, MD

Energizing and Activating Diabetes Care in your Practice
Kim Kelly of New York Health Plan Association Council, Inc. and Robert Morrow, MD

Falls Prevention: Step Up to Stop Falls
Christine Klotz, MHA of Community Health Foundation of Western & Cental New York

Just for the Patient
Kate Lorig, RN, DrPH of Stanford Patient Education Research Center

4:00PM – 4:45PM: Spirit of the Revolutionary
Leanne Kaiser Carlson of the Kaiser Institute
Sponsored by Bodil & George Gellman