McKesson's 2011 Physician Leadership Congress Presentations

If you missed the McKesson's 2011 Physician Leadership Congress, you can view the slides from the presentations that were given on February 10-11.

Here's an overview of the session presentations:

Welcome and Introduction
Speakers: Andrew Mellin, MD, MBA, Vice President, Predictive Care Solutions, McKesson and Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio, RN, MBA, Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality Officer, McKesson

Keynote Session: Nurse-Physician Partnerships: Key to Leading Transformation
Speakers: Lucian Leape, MD, Chair, Lucian Leape Institute, National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF); Adjunct professor of Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health and Julie Morath, RN, MS, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Interactive Table Discussion: Achieving High Reliability Through Thinking in Teams
Speakers: Craig Clapper, PE, CMQ/OE, Chief Knowledge Officer, Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI) and Marcia Delk, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Quality Officer, WellStar Health System



Plenary Session: Improving Transitions and Reducing Avoidable Rehospitalizations
Speaker: Pat Rutherford, MS, RN, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); Co-principal Investigator, STAAR Initiative

Plenary Session: Policy Update and Discussion: Healthcare Reform Initiatives
Speaker: S. Lawrence Kocot, MPA, JD, LLM, Deputy Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform

Innovation Panel: Innovative Strategies to Transform Care 1 | 2
Speakers: Chris Snyder, DO, Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Hospitalist, Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Robyn Pollom, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CDE, Director, Diabetes Care, Community Health Network

Joint NLC and PLC Plenary Session: The Role of the Patient and Family in a Quality Culture
Speakers: Beverley H. Johnson, President and CEO, Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care and Nettie Engels, Patient Advisor, Medical College of Georgia

PLC Breakout Session: The Psychology of Technology
Speakers: Barry Silbaugh, MD, MS, FACPE, Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) and Matthew Sprunger, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Information Officer, Dupont Hospital

PLC Panel Discussion: Achieving Meaningful Use: Preparedness and Progress
Moderator: Michelle Freed, Vice President, ARRA Program Office, McKesson
Panelists: Brian Patty, MD, FAAEM, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, HealthEast Care System and Michael Zia, MD, CMO, Vice President, Quality Management and Medical Affairs, Decatur Memorial Hospital

PLC Panel: Strategies for Driving Physician Alignment
Moderator: Barry Silbaugh, MD, MS, FACPE, Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
Panelists: Steve Arendt, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Eisenhower Medical Center and Carl Dirks, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, St. Luke’s Health System

PLC Breakout Session: Emerging Care Models
Speaker: Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Vice President, Primary Care, Eisenhower Medical Center

View the slides here.