New York Times Columnist David Brooks, Sen. Paul Sarbanes Headline Spring Meeting of the Association of Academic Health Centers 3/18/2004
From: Elaine Rubin of the Association of Academic Health Centers, 202-265-9600 News Advisory: New York Times Columnist David Brooks and Maryland U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes will headline the spring meeting of the Association of Academic Health Centers. WHAT: Association of Academic Health Centers 2004 Spring Meeting WHEN: Monday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 23, 2004 WHERE: The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Crystal Room WHY: CEOs of academic health centers nationwide will explore the development, goals, and outcomes of domestic policy issues making the headlines and challenging academic health centers today. The schedule: Public Policy: Perverse Incentives & Unintended Consequences Monday,March 22 8:30 a.m. -- Oklahoma State Senator Angela Zoe Monson on "Medicaid and State Budgets: Reconciling Federal and State Roles" 9:15 a.m. -- David Brooks, New York Times Op-Ed columnist on "Policymaking and the American Mind-Set" 10 a.m. -- Dr. Alan Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on the "State of Science Policy Today" 11:15 a.m. -- David Kirp, noted author on higher education, on "The University: Current Challenges" 1:15 p.m. -- Legal expert Martin Michaelson on the "Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for Universities" 2 p.m. -- American Hospital Association VP and Chief Washington Counsel Melinda Hatton on "Billings, Collections, and Access to Care" 3:15 p.m. -- Banc of America Equity Research Expert Gary Taylor on "Niche Hospitals: Business vs. Health Care vs. the Community" 4 p.m. -- Greater New York Hospital Association President Kenneth Raske on "Why Policy Fails: Lessons from New York State" Tuesday, March 23 9:15 a.m. -- Paul S. Sarbanes, U.S. Senator from Maryland, will keynote the day to discuss the ramifications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Non-Profit World. 10:15 a.m. -- Dr. Bruce Vladeck, senior vice president for policy and professor of health policy and geriatrics at Mount Sinai University, on "Medicare Reform: Implications for Academic Health Centers" If interested in attending this event, contact Elaine Rubin or David Solin at 202-265-9600 or dsolin@acadhlthctrs.org The Association of Academic Health Centers is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of the people by advancing the leadership of academic health centers in health professions education, biomedical and health services research, and health care delivery. |