We are pleased to announce the Care Continuum Congress to be held October 23-25, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

Care Continuum: Transform and grow disease management strategies into integrated and cost-effective wellness, behavioral health, worker's compensation, case management and long term/end of life care programs

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Co-Sponsored with Tufts University School of Medicine

For Employers, Health Plans, Providers and Government

As disease management companies purchase wellness firms and provide disability and worker's compensation services to meet market demands and as organizations move toward more integrated staffing models, the Care Continuum emerges as the entity to unite health states and expand into more lines of business. The Care Continuum Congress explores a new value proposition and business model where wellness, behavioral health, disease management, case management, disability, worker's compensation and end-of-life care all converge. National trends show that management of various health states is in a dynamic period of transition. A key development is technology transforming structures, capabilities and outcomes. Tailored services, reduced overhead, costs and improved quality are some of the results. Additionally, consumerism, with its emphasis on personal accountability, care coordination, evidence-base, prevention and health coaching has been brought to the forefront by employers. Insurers bring their directive for a longitudinal model that intervenes only when necessary.

The World Congress is pleased to announce its Care Continuum Congress (CCC) October 23, 24, 25 in Washington, DC. The CCC will bring together leading industry experts to address critical and turning point issues along the Continuum spanning Wellness, Behavioral Health, Disease Management, Case Management, Worker's Compensation, Disability and End-of-Life Care. New developments and practices will assist stakeholders to work productively and advance the health care industry through the experience of care management in the private and public sectors.

Plan on attending this dynamic event:

• Ten Keynote Presentations
• Employer, Health Plan and Provider Stakeholder Seminars
• Five Health State Tracks
• Invitation-only Executive *Employer, *Health Plan, *Technology and *Hospital & Health System Summits

Oct. 24, 11:45 am - 12:45 am Luncheon Keynote: "New Models of Chronic Care for the Care Continuum"

William Popik, MD President-Elect DMAA

Oct. 24, 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Opportunities and Challenges in Medicare Disease Management

Christobel E. Selecky Principal ZIA Healthcare Consultants

Oct. 25, 9:15 am - 10:15 am The Care Continnum for Employers: Where is the ROI? 10:45 am - 11:45 am The Care Continuum for Health Plans: Creating a Strategy

Alfred (Al) Lewis, JD Founder and President Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International

Featured Speakers
Lawrence Becker Director, Benefits Xerox Corporation	Shawn M. Bloom President and Chief Executive Officer National PACE Association
Larry S. Boress President Midwest Business Group on Health	Gabriela Corá-Locatelli, M.D., M.B.A. President The Executive Health & Wealth Institute, Inc.
Kay R. Curling, SPHR Director, Work Life Solutions SRA International, Inc.	Karen Armacost, RN, BC, MSA Director, ElderPlus Program Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Paula Allen Vice-President Health Solutions & Product Development FGI World	Blake T. Andersen, Ph.D. President & CEO Chronic Care Group/HealthSciences Institute
Dennis Batey, MD SVP & CMO Fallon Community Health Plan	Kevin F. Benz Senior Manager, Human Resources Operations Avaya Inc.
Dr. William Besterman Director of Clinical Research, Low Country Medical Group	Jean Bisio Chief Executive Officer Green Ribbon Health
Patricia Bomba, MD Vice President & Medical Director Geriatrics Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield	Albert Bothe Jr., MD Chief Quality Officer Geisinger Health System
Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine	Hayley Burgess, Pharm.D., BCPP Director of Medication Use and Safety Healthcare Corporation of America
Susan Christensen, JD Senior Public Policy Advisor Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC	Simon P. Cohn, MD, MPH Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente; Chair, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Jodie Cunningham Solutions Consultant Press Ganey Associates, Inc.	Charles M. Cutler, MD Chief Medical Director, National Accounts Aetna, Inc.
Adam Darkins, MB, ChB. MPHM, MD, FRCS Chief Consultant for Care Coordination Department of Veterans Affairs	Susan Dentzer On-Air Correspondent with The NewsHour PBS
Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH Senior Scientist, Partners/MGH Institute for health Policy Director, Partners Signature Initiative for Disease Management	JoAnne Foster, RN, BSN, MSHA, CCM Supervisor Transistion of Care & Ancillary Team Commerical Health Services
Barbara Gennello Director of Nursing Temple University Hospital/Episcopal Campus	Arlene Guindon Manager, Health Outcomes Mayo Clinic
Robert T. Harris, MD Sr. Vice President, Healthcare Division & Chief Medical Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina	John Haughton, MD, MS CEO / Chief Medical Officer Docsite. Inc.
Robert A. Ingram Vice Chairman Pharmaceuticals GlaxoSmithKline	Daniel Johnson, MD, FAAHPM Chief, Palliative Care Department Kaiser Permanente - Colorado
Carey Jury Senior Vice President, Health Division Principal Financial Group	Thomas R. Kosten, MD Professor of Psychiatry Deputy Chief of Psychiatry Research VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Vince Kuraitis Principal Better Health Technologies, LLC	Heidi Lattig Health and Wellness Program Manager American Standard Companies
Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN Executive Director Case Management Society of America	Peter Lee President and CEO, Pacific Business Group on Health; Board member, National Quality Forum; Co-chair, Pilot Expansion Work Group, AQA/HQA
Margaret Leonard, MS, RN, C, FNP, Cm Vice President, Clinical Services Hudson Health Plan	Debra J. Lerner, MS, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts-New England Medical Center; Director of its Program on Health, Work and Productivity; Associate Professor of Medicine
Linda Levesque Vice President, Benefits Unum Provident	Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; Psychiatrist in Chief New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Janet Marchibroda Chief Executive Officer eHealth Initiative and Foundation	Heidi Margulis Senior Vice President Government Relations Humana
David Matchar, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Clinical Health Policy Research Duke University	David Matheson Senior Vice President Boston Consulting Group
Michael Mellon, MD Clinical Associate Professor Pediatrics University of California, San Diego School of Medicine	Molly Mettler MSW, Senior Vice President Healthwise
Elaine Mischler, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Fiserv Health, Inc.	Tracey Moorhead Executive Director DMAA
Judith Neary Clinical Care Manager SecureHorizons	Mike Nelson, MD Senior Medical Director for Quality Presbyterian Healthcare System, Albuquerque, NM
Robin Osborn, MBA Vice President and Director, International Program in Health Policy and Practice The Commonwealth Fund	J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD President & CEO Indiana Health Information Exchange
Thomas Parry, PhD President Integrated Benefits Institute	Greg Pawlson, MD, MPH Executive Vice President National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Judi Lund Person, MPH Vice President, Division of Quality End-of-Life Care The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization	Michael Pignone, MD Associate Chief, Division of General Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine School of Medicine's Division of General Internal Medicine
Glenn Pomerantz, MD, JD Vice President Senior Medical Executive CIGNA	Julia Portale Senior Director, Community and Senior Health Pfizer Health Solutions
Juan Prieto Program Manager Health Benefits IBM	Dena Puskin, ScD Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth US Department of Health and Human Services (invited)
Steve Reeder Senior Vice President Branch Banking and Trust Co.	Susan Rogers, RN, BSN, CCM National President Case Management Society of America 2005-06
James L. Rosenzweig, MD Director, Disease Management Joslin Diabetes Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School	Karen Golden Russell, MA, MBA Associate Director Product Management and Marketing Disease Management Joslin Diabetes Center
Richard Safeer, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Medical Director, Preventive Medicine CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield	Patricia Salber, MD, MBA Chief Executive Officer Center for Pracital Health Reform
Michael H. Samuelson Vice President, Health and Wellness Services Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island	Brandon Savage, MD Chief Medical Officer GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions
Joshua Seidman, PhD President Center for Information Therapy	Donna Shenoha Vice President, Health & Welfare Wachovia
Nancy Skinner, RN, CCM President Riverside Healthcare Consulting	Holly Snyder President of Health and Productivity Nationwide
Erik A. Sossa Director, Benefits The Pepsi Bottling Group	Alan P. Spielman President Chief Executive Officer URAC
Alan Spiro, MD Chief Medical Officer, National Accounts WellPoint	Gary Spurrier, PhD Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Avidyn Health
Bruce H. Taffel, MD Chief Medical Officer Government Business and Emerging Markets Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee	Humphrey Taylor Chairman, The Harris Poll Harris Interactive
Paul J. Wallace, MD Medical Director for Health and Productivity Management Programs; Senior Advisor, The Care Management Institute and KP-Healthy Solutions The Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente	Andrea Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Health Partners
Annette Watson, RN,CCM,MBA Chief Accreditation Officer Vice President & GM, Client Services URAC	David Wessel Deputy Washington Bureau Chief & Capital columnist Wall Street Journal
David Whitehouse, MD, MBA Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer United Behavioral Health	Jim 'Woody' Woodburn, MD, MS Chief Medical Officer MinuteClinic, Inc.