Tuesday, July 17, 2007                                        8:00am - 12:30pm                                                              

Jefferson Medical College
1025 Walnut, Foerderer Auditorium
2nd Floor College Building, Philadelphia

This symposium is designed to provide a forum for collaborative discussions regarding proposed changes in Pennsylvania’s health care system with a special focus on the needs of the aging population.

Target Audience:                                                                               This course has been designated for physicians, trainees, pharmacists, and public health professionals.

There is no cost to attend this program; however, registration is required.

Register Online for the Symposium.                                                     Seating is limited so please register by July 11, 2007

View the Agenda for the Symposium

View the "Rx for Pennsylvania: Healing the Health Care System" save the date

View Letter from the Chair of the Department of Health Policy

View the speaker biographies

Presentations:

Demographic Trends: Making the Case for Health System Reform           Nora Dowd Eisenhower, JD                                                             Secretary, PA Department of Aging                                                                                                                                              Best Practices: A State-to-State Comparison                                    Susan Reinhard, PhD, MSN                                                                AARP Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging                                                                                                                  Keynote: Redesign of Health Care for an Older America                            Robert N. Butler, MD                                                                         President & CEO, International Longevity Center                                                                                   

Objectives

After completing this CME activity, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss proposed changes in Pennsylvania’s health care system in relation to Governor Rendell’s Rx for PA.
2. Describe how the Rx for PA will affect the services and systems in place for the aging population.
3. Discuss expanding scope of practice as a strategy for providing care and improving quality.
4. Determine best practices in a regional state to state comparison of health care reform.
5. Analyze consumers’, providers’ and payers’ perspectives on the proposed health care reform initiative.

The Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education and complies with the Quality Criteria for continuing pharmaceutical education programming.  This program (079-000-07-028-L04) is acceptable for 4.25 hours of continuing pharmacy education credit (.425 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE-accredited providers.  Statements of Credit indicating hours/CEUs will be mailed within 6-8 weeks to participants who complete this activity and submit required participant information, including evaluation and mailing address.