As an independent chartered Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE of Western PA is authorized to award 1.0 hours of Category II continuing education credit toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for Category II (non-ACHE) credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

The Long, Slow Path to Health Reform

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Location  Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA (Directions)

In-person and virtual attendance is available so that all our Western PA members are able to take part in this exceptional educational opportunity.

Schedule
Registration & Networking: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Program: 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Speaker

Beaufort B. Longest, Jr., PhD
M. Allen Pond Professor of Health Policy & Management
Director, Health Policy Institute
Graduate School of Public Health
Univeristy of Pittsburgh

Program Description

Health care in America has been an intensely debated issue since the 1970s.  In spite of extraordinary expenditures for care, Americans don't live any longer than the rest of the world and suffer from shocking levels of chonic illness.

How did we arrive at this state?  Will the currently-proposed Health Care Reform movement respond to these issues?  At this session, Dr. Longest will apply his depth of knowledge and experience to address the matter with his characteristic wit and candor.

Learning Objectives

• To examine the obvious (and not so obvious) issues related to Health Care Reform
• Review the complexities ingrained in the present health care delivery system and why change will be difficult
• Recap the long, winding road that took us so long to get to this point
• Discuss where we go from here.  Does the proposed Health Care Reform Program represent "the answer" to untangling the present system?