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American & German Healthcare
Health Technology Assessment and Health Care For All— A transatlantic experts' roundtable
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, May 19-20, 2008 (detailed program)
Program May 19: Health Care For All: New Approaches to Structures and Financing—Policy Perspectives in the United States and Germany
Program May 20: HTA for Pharmaceuticals in the United States and Germany—Best Practices
Forum Speakers
- Franz Knieps, Director-General, Health Care Provision and Long-Term Care Insurance, Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
- Cal R. Ludeman, Commissioner, State of Minnesota, Department of Human Services; Chair, Governor's Health Cabinet
- Dr. Henry Blissenbach, President, Osprey Enterprises, Inc.
- Bob Carey, Director of Planning and Development, Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, Boston
- Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Christian Dierks, M.D., Dierks + Bohle Rechtsanwaelte, Berlin; President, German Society for Medical Law
- Ulrich Dietz, Head, Reimbursement of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
- Dr. Nina Graves, Epilepsy Program Director, Medtronic Neuromodulation
- Meredith McQuaid, Associate Vice President and Dean for International Programs, University of Minnesota system
- Joshua Riff, M.D., MBA, Medical Director, Target Clinics
- Peter Sawicki, M.D., Director, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne
- Dr. Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Director, PRIME Institute, University of Minnesota (moderator)
- Dr. Martin Schulz, Managing Director, Department of Medicine, ABDA-Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists
- Dr. Steven Sheingold, Office of Health Policy, United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, Washington
- Simon Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, Ovations
- Dr. Juergen Wasem, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach-Foundation Professor for Health Care Management, Dept. of Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- Dr. Thomas Werner, Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline; board member, VFA (German Association of Research-based Pharmaceutical Companies)
- Dr. Tony Zappa, Director, Specialty/Infusion Operations and IS/IT, Fairview Pharmacy Services, LLC
- Dr. Daniel Zismer, Director, ISP Executive Study Programs in Health Care Administration and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (moderator)
The Center for German & European Studies at the University of Minnesota promotes trans-Atlantic dialogue on public issues of major common concern. "American & German Healthcare" is an annual forum that brings together leading figures in both the U.S. and Germany to discuss the best practices of the respective systems and their major challenges and opportunities.