Lessons From Abroad for Health Reform in the U.S.

Webcast

Part 1:
Welcome, overview, and introductions
Update on policies and prospects for health reform

Part 2:
Government involvement in health systems: An overview

Part 3:
A global perspective on comparative effectiveness programs

Part 4:
Perspectives on the coming debate in Congress over health reform

A summary of each presentation is included in the conference booklet: http://www.galen.org/fileuploads/LessonsFromAbroadMarch2009.pdf

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Agenda

7:45 – 8:30 a.m.    Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.    Welcome, overview, and introductions Webcast Part 1

Conference hosts Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and Philip Stevens of the International Policy Network

8:45 – 9:15 a.m.    Update on policies and prospects for health reform Webcast Part 1

Kenneth Thorpe, Ph.D., Emory University  

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.    Government involvement in health systems: An overview Webcast Part 2

Alphonse Crespo, M.D., Institut Constant de Rebecque, Switzerland Essay Slides
Brian Lee Crowley, Ph.D., Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Canada Essay
Valentin Petkantchin, Ph.D., Institut économique Molinari, France Essay
Wim Groot, Ph.D., Maastricht University, The Netherlands Essay Slides
Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Moderator

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.    Break

10:45 – 12:15 p.m.    A global perspective on comparative effectiveness programs Webcast Part 3

John Bridges, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Founder and Editor of The Patient, discussing Australia Essay
Michael Schlander, M.D., University of Applied Economic Sciences and Institute for Innovation & Valuation in Health Care, discussing Germany and the United Kingdom Essay Slides
Karol Sikora, Ph.D., M.D., Imperial College School of Medicine and CancerPartnersUK, United Kingdom Essay Slides
Brett Skinner, Fraser Institute, Canada Essay
Scott Gottlieb, M.D., American Enterprise Institute, Moderator

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.    Perspectives on the coming debate in Congress over health reform Webcast Part 4

Rep. Tom Price, M.D., Georgia and Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D., Texas