2005 Summit

Piedmont Health Coalition held its 5th Annual NC Employers' Summit on Health Care on March 23-24, 2005 at the Moseley Center at Elon University. The summit featured the following presentations:

• Lifetime Health -- Bradley C. Engel; National Product Leader for Health & Welfare Consulting; Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions
• Weight Loss Surgery For Morbid Obesity -- John P. Grant, MD; Director, Weight Loss Surgery Clinic; Duke University Medical Center
• Prevention & Treatment Of Obesity -- Howard J. Eisenson, MD; Program Director; Duke Diet and Fitness Center
• A Collaborative Model For Improving Care & Reducing Costs -- John P. Miall; Director of Risk Management; City of Asheville
• From Research To Reality - Accelerating The Cure For Diabetes -- Mike Conrad; Executive Director; JDRF Triad Chapter
• Successful Strategies With Health & Productivity -- Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D; Director; Cornell University Institute for Health and Productivity Studies; Vice President of Consulting and Applied Research, Medstat
• Employer Challenges & Strategies For Employee Well-Being -- Joyce M. Young, MD, MPH; Regional Well-Being Director; IBM
• Keeping Your Medical Plan Healthy: NC Vs. National Mid-Market Employers -- Scott A. King; Milliman USA
• Contracting With PBMS - The Business Practices Not Readily Disclosed -- Christopher V. Goff, J.D.; President & CEO; Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio and its affiliate, Community Healthcare Coalition, Inc.