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News & Events
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Conference • Friday, March 14, 2014 • 7:00am-4:30pm
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Physicians Conference Center, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Inova’s Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Symposium is a full day comprehensive symposium that offers
top-quality education and the opportunity to talk directly with
expert faculty. This symposium provides current and practical
information in addition to hot topic discussions covering the
latest in pulmonary and critical care medicine. This symposium
will present cutting edge advances in pulmonary and critical
care medicine. In addition, physicians and other health care
professionals will have the opportunity to consider current
standards of care, as well as recommendations for optimizing
patient care.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This symposium is intended for physicians in the medical
specialties of pulmonary medicine, critical care, infectious disease,
internal medicine and family practice. It will also be of interest
to respiratory care practitioners, physician assistants, nurse
practitioners, nurses and other allied health care professionals
interested in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited
by the Medical Society of Virginia to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this
live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
Physicians may claim up to 6.75 credits in Type 1 CME on
the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and
Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical
license in Virginia.
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News & Events
Friday, February 28th, 2014
The Sixth National Medical Home Summit, co-hosted by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), will bring together the leading authorities and practitioners in the medical home field to discuss how it is working, where it has proven outcomes, what lessons have been learned, where it needs improvement, and what issues and challenges lie ahead.
Two preconferences will highlight various recognition/ accreditations programs and lessons from mature medical homes, respectively, followed by a joint plenary session with the National Population HealthColloquium. Medical Home plenary sessions will feature the 20-year accomplishments of the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), the patient voice, current research, the new PCPCC report on the medical neighborhood, employer and union support of the PCMH, State initiatives, oral health, and more. Three afternoon mini summits provide an in-depth look at workforce, medical neighborhood, and health plan support issues and a training program. The training program allows for a deeper dive into the subject matter and includes preconference readings, an online course, and an online exam as well as required participation in one of the preconferences and the main Summit. Candidates earn a certificate of completion with a score of 70% or better on the exam.
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About the Center, History
Monday, February 17th, 2014
The Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics has been operational for about twenty-five years. Originally known as the Center for Health Policy, it was founded by Dr. Hazel Johnson-Brown, who was a former chief of the Army Nurse Corps and Director of Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing. Dr. Johnson Brown was succeeded by Dr. Mary Wakefield, who led the Center for six years, leaving to serve as Director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota and as Associate Dean and Professor of Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Science. Dr. Wakefield is currently the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Center for Health Policy merged with the Center for Ethics, which was headed by Dr. Mary Silva (ret.), to become the Center for Health Policy and Ethics. The affiliation of Dr. P.J. Maddox introduced the research component which ultimately changed CHPRE’s name to the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics. Throughout the years, Dr. Mark Meiners was Director, followed by Prof. Tim Henderson, as Acting Director with Dr. Lisa Eckenwiler as the Director of Ethics. Dr. Len M. Nichols, joined CHPRE from the New America Foundation in March 2010, as its current Director. CHPRE has always been located on George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Va.
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Policy Debates
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
In this first Issue Brief of the new CHPRE series, Stuart Butler of the Heritage Foundation, Dave Kendall of Third Way and Len Nichols of CHPRE explain why and how policy makers can create incentives for states to engage private and federal stakeholders in health care cost containment activities that need to be jumpstarted, but likely will not without state engagement.
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Presentations
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Len Nichols, Director for the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, served as a panelist at the AcademyHealth’s inaugural National Children’s Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC. on February 5th. Dr. Nichols joined other health policy leaders from across the country as a member of the panel entitled, “Child Health Coverage: What Will the Future Hold?” This panel examined an overview of the latest data on coverage trends, the status of CHIP and Medicaid, and early results from health insurance exchange enrollment.
Some of Dr. Nichols’ ideas were very well received during this session, even being tweeted by @AcademyHealth:
· RT @smithcass: Can we lower cost trajectory? If we don’t, we can’t maintain consensus for universal coverage @LenMNichols #CHPC14
· Be willing to be creative & think about diff ways we can maintain this commitment & make sure our families stay strong @LenMNichols #CHPC14
And, was even rated as one of the Top Influencers of #CHPC14 by Symplur Hashtags @healthhashtags! Other topics discussed and presented at the NCHPC included opportunities and threats to child health insurance, the CHIPRA national evaluation findings, systems of care for children at the state and local level, new research tools and data to inform child health policy, and child health equity. For more information on NCHPC sessions and presentations, check out AcademyHealth’s blog.
