News and Announcements
Shiriki Kumanyika elected to IOM. We congratulate LDI Senior Fellow
Shiriki Kumanyika, who is one of 65 newly elected members to the Institute of
Medicine. Current active members elect new members from among candidates nominated
for their professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr. Kumanyika
is Professor of Epidemiology and is also Associate Dean for Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention. Upcoming Seminars And later in the month, we'll hear from Andrew Webber, President and CEO of
the National Business Coalition on Health. He will discuss how employers can
drive health system reform through value-based purchasing. We will host Mr.
Webber on Friday, February 27, at 12:00 pm. Research: Pierre Azoulay, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management
at Columbia University, will talk about his ongoing work examining how health
care financing affects academic research. He will analyze the impact of the
1997 Medicare cuts on academic medical centers and the composition of their
research. Please join us on Friday, February 6, 2004 at 12:00 pm. Government Relations Update: Issue Briefs Recent Seminars
American Journal of Bioethics named best new journal of 2003. Kudos to
LDI Senior Fellow Glenn McGee and colleagues at Penn who edit the American Journal
of Bioethics (AJOB). The journal was chosen by the Council of Editors of Learned
Journals, from more than 200 entries, as the best new journal of last year.
The AJOB is available online at www.bioethics.net.
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/10272003?OpenDocument
Health Policy: If you've ever wondered what polling data really
means, don't miss Humphrey Taylor, Chairman of The Harris Poll, who will give
the annual Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture, entitled, "Health
Care Policy: The Issues We Should be Debating." Please join us on Friday,
February 13, 2004 at 2:00-3:30 in Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (3620 Locust
Walk), Room 351 (NOTE TIME AND LOCATION). This lectureship honors the memory
of Dr. Leighton, former Senior Vice President, Administration, Planning and
Science Policy for the Merck Research Laboratories. A reception will follow
the lecture.
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News about recent federal and state developments, from the University of Pennsylvania
Health System's Office of Government Relations
December
23, 2003
Self-management
education of children with asthma: a meta-analysis
By James P. Guevara, MD, MPH
Research: On January 23, Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH of Dartmouth
Medical School spoke on "Spending and quality: Is more really worse? Why
might this be?" The talk was well-attended and featured a lively discussion
on some surprising implications of the uneven distribution of health care resources.
Abstract
of January 23 talk
On January 16,
John Ayanian, MD, MPH of Harvard Medical School presented findings from his
research on the health consequences of uninsurance. He also summarized the newest
report from the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance,
which called for universal health coverage by 2010. Dr. Ayanian is a member
of the IOM committee.
IOM report
Executive Education
Patient Safety Leadership Academy launched with Department of Surgery.
In collaboration with the Department of Surgery at Penn, executive education
is conducting a unique program that combines clinical and business skills to
enhance patient safety in surgery. The program consists of a 3-day program in
the fall, 3 one-day seminars through the winter, and a 2-day capstone program
in the spring where final projects are presented. More than 40 members of the
Department of Surgery are currently enrolled in this program.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/nov03/wharton.htm
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