Health care consulting, health strategy management and marketing communications, and healthcare policy analysis. Serves insurance, HMO, medical, consumer advocacy, foundations and other clients. Provides strategy, reports, articles and strategic implementation. Principal is Kathleen O'Connor, incorrect spellings include Kathleen O'Conner, Kathleen Oconnor, Kathleen Oconner, include Cathleen O'Conner, Cathleen Oconnor, Cathleen Oconner. Web site is oconnorhealthanalyst, not healthanalyst. Publishes the O'Connor report monthly. Author of "The Buck Stops Nowhere."

Section Contents:

The Roundtables

Representative Speakers

Coming Up

Links:

Speeches

List of Programs to Date

Events

Steve T. Chin joins O'ConnorReport Roundtable panel

The O'ConnorReport is pleased to announce that Steve T. Chin, R.Ph., Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Manager, Microsoft, will join the panel at The O'ConnorReport Invitational Leadership Roundtable.

"Adding Value to the Cost Equation with Prescription Drugs: The Oregon Experience"

Speakers:

Governor John Kitzhaber, MD, Governor, State of Oregon (1996-2003)
Norman Charney, MD, JD, Executive Director, Inland Northwest Business Coalition on Health, Spokane
Steve T. Chin, R.Ph, Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Seattle
Dale Cowles, President, Kibble and Prentice, Seattle
Scott Ingham, Managing Director, Business for Affordable Medicine, Seattle and Washington DC
Steve Leahy, President and CEO, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Seattle
Senator Linda Evans Parlette, Washington State Senate, Wenatchee
Michael Stuart, MD, President, Delfini Group, LLC Seattle and San Diego

This program will examine how the State of Oregon used principles of Evidence-Based Medicine to compare patient outcomes on specific classes of prescription drugs. Attend this meeting and learn how to identify and implement effective cost-containment strategies for prescription drugs. This program will examine the unique strategy underway in Oregon that promises to offer significant savings. Join in the dialog with our speaker and panelists.

The program has been approved for 4 Credits by WA State OIC and 5 credits for Pharmacists.

Please share this announcement and register now. Seating is limited. See below.

When: Tuesday, February 25th, 2003
Noon to 5 pm
Hosted reception follows

Where: Edgewater Inn
2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Cost: $200.00 ($150 for O'ConnorReport Subscribers)
Seating is VERY limited. Register Now!

Program:
11:30 to Noon—Registration

Noon to 12:30—Lunch

12:30 to 1—Gov. John Kitzhaber, MD (confirmed)

As a Governor, Dr. Kitzhaber oversaw the state budget and had to make difficult and prudent purchasing decisions. By engaging the public in public policy and using evidenced-based medicine principles, Oregon is making a difference in terms of health care value, quality and cost.

1:45 to 3:00—Panel Responders and Gov. Kitzhaber

The panelists ask questions of Governor Kitzhaber and respond with comments and questions from their points of view and experiences. Audience participates as well.

3:15 to 4:00—Roundtable Discussion

4 to 5:00—Future Directions

5:00 to 6:00—Reception

Sponsors: The O'ConnorReport, AARP, Washington Academy Family Physicians, Washington Health Foundation, Northwest Pharmacy Services, Qualis Health, Providence Health System

Co-Sponsors: The Rainier Institute, The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Washington State Pharmacists Association, The Seattle Times

CE Credits application in process OIC and State Board of Pharmacy

The O'ConnorReport Invitational Leadership Roundtables started in January 2001. The Roundtables have attracted industry leaders locally and nationally. The topics have included such cutting edge topics as defined contribution health plans, e-health and defined contributions and pharmaceutical costs and access. Speakers and attendees represent the full spectrum of the health care industry: employers, brokers, consultants, policy officials, elected officials, and insurance industry executives as well as business association executives, provider association executives, physicians and clinic administrators.

Representative Speakers:

Ron Pollock, Executive Director, Families USA, Washington DC
James Bradley, CIO, HBO McKesson, Minneapolis, MN
David Teckman, CEO, Vivius, Minneapolis, MN (Defined Contribution Health Plan)
Priscilla Chatman, Government Affairs, Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare, Washington DC
Booth Gardner, former Governor, Washington State

Roundtable Sponsors and co-sponsors have included: Washington Health Foundation and The Seattle Times and Dental Health Services. Co-sponsors: Health Care Purchasers' Association; Washington Academy of Family Practice Physicians; Employers' Health Care Purchasing Co-op and The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, contact Kathleen at kathleen@oconnorhealthanalyst.com

List of programs to date

HOME | BOOK | CONTEST | NEWSLETTER | CONSULTING | ARTICLES
PRESS RESOURCES | EVENTS | LINKS | ABOUT US | CONTACT US
©2003 Kathleen O'Connor
Site designed and maintained by Jeff Tolbert Web Design