You are invited to the inaugural Wisdom of Practice lecture:
Professionalism and Corporatization: The Changing Organization of Health Care
by Lawrence Casalino, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical School, Department of Population Health Sciences
Saturday, October 8
9:00 AM Eastern Time
Attend In-Person or by Zoom
Health Education Campus
Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion, Mandel Suite
9501 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Parking is available in the JJ Garage, 1956 E. 93rd St.
Presentation
Increasing corporatization, private equity investment, and pressures on private practice are having a major effect on the organization of medical care and the experience of clinicians and patients. This lecture and panel discussion will examine how the evolving context of health care presents possibilities and challenges for current and future practitioners.
Agenda
8:15 Continental breakfast available
9:00 Welcome
9:10 Lecture and audience interaction with Dr. Casalino
9:55 Panel reaction and interactive discussion
10:30 End
11:00 Optional: Brunch and informal interaction with CWRU students
About the Speaker
Lawrence Casalino, MD, PhD is the Livingston Farrand Professor of Public Health and Chief of the Division of Health Policy and Economics (2008-2021), Weill Cornell Medical School Department of Population Health Sciences.
Dr. Casalino was a full-time primary care physician for 20 years and brings that perspective to his research. He studies intended and unintended effects of public and private policies on provider organizations, the processes they use to provide care, quality and cost of care, and the impact of policies and organizational processes on socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities. This work has led to more than 170 peer-reviewed articles, including 23 articles and editorials in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. He serves on the Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission and has served on the Panel of Health Advisors for the Congressional Budget Office, as a consultant to the Federal Trade Commission, and as senior advisor to the director of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Registration
Registration, including continental breakfast and optional brunch, is free of charge. CLICK HERE to register. If you register to attend virtually, you will be sent a Zoom link.
For Additional Information
Contact the CHI Center at rsh@case.edu
The Wisdom of Practice Initiative is supported by the University Suburban Health Center Foundation