Ohio University - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio, Wednesday-Sunday, August 22-26, 2001


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Orientation Agenda
Wednesday, August 22
Grosvenor West, Room 111
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
Fellowship Coordinator

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

History and Purpose of the Osteopahtic Heritage Health Policy Fellowship
Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O.
Fellowship Director; Vice President, Health Sciences and Medical Affairs; Dean, School of Allied Health and Life Sciences
New York Institute of Technology

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Group Photo
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Orientation Overview
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
10:30 p.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Keynote Address: The Role of the Physician in Health Policy
J. Jerry Rodos, D.O.
CEO, Still Behavioral Group
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. The Role of the AOA in Health Policy
Martin Levine, D.O.
Board of Trustees Member as Second Vice President
American Osteopathic Association
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Individual Photos
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Building Leadership Through Teamwork
Liane Gray-Starner, Ph.D.
President, Gray-Star Communications
5:30 p.m. Dinner on your own


Orientation Agenda
T
hursday, August 23
Grosvenor West, Room 111
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Politics of Policy Reforms in Health
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Senior Political Scientist
Harvard School of Public Health
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon Politics of Policy Reforms in Health (continued)
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D.
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m Tour of OU-COM
Chip Rogers, Director of Advocacy
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m The Past, Present and Future of Health Policy in the Osteopathic Profession
Norman Gevitz, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Social Medicine
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m Break
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m Overview of the 2001-2002 Fellowship
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

Effective Written Communications
Nancy Cooper, B.S.Ed.
Fellowship Writing Coordinator

Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.

Michael Weiser, M.S.

Associate Director of Communications
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

5:30 p.m Individual Computer Interaction as Needed
6:30 p.m Dinner on your own


Orientation Agenda
Friday, August 24
Grosvenor West, Room 111

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m

The Economics of Health
Steven Andes, Ph.D., C.P.A.

Director of Physician Information and Research
American Osteopathic Association

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Discussion of Economics Readings
Steven Andes, Ph.D., C.P.A.
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Introduction to the Writing Curriculum
Nancy Cooper, B.S.Ed.

Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
Michael Weiser, M.S.

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Internet Research Applications
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
Michael Weiser, M.S.

6:30 p.m. - ? p.m. Dinner "Down on the Farm"


Orientation Agenda
Saturday, August 25
Grosvenor West, Room 111
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Statistical Analysis in Health Policy
Howard Teitelbaum, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
Des Moines University
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Statistical Analysis in Health Policy (continued)
Howard Teitelbaum, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H.
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Discussion of Policy Article Statistics
Al Pheley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine
Ohio University College of Medicine

Howard Teitelbaum, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Statistics Wrap-up
Howard Teitelbaum, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H.
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PowerPoint Instruction
Basic: Howard Feinberg, D.O.
Fellowship Faculty

Advanced: Al Pheley, Ph.D.

6:30 p.m. Dinner on your own


Orientation Agenda
Sunday, August 26
Grosvenor West, Room 111
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Clarification of Group Assignment
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Small Groups Meet to Prepare Presentations
Facilitators:
Judith Edinger, M.S.Ed.
Howard Feinberg, D.O.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Group Assignment Presentations
Fellows
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Evaluation and Closing