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McDonald Merrill Ketcham Lecture
"Health Reform in America:
Getting Beyond Ideology to True Reform"

Keynote Speaker:
Professor George J. Annas, J.D., M.P.H.
Edward R. Utley Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health
The Keynote Address will be followed by a panel discussion on Health Care Reform

Date of Event:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
3.0 hours of CLE credit and CME credit

Location:
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis
530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN

Cost:
$50.00 Registration Fee (no charge for faculty and students)

Symposium Overview:
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, the Indiana Health Law Review will host a symposium dedicated to examining current issues in health reform. The Symposium will be held at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in the Wynne Courtroom.  The Symposium is being developed with the counsel of Eleanor DeArman Kinney, Hall Render Professor of Law and Dr. David Orentlicher, Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law - both Co-Directors of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health.

Following lunch, the event will commence with a keynote address by Professor George J. Annas, Edward R. Utley Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health.  The keynote address topic is: “Best in the World: Reforming (and Reframing) Health Care in America.”

Professor Annas’ comments will be followed by a panel discussion about Health Care Reform  moderated by Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney and featuring Dr. Jim Buechler, M.D., Dr. Aaron Caroll, M.D., M.S., Matt Gutwein, J.D., Eric Schmitz, B.S., and Kevin Speer, J.D.

Registration for this event has ended.

Agenda (PDF format):

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Registration (Conour Atrium)
11:30 am - 12:30 pmLunch (Conour Atrium)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm McDonald Merrill Ketcham Lecture (Wynne Courtroom)
"Best in the World": Reforming (and Reframing) Health Care in America

Prof. George J. Annas, Edward Utley Professor and Chair, Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health
1:30 pm - 1:45 pmBreak
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm Panel Discussion (Wynne Courtroom)
Health Reform in America: Getting Beyond Ideology to True Reform

Moderator: Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
Dr. Jim Buechler, M.D., Director Emeritus, Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health
Dr. Aaron Caroll, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Health Services Research Program, Indiana University School of Medicine and Affiliated Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Matt Gutwein, J.D., President and CEO, Health and Hospital Corp.
Mr. Eric Schmitz, Regional Vice President, Network Development, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Kevin Speer, J.D., Chief Strategy Officer, St. Vincent Health
3:45 pm - 5:00 pmReception (Conour Atrium)

Parking:
Parking will be available at the Sports Complex garage, 875 W. New York Street, 2 blocks west of Inlow Hall. There will be shuttle service from the garage to Inlow Hall from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 3:30 pm  to 5:00 pm.

 

For additional information regarding this event please contact:
Jake Bradley, Executive Business Editor, ihlrs@iupui.edu