New Directions in American Health Care:
Innovations From Home and Abroad

9-10 a.m. 
PLENARY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Peter Zweifel, Ph.D.
  Professor of Economics
  University of Zurich
  Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar
  What Do Citizens Expect From Their Health Care System?
  Implications for Swiss Health Policy
  Slides [PDF]

10:15-11:30 a.m.
Session I: QUALITY OF CARE AND COVERAGE INNOVATION

• Moderator: Roshni Persaud, J.D.
  Hofstra University Health Law Program Administrator
• The Roles of the Nurse and Physician in Quality Management in
  Modern Inpatient Hospital Care
  Kathleen Gallo, R.N., Ph.D., The Center for Learning and Innovation at North Shore-LIJ Health System
  Lawrence Smith, M.D., Dean, Hofstra University School of Medicine
  Paper [PDF]
• Aligning Incentives for Value and Quality in the Medicare Program
  Stuart Guterman, Program on Payment System Reform
  The Commonwealth Fund
  Slides [PDF] | Abstract [PDF]

12:55-2:10 p.m.
Session II: POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON U.S. REFORM EFFORTS

• Moderator: Joel Weintraub, M.D., J.D., Special Professor of Law
  Hofstra University School of Law
• Single Payer and Health Care Reform: What’s Next?
  Oliver Fein, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
  Slides [PDF]
• The Spirits of Reform Past: How the Ghosts of Clinton Era Public Opinion Haunt Obama Health Reform
  Richard Himelfarb, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
  Hofstra University
  Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• Health Initiatives of the Young Lord’s Party
  Theresa Horvath, PA-C, M.P.H., Physician Assistant Studies Program Hofstra University
  Slides [PDF] | Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• The Political Calculus of Health Care Reform in Modern American Politics
  Edward J. Rollins, Senior Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University
  Senior Political Analyst, CNN News

2:30-3:45 p.m.
Session III: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING POPULATION I

• Moderator: Ashira Ostrow, J.D., Professor of Law
  Hofstra University School of Law
• Implementing and Disseminating a Falls Prevention Program in At-Risk Older Adults Living in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community-Supportive Services Program
  Dale Chaikin, M.S., R.N., Community Health/NORC Programs
  North Shore-LIJ Health Systems
  Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• Ethics and Justice: Theories as Applied to Age-Based Rationing
  Hengameh Hosseini, Ph.D., Department of Public Health and
  Health Care Administration, Seton Hall University
  Slides [PDF] | Abstract [PDF]
• A Tale of Two Studies: The Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring Upon Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure
  Renee Pekmezaris, Ph.D., Community Health and Health Services Research North Shore-LIJ Health System

4-5:15 p.m.
Session IV: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING POPULATION II

• Moderator: Donna M. Reed, L.C.S.W.
  Director, Division of Long-Term Care Services,
  Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs
• Implications of Increases in Life Expectancy for Policy
  Hilary Waldron, M.A.
  United States Social Security Administration
  Slides [PDF] | Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• The Impact of an End-of-Life Communication Skills Intervention on
  Physicians In Training
  Renee Pekmezaris, Ph.D., Community Health and Health Services Research North Shore-LIJ Health System
• Debunking the Myths Surrounding Exercise and Older Adults
  Katie Sell, Ph.D. CSCS and Steven Frierman, Ph.D.
  Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Hofstra University
  Paper [PDF]

7-9 p.m. 
CONFERENCE DINNER

• Hofstra University Club
  Deborah Bachrach, J.D.
  Health Care Attorney and health Policy Consultant
  Former New York State Medicaid Director and Deputy Commissioner of Health
  Federal Health Policy: Impact on States
  Slides [PDF]

8:45-9:45 a.m.
PLENARY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Vicente Navarro, M.D., Ph.D., Dr.P.H.
  Professor of Public Policy, Sociology and Policy Studies
  Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
  Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar
  
  Will We Ever Have a National Health Program in the United States?
  Slides [PDF]

10:15-11:45 a.m.
Session V: SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND COVERAGE INNOVATION

• Moderator: Vern Walker, Ph.D., J.D., Professor of Law
  Hofstra University School of Law
• Health Reform and Health Equity: Sharing Responsibility for Health in the United States
  Erica Blacksher, Ph.D., The Hastings Center
  Slides [PDF] |  Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• NuHealth: A 21st-Century Model for Safety-Net Systems
  Aloysius B. Cuyjet, M.D., M.P.H., FACC, FACP, The Institute for Healthcare Disparities, Nassau University Medical Center
  Slides [PDF]
• The Ethical Implications of the Attempts to Reduce Health Care Costs
  Hangameh Hosseini, Ph.D., Department of Public and Health Care Administration, Seton Hall University
  Slides [PDF] | Abstract [PDF]
• Activities to Reduce Health Disparities Under Massachusetts Health Care Reform
  Joel S. Weissman, Ph.D.,Harvard Medical School; Former Senior Health Policy Advisor to the Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
  Slides [PDF]

Noon-2 p.m.
CONFERENCE LUNCHEON

• Hofstra University Club
  Howard B. Dean III, M.D.
  Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University (2009-2010)
  
  The Evolving Role of Physicians in a Reformed American Health Care System

2:15-4 pm
Session VI: ALTERNATIVE MODELS: LESSONS FROM HOME AND ABROAD 

• Moderator: Alan Jakimo, J.D., Special Professor of Law
  Hofstra University School of Law; Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• The Swiss Experience with Managed Care in a Managed Competition Setting
  Rachel Kreier, Ph.D., Department of Economics, Hofstra University
  Slides [PDF] |  Abstract [PDF]
• Health Care in Canada: Setting the Record Straight
  Martha Livingston, Ph.D., SUNY College at Old Westbury
  Abstract [PDF]
• ERISA and Federalism: Limits to State and Local Health Care Reform
  Larry I. Palmer, LL.B.,Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University
  Slides [PDF] |  Abstract [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• No Wrong Door: A Model for Biopsychosocial Health Care in the 21st Century
  Louise Skolnick, D.S.W., Adelphia University School of Social Work
  Shelly Schechter, R.N., M.S., M.A., Division of Community and Maternal Child Health, Nassau County Department of Health
  Slides [PDF] | Paper [PDF]
• An Update on Massachusetts Health Care Reform
  Joel S. Weissman, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Former Senior Health Policy Advisor to the Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
  Slides [PDF]