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U of M Center for German and European Studies to hold major health-care forum~ Experts from Germany and the United States will discuss innovation in health care ~
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 6/20/2007 ) -- The Center for German and European Studies at the University of Minnesota will present a forum on innovation in health care on Monday and Tuesday, July 16 and 17. Participants are experts from Germany and the United States, representing government, business, insurance, health care provider and health educators. Innovation and change are at the core of medical treatment, technology and any good health care system. Minnesota has a track record of developing exciting new approaches to healthcare policy, while across the United States an unprecedented number of initiatives are being developed at the state and federal levels to improve healthcare. Dialogue between stakeholders from different but comparable national systems can highlight new opportunities. To that end, U.S. and German speakers -- including Germany's federal minister of health -- will present the positions of all stakeholders on innovative health care. Germany, for instance, recently overhauled its health care system and early results indicate that the reforms maintain quality and access while containing the growth of costs. The July 16 session will address broad policy issues and the July 17 will focus on the mechanisms that regulate coverage, quality and costs. Expected outcomes will include an understanding of incentives for health care innovation in the United States and Germany, a comparison of how the two countries integrate innovation and an examination of how innovations reach patients. The German delegation includes key decision makers for health care policy in Germany. U.S. speakers include Dr. Frank Cerra (Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota), Stephen Oesterle (Medtronic) and David Tilford (Medica). The deadline for registration is July 5. Registration fee is $850. Registration information, along with full program schedules and speaker biographies, is available at www.cges.umn.edu. Photo alert: German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt will lead a health walk along the university's Scholars Walk, starting at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 16 beginning at the McNamara Alumni Center. The first 100 people to join her will receive a free pedometer courtesy of the German Ministry of Health. ---------- |
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