| Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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| 7:00pm-9:00pm |
Registration Opens |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm |
Informal Reception |
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| Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
| 7:30am-5:00pm |
Registration |
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7:30am-9:00am
8:00am-8:30am |
Continental Breakfast & Special Presentation
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
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| 8:30am-10:15am |
Opening Plenary
- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
- Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton University
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
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| 10:30am-12:00pm |
Workshops I |
| 12:15pm-1:45pm |
Lunch Plenary
- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
- Bob Ross, The California Endowment
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| 2:00pm-3:30pm |
Workshops II |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm |
Special Presentation: Neera Tanden, White House Office of Health Reform |
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4:00pm-5:30pm |
Plenary: Policy-oriented session
- Yvette Fontenot, Senate Committee on Finance, Majority Staff
- John McDonough, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, National Health Reform
- Karen Nelson, Health Policy Director Majority Staff
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| 8:00pm-9:00pm |
Special Cabaret Performance: The Capitol Steps |
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| Friday, January 30, 2009 |
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| 8:00am-9:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am-5:00pm |
Registration |
| 8:30am-10:00am |
Plenary
- E.J. Dionne, Syndicated Columnist
- Atul Gawande, Harvard School of Public Health
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| 10:15am-11:45am |
Workshops III |
| 12:00pm-2:00pm |
Luncheon: Consumer Health Advocate of the Year Awards |
| 2:15pm-3:45pm |
Plenary: Historical Perspective on Health Care Reform and What We Can Do Differently in 2009
- David Blumenthal, Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System
- Paul Begala, CNN
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| 4:00pm-5:30pm |
Workshops IV |
| 8:00pm-11:00pm |
Dance & Dessert Party |
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| Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
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| 8:00am-9:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am-10:30am |
Plenary: Undertaking Grassroots Work for Health Reform
- Steve Hildebrand, Hildebrand Tewes Consulting
- Joe Trippi, Joe Trippi & Associates
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| 10:45am-12:15pm |
Workshops V |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm |
Luncheon: Closing Plenary
- Dennis Rivera, Chair of SEIU Healthcare
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| 2:30pm |
Conference Ends |
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| Minority Health Track |
This track will focus on minority health issues, including policy and grassroots efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Come learn about activities at the national, state, and local level to address health disparities; meet advocates from around the country engaged in this work; and reconnect with colleagues in the field. This year’s track will feature discussions on ethnic media, social factors that influence health, tools for promoting health equity, immigrant health, and health care reform. |
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| Click here for more details and to register. |
