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Tentative Schedule of Events
(unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at The Fairmont Hotel)
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Wednesday, September 22

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

Annual Golf Tournament
One of the most popular features of the Summit, this year’s golf tournament will be played on the Presidio Golf Course, located at the Presidio of San Francisco, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Sponsored by: Aetna, Inc.
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Registration
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcoming Reception
Join us for our kick-off celebration in the "you-don’t-want-to-miss-the-view" Crown Room at the top of The Fairmont’s 23-story tower. A very special guest has been invited to join us – stay tuned for the official announcement!
Sponsored by: Siemens
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Hospital Council Board of Directors'/CHPAC Presidents' Club Member Dinner
BY INVITATION ONLY
Sponsored by: AHAPAC, CHPAC and the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
Thursday, September 23
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Continues
7:30 am – 10:00 am Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Fair
Breakfast sponsored by: Devenney Group Architects
8:00 am – 9:30 am Hospital Council Board of Directors’ Meeting
Sponsored by: Davis Wright Tremaine
10:00 am – 11:15 am Opening Session
“The Future of Medicaid and Medicare: Election-Year Politics and Your Health”
Tom Scully, the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Sponsored by: California Fringe Benefits/Lincoln Financial Advisors
11:15 am – 11:45 am Hospital Council Business Meeting
Annual business meeting and election of officers and board members for 2005.
Sponsored by: California Healthcare Insurance Company
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Exhibitor Fair
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Lunch
Sponsored by: HealthNet of California

Keynote Address
"Welcome to San Francisco"
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
"The Future of the Healthcare Marketplace"
Ian Morrison, internationally known author, consultant and futurist specializing in long-term forecasting and planning
Sponsored by: Solucient

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Exhibitor Fair
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions (4 sessions)
Sponsored by: HFS Consultants

Session #1: "The Business Case for Cultural Competency"
Melissa Welch, M.D., MPH
Principal, Perspectives of Differences Diversity Training

Dr. Welch will discuss the critical rational that makes cultural competence essential for hospitals. Topics will include basic definitions, current legal imperatives, interactive awareness activities, and an exercise that guides participants on how to assess the cultural competence of their organizations.

Session #2: "ER Call Panel Solutions"
Roger Hackett
President of Sales, Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation
Erwin Handley, M.D., FACEP
Chief of Physician Operations and Chief Compliance Officer, Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation
Roger Hackett and Dr. Handley will present various approaches to ED call panel solutions, specifically addressing systematic methodology through “assessment”, “implementation” and “maintenance” in the development of compensation models that improve call panel participation for hospitals.

Session #3: "Get Real About Governance Reform"
David A. Bjork, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Clark Consulting – Healthcare Group
Daniel J. Fairley
Vice President and Senior Consultant, Clark Consulting – Healthcare Group

This presentation will summarize a study of governance practices in not-for-profit health care organizations. Learn how boards have taken the initiative to strengthen governance practices over the past two years and which “best practices” many boards have yet to adopt.

Session #4: "Will Public Accountability Improve Quality?"
Robert Brook, M.D., Sc. D.
Vice-President and Director, RAND Health; Professor, Medicine and Health Services, Center for Health Services, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Brook will discuss how public accountability for patient safety and quality of care creates a model for enhancing hospital and physician performance. He will challenge attendees to envision how to develop a universal system whereby each organization is measured by means of consistent and meaningful criteria.

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm

Refreshment Break
Sponsored by: Valley Emergency Physicians Medical Group, Inc.

Exhibitor Fair

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Repeat of Concurrent Sessions (4 sessions)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Free Time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Cable Car Transportation to Teatro ZinZanni
Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Reception, Dinner and Entertainment
A full evening of entertainment and dining, Teatro ZinZanni combines some of the world’s most renowned cirque artists, contortionists, aerial artists, jugglers and illusionists with live music from a five-piece band and a gourmet five-course dinner.(transportation provided)
Reception Sponsored by: AIG VALIC
Dinner and Entertainment Sponsored by: Blue Cross of California
Friday, September 24
7:30 am – 9:30 am Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by: Reed Smith LLP
8:00 am – 9:30 am Breakfast Roundtables (4 sessions)
Back by popular demand, our drop-in experts will lead informal discussions on current "hot" topics in health care. Topics will be announced at the Summit.
Sponsored by: Metatomix
9:30 am – 10:00 am Coffee Break
Sponsored by: USC State Capitol Center
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Closing Session
A very special guest has been invited to join us – stay tuned for the official announcement!
11:30 am 2004 Summit Adjourns
Parking discount vouchers will be sponsored by Pankow Builders, Anshen + Allen and Ellerbe Becket