The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on End of Life Care will convene employers and senior level executives from health plans and health systems, as well as hospice and other provider groups, to discuss the critical issues surrounding the delivery of end of life care.

With thought provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, health care professionals will discuss both hospice and palliative care as they relate to the delivery of care, outcomes, accountability and cost-effectiveness.

• Health Reform and the Impact on the Delivery of End of Life Care
• Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Latest Medicare Regulations and How to Secure Funding
• Hospital Readmissions- Using Hospice and Palliative Care Programs as a Strategy to Reduce Readmissions
• Advanced Directives- Who's Responsible to Discuss the Inevitable
• Recognizing the Benefits for your Organization by Focusing on End of Life Care
• When to Transition from Curative to Palliative and Hospice Care- Saving Lives or Prolonging Death
• A Fine Line- Exploring the Social, Moral and Ethical Issues Associated with End of Life Care
• Medical Homes- How to Leverage the System and Advance End of Life
• Education- Building a Community Based Program
• Financial Incentives- Aligning Rewards to Achieve Projected
• The Role of Health Care Disparities in the Variation of Care- Understanding the Diverse Needs and Concerns of Those Facing End of Life

2010 Distinguished Speakers
Janet L. Abrahm, MD Division Chief, Adult Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School	Lynne Britton, MD Medical Director Hospice of Central PA
Chris Cammisa, MD Chief Medical Officer Partnership Health Plan of California	Jennifer Chambers, MD Medical Director, Capital Blue Cross; Medical Director, Pinnacle Health Hospice, Hospice of Lancaster County
Roger de Lusigan President Votiva Health	Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv Professor of Gerontology, Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle; Senior Consultant, Hospice Foundation of America
Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD Buehler Professor of Medicine; Director, Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society, Feinberg School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University	Mary D. Giammona, MD, MPH Medical Director Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM)
Mohana Karlekar, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics and Medical Director of the Palliative Care Program Vanderbilt University; Associate Program Director AHPCM fellowship sponsored by the VA; Diplomat American Board of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine	Randall S. Krakauer, MD, MBA, PhD Head, Medicare Medical Management Aetna
Kelly Kramer, RN, MSN Certified Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Oncology University of Chicago Children's Hospital	Arlene Lowney, RN, MBA Executive Director Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care
James Lubitz, MPH Former Chief of Aging and Chronic Disease, Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	James Mittelberger, MD, MPH, CMD Chief Medical Officer, West Region Medicare Solutions United Healthcare
Carol Kelley Nesbitt, RN, CHCQM, FAIHQ Manager of Health Services Drummond Company	Debra Oakes, RN, BSN Hospice Director McLean
Steven D. Passik, PhD Associate Attending Psychologist Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital	J. Brent Pawlecki, MD Corporate Medical Director Pitney Bowes Inc.
H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM Chief Medical Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois	Major W. Bryan Sims, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP Doctoral Candidate for DNP, University of Texas at Houston; Chief Medical Officer, Evidence-Based Medicine Office, SETMA
Carolyn Smith Leader, Employee Health and Productivity, Global Business Services Division General Electric	Paola Smith, MD Medical Director Advocate Health Care
Dan Tobin, MD Chief Executive Officer Care Support of America	Mark Wesselman, MD Chief Medical Officer Total Community Care