Up From Crisis - 2009 Symposium

The Symposium is about debate, new product offerings, new collaborations, intense discussion between speakers and attendees. With rapid attendee growth over the years, it has become a “destination event” - - an ideas conference for healthcare and information technology, a global crossroads where fresh thinking gets presented and tested -- where deals get struck and collaborations launched.

Attend Symposium 2009 and partake in patient self-management, aging with independence and health and wellness breakthrough discussions and relationship building.

Symposium 2009 promises to be the biggest yet and features 7 plenary sessions, 24 breakout sessions, 10 sponsored workshops, 3 book signings and breakfasts, lunch, snacks and a networking reception. For our one thousand-plus attendees, the meeting is structured throughout to make networking and partnering enjoyable.

Featured speakers include:

James J. Mongan, MD, President and CEO, Partners HealthCare

US Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA)

Jason Hwang, MD, Executive Director of Healthcare, Innosight Institute; co-author with Clayton Christensen and Jerome Grossman, MD, of The Innovator's Prescription (2009)

Linda Magno, Director, Medicare Demonstrations Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Medical Sociology, Harvard Medical School; TIME magazine's choice for its 2009 List of the World's 100 Most Influential People; and co-author with James Fowler, PhD, of 'Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives' (2009).

Angie Hicks, Founder, Angie's List

John Glaser, PhD, Vice President and CIO, Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc.

Stuart Altman, Professor of National Health Policy, The Heller Graduate School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Mark Bard, President of Manhattan Research, a New York-based market research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and health care companies

John Halamka, MD, CIO, CareGroup Health System and Dean for Technology, Harvard Medical School

Joseph Kvedar, MD, Director, Partners Center for Connected Health

Peter Neupert, Corporate Vice President, Health Solutions Group, Microsoft

Roni Zeiger, MD, Product Manager, Google Health

Phil Marshall, MD, Vice President of Product Strategy, WebMD Health Services

And many more!

Register online at www.connected-health.org. Partners employees receive a substantial discount - - $450 for the entire two day event - - and can charge the registration fee directly to their peoplesoft cost center. Check with your supervisor or manager and register now! Contact Margaret Spinale at mmspinale@partners.org or 617-643-3905 with questions.