DUHS hosting regional health summit

posted December 5th, 2008

Duke University Health System is hosting a regional health summit Dec. 10 in Raleigh to examine the impact of the area’s changing demographics and other emerging trends.

Victor J. Dzau, M.D., chancellor for health affairs and CEO of Duke University Health System, is chairing the session, which will be held from 7:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the new Raleigh Convention Center at 500 S. Salisbury St. downtown.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register.

Also partcipating from DUHS are  William J. Fulkerson, M.D, senior vice president of clinical affairs; Kerry Watson, CEO of Durham Regional Hospital; and Douglas B. Vinsel, CEO of Duke Raleigh Hospital.

The featured speaker is Lt. Gov.-elect Walter Dalton. Other participants include:

— State House Majority Leader L. Hugh Holliman.
—William A. Pully, president of the North Carolina Hospital Association.
—Ted W. Abernathy Jr., executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board.
—William K. Atkinson II, CEO of WakeMed Hospital.
—Philippa Strelitz, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Topics include the changing health care landscape, the impact of growth on public health, emerging health care issues, health care in the 21st century, changing regional demographics, and the effects of changing demographics on health care delivery and the workforce.

Agenda:
“Changing Regional Demographics: Impact on Health Care”
7:45 - 8:30 am Registration & Networking Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 am
Welcome and Overview
Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
President and CEO, Duke University Health System
8:40 - 9:40 am
Changing Regional Demographics (2009-2030)
Ted W. Abernathy, Jr., Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board
9:40 - 9:45 am Introduction of William A. Pully, J.D.
MaryAnn Black, MSW, LCSW, Associate Vice President, Office of Community Relations
9:45 - 10:30 am
Emerging Healthcare Trends
William A. Pully, J.D., President, North Carolina Hospital Association
10:30 - 10:40 am Break
10:40 - 10:45 am Introduction of Douglas B. Vinsel
MaryAnn Black
10:45 - 11:00 am
The Changing Landscape of Healthcare in our Region
Douglas B. Vinsel, CEO, Duke Raleigh Hospital
11:00 - 11:05 am
Introduction of Philippa Strelitz, PhD
Kerry Watson, CEO, Durham Regional Hospital
11:05 - 12:00 noon
Effects of Changing Demographics on Health Care Delivery and the Workforce
Philippa Strelitz, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Health Professions
Texas State University - San Marcos
12:00 - 12:05 pm Introduction of Lt. Governor-elect Walter Dalton
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
12:05 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Lt. Governor-elect Walter Dalton
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Panel: Regional Growth: Impact on Public Health
Gayle Harris, R.N., MPH, Assistant Health Director, Durham County Public Health Department (Moderator)
W. Rodwell Drake, Jr., M.D., Health Director, Granville-Vance District Health Department
Vandana Shah, LLM, Executive Director, NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund
Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH, Health Director, Orange County Health Department
Susan T. Weaver, M.D., Executive Director, Alliance Medical Ministry, Wake County
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Panel: Health Care in the 21st Century: Are We Ready?
L. Hugh Holliman, House Majority Leader, N.C. House of Representatives (Moderator)
William K. Atkinson, II, PhD, MPH, MPA, CEO, WakeMed Hospital
William J. Fulkerson, M.D., Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Duke University Health System
Will William A. Pully, J.D., President, North Carolina Hospital Association
3:00 - 3:30
Wrap-Up
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.

 

 

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