Educational Programming & Speakers
The Forum 08 focuses on critical topics, health care technology innovations, policy issues and population health improvement models that change the way health care is delivered to people with and at risk of chronic conditions worldwide. Our peer-reviewed faculty of more than 50 speakers will present the latest information on care coordination topics in focused tracks.
Track 1: Frontiers in TechnologyTrack 1: Frontiers in Technology »
Track 2: Success in the Public SectorTrack 2: Success in the Public Sector »
Track 3: Innovations in CareTrack 3: Innovations in Care »
Track 4: Keys to Engagement & Behavior ChangeTrack 4: Keys to Engagement & Behavior Change »
Track 5: Enhancing the Medical HomeTrack 5: Enhancing the Medical Home »
Special Interest: Managing ObesitySpecial Interest: Managing Obesity »
Poster ExhibitionPoster Exhibition »
Schedule at a Glance*
Saturday, Nov. 22
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Chronic Care Professional Certification
Sunday, Nov. 23
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Registration & Welcome Refreshments
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Chronic Care Professional Certification
1:00 - 4:20 p.m. Outcomes Symposium
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. 10th Anniversary Reception
Sponsored by:
Accordant A CVS Caremark Company
Monday, Nov. 24
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Registration
7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Exhibitor Set-Up
7 a.m. - 12 p.m. Welcome Refreshments
7 - 9 a.m. Poster Faculty Set-up
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. DMAA Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
8 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored by:
MedAssurant
8:30 - 9 a.m. Pacesetters Series
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Educational Sessions
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Educational Sessions
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Opening Plenary Session Luncheon
Sponsored by:
HMC
Awards
Keynote Presentation:
  • John Breaux, former U.S. senator
  • Gail Wilensky, PhD, senior economist, Project HOPE
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Educational Sessions
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
Sponsored by:
MedAssurant
3 - 4 p.m. Educational Sessions
4 - 7 p.m. Networking Reception (Exhibit Hall)
Sponsored by:
Alere
Tuesday, Nov. 25
7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Registration
7 - 8 a.m. Closing Plenary Session

Panel Discussion: Integrating Population Health into the Medical Home:
  • Ricardo Guggenheim, MD, vice president, clinical content & design, McKesson Health Solutions
  • Lisa M. Latts, MD, MSPH, MBA, FACP, vice president, Programs in Clinical Excellence, WellPoint Inc.
  • Paul J. Wallace, MD, Medical Director for Health and Productivity Management Programs, Senior Advisor, The Care Management Institute and Avivia Health, The Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente
  • Jaan Sidorov, MD, principal, Sidorov Health Solutions (moderator)
8 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast (Exhibit Hall) & Poster Exhibition
Sponsored by:
MedAssurant
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Educational Sessions
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Educational Sessions
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch (Exhibit Hall)
Sponsored by:
Pfizer Health Solutions
1:45 p.m. Exhibitor Tear-Down
1:45 p.m. The Forum 08 Concludes
* Subject to change
Continuing Education
DMAA is pleased to offer continuing education (CE) credits for the following professions: chronic care professionals, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, case managers, health care executives and accountants. All paid attendees submitting completed evaluations at the end of The Forum 08 will be eligible for CE credits. Learn more >>
Special Assistance
The Forum 08 workshops, sessions and activities are accessible to all people with disabilities. For information regarding special needs, contact Peggi Lewis Fu at plewis@dmaa.org or (202) 380-6357.
Outcomes Symposium
Sunday, Nov. 23, 1 - 4:20 p.m.
This half-day event will provide in-depth discussion and review of key issues in outcomes measurement, one of chronic disease care's most-talked-about subjects. Hear details about Volume III of the DMAA Outcomes Guidelines Report and apply the guidelines to real-world data in "how-to" case studies. The symposium will offer focused learning on various topics related to outcomes evaluation for beginner to advanced levels. Learn more >>
Price: $200
Chronic Care Professional Certification
Saturday, Nov. 22 & Sunday, Nov. 23
Population health improvement is a new model of care that requires new competencies. CCP Certification is the only nationally recognized population health improvement professional certification. A growing number of health plans and disease management organizations are requiring or recommending this highly acclaimed certification program, now offered in partnership with DMAA. Learn more >>
Price: $971.25