I had the chance to discuss the event with local ABC anchor, Dave Lucas. We talked about the folly of rushing through a healthcare bill without reading it first… among other things.
To join the event live, please contact john.briley@getbetterhealth.com Seating is limited…
Congressman Paul Ryan
Media Personality Rea Blakey
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 9, 2009 |
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Health Care Reform: Putting Patients First
Elected Officials Join America’s Top Medical Bloggers to Discuss the Real,
Clinical Impact of Health Care Reform
| WHEN: | Friday, July 17, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | |
| WHERE: | The National Press Club, Broadcast Operations Center 4th Floor, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC | |
| WHO: | Keynote: Representative Paul Ryan, (R-WI), House Budget Committee Ranking MemberModerator: Rea Blakey, Emmy award-winning health reporter and news anchor, previously with ABC, CNN, and now with Discovery Health
Host: Val Jones, M.D., CEO and Founder of Better Health Policy Expert: Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., co-founder and vice president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) Primary Care Panelists: Kevin Pho, M.D., Internist and author of KevinMD Rob Lamberts, M.D., Med/Peds specialist and author of Musings of a Distractible Mind Alan Dappen, M.D., Family Physician and Better Health contributor Valerie Tinley, N.P., Nurse Practitioner and Better Health contributor Specialty Care Panelists: Kim McAllister, R.N., Emergency Medicine nurse and author of Emergiblog Westby Fisher, M.D., Cardiac Electrophysiologist and author of Dr.Wes Rich Fogoros, M.D., Cardiologist and author of CovertRationingBlog And Fixing American Healthcare Jim Herndon, M.D., past president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Better Health contributor |
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