LOYOLA MEDICAL PANEL TO DISCUSS NEW HEALTHCARE REFORM

Loyola University Health System Hosting a Panel of Experts to Discuss Implications of New Healthcare Reform

The recent passing of healthcare reform legislation is being heralded as one of the most unprecedented acts of government in the history of our nation. Still, the question resounding through businesses, hospitals and even homes is, “What does this mean for me?” Loyola University Health System is hosting a panel of medical experts from Loyola’s medical, law and nursing schools to help answer that question. “This is an interdisciplinary dialogue that is just the beginning,” said Dhru Battacharya, JD, MPH, assistant professor for health policy at Loyola University Medical Center. “We want to get ideas flowing and help answer specific questions that people have about the impact of this landmark decision.” The panelists will discuss the implications the legislation will have on their specific discipline as well as host a question-and-answer time. “Social change like this only comes along once or twice in a lifetime. It’s hard for people to get their hands around what this means for them individually as well as us as a nation,” said Mark Kuczewski, PhD, director of the Loyola University Chicago Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy. “It’s important to have this discussion to understand the bigger picture including the values of helping those who are in need as well as the challenges it will bring.” WHEN: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:00-1:00 pm WHERE: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 2160 S. First Avenue Maywood, IL PANEL: Paul K. Whelton, M.D., M.B., M.Sc. President and CEO Loyola University Health System Mary C. Dominiak, PhD, MBA, RN Assistant Professor and Director, Undergraduate Health Systems Management Program,Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD. Director Loyola University Chicago Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy Kayhan P. Parsi, JD, PhD. Associate professor, Loyola University Chicago Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy John Blum, JD, MHS Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Dhru Bhattacharya, JD, MPH, LLM Assistant professor for health policy at Loyola University Medical Center

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is located in a state-of-the-art educational facility on the campus of Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood. The school, which provides instruction to 520 medical students, has been in the vanguard of institutions that have created new, active learning curricula to help students meet the challenges of 21st century health care. An estimated 8,000 to 9,000 students compete each year for 130 openings in the Stritch medical school's first-year class. In addition to the more than 500 students, Loyola's medical educational programs provide instruction and training to an estimated 400 residents and 100 fellows.

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LOYOLA MEDICAL PANEL TO DISCUSS NEW HEALTHCARE REFORM