Webinar: The Doctor is Inundated: Remaking Primary Care
July 8th, 2009 12:30pm – 1:30pm
By invitation - Members & Special Guests
Join the New England Healthcare Institute for a discussion of the critical challenges facing primary care and the new approaches that could improve care quality and outcomes, as identified by NEHI’s new report, Remaking Primary Care: From Crisis to Opportunity. The program will feature special guest speaker Dr. Wayne Altman, a practicing family medicine physician and medical educator.
Through this webinar, you will learn about:
- The importance of a strong primary care system to our overall health and health care;
- The factors driving the crisis in primary care, including the confluence of a rising demand for primary care services and a decreasing supply of professionals providing these services;
- Key innovations in primary care service delivery, site of care, reimbursement and education; and
- The role of primary care champions in medical education and administrative leadership.
Featuring:
Wayne Altman, MD
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship,
Tufts University School of Medicine