2007 Summit

Piedmont Health Coalition will hold its 7th Annual NC Employers' Summit on Health Care on March 19, 2007 at the Moseley Center at Elon University. The summit features the following presentations:

• A Health Driven Strategy for a Human Driven Problem -- Howard J. Weyers, President: Weyco, Inc. (a division of Prodigy Health)
• Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Decision Making -- Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN, Principal Healthcare Strategist: SAS Institute, Inc.
• Proactive Strategies in Workplace Health Promotions -- Debbie Zimmerman, MBA, Wellness Manager: Polk County School Board
• North Carolina's Landscape in Health Policy -- Hugh H. Tilson, Jr., J.D., MPH, Senior Vice President: North Carolina Hospital Association
• The Power of public Reporting: Improving Quality While Reducing Costs -- Cheryl DeMars, MS, Chief Executive Officer: Employer Health Care Alliance Cooperative (The Alliance)
• Attaining Better Diabetes Care via Continuous Glucose Monitoring -- Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., Vice President: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation