2006 Summit

Piedmont Health Coalition will hold its 6th Annual NC Employers' Summit on Health Care on March 20, 2006 at the Moseley Center at Elon University. The summit features the following presentations:

• Improving Health With Information Technology -- Geoffrey T. Wood, President & CEO, Salem Health Solutions, Inc.
• Promoting Employer Healthcare Accounts -- Samantha Ramos, Director, Employer Market, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems
• Solutions For Managing Surgical Benefits -- Patricia A. Gelnar, MD, PhD., President, Graphic Surgery, LLC
• North Carolina'S Medical Response To Hurricane Katrina -- Preston B. Rich, MD, Chief, Trauma and Critical Care Services, Trauma Medical Director, University of North Carolina Health Care System
• Laboratory Tools To Gauge Employee Health -- Randy Simmons, Senior Vice President, Laboratory Corporation of America
• The Value Of Minimally Invasive Procedures -- Jacob Drapkin, Vice President Reimbursement & Health Care Economics, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
• Breast Care Resources In The Community -- Dr. Jeffrey W. Byrnett, Alamance Surgical Associates; Dr. David A. Jordan, Burlington Radiological Associates; Sheena Lambert, RN, Nurse Educator/Liason, ARMC
• Removing Therapeutic Barriers For Diabetics -- Remmert J. Laan & Garry Vanderlaarschot Disetronic Medical Systems, Inc. - a member of the Roche Group