Agenda: The Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Entreprise
8:30 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS AND MEETING OBJECTIVES
Clinical Research Roundtable Co-Chairs
Enriqueta Bond, Ph.D.
President
Burroughs-Welcome Fund
William Gerberding, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
University of Washington
Symposium Co-Chairs
Allan Korn, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Sean Tunis, M.D., M.Sc.
Director, Coverage and Analysis Group
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
9:00 a.m. PURCHASER PERSPECTIVE
5 min response to questions 1 & 2 by each speaker
Moderator: Pat Salber MD, General Motors
Dale Whitney
Corporate Health and Welfare Manager,United Parcel Service
Helen Darling
President, Washington Business Group on Health
Jill Berger
Corporate Health and Welfare Manager, Marriott
Jon Haultz
Senior Consultant, William M. Mercer Inc.
Gregg Lehman
President & CEO, National Business Coalition on Health
Bruce Taylor
Director, National Health Care & Policy Plans, Verizon
9:30 a.m. Clinical Research Roundtable Discussion
10:15 a.m. Questions from the Audience
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. PAYER & HEALTH SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE
5 min response to questions 1 & 2 by each speaker
Moderators: Alan Korn, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Sean Tunis, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Eric Book, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Wellmark
George Isham, MD
Medical Director and Chief Health Officer, HealthPartners
Robert McDonough, MD
Medical Director for Quality Management, Aetna
Reed Tuckson, MD
Chief Medical Officer, United Healthgroup
Chuck Cutler, MD
Chief Medical Officer, American Association of Health Plans
11:15 a.m. Clinical Research Roundtable Discussion
12:00 a.m. Questions from the Audience
12:15 p.m. LUNCH
1:15 p.m. STAKEHOLDER COMMENT AND SUGGESTION PANEL
Please respond to the issues raised in the first two panels: What are your needs? What is your role? What can you contribute to the Clinical Research Enterprise?
Moderator: Myrl Weinberg, President, National Health Council
Robert M. Califf, MD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University
Beth Cameron, PhD
Manager of Policy Research,
Government Relations Department
American Cancer Society
Francis Chesley, MD
Director, Office of Research, Review, Education and Policy
Agency for Healthcare, Research, and Quality
Susan Foote, JD
Board Member, Medical Technology Leadership Forum
John H. Graham IV
Chief Executive Officer, American Diabetes Association
Dennis Scanlon, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Administration
Pennsylvania State University
John Stevens, MD
Vice President for Extramural Grants
Research Department
American Cancer Society
2:45 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Moderators: Allan Korn, BCBSA and Sean Tunis, CMS
Clinical Research Roundtable Members and Speakers
3:05 p.m. "The Second Frontier"
Lou Sherwood, MD
Sr. Vice President, MERCK & Co.
3:25 p.m. Clinical Research Roundtable Discussion
4:45 p.m. Comments and Questions from the Audience
5:00 p.m. CONCLUDING REMARKS
Enriqueta Bond, Ph.D.
President
Burroughs-Welcome Fund
William Gerberding, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
University of Washington
5:30 p.m. ADJOURN
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