April 13, 2012

Healthcare Policy and Research:

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Can We Speak the Same Language?

Health Policy Symposium

8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (with optional informal sessions 2 – 4 p.m.)
University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)

Now open for reservations
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How can researchers, policy-makers, and practice leaders work together more effectively to effect real world change? This one-day symposium will bring together prominent state and national policy-makers, health services researchers, and funders to explore and share ideas for bridging the gap between healthcare research and healthcare policy.

The symposium will include plenary sessions, a reactor panel, a closing keynote address, and a facilitated dialog over lunch. The symposium will be followed by optional informal sessions from 2:00–4:00 p.m.

This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA Center for Clinical Management Research.

Featured Speakers

(confirmed to date)

  • Karen Davis, PhD, president, The Commonwealth Fund (keynote speaker)
  • David Atkins, MD, MPH, director, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); acting director, VA Health Services Research & Development Service (HSR&D)
  • Fran Parker, executive director, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
  • Randy Richardville, Senate Majority Leader, Michigan State Senate
  • William Shrank, MD, director, Rapid Cycle Evaluation Group, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Tom Simmer, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Health Care Value, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Research Panelists

  • Darrell “Skip” Campbell, MD, Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery, chief medical officer, University of Michigan Health System; program director, Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative
  • Mark Fendrick, MD, professor, departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan; co-director, University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
  • Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan; director, Division of General Pediatrics; director, Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit
  • John Piette, PhD, MSc, professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; senior research career scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research, a VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Moderators

  • Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; director, Center for Clinical Management Research, a VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
  • Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA, director, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation

Who Should Attend?

  • Health service researchers
  • Policy and practice leaders: payers, providers, purchasers, funders, and community groups
  • State and federal legislative and administrative policy makers