Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Greater Richmond Convention Center
Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety (VIPC&S) in partnership with the Virginia Business Coalition on Health (VBCH) will host its 8th Annual Conference --- “Leadership Culture for Quality and Value-Driven Health Care” --- in Richmond, Virginia at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

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7:00 AM—8:00 AM  Registration
--Breakfast Foods in the Exhibitor Hall
8:00 — 8:15 AM

 Call to Order
Welcome by Joseph J. Hilbert
Executive Advisor to the Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health; President, VIPC&S, Richmond, Virginia

Robert L. Cramer
Manager Human Resources Services Planning
Norfolk Southern Corporation; Chair, Virginia Business Coalition on Health Board of Directors
8:15-8:30 AM

 Plenary Session: Healthcare in the Commonwealth
Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP, State Health Commissioner,
Virginia Department of Health
8:30 - 9:15 AM

 Plenary Session: “The Evolving Nature of Leadership in Health Care”
Martin D. Merry, MD, Adjunct Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire, School of Health and Human Services, Durham, New Hampshire
 
9:15 - 10:00 AM

 Plenary Session “Business Leaders Driving Health Care Reform”
Andrew Webber, President & CEO, National Business Coalition on Health, Washington, D.C.
10:00 - 10:15 AM Q&A
10:15 - 10:45 AM Break in Exhibitor’s Hall
10:45 - 11:30 AM

 Plenary Session: “Disclosure after an Unanticipated Outcome”
Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
 
11:30 – 12:15 AM

 Plenary Session: “The Next Imperative for Quality Transparency - Actual Quality Improvement”
Richard Siegrist, MBA, MS, CPA, CEO, PatientFlow Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, Senior Vice President and General Manager, WebMD Quality Services, Acton, Massachusetts
 
12:15 – 12:30 PM Plenary Session: “Leapfrog Hospital Quality & Safety Survey Results & Recognition”
Bernie Niemeier, Publisher & President of Virginia Business
12:30 – 1:15 PM Lunch (Pre-function Area) and Exhibits in Exhibitors Hall
1:15 – 2:15 PM

 Plenary Session: “Health Reform: The Wal-Mart Perspective”
Joe Quinn, Senior Director, State Health Care Policy, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas
 
2:15 – 3:15 PM

 

 Plenary Session: Panel Discussion – Patient Safety Reporting and Transparency

MODERATOR:
Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, SCD, President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

PANELISTS:
Mike Doering, Interim Executive Director, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Michael T. Lundberg, Executive Director, Virginia Health Information, Richmond, Virginia

Richard F. Salluzzo, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Wellmont Health System, Bristol, Tennessee
3:15 – 3:45 PM Break in Exhibitor’s Hall
3:45 – 4:45 PM Excellence in Patient Safety Award Presentations (2)
VCU Patient Safety Fellow Presentations (2)
SPEAKERS TO BE DETERMINED

(15 minutes for each presenter --- 10 min. presentation, 5 min. Q&A)
4:45 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

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Conference Managed by

Richmond Academy of Medicine
2201 W Broad Street Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 643-6631
www.ramdocs.org