KEYNOTE: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN ADVANCING ACCESS

Lolem Ngong will discuss how organizations are advancing access for global populations and how the World Health Organization is planning the UHC2030 initiative to ensure all people have access to and can achieve good health.

OMNICHANNEL HEALTH: TECHNOLOGY SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

This panel will be a discussion around how consumer facing technology can help bring care closer to the patient. Discussion topics will include what promising technologies exists, what is being developed, barriers to provider/patient adoption and impacts on health outcomes.

Speakers include:

• Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer at WebMd

• Dr. Kristi Henderson, SVP of Telehealth and Innovation at Optum

• Marissa Brittenham, Head of Partnerships at Cityblock Health

• Dr. Bimal Shah, MBA ‘01, MD ‘01, HS ‘09, Chief Medical Officer at Livongo

• Moderated by Carolyn Nohejl, MBA ‘10, Health Tech Executive and Co-Founder of Cerene Biomedics

INNOVATING UNDER PRESSURE: PROVIDING ACCESS TO CARE DURING COVID-19

This panel will discuss how large organizations can quickly innovate and scale production during stressful times to expand access to health care by applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers include:

• Wendy Webster, MA, MBA ‘04, Director of Clinical Operations at Duke University Medical Center, Departments of Surgery & Neurosurgery

• Chris Martin, MBA ‘16, CEO/President of American Health Associates

• Deb Sundal, SVP of Research and Development at UnitedHealth Group

• Dr. David Swerdlow, Global COVID Vaccine Medical Lead at Pfizer

• Moderated by Dr. Peter Ubel, Professor of Business, Public Policy, and Medicine at Duke University

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL FACTORS AND ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES

This panel will identify key social determinants of health, their impact on health care access and outcomes, and our role as leaders to address these barriers.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Bryan Becker, Chief Medical Officer for DaVita Integrated Kidney Care

• Jake Thomson, AB ‘08, MBA ‘19, Director of Interoperability and Strategic Programs at UniteUs

• Laura Sankey, CEO of Social Health Bridge and VP of Product Strategy and SDOH Innovations at Centene Corporation

• Andy Hiles, Vice President of Plan Sponsor Insights and Health Equity Solutions at Aetna

• Moderated by Barak Richman, MA, JD, PhD, Professor of Law at Duke University Law School

ACCESS AS A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: A CONVERSATION AROUND FINANCING HEALTH CARE INNOVATION

This panel will center on a discussion of how organizations are thinking about access as a business opportunity, including investment processes, industry attractiveness and indicators of future success within new ventures.  

Speakers include:

• Anna Fagin, Vice President at Town Hall Ventures

• Vic Lanio, Principal at Flare Capital Partners

• Morgan Cheatham, Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners

• Moderated by Blake Long, MD ‘86, MBA ‘15, Chief Medical Officer of Alva10 and Adjunct Professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

GOVERNMENT ROLE IN ADVANCING ACCESS: RECENT NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH POLICY INNOVATION AND REMAINING NEEDS

This Fireside Chat will seek to better understand how NC policy makers are working to eliminate the number of uninsured persons, such as recent innovative policy decisions on Medicare/Medicaid, and how local policy could be expanded nationally.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Mark McClellan, Founder/Director of Duke’s Margolis Center for Health Policy and former FDA Commissioner and CMS Administrator

• Dr. Shannon Dowler, Chief Medical Officer of NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Medicaid Division

• Moderated by Ryan McDevitt, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

Closing remarks by Duke MBA Health Care Club Co-Presidents and Conference Co-Chairs

POST-CONFERENCE VIRTUAL NETWORKING