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Friday June 2, 2006
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Gary Earl
Past Vice President
Health & Wellness Benefits
Caesar's Entertainment
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7:15 am
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8:00 am
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| 8:15 am - 9:00 am |
Examine the Results of an Internet Based Weight Management Program: A C.Everett Koop Award for Kaiser Permanente and Health Media |
- Describe the benefits of using an internet based platform for delivery of behavioral weight management services
- Review the clinical results of an award winning randomized trial
- Assess dissemination and implementation of internet based programs and outcomes to date among program participants
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Keith Bachman MD
Clinical Lead
Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute
Weight Management Initiative
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| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Reduce Overweight and Comorbidities Across a Spectrum with a Comprehensive Health Plan Program |
- Describe a weight management program at a major health plan based on healthy lifestyles, early intervention, behavior modification and coordination with physicians, case management and disease management
- Discuss incentives and motivational tools that lead to behavior change
- Expect a decrease in comorbidity with weight loss
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Andrea Gelzer MD, MS, FACP
Senior Vice President Clinical Public Affairs
CIGNA
 View Biography
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Power Walk |
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Recognize The US Surgeon General Report on Physical Activity and Health states that significant health benefits can be obtained by moderate physical activity such as 30 minutes of brisk walking, 15 minutes of running or 45 minutes of playing volleyball on most days of the week. Health care expenses associated with physical inactivity can cost business each year. Even a small percent in activity in the workforce can significantly reduce the cost of medical care and lost productivity.
- Decide whether to establish a fitness center onsite or use one in the community
- Describe results/outcomes from fitness data
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| 8:15 am |
Mutual of Omaha Fitness Program |
- Examine the cost benefit for Mutual of Omaha Fitness Center utilization
- Determine incentive program results
- Assess worker’s compensation impact
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Chris Harter
Wellness Program Manager
Mutual of Omaha
View Biography
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| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
TBA |
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Break |
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| 8:15 am - 9:00 am |
Weight Management: Controlling Appetite and Excessive Eating |
- Discuss neurophysiological aspects of excessive eating
- Examine a multidisciplinary approach to weight loss that is physician administered
- Assess results: of 5 year long term outcome data where 50% of patients maintained significant weight loss over time
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Barry L. Miller MD
Medical Director
Internal Medicine Consultant Center for Weight Management
Flint, MI
View Biography
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| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Medicare's Recent Bariatric Surgery National Coverage Decision: Process and Results
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- Demonstrate overall process of National Coverage Determination
decisions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
- Outline CMS requirements regarding the type and strength of data needed by CMS to
consider data supportive of action on coverage for Medicare beneficiaries
- Discuss bariatric surgery and Medicare’s National Coverage
Determination
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Ross J. Brechner MD, MS(Stat), MPH
Medical Officer/Consultant
CMS/OCSQ/CAG/DMSS
View Biography
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Break |
| Close of Workshops |
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
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- Discuss the impact of blockbuster weight loss drugs on the employer’s budget
- How will employers and health plans negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies?
- How will employers and health plans create criteria and formularies?
- Demonstrate growing evidence that weight loss drugs can play an effective supporting role in the treatment of some obese individuals
- Recognize safety concerns of weight loss drugs
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Jan Berger M.D., M.J.
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Caremark
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Saira Azimuddin Jan M.S., Pharm D.
Director of Clinical Programs
Pharmacy Management
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
View Biography
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11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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12:30 pm
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Gary Earl
Past Vice President
Health & Wellness Benefits
Caesar's Entertainment
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12:35 pm
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- Consider the breadth of anti-obesity options open to employers
- Examine the issues that should shape an employer’s perspective on obesity
- Define an optimal approach to obesity
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Larry Chapman MPH
Chairman of the Board
Summex Corporation
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| Reactor Panel |
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Tracey Crowell
Corporate Benefits
Health and Wellness
Fidelity Investments
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Gary Earl
Past Vice President
Health & Wellness Benefits
Caesar's Entertainment
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Linda Moon
Health Promotion Manager
Texas Instruments
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1:15 pm
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- Discuss results of bariatric surgery and laparoscopic band with truly obese patients: health care costs and comorbidities go down dramatically
- Explain the growth in bariatric surgeries and the drop in inpatient death rate
- How should employers establish criteria for bariatric/lap coverage and the best equipped facilities?
- Recognize cost and safety issues of the procedure despite that bariatric/lap surgery is sometimes the last resort for the morbidly obese
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2:00 pm
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2:30 pm
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- Examine the evidence base for treating obesity and overweight
- Compare the ROI and Outcomes of these treatment options
- Which options are best suited for your population?
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Ronald J. Ozminkowski Ph.D.
Associate Director
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies
Cornell University Institute for Policy Studies
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David W. Ballard PsyD, MBA
Assistant Executive Director
Corporate Relations and Business Strategy
Practice Directorate
American Psychological Association
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Jason Lee PhD
Director of Research and Policy
National Institute for Health Care Management and Research and Educational Foundation
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Michele Reyes PhD
Team Leader for Translation, Information, Dissemination and Evaluation
for Obesity Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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3:30 pm
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