ROLE OF PURCHASERS AND PAYERS
IN THE CLINICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 12, 2001

Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC
Park Hyatt Ballroom

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 TO RECEPTION (Hyde Park Foyer)