Updates: 2012 National Conference on Health Statistics

Updates: 2012 National Conference on Health Statistics

Plenary Speakers Announced

Three nationally recognized leaders in the fields of health care research, statistics, and policy will deliver keynote addresses to the 2012 National Conference on Health Statistics.

Dr. Harold Luft of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, will address Tuesday morning’s plenary session. Dr. Luft, a senior investigator who previously served as the Institute’s Director, is also the Caldwell B. Esselstyn Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Health Economics at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco.  His most recent book, “Total Cure: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis,” was published in 2008 by Harvard University Press. 

Dr. Lisa A. Simpson and Dr. Mohammad N. Akhter will address the Wednesday morning plenary session. Dr. Lisa A. Simpson is president and CEO of AcademyHealth.  Her research focuses on improving the performance of the health care system, and includes studies of the quality and safety of care, the role of health information technology in improving the quality of care, health and health care disparities, and the health policy and system response to childhood obesity.  She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2010 Public Policy and Advocacy award from the Academic Pediatrics Association.

Dr. Mohammad N. Akhter is Director of the D.C. Department of Health and former Executive Director of the American Public Health Association.  His top priorities at the Department include implementation of healthcare reform, expansion of HIV services and making them available on demand, supporting the training programs for DC residents to qualify for jobs in healthcare, and improving access to quality care across the District.  Dr. Akhter is the recipient of the 2007 Sedwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health. 

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Exhibits

This year’s expanded exhibit showcase offers another venue for more detailed insight into survey operations and analyses. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with exhibitors new initiatives in the fields of health, health data, and statistics. Detailed descriptions of exhibit offerings from NCHS, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations are now available.

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Poster Sessions

The goal of this year's Poster Sessions is to offer a venue for researchers to present original research on health, health data, and statistics, and provide a forum for informal discussion with interested colleagues. An unprecedented number of posters – 40 student and 50 non-student submissions – will be presented throughout the main conference. Detailed poster abstracts and poster presentation hours have been posted.

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Hotel Discount Rates Expire July 8

There is a block of rooms reserved at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel for the attendees and exhibitors of the 2012 National Conference on Health Statistics. There is also a special rate of $169 per night which is available to conference participants only. Please be aware that the rate is highly discounted and is considerably lower than usual industry rates.

Please be advised that the special rate as well as room availability are limited and cannot be extended past July 8th. Thus we recommend all attendees make their hotel reservations prior to that date.

Below you can find lodging information that is available for the conference attendees and exhibitors.

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