Join healthcare and legal professionals in panel discussions led by business and law professors, healthcare executives, attorneys and public health and community leaders at the
2009 Health Disparities Conference: Health Disparities, Financing and the Law: From Concept to Action
Friday, Nov. 13
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Alter Hall, seventh floor, MBA Commons
Main Campus
Keynote speaker: Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH
Vice president and chief medical officer, Temple University Health System
Former secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Brian McDonough, MD
Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, St. Francis Hospital
KYW Newsradio medical editor
Clinical professor of family medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
Panels include:
- Perspectives and Experiences of the Underclass and Other Outsiders
- Race, Gender and Ethnicity: Health Problems and Barriers
- Public Health Perspectives on Health Disparities
- Hospital Care: Financial Impact of Caring for the Underserved
- Aligning Financial Incentives with Practicing Medicine
- Proposals for Reform
Conference presented by the Temple University Healthcare Management Alumni Association (TUHMAA), the Center for Health Policy, Law and Practice at the Beasley School of Law and the Center for Healthcare Research and Management at the Fox School of Business.
Continuing education CLE, ACHE and CNE credits will be offered.
Registration prices: Half-day and full-day participation are available, with discounts for members of the Temple Law Alumni Association and TUHMAA. View a full price list on the conference's registration page.
Additional information and registration available at www.temple.edu/lawschool/healthdisp.