The coronavirus pandemic, and the heavy impact it has had on people with chronic conditions has given added urgency to the need to improve population health. For the second year, MedCity News is partnering with the New Orleans Business Alliance to host the executive summit INVEST Pop Health November 16-18 that focuses on population health and highlights where innovation and investment are occurring in the field.
Rather than a half day event, we are spreading the conference over a few days. It will spotlight conversations on themes related to population health from chronic conditions to social determinants of health.
Among them are:
A Fireside Chat on Diabetes, Covid-19 and the Importance of Social Determinants of Health:
The pandemic made it even more painfully clear how chronic diseases such as diabetes exponentially increases the mortality risk for society’s most vulnerable. Both companies and hospitals have a responsibility to address these. In this conversation, we highlight how a Fortune 500 company and a New Orleans hospital have addressed chronic disease care and social determinants during Covid-19. The discussion will include:
- Arundhati Parmar, editor in chief, MedCity News (moderator)
- Takeisha Davis, MD, MPH, CEO, New Orleans East Hospital
Conrod Kelly, Executive Director, Policy/Government Relations – Social Determinants, Merck
Reimagining Population Health
The United States has suffered the heaviest death toll amidst all the nations worldwide, especially compared with those in Asia. There is speculation that underlying health conditions and obesity were contributing factors. As such, population health strategies need to be adopted across the board to improve the overall health of the nation’s citizens. What are the lessons learned and what are effective population health strategies that need to be implemented?
- Jennifer L. Avegno M.D., Director, New Orleans Department of Health (moderator)
- Phil Oravetz, M.D., ACO Medical Director, Ochsner Health System
- Steven R. Peskin, M.D., Executive Medical Director Population Health and Transformation, Horizon BCBSNJ
- Scott Tornek, Chief Strategy Officer, Penn Medicine – Center for Community Health Workers
The conference will also highlight startups developing tools for chronic conditions and population health as part of the INVEST Pitch Perfect competition. Among the companies presenting are:
- Mary Beth Basu, Account Executive, Pack Health
- Jeremy Fischbach, CEO/Founder, Happy
- Cindy Jordan, CEO and Founder, Pyx Health
- Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, Ph.D., SVP of Research and Strategy, Medable Inc.
The judges who will evaluate the companies include: