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Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of the Speakers and Committee Members
Pages 93-106

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... Dr. Ferrell was cochairperson of the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. Dr.
From page 94...
... Her primary career includes nearly 25 years in San Francisco providing integrated, globally financed, and comprehensive medical and community-based service, including home care sites for nursing home–eligible older persons. Its groundbreaking fully capitated, integrated, and coordinated service delivery system became the prototype for the 1997 federal law that established the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
From page 95...
... He has a part-time geriatric primary care practice in Rhode Island. He has more than 30 years of experience in medical management, including as a medical director of a health maintenance organization (HMO)
From page 96...
... Lock leads AARP's policy initiatives on brain health and care for people living with dementia, including serving as the executive director of the Global Council on Brain Health, an independent collaborative of scientists, doctors, and policy experts. Ms. Lock also coordinates AARP's role in the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations. Previously at AARP, Ms.
From page 97...
... Dr. Navathe is also a cofounder of Embedded Healthcare, a health care technology company that brings behavioral economics solutions to improving health care affordability and quality.
From page 98...
... With funders, national partners, leading health systems, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement team, she designed the campaign that has resulted in improved care of older adults in 1,000 places of care across the United States. Throughout her career, Leslie has consulted with major academic medical centers, including building new models of integrating research, clinical care, and policy resulting in improved outcomes.
From page 99...
... She conducts evidence-based health services research and intervention studies focused on aging families and long-term services, supports, and policy, using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her research aims to improve quality of life and quality of care for people who need long-term services and supports (LTSS)
From page 100...
... Her diverse background as a health care executive, health economist, physician, and health policy expert has given her a unique perspective on how health policy affects the real lives of patients. She most recently served as vice president of Clinical Care Transformation at MedStar Health, where she conceptualized, designed, and implemented population health and value-based care initiatives and served on the senior leadership of the 10 hospital, 300+ outpatient care site health system.
From page 101...
... Dr. Sherry leads ASPE's Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, which also coordinates dementia care research and policy across HHS through its role overseeing implementation of the National Alzheimer's Project Act, including convening the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, and updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.
From page 102...
... His research is focused on the economics of mental health and substance abuse care, long-term care financing policy, health care competition, implementation of health reform, and disability policy.
From page 103...
... Ms. Belmont has participated in a number of national initiatives where quality improvement, patient safety, and information technologies intersect including events sponsored by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator, HHS Office of the Inspector General, American Health Lawyers Association, American Society of Healthcare Risk Management, and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
From page 104...
... Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and a practicing critical care doctor. He is the founding director of the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center, which generates evidence to advance policies and practices with the goals of improving the lives of all people affected by serious illness and removing the barriers to health equity that commonly face seriously ill patients.
From page 105...
... She cochairs the advisory group for the John A Hartford Foundation/Institute for Healthcare Improvement Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative; serves on the advisory committee of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, the editorial board of Health Affairs, and the boards of directors of Community Wealth Partners and the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation; and is a member of the Board on Health Care Services of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
From page 106...
... Dr. Robison is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied Gerontology, an international forum for research with clear and immediate applicability to the health, care, and quality of life of older adults, providing comprehensive coverage of all areas of gerontological practice and policy.


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