Health Care Experts Gather in Chicago May 4-6; Highlights IncludeTrends in Consumer Directed Health Care and Wellness and Prevention
Posted on: Monday, 2 May 2005, 15:00 CDT
News Advisory:
Experts gather to discuss the women's role as health care decision maker; employers rights to mandate healthy habits for employees; minority health and wellness needs; and the impact of health care change on employers, providers and the pharmaceutical industry. The Consumer Directed Health Care Conference and Expo and the National Health, Wellness & Prevention Congress will be held at Chicago's Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 South Martin Luther King Dr., Wednesday, May 4 to Friday, May 6.
Topics include:
-- Opening Session on Wednesday, May 4, 1 p.m. A Revolution for Employers, Consumers and Providers: An opening session talk by Dr. Regina E. Herzlinger, professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School and author of Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers. Dr. Herzlinger will address how we implement a consumer-centric health care system that provides people choices and control along with the understanding and of how they will actually be paying for their health care.
-- Wednesday, May 4, 4:20 - 5:30 p.m. Mega Trends Impacting the Next Decade of Health Care: A new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis will be released called "Consumer Directed Health Care: The Changing Role of the Patient." The study uncovers the newest trends in consumer health care.
-- Wednesday, May 4, 9:50 - 10:40 a.m. Research & Demographics on Women as the Wellness Decision Maker: A Market Research Report
-- Wednesday, May 4, 1:50 - 2:40 p.m. What's the Media's Role in Promoting Health and Wellness?
-- Wednesday, May 4, 2:50 - 3:40 p.m. Women's Role in Small Business and Their Role as Health Care Decision Maker
-- Wednesday, May 4, 3:50 p.m. Clash of Rights or Mutual Protection? Employers' Rights to Mandate Healthy Habits for Employees
-- Thursday, May 5, 3:50 p.m. Health and Wellness Needs and Solutions for Ethnic Groups
The Consumer Directed Health Care Conference and Expo will provide a forum to address the role of the consumer and the patient as new technologies emerge and as consumers take on more responsibility for their health care future. The National Health, Wellness & Prevention Congress will address innovations and new initiatives in wellness and prevention. These two concurrent conferences will take place in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, May 4-6, 2005. For more program information, times and topics, see http://www.nhwpc.com and http://www.cdhcc.com
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