Institute for Healthcare Improvement: 7th Annual International Summit on Redesigning the Clinical Office Practice

Plenary Speakers

This year’s Summit will bring together revolutionary thinkers and innovative practitioners who are launching a new era in the scope and ambition of local care delivery. This year's plenary speakers, who will present during the General Conference on March 20 - 21, 2006, include:

Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, is the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and is one of the nation's leading authorities on health care quality and improvement. He is also clinical professor of pediatrics and health policy at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Berwick has served as vice chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force, the first "Independent Member" of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association, and as a chair of the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Matt Eyring, Managing Director, Innosight, leads the company’s health care practice, helping clients in the health and medical industries find, develop, and commercialize high potential growth opportunities. He has worked with both Fortune 500 and start-up companies in industries such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, insurance, dental care, and consumer health. He regularly conducts training workshops and gives presentations to both senior management teams and broad audiences. In partnership with Harvard Business School Publishing, Mr. Eyring developed "Strategy and Innovation," a bi-monthly newsletter that focuses on the implementation of growth strategies. He has extensive strategy consulting experience in the telecommunications and retail industries.

Lawrence L. Weed, MD, President and Founder, PKC Corporation, is most prominently recognized in the field of health information management as the "Father of the Problem-Oriented Medical Record (POMR)." Dr. Weed developed the concept of POMR and subjective, objective, analytical, and planning (SOAP) problem-oriented progress notes on each problem, which serve as the core of documentation and education in major medical institutions and are used by countless health care practitioners. His work in medical informatics began while he was a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Vermont, Dr. Weed held various positions in both academic and health care institutions.

New Workshop Session with Lawrence L. Weed! Join Lawrence L. Weed, MD, directly after his plenary for a workshop session on "The Use of Knowledge Couplers in Clinical Office Practice." During this session several diagnostic and management Couplers will be demonstrated and their use explained in detail. Screening Couplers will also be presented. To save your seat, please select workshop session "C11" during the enrollment process.

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MiniPlenary Speakers

Charles Clement, MPA, Vice-President/Chief Information Officer, Southcentral Foundation, has held a variety of positions within the Foundation, an Alaska Native owned and operated non-profit health care system. In his current capacity, Mr. Clement oversees all efforts related to information systems, research, data management, facilities operations, construction and real estate development, and acquisition. He is a Tsimshian and Athabascan Indian, and he holds a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Douglas Eby, MD, MPH, is Vice President of Medical Services for Southcentral Foundation (SCF) at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The customer-owned, Alaska-Native-led SCF primary care redesign has gained national and international recognition. Dr. Eby presents frequently about the SCF work and its potential for broad transforming applicability elsewhere.

Charles M. Kilo, MD, MPH, is the CEO of GreenField Health, a medical group focused on researching and developing new methods of care, and The GreenField Group, a consulting group serving organizations and technology companies focused on medical practice performance improvement. He is a fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) where he was previously Vice President. Dr. Kilo works regularly with IHI, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and others on issues pertinent to performance improvement. He is a practicing internist.

Kate Lorig, RN, DrPH, is a nurse and professor in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. She is also director of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center and is involved in developing, evaluating and disseminating self-management programs in English and Spanish for people with chronic conditions. Many of the Center's programs are in use in organizations throughout the United States, Australia, England, Mexico and China.

L. Gordon Moore, MD, Physician, Ideal Health of Brighton, is an innovator in office practice redesign. He works with both large and small practices as they adopt cutting-edge strategies to improve patient outcomes while also improving finances and satisfaction. Dr. Moore is co-leading the Rochester Safety Net Project, a groundbreaking clinical transformation project creating the platform for transformative change through innovations in health care financing. He maintains a private solo practice in family medicine in Rochester, New York, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of Rochester Departments of Family Medicine and Community and Preventive Medicine.

Jack Silversin, DMD, DrPH, President, Amicus, Inc., is a health care consultant with 23 years of experience. He works with medical organizations to strengthen leadership and governance, and to accelerate the implementation of large-scale change. He co-authored the book, Leading Physicians Through Change, and serves on the faculty of medicine at Harvard University.