Please join the Fels Institute of Government for a health care panel and discussion.
December 5, 2008, 4:00 pm, reception will follow
Fels Seminar Room, Fels Institute of Government, 3814 Walnut Street
Featuring:
Dennis M. "Mickey" Flynn, President, Pennsylvania Bio
Tine Hansen-Turton, Executive Director, National Nursing Centers Consortium (MGA ’95)
Shannon Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Department of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (MCP ’00; MGA ’01)
Moderated by Patrick Witmer, Fels Executive MGA student and Director of Global Public Policy at Merck & Co., Inc.
Panelists will be discussing the top health care priorities that their organizations would like to see addressed in 2009, the benefits and risks of introducing a “comparative effectiveness agency” as proposed by President-Elect Barack Obama, the expense of prescription drugs, nursing shortages, and the challenges of sharing public health information between government agencies, among others. The panel will be responding to general questions followed by questions from the audience.
Since pizza and beverages will be provided following the lecture, please RSVP by emailing karener@sas.upenn.edu.