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Do not miss this unique opportunity to hear from key Washington insiders, industry leading wellness advocates, world renowned employer groups and high performing health plans on the latest regulatory changes designed to combat obesity and increase wellness initiatives in today's market. Learn how wellness champions and supporting stakeholder groups are implementing forward-thinking reimbursement models and behavioral modification incentives to reverse the continually growing obesity epidemic.
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Understand how Health Care Reform and the ARRA dollars are key drivers in increasing obesity awareness and enabling higher quality care |
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Explore the role that federal, state and local leaders play in preventative programs designed to enhance population health management |
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Discover ways to align business and public policies to support healthy choices as the "default" option |
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Develop health plan initiatives to expand coverage and incentivize reimbursements for early interventions and obesity treatments |
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Implement a workplace culture of wellness to reach beyond the four walls of the office, encourage healthy and productive lifestyles |
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Dee W. Edington, PhD
Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan;
Author, "ZERO TRENDS: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy"
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Christine C. Ferguson, JD
Director, STOP Obesity Alliance;
Research Professor, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
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Debbie I. Chang
Senior Vice President, Policy and Prevention
Nemours Foundation
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William H. Dietz, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NCCDPHP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA
Assistant Surgeon General and Regional Health Administrator
Region V, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Rep. Peter J. Koutoujian, (D-MA)
Representative and House Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Health and Joint Committee on Financial Services
State of Massachusetts
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Robert F. Kushner, MD, FACP
President, The Obesity Society;
Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD
Founding Director, Optimal Weight for Life Program (OWL), Department of Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Jeanette C. May, PhD, MPH
Vice President, Research and Quality
Disease Management Association of America (DMAA)
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Susie Orbach
Co-Originator, DOVE Campaign for Real Beauty;
Convener, Any-Body;
Senior Scholar, The New School
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Robert C. Post, PhD, MEd, MSc
Deputy Director
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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James O. Prochaska, PhD
Director, Cancer Prevention Research Center, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology
University of Rhode Island
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RADM Penelope Slade-Sawyer, PT, MSW, USPHS
Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH
Surgeon General, State of Arkansas;
Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity;
Director, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Andrew Webber
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Business Coalition on Health
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Clyde W. Yancy, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP
President-Elect, American Heart Association;
Medical Director, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute;
Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Baylor University Medical Center
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