UCSD Health Care Conference Agenda
February 8, 2005
University of California, San Diego
Institute of the Americas, Hojel Auditorium
La Jolla, California
Conference Agenda
8:30 AMIntroduction
* John E. Cox, Jr. President/CEO The Communications Institute
* Edward W. Holmes,M.D. Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, Dean of the School of Medicine University of California, San Diego
* Assembly Members Joe Nation, Ph.D. and Keith Richman, M.D.
8:45 AM
Putting the Health Care System in Perspective
An overview of the amount and sources of health care spending and health insurance, and the principle cost drivers
* Dana Goldman, Ph.D.
RAND Corporate Chair in Health Economics; Director of RAND’s Health Economics Research Program.
10:15 AM
Measuring Health Care Quality
An overview of the major issues in measuring and improving quality of care
* Elizabeth McGlynn, Ph.D.
RAND Corporate Chair in Health Quality; Associate Director, RAND Health; Director of the Center for Research on Quality in Health Care
11:00 AM
Where Do We Go From Here? Perspectives from Health Care Experts
Discussion of actions the public and private sectors can take now to begin addressing the cost and quality issues described in earlier sessions.
* Moderator: Elizabeth McGlynn, Ph.D.
RAND Corporate Chair in Health Quality; Associate Director, RAND Health
* Panelists: (partial list)
Tom Buchmueller, Associate Professor, Economics/Public Policy, Graduate School of Management University of California Irvne
Richard Kronick, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego
K. Michael Peddecord, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State UniversityDana Goldman, Ph.D., RAND Corporation
11:45 AM
Lunch
12:45 PM
Confronting the Issues: A Time for Action
An interactive discussion focusing on realistic solutions that California can take to confront health care issues. Some solutions to be included in bi-partisan legislative proposals in 2005.
* Moderators: Assembly Members Nation and Richman
* Panelists: (Partial list)
o Nick Macchione, MS, MPH, CHE, Deputy Director, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
oRobert Hertzka, M.D., President, California Medical Association
oDana Goldman, Ph.D., Health Economist, RAND Corporation
oMichael W. Murphy, President & CEO Sharp Health Care
oWilliam Wehrle, Vice President, Legislative Affairs, California Association of Health Plans
2:15 PM
Summary
* Conference Faculty and Participants
2:45 PM
Adjournment