13th Annual Meeting Agenda

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Agenda

Ohio Chapter-ACC 13th Annual Meeting
October 11, 2003
Dayton, Ohio
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dayton & The US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB

Program Description

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

8:00 - 8:05 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Philip M. Dorfman, MD, FACC
C. David Joffe, MD, FACC

8:05 – 8:20 a.m.
The State of the National ACC
Michael J. Wolk, MD, FACC
ACC President

8:20 – 9:00 a.m.
Economics of Health Care
Theodore D. Fraker, Jr., MD, FACC
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Medical College of Ohio

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Private practice, for-profit heart hospital vs. academic institution. Why choose one over another? What are the differences in outcomes and the types of patients that each treats? Understanding the care delivery from the public vs. private aspect.
Charles Slaton
COO, MedCath, Inc.
Richard J. Schuster, MD, MMM, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Health Systems Management
Wright State University School of Medicine
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Break & Fellows-in-Training Poster Competition

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Perspectives on Solutions to Rising Health Care Costs
The View from the Pharmaceutical/Device Industry
Ronald W. Dollen, President & CEO, Guidant

The View from Government
Bill Byers, Director of Government Affairs, OSMA
Sen. Lynn R. Wachtmann, Chair, Health, Human Services & Aging Comm.
Rep. Gregory Jolivette, Chair, Health Committee

The View from Medicine
Richard P. Lewis, MD, MACC, Emeritus Professor of Medicine
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Sylvan L. Weinberg, MD, MACC, Director of Medical Education
The Dayton Heart Hospital

The View from Nursing
Jan Lanier, Director of Health Policy, Ohio Nurses Association

The View from Hospitals
David Engler, Vice President of Data Services and Research & Educational Foundation, Ohio Hospital Association

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Tools to Identify Your Practice Costs and New Revenue Stream Opportunities
Jennifer J. Linville
Executive Director, Medaxiom

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Do You Feel Helpless in the Face of Legislation That Can Change the Way You Practice Medicine? We can’t change the forces, but we can change our response through political advocacy. A legislative tutorial.
Adam P. Nelson, Specialist, State Legislative Affairs, ACC

2:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Free Time

6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
An Exclusive Evening at the US Air Force Museum
Wright-Patterson AFB