Health Research and Policy Leaders Address Health Care Challenges 5/25/2004
From: Stacia Sanvik of AcademyHealth, 202-292-6721 or Stacia.sanvik@academyhealth.org News Advisory: WHO: Nearly 2,000 leading health services researchers and policymakers from the U.S. and abroad gather to debate current health policy issues such as health care costs and the uninsured, share cutting-edge research findings, and learn about new methodologies. Media are admitted free of charge. WHAT: The AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting http://www.academyhealth.org/arm provides an opportunity to: -- Attend keynote address presented by Vinton Cerf, senior vice president of technology strategy, MCI, "Taking the Internet's Temperature: Prescriptions for the 21st Century." -- Meet with leading health policymakers and researchers to discuss current health issues such as health care safety, cost, use, access, and financing. -- Take advantage of 120 sessions covering 14 major areas of health services research and policy. The sessions focus on critical topics such as Medicare and prescription drugs, access to health care, patient safety, long-term care, health disparities, and chronic care delivery. To view the full meeting agenda, visit http://academyhealth.org/arm/agenda/. -- Attend pre-conference and post-conference affiliate meetings that address specific topics, such as behavioral health, child health, long-term care, public health systems research, and health workforce research. For more information visit, http://www.academyhealth.org/arm/affiliate/. WHEN: June 6 - 8 WHERE: Town and Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108; Tel: 619-291-7131; Press Room: Devonshire Room Contact Stacia Sanvik at stacia.sanvik@academyhealth.org or 202-292-6721 to pre-register. On-site registration is also available. NOTE: Select sessions will be Webcast by kaisernetwork.org. For a listing of sessions to be Webcast, visit: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/academyhealth/jun04. AcademyHealth is the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, and a leading, non-partisan resource for the best in health research and policy. |