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Please join the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) Board of Directors as it hosts a series of interactive discussions with experts and stakeholders on important and timely topics in health information technology.

Bedside to Bench: How Health IT Can Power Better Clinical Research
NeHC Board Member Stephen Ruberg, PhD will talk with a panel of experts about how interoperable electronic health records and other technology tools can significantly improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research. The discussion will cover a number of perspectives in this area, from clinical trials and drug surveillance to government-funded research to cure chronic disease.

The Backbone of the Healthcare System: Nurses’ Critical Role in Health IT Implementation
NeHC Federal Liaison Linda Fischetti, RN will lead a discussion among national nurse leaders about how including nurses in health IT implementation projects can mean the difference between success and failure. Panelists will bring a wide variety of perspectives gleaned from years of experience in improving the quality of patient-centered care through the use of health IT.

WHERE: Sheraton Crystal City
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Metro Stop: Crystal City

WHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

9:10 – 10:40 am: Bedside to Bench: How Health IT Can Power Better Clinical Research

10:50 am – 12:20 pm: The Backbone of the Healthcare System: Nurses’ Critical Role in Health IT Implementation

WHO: National eHealth Collaborative Board of Directors
Chair: John Tooker, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians

Bedside to Bench: How Health IT Can Power Better Clinical Research
Moderator: Stephen Ruberg, PhD – NeHC Board Member and Senior Research Fellow, Eli Lilly & Company
Panelists:
• Gregory Downing, DO, PhD – Director, Personalized Health Care Initiative, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Daniel Ford, MD, MPH – Vice Dean of Clinical Investigation, Johns Hopkins University
• Stephen Ruberg, PhD – NeHC Board Member and Senior Research Fellow, Eli Lilly & Company
• Steve Schwartz – Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Allscripts

The Backbone of the Healthcare System: Nurses’ Critical Role in Health IT Implementation
Moderator: Linda Fischetti, RN, MS – NeHC Federal Liaison and Chief Health Informatics Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Panelists:
• Victoria Bradley, DNP, RN – Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Eclipsys Corporation (Representing American Nursing Informatics Association and CARING)
• Curtis Dikes, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC – National Director, Clinical Informatics Technology Integration, Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospitals
• Rosemary Kennedy, RN, MBA, FAAN – Senior Director, Nursing and Healthcare Informatics, National Quality Forum
• Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC – Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS (Representing Alliance for Nursing Informatics)

VISUALS: Recorded video, webinar and presentation slides will be available live and on the NeHC website (www.nationalehealth.org) following the event.

Webinar: https://nationalehealthevents.webex.com/nationalehealthevents/onstage/g.php?d=669279178&t=a

Audioconference: (866) 699-3239 or (408) 792-6300
(Please join the event with a computer system first and follow the audio instructions on the screen.)
Access/Event Code: 669 279 178
Attendee ID: You will receive this number when you join the event first with a computer connection.

Streaming Video: http://www.freedocast.com/nationalehealth