The IOM will convene health leaders, policy makers, and other stakeholders to discuss the IOM report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. This conference will focus on what could be implemented and what barriers exist that might prevent them from becoming a reality. It will also feature panels on national policy issues, including:
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Opportunities and challenges for health care systems, providers, insurers, hospice and palliative care organizations, patient groups, and quality standards organizations
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The integration of financing for medical and social services near the end of life
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Improvements to public and private payment systems to facilitate high-quality care
Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., Surgeon, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will give the keynote address. Gawande is also a professor in the Harvard schools of medicine and public health, and is the author of four best-selling books, including Being Mortal. He has been a staff writer at the The New Yorker since 1998.
This event will also be webcast, and is free and open to the public. For more information, see the agenda. Register or sign up to view the webcast here.
Date & time:
March 20, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Reception to follow.
Location:
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418