Getting Better Together:
A Shared Medical Appointment Symposium
Presented by Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
On November 3-4, 2011, Harvard Vanguard held "Getting Better Together: A Shared Medical Appointment Symposium" in Boston. Keynote Speakers presented to an audience of over 200 participants on a variety of topics. Click on the links provided below to access the presentations from the symposium.
November 3rd:
Opening Remarks
- Gene Lindsey, MD, CEO Harvard Vanguard/Atrius Health
"Transformation of Healthcare"
General Session
- Zeev Neuwirth, MD, Chief of Clinical Effectiveness and Innovation & Deb Prescott, Director, Shared Medical Appointment Program
"The Harvard Vanguard Experience"
Panel I: Surgical SMAs
- Terrence Doorly, MD, Neurosurgery (North Shore Physicians Group)
- Eugene Rhee, MD, Urology (Kaiser/San Diego)
- Lynn Halpern, MD, Cataracts (Harvard Vanguard)
- Carolyn Kerrigan, MD, Breast Surgery (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center)
Individual Speaker
- Ed Millermaier, MD (Bellin Health)
Primary Care/Family Practice
Panel II: Medical SMAs
- Amy Tucker, MD, Cardiovascular Women's Health (University of Virginia)
- Steve Tang, MD, Dermatology (Harvard Vanguard)
- Brad Denker, MD, Nephrology (Harvard Vanguard)
- David Pilgrim, MD, Neurology (Harvard Vanguard)
Mock SMA
- Lead Physician - Terrence Doorly, MD, Neurosurgery (North Shore Physicians Group)
Individual Speaker
- Marianne Sumego, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Individual Speaker
- Joe Audette, MD, (Harvard Vanguard)
Pain Management
Panel III: Pediatric SMAs
- Prathiba Shirsat, MD & Barbara Camp Law, NP, Pediatrics (Texas Tech)
- Connie Wall-Haas, DNP, Pediatric Asthma (Harvard Vanguard)
- Shira Brown, MD, Childhood Obesity (Harvard Vanguard)
- Brittanny Boulanger, MD, Childhood Obesity (Harvard Vanguard)
November 4th:
Day 2 Welcome
- Carl Isihara, MD, Chairman of the Board, Harvard Vanguard
"SMAs and the future of health care delivery"
Panel IV: Implementing SMAs in your organization - the "nuts and bolts"
- Evelina Sands (North Shore Physicians Group)
- Jared Cowden (Harvard Vanguard)
- Lori Weinstein (Cleveland Clinic)
- Jill Berger-Fiffy (Harvard Vanguard)
Panel V: Chronic Disease Management SMAs
- Noelle Lawler, PA, Diabetes (Harvard Vanguard)
- Don Duger, PA, Behaviorist (Harvard Vanguard)
- Marcie Richardson, MD, Menopause (Harvard Vanguard)
Keynote Speaker
Closing Comments
