[Med-privacy] Three of Healthcare's Most Important Conferences Converge in Washington on November 29th

[Jeff Williams]

All,

The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress, The
Consumer
Directed Healthcare Conference & The Health Care Research & Innovations
Congress

-- November 29th - December 1st, 2004
-- Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D.C.
-- To register, go to www.cdhcc.com, www.hcric.com, or www.tethic.com
call
(804) 266-7422 Ext. 7408, or email jennifer@theemergentgroup.com.
-- Platinum Media Sponsors: USNews and USAToday

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Leslie Doyle
The Emergent Group
Phone: 804-266-7422 ext. 7407
Email: Allison@theemergentgroup.com
Websites: www.cdhcc.com, www.hcric.com, or www.tethic.com

WASHINGTON, DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS
SERVICE(TM) -- NOVEMBER 24, 2004: The Emerging Technologies
and Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC), and the Health Care
Research and Innovations Congress (HCRIC) have a commonality of
purpose - addressing the critical issues that are driving healthcare
today, yet each presents a very distinct agenda. While HCRIC 
(www.hcric.com) will address the acceleration of innovation to 
practice, TETHIC (www.tethic.com) will showcase many of the 
emerging information and clinical technologies that promise to 
expedite delivery of innovation and standardization. The Consumer 
Directed Health Care Conference and Expo (CDHCC) will also be held 
in conjunction with TETHIC and HCRIC. CDHCC (www.cdhcc.com) will 
provide the forum to address the role of the consumer and the patient 
as these new technologies emerge and consumers assume more
responsibility 
of their healthcare future.

"Today I think we've reached the tipping point. We are reaching that
critical mass where people are now starting to focus on the fact that 
technology is actually here for the practice of medicine."

      Tommy G. Thompson
      Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

"A strategy of the Center for Health Transformation is to identify
transforming solutions and technologies that increase quality and 
decrease cost and are therefore advancing a 21st Century intelligent 
health system. TETHIC helps us identify and network with the leaders 
on the front lines of innovation and health transformation.
The networking, educational, and visibility opportunities make this
event a must for anyone who wants to be a part of transforming
healthcare"

      Former Speaker Newt Gingrich
      Founder, Center for Health Transformation.

FEATURED KEYNOTES:
Mark McClellan, MD, Administrator, CMS
Health and Human Services Connecting to Accelerate Healthcare
Transformation

John Rowe, MD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aetna, Inc.
Post Election Insights and Global Perspectives from Healthcare to
Technology and Innovation

Edward Hanway, Chief Executive Officer, CIGNA HealthCare
Consumerism / Quality / Information - Irresistible Forces in the Health
Care Marketplace

John May, Founder, New Vantage Group (NVG)
Angel Investors Giving a Sneak Peak on Their Secrets

Robert Califf, MD, Director, Duke Clinical Research Center, Associate
Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research, Duke Medical School
Medical Education: A Critical Pathway to Knowledge and Improved
Healthcare

Congressman Patrick Kennedy, First Congressional District of of Rhode
Island Post Election Health Care Insights & Implications for the Next 
Four Years

David Brailer, MD, PhD, National Health Information Technology
Coordinator, Senior Fellow for Information Technology and Quality 
of Care at the Health Technology Center Health and Human Services 
Connecting to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation

John Goodman, PhD, President, The National Center for Policy Analysis
Assessing the State and Federal Government's Healthcare Initiatives

Lester Crawford, DVM, PhD, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome - Epidemics of 
Gigantic Proportion; Update on FDA Obesity Working Group Report

Curtis Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok,

Thailand An International Case Study: Total Integrated Technology
Solutions Maximizing Operational Efficiency with Patient Care 
Optimization

Robert Margolis, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Health Partners
Connecting the Stakeholder Communities: Patients, Physician Practices,
Hospitals & Payors

Bernadine Healy, MD, Senior Writer, Health & Medicine, U.S. News &
World Report Moderator: Post Election Health Care Insights &
Implications for the Next Four Years

Van Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Health
Affordable Quality Healthcare - The Common Denominator for Consumers,
Employers and Providers

Linda Whitman, Chief Executive Officer, MinuteClinic
The Prescription for Your Busy Life: Bringing Convenience to Consumers
Through Retail Clinics for Common Family Illnesses

Mark Blatt, MD, Manager, Healthcare Strategies, Intel Corporation
Chair: Mobile Technologies/Solutions Workshops

Louis Hyman, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Technology
Officer, HealthRamp Chair: Mobile Technologies/Solutions Workshops

Kenneth Bobis, PhD, Chief Technology Officer, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
The Future of Healthcare Technology: The Practical Edge

Paul Tang, MD, Chief Medical and Information Officer, Palo Alto Medical
Foundation Technology Breakthroughs and Innovations Advancing
Personalized Medicine

Charles Kennedy, MD, Vice President Clinical Information Officer, Palo
Alto Medical Foundation ePrescribing- Supporting Patient Outcomes and 
Technology Innovations

Donald Rucker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Siemens Medical Solutions
Technology Breakthroughs and Innovations Advancing Personalized Medicine

Tim Stettheimer, PhD, Chief Information Officer, St. Vincent's Hospital
Technology Enabling Safety

Robin Felder, PhD, Director, Medical Automation Research Center, UVA
The Future of Healthcare Technology: The Practical Edge

Wendy Borow-Johnson, Senior Vice President, Networks Group Turner Media
Group, Inc., President, Healthy Living Channel
TETHIC Co-Chair

John Parrish, MD, Director, The Center for the Integration of Medicine
and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) and Chairman of the Department of
Dermatology Harvard Medical School Building a Global Community: A 
Global Model for Solving Complex Healthcare Problems Through Innovative 
Technology

Click here to see the TETHIC agenda:
http://www.tethic.com/program.asp?Day=1&ShowID=106

Click here to see the HCRIC agenda:
http://www.hcric.com/program.asp?Day=1&ShowID=103

EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:
For sponsorship and exhibit information contact:
      Jeff Brownstein
      Vice President of Sales
      Phone: 804-266-7422 ext. 7402
      Fax: 804-225-7458
      Email: jeff@theemergentgroup.com
      Websites: www.cdhcc.com, www.hcric.com, or www.tethic.com

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Register online at www.cdhcc.com, www.hcric.com, or www.tethic.com, call

800-640-2218 Ext. 7408, or email jennifer@theemergentgroup.com. or
write:

      TETHIC (The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations
Congress),
      CDHCC (Consumer Directed Health Care Conference & Expo) or
      HCRIC (Health Care Research & innovations Congress)
      203 East Cary Street, Suite 102
      P O Box 448
      Richmond, Va. 23219
      Phone: 800-640-2218 Ext. 7408
      Email: jennifer@theemergentgroup.com

Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
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