2011 National Forum: Building America's Economy and Health through Medical Research

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
National Press Club
Washington, DC

Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable John Edward Porter
Chair, Research!America



Panel 1
(Pictured left to right)

Moderator: Michael Riley, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Government

The Honorable Mike Castle
Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2011)

Harry Johns, MBA
President and CEO, Alzheimer’s Association

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Victor J. Dzau, MD
Chancellor of Health Affairs, Duke University

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality





Panel 2
(Pictured left to right)

Moderator: Clive Crook, Senior Editor, The Atlantic

Ellen V. Sigal, PhD
Founder and President, Friends of Cancer Research

David C. Page, MD
Director, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Margaret A. Hamburg, MD
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration

Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD
Director, National Institutes of Health

John J. Castellani
President and CEO, PhRMA

2010 National Forum: Invest in Tomorrow. Invest in Research.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
National Press Club
Washington, DC

From left: R. Tjian, J. Howse, T. Frieden, J. Woodruff, P. Chew, C. Clancy

Panel 1: Working Toward Better Health for All

Moderator: Judy Woodruff, "PBS Newshour"

• Paul Chew, MD, chief science & medical officer, sanofi-aventis U.S.
• Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jennifer Howse, PhD, president, March of Dimes Foundation
• Robert Tjian, PhD, president, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

From left: M. Hamburg, F. Collins, B. Kunz, M. Kinsley, J. Watters,
& M. Anderson

Panel 2: Translating Discoveries into Better Health

Moderator: Michael Kinsley, The Atlantic

• Margaret Anderson, executive director, FasterCures
• Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, director, National Institutes of Health
• Margaret Hamburg, MD, commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
• Barbara Kunz, president, Health and Life Sciences Global Business, Battelle Memorial Institute
• Jack T. Watters, MD, vice president of external medical affairs, Pfizer Inc.

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2009 Garfield Economic Impact Award

Tuesday, October 13
12-1:30 pm
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC



Part 1
The Honorable John Edward Porter
Board Chair, Research!America

Eugene Garfield, PhD
Award benefactor, Research!America Board Member

Part 2

James Madara, MD
Former CEO, University of Chicago Medical Center, Award Benefactor

Part 3
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
Lead author of the award-winning publication, "U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy in a Global Marketplace"

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Research!America Board Member, Garfield Award Selection Committee Chair


Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Panel discussion and Q&A moderated by:
David Leonhardt
New York Times "Economic Scene" columnist and The Times Magazine staff writer


Part 12
Mary Woolley
President, Research!America

2009 National Forum: Science in the Service of the Nation

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
National Press Club
Washington, DC

Part 1:
Opening remarks by Research!America president & CEO Mary Woolley
Keynote address by Research!America board chairman, The Honorable John Edward Porter

Part 2:
Introduction of moderator Clive Crook, senior editor, The Atlantic by Mary Woolley
Panel 1: Science in the Service of America's Global Image

• Richard Besser, MD, acting director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
• Patricia Murphy, director, Office of International Health and Biodefense, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. State Department
• Chris Viehbacher, CEO, sanofi-aventis

Part 3:
Panel 2: Science in the Service of the Economy and America's Health

• Carolyn Clancy, MD, director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Raynard Kington, MD, PhD, acting director, National Institutes of Health
• Debra Lappin, JD, senior vice president, B&D Consulting, LLC
• Bill Peck, MD, director, Center for Health Policy, Washington University School of Medicine
  

Closing remarks by Mary Woolley

Research Partners Forum: Partnerships in Global Health Research- A Bridge to the World

Wednesday, December 8, 2008

10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

City Club of San Francisco

Please note: We apologize for the slight gaps in the audio. We are aware of the problem and working to resolve it.

Part 1:

Opening remarks by Dial Hewlett Jr., MD, FACP, FIDSA, senior director, Medical Lead for Academic Medicine, U.S. External Medical Affairs, Medical Division, Pfizer Inc.

Part 2:

Poll Highlights by Mary Woolley, president and CEO, Research!America

Part 3:
Remarks on the University of California School of Global Health by Haile T. Debas, MD, executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs; Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco

Part 4:
Introduction of Moderator by Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.

Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8:

Research Partners Forum moderated by Betty Ann Bowser, health correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Panelists:

• Joe Cerrell, director, Global Health Policy and Advocacy, Gates Foundation
• Haile T. Debas, MD, executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs; Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco
• Charles Knirsch, MD, MPH, vice president and site head, Global Medical Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
• Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, professor and interim chair, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco; ambassador, Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
• Art Reingold, MD, professor and Epidemiology Division head, associate dean for research, associate director, Center for Global Public Health, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
• Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.

Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13:
Keynote Remarks by Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Your Candidates-Your Health Post-Election Meeting

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
AAAS Auditorium, Washington, DC
Keynote addresses by the Honorable John E. Porter
and Bart Moore of the National Journal

Show Notes:

Part 1

• Welcoming remarks by Alan Leshner, Ph.D., CEO of AAAS
• Keynote address by the Honorable John E. Porter, "New Congress, New Administration: New Possibilities"
• Partner Thanks by Mary Woolley, President of Research!America

Part 2

• Your Candidates Your Health 2008 Report by Stacie Propst, Ph.D., Vice President of Science Policy and Outreach, Research!America

Part 3

• Keynote address by Bart Moore of the National Journal, "Communicating with the New Congress"

Part 4

• Q & A
• Partner Comments
  
• Closing Remarks
  

Presidential Health and Economic Policy Discussion

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The Newseum, Washington, DC
Moderator: David Leonhardt, New York Times
For John McCain 2008: Ike Brannon, PhD
For Barack Obama 2008: Tim Westmoreland, JD

From left to right: Ike Brannon, David Leonhardt, Tim Westmoreland, and Mary Woolley

Show notes:

Part 1:

• Introductory remarks by the Honorable John E. Porter
• Introductory remarks by Research!America President Mary Woolley

Part 2:

• What are your thoughts on removing the exclusion for employer-based health insurance (i.e. making them no longer deductible for employers), and the tax credit proposed by McCain?
• Teasing out the numbers- what is wrong with the following argument: “the McCain plan will provide $5,000 per family, but the typical family plan costs $12,000, so this will be a tax increase”?

Part 3:

• For Brannon: Health Affairs critiqued the McCain plan by saying that if the growth in premiums continues to increase at the same rate as the last decade, 5 million more people would be uninsured over the next 5 years. How would you address this?

Part 4:

• For Westmoreland: the cornerstone of the McCain plan is to reduce waste in health care. Health Affairs claims Obama’s plan does not address the core economic incentives that drive health care spending. This omission raises serious questions about fiscal sustainability. Is it sustainable to expand coverage without reducing costs?
• There are two ways to look at the NIH budget over the last ~50 years: the big picture view shows a steady increase; alternatively, there has not been a sufficient investment in research in recent years, and we are now moving backwards. Which view do you take? In real terms, what should we expect the NIH budget to be at the end of a second term (2016)?

Part 5:

• How could we make that money more cost-effective, and eliminate waste in the current system?
• What are your thoughts on the current administrations approach to science and scientific integrity? How would the McCain or Obama approach differ?

Part 6:

• (Audience question): McCain has talked about freezing Medicare spending. This would aggravate situation for doctors who already experience reduction in payments for treating patients on Medicare. Wouldn’t this essentially reduce coverage?
• (Audience question): concern within universities about science pipeline. We’ve all seen the NAS report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm; what are the campaigns doing to address this workforce shortage and global competitiveness?
• (Audience question): With regards to discretionary freezing that McCain has proposed—would science agencies be exempt?
• (Audience question): What are each of the campaigns doing to increase human capital plans to improve STEM teaching?

Garfield Economic Impact Award Luncheon

October 14, 2008
12:25 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Newseum, Washington, DC
2008 Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award Luncheon

From left to right: Mark McClellan, Eugene Garfield, Amitabh Chandra, and Douglas Staiger

Show notes:
The audio for the 2008 Garfield Award luncheon is in nine parts. Please click the links below to listen to the speakers.

Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable John Edward Porter
Eugene Garfield, PhD
Mary Woolley

Partner Remarks
Kevin White, PhD

Keynote Address
David Leonhardt

Introduction of Award Winners
Mark McClellan MD, PhD

Presentation of "Productivity Spillovers in Health Care: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks"
Amitabh Chandra, PhD & Douglas O. Staiger, PhD

Q&A
Award winners Chandra & Staiger

Closing Remarks
Mary Woolley