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Champions of Change: A National Symposium on Improving Health Care 9/27/2006
Remaking American Medicine, Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Washington, D.C.

 
 
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This Remaking American Medicine event, presented by the Amgen Foundation, focuses on the transformation of American health care in communities across the country. Symposium speakers and panelists will underscore the following themes: patient empowerment, patient and family-centered care, collaboration and transparency.

 

This event serves as the culmination of a national awareness campaign for Remaking American Medicine… Health Care for the 21st Century, a four-part series on PBS. 

 

** Listen to an interview with the series' executive producer Frank Christopher and co-executive producer Matthew Eisen.

Morning Sessions Watch Video Video | Read Transcript Transcript

Welcome:

  • John Hockenberry, series host and symposium moderator 

Opening Presentation:

Series Overview:

  • Frank Christopher, executive producer, Remaking American Medicine
  • Marc Shaffer, series producer

Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

Panelists:

 


Afternoon Sessions Watch Video Video | Read Transcript Transcript

Luncheon:

Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

  • John Hockenberry, series host and symposium moderator

Panelists:

Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

Panelists:

  • Gerald McClinton, patient safety advocate
  • Pat Sodomka, senior vice president, Patient-and-Family-Centered Care, Medical College of Georgia Health System
  • Julie Moretz, director, Family Services Development, Medical College of Georgia Health System

Summary and recommended action items:

  • John Hockenberry, series host and symposium moderator
 



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