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<div>Hi Fellows and List Serve members: Mark your calendar for these health policy-related activities at OMED:</div>
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<div><b>Health</b><b> P</b><b>olicy Poster </b><b>P</b><b>resentations</b> on Sunday, November 1<font size="1"><sup>st</sup></font> from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.</div>
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<div>Natasha Bray, D.O., HPF Class of 2009: <i>Institute of Medicine Report on Resident Work Hours</i></div>
<div>Patricia Sexton, DHEd, HPF Class of 2009: <i>The Key to Positive Health Outcomes ~ Stay in School</i></div>
<div>Thanks in advance to our judges Gail Feinberg, D.O., HPF Class of 1996; Joseph Giaimo, D.O., HPF Class of 2007, and Sonia Rivera-Martinez, D.O., TIPS Class of 2003. </div>
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<div><b>Dr. </b><b>Barbara </b><b>Ross-Lee</b> will present recommendations from the recent paper she co-authored with Richard (Buz) Cooper, M.D. (et al), <i><b>Physicians and Their Practices Under Health Care Reform</b></i>, at the AOA Bureau of State Government
Affairs meeting, Tuesday, November 3<font size="1"><sup>rd</sup></font> from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Jasperwood room at the Hilton. </div>
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<div><b>AOA Bureau of Federal Health Programs </b>invites you to a<b> </b><b>Town Hall and Health Care Reform Panel</b><b> </b>on<b> </b>Tuesday, November 3, 8:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. in the La Louisiane Ballroom C, Morial Convention Center featuring </div>
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<li>Janet Marchibroda, IBM Executive </li><li>Joseph Antos, American Enterprise Institute </li><li>David Kendall, Third Way health policy expert </li><li>Kavita Patel, MD, Senior Health Policy Advisor to the Obama Administration</li></ul>
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<div style="text-indent: -108pt; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Janet Marchibroda will discuss health information technology (HIT) and funding opportunities available through the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><i>American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act</i></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> to help physicians adopt HIT. Joe Antos, David Kendall, and Kavita Patel will each provide their perspectives on the current state of play in health care reform. In conclusion,
the moderator will ask the panelists to respond to written questions provided by the audience.</font></font></div>
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<div>The HPF/TIPS is not having a reception this year – but I’ll see you at the events above and at booth 1031 - stop by to pick up your ribbon! Looking forward to seeing you. NC</div>
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<div>Nancy Cooper, Coordinator<br>
Health Policy Fellowship<br>
307 Grosvenor Hall<br>
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine<br>
Athens, OH 45701<br>
740 593-2017 phone<br>
740 593-1730 fax<br>
<a href="mailto:coopern@ohio.edu"><font color="#0000FF"><u>coopern@ohio.edu</u></font></a></div>
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