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Bay Area Silicon Valley Right Care University of Best Practices Leadership:

Nirali Vora, MD, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University

Eveline Stock, MD, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco

Bay Area Silicon Valley Right Care University of Best Practices Steering Committee:

Robert Kaplan, PhD, Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford
University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health

Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE, Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Stanford Medicine

November 30, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Founding Member, CDC Hypertension Roundtable
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiology, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke (Presentation|Video)
    • Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MPH – Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Assoc. Prof. Cardiology, Director, Device Clinic, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA; Secondary Appointments: UCLA School of Medicine; University of Alberta; Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Co-Director, Edmonton Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials (ECAT) Group
  • Bridging the Brain & Heart for Stroke Prevention (Presentation|Video)
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
  • Breakthroughs in Stroke Therapy to Expand the Treatment Window (Presentation|Video)
    • Gregory W. Albers, MD – Professor, University Medical Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford Neurosurgery
  • Q & A Discussion (Presentation| Video)

October 26, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Founding Member, CDC Hypertension Roundtable
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, CA American College of Cardiology and CA Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program & Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Univ. of California, Davis
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
  • Innovative Strategies for Improving Diabetes Outcomes (Presentation|Video)
    • David Kerr, MBChB, DM, FRCP, FRCPE – Director of Research and Innovation, William Sansum Diabetes Research Institute; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh & London; Digital Health Lead, Diabetes Technology Society
    • Namino Glantz, PhD – Associate Director, Mil Familias Programs, William Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
  • The Intersection of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Fasten Your Seatbelts! (Presentation|Video)
    • Marc G. Jaffe, MD – Chief of Endocrinology, Kaiser Permanente San Fransisco Medical Center; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF; Guideline Director, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
  • Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation| Video)

September 28, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Welcome from CDC’s Head of Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Prevention (Video)
    • Janet Wright, MD, FACC – Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Founding Director, Million Hearts
  • Overview of Right Care Women’s CVD Writing Group & Raising Awareness on Younger Women’s Early Mortality Threats (Presentation|Video)
    • Noel Bairey Merz, MD – Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center; Director, Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program; Director, Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center; Professor, Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute
  • State Action Plan for Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention (Presentation|Video)
    • Jessica Núñez de Ybarra, MD, MPH, FACPM – Chief, Chronic Disease Control Branch, CDPH
  • Pre-eclampsia & Pregnancy-related CVD Issues (Presentation|Video)
    • Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH – Clinical Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, Pregnancy & Cardiac Treatment Program; Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
  • Physician-Scientist Mothers: Recommendations, Patient Stories & Discussion (Presentation|Video)
    • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Health Information and Statistics Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
    • Sara Johnson, MD – Clinical Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus
  • Optional Q&A And Action Discussion (Presentation|Video)

August 31, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • Edward M. Yu, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes: Prevalence & Mortality (Presentation|Video)
    • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Health Information and Statistics Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
  • Closing Cardiovascular Care Gaps for Patients with Diabetes (Presentation|Video)
    • Chhavi Mehta, MD – Associate Medical Director of Quality, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Medical Director of Medicare Direct Contracting Entity, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
  • CA Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development Report on Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations (Presentation|Video)
    • Christopher Krawczyk, MPH, PhD – Chief Analytics Officer, Information Services Division, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  • Q & A Panel Discussion (Presentation | Video)

June 29, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome: Participants and Co-Chairs (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Telehealth Implementation for Adults with Type II Diabetes and/or Hypertension in California’s Community Health Centers(Presentation|Video)
    • Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH – University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Director, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research; Kaiser Permanente Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Management; Director, California Initiative for Health Equity and Action; National Academy of Medicine, 2018-Present
    • Denise Payán, PhD, MPP – Assistant Professor, UC Merced Public Health Department; Deputy Director, California Initiative for Health Equity & Action (Cal-IHEA) (Video)
    • Aaron Tierney – PhD student in Health Policy (Organizations & Management), UC Berkeley School of Public Health (Video)
    • Javier Quezada – Sail Internet (delivering enhanced internet to underserved locations) (Presentation|Video)
  • Q & A Panel Discussion (Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis

May 25, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome: Participants and Co-Chairs (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, and Director of Research, Health Research for Action, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS SHRQ; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health; Co-founder and Leader, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • Edward M. Yu, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Advances and Challenges in Treating Women’s Cardiovascular Disease (introduced by Dr. Bommer)(Presentation|Video)
    • Noel Bairey Merz, MD – Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center; Director, Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program; Director, Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center; Professor, Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute
  • Advancing Stroke Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Women (introduced by Dr. Vora)(Presentation|Video)
    • Christina Mijalski, MD, MPH – Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical School; Director, Stanford
  • Closing Remarks & Call to Action (Presentation|Video)

April 27, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome: Participants and Co-Chairs (Presentation|Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS SHRQ; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health; Co-founder and Leader, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Edward M. Yu, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Introduction(Presentation|Video)
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
  • Addressing Excess Risk for Cardiovascular Disease to Reduce Early Mortality in South Asians  (Video)
    • Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS – Professor of Medicine, Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University; Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University Medical Center
  • Interventions & Practical Strategies to Address Excess CVD Risk Among South Asians & Updated Right Care Brief (Presentation | Video)
    • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, and Director of Research, Health Research for Action, University of California, Berkeley,
      School of Public Health
    • Amrita Ramanathan, Molecular & Cell Biology BA’ 22 (Brief |Video)
  • Facilitated Q & A and Discussion (Video)
    • Moderator: Nirali Vora, MD

March 30, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation|Video)
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS SHRQ; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health; Co-founder and Leader, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • Edward M. Yu, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • A Cardiologist’s Perspective on Lifestyle Medicine (Presentation|Video)
    • Catherine Collings, MD, FACC, MS, DipABLM – President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine; Director, Lifestyle Medicine, Silicon Valley Medical Development; Director, Lifestyle Medicine, El Camino Health Medical Network
  • An Endocrinologist’s Perspective on Obesity, Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in the Covid Era  (Video)
    • Ken Fujioka, MD – Director, Scripps Clinic Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center; President Elect, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists; Former Director, Center for Weight Management
  • Continued Discussion and Networking (Optional Opportunity for All to Turn Cameras and Microphones on to Continue the Discussion) (Video)
    • Oliver Brooks, MD – Co-Chair COVID-19 Vaccination Allocation Task Force; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Los Angeles University of Best Practices; Medical Director, Watts Healthcare; Immediate Past President, National Medical Association; Chief Medical Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan; Chairman, Community Clinic Association of Los
      Angeles County
    • Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Los Angeles University of Best Practices; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
    • Keith Emmons, MD – Medical Director, CenCal Health Plan of Santa Barbara; Co-Chair, Right Care Heart Failure Work Group
    • Scott Flinn, MD – Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former US Navy Undersea Medical Officer with the Navy Seals
    • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Professor, Adjunct, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley; Director of Research, Health Research for Action
    • Eveline Stock, MD
    • Nirali Vora, MD
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE

February 23, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome and Introductions (Presentation|Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventive Cardiology, Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
  • Heroes with Heart Disease, Why USAF Aircrew Do Not Die from Heart Disease (Presentation|Video)
    • Eddie D. Davenport, MD, FACC, FAsMA, Lt Col, USAF MC FS – Chief of Cardiology Aeromedical Consult Service; Surgeon General Aerospace Cardiology Consultant; Chairman NATO Occupational Cardiology Working Group; FAA Federal Air Surgeon Cardiology Consultant; Associate Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • Acute and Post-Acute COVID-19: The Worst Pandemic in 102 Years (Dr. Bommer’s Presentation|Dr. Sandrock’s Presentation | Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Christian Sandrock, MD, MPH – Director of Critical Care, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Professor of Medicine, Emerging Infectious Diseases and QI Expert, UC Davis
  • Q & A Discussion (Video)

January 26, 2021

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome and Introductions (Presentation|Video)
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer, US HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group Co-Founder; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • An Epidemiological Perspective on the Pandemic; Covid-19 Vaccines and Their Use (Presentation|Video)
    • Arthur Reingold, MD – Chair, California State COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup Division Head, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Alternative Strategies to Maximize Vaccine Effectiveness on a Population Scale (Presentation|Video)
    • Michael Criqui, MD, MPH – Cardiovascular Epidemiologist and Professor, Family Medicine and Public Health, UC San Diego School of Medicine
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer, US HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group Co-Founder; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
  • Reflections on Actionable Vaccine Strategies and Implementation Challenge (Presentation|Video)
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • The Pandemic Push to Value-Based Healthcare Reform: Paying for Better Care (Presentation|Video)
    • Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH – Professor of the Graduate School, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus; Founding Director, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research (CHOIR); Co-Director, Center for Lean Engagement and Research (CLEAR); Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health; Professor of Organization Behavior, Emeritus, Haas School of Business, UC-Berkeley; Chairman, Right Care Technical Expert Group, Right Care Initiative
  • Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis

November 24, 2020

  • Agenda | Bios | Video
  • Welcome and Special Announcement (Presentation)
    • Betsy L. Thompson, MD, MSPH, DrPH – RADM and Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service; Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Stroke Innovation & Best Practices (Including Excess Risk Management, such as from Transient Ischemic Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Carotid Artery Disease, Hypertension) (Presentation)
    • Jeffrey L. Saver, MD, FAHA, FAAN, FANA – Senior Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Dept. of Neurology, Director, UCLA Comprehensive Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program
  • Stroke Awareness Foundation Update (Presentation)
    • Chuck Toeniskoetter, MBA – Survivor & Patient Advocate; Founder, Stroke Awareness Foundation
    • Noemi Conway – Executive Director, Stroke Awareness Foundation
  • California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Stroke Program Update (Presentation)
    • Jessica Nunez de Ybarra, MD, MPH, FACPM – Chief, Chronic Disease Control Branch, CDPH
  • Discussion and Q & A
    • Nirali Vora, MD
    • Karl Meisel, MD, MA – Associate Professor of Neurology; Director, Stroke Clinic; Director, Neurovascular Fellowship; Co-Director, Pulsatile Tinnitus Clinic, University of California San Francisco
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer, US HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group Co-Founder; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health; Professor Emeritus & Former Chair Health Services Research, UCLA
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, UCSF Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventive Cardiology, Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force

October 27, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation | Video)
    • William Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Specialty Delegate, California American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program; Director, Prevention Forward Program and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor, Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Molecular Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer, US HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group Co-Founder; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Best Practices in Diabetes Care (Presentation | Video)
    • Anne Peters, MD – Director, Clinical Diabetes Programs and Professor, Clinical Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
  • Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Prescient Beyond COVID-19 (Presentation | Video)
    • Jamal. S. Rana MD, PhD, FACC – President-Elect, American College of Cardiology California Chapter; Assistant Physician-in-Chief, Medical Specialties & Interventional Services; Chief of Cardiology, East Bay, The Permanente Medical Group; Adjunct Investigator, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente
  • Optional Discussion  (Video)

September 29, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Welcome and Statewide Updates (Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
    • Oliver Brooks, MD – Immediate Past President, National Medical Association; Med Director, Watts Healthcare; Med Director, LA Care Health Plan; Chairman, Community Clinic Association of LA County
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Founding Co-Leader, Right Care Technical Expert Group; Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Former Associate Director, NationalInstitutes of Health
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic and Heart, Lung and Vascular Center; Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Professor, Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Molecular Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public
  • Updates & Right Care Activity Photo Montage  (Presentation | Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic and Heart, Lung and Vascular Center; Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
  • COVID-19 Testing, Prevalence and Relevance to Cardiovascular Outcomes (Presentation | Video)
    • Terry Gilliland, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President, Healthcare Quality and Affordability, Blue Shield of California; Member, California Governor’s COVID-19 Testing Task Force; Chair of Testing Sites Work Group
    • Scott Flinn, MD – Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former US Navy Undersea Medical Officer with Navy Seals
  • “Mind the Gap:” Applying Key Learnings from the Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices in the Provider Group Clinical Setting to Substantially Improve Performance, Even in an Independent Practice Association (Greater Newport Physicians) (Presentation | Video)
    • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, MemorialCare Medical Group
    • Marnie Baker, MD, MPH, FAAP – Medical Director, Performance Improvement, MemorialCare Medical Group; Member, Technical Measurement Committee, Integrated Healthcare Association

August 25, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | Video)
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hector Rodriquez, PhD, MPH – Professor of Health Policy and Management; Director, California Initiative for Health Equity & Action; CO-Director, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Cardiovascular Statistics and Health Disparities (Presentation | Video)
    • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH- Principal Investigator, Chronic Disease Control Branch Project Type, California Department of Public Health
  • Not Losing Sight of Hypertension Hiding in Plain Sight While Pivoting to COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency (Presentation | Video)
    • Jim Shultz, MD, MBA, FAAFP, DiMM, FAWM – Chief Medical Officer, Neighborhood Healthcare; Volunteer Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine and Public Health; Past President, San Diego County Medical Society
  • Q & A and Roundtable Discussion (Video)

June 23, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | Video)
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Novel Tools to Enhance Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease to Guide Prevention & Therapies (Presentation | Video)
    • Alan Remaley, MD, PhD – National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Section Chief, Lipoprotein Metabolism Laboratory, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch; Captain, United States Public Health Service
  • Leveraging Cardiovascular Therapeutics for Clinical Management & Proactive Prevention in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Video)
    • John Kane, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSF; Endocrinologist, Director, Adult Lipid Clinic, University of California, San Francisco Health
  • Q&A and Roundtable Discussion (Video)
    • Alan Remaley, MD, PhD – National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Section Chief, Lipoprotein Metabolism Laboratory, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch; Captain, United States Public Health Service
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
  • 2020 Rising Star Award – Celebratory Send-off for Bryan Vuong, Incoming UCLA Medical & Public Health Student; UC Berkeley Right Care Research Assistant Alumnus (2016-2020) (Presentation | Video)
    • UC Berkeley School of Public Health
      • Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH – Dean Emeritus School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Blue Cross of CA Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus, Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research (CHOIR); Prof. of Organization Behavior, Emeritus, Haas School of Business
      • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • UCSF Cardiology
      • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF
      • John Kane, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSF; Endocrinologist, Director, Adult Lipid Clinic, University of California, San Francisco Health
    • Stanford Neurology
      • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • UC Davis
      • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
    • David Grant USAF Medical Center
      • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region; Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic and Heart, Lung and Vascular Center, David Grant USAF Medical Center

May 26, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | Video)
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Updates on Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with COVID-19 (Presentation | Video)
    • June-WhaRhee, MD, FACC – Practicing Cardiologist with Specialty in Cardio-oncology; Instructor, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • UCSF Pharmacist on the Care team: A Focus on Inter-Professional Telehealth (Presentation | Video)
    • Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD – Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Innovation, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
  • Re-Engaging Patients in the Era of the COVID Pandemic (Presentation | Video)
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Q&A and Perspectives
    • Blue Shield of California; Health Plan Perspective: Scott Flinn, MD – Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Co-Founder Right Care University of Best Practices; Retired Navy Medical Officer (Presentation | Video)

April 28, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios
  • Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | Video)
    • Nirali Vora, MD– Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; AssociateProf., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD– Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Santa Clara County Public Health COVID-19 Perspective and Context (Presentation | Video)
    • Rhonda McClinton-Brown, MPH – Director, Healthy Communities Branch, Santa Clara County Public Health Department
  • Simplified Video Connectivity Tailored for Patient and Family Communication: A Family Perspective (Presentation | Video)
    • Claudine Woo, PhD– Facilitator & Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Intermountain Healthcare / HealthCare Partners In-Home Monitoring Pilot(Presentation | Video)
    • Riya Pulicharam, MD – National Medical Director for Population Health, Healthcare Partners
    • Steve Evans, MD– Vice President, Utilization Management and Quality Improvement, HealthCare Partners, Las Vegas
    • Kevin Zhao, MS, MBA– Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Harmonize Health
  • COVID-19 Patient Survivor Perspective from a UC Clinical Pharmacy Professor & TeleHealth Leader (Presentation | Video)
    • Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD – Professor & Vice-Chair of Clinical Innovation, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF
  • Smoking Cessation in the Era of COVID-19 (Presentation | Video)
    • Elisa Tong, MD, MA – Associate Professor of Medicine, UC Davis Health; Project Director, CA Quits
  • Perspectives from Public Health, Patients, & Health Systems
    • Santa Clara County Independent Practice Association (SCCIPA) Perspective: Carvel Tefft, MD, SFHM, MMM – Vice President of Medical Management, Pacific Partners Management Services, Inc. (Presentation | Video)
    • Big Data and AI Perspective: Tatyana Kanzaveli – Founder/CEO, Open Health Network; App Developer (e.g. American Heart Association My Cardiac Coach) (Presentation | Video)
    • UCSF Perspective: Eveline Stock, MD– Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, UCSF (Presentation | Video)
    • Stanford Perspective: Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University (Presentation | Video)

March 31, 2020

  • Introductions: (Video)
  • Insights on the Covid19 – Cardiovascular Nexus; Cardio-Diabetology; Plus Chronic Kidney Disease (Presentation | Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, California Chapter; Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis
  • Health System Perspectives on Coronavirus (Video)
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Eleanor Levin, MD, FACC, FAHA – Clinical Prof. of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center; Former Kaiser Permanente Northern California Chief of Cardiology; Chair of the Chiefs of Cardiology & Regional Director for Cardiac Rehabilitation
    • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
  • Agenda & Bios

February 25, 2020

  • Innovations in Exercise as Medicine and Tobacco Use Interventions
    • Abby C. King, PhD – Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center (Presentation)
    • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Video:

January 28, 2020

  • Leveraging Social Networks for Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure Control
    • Daniel Zoughbie, PhD – Founder, Microclinic International, a Not-for-Profit Development Organization; Lecturer, Global Studies, UC Berkeley (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Video:

October 29, 2019

  • Santa Clara Public Health, Kaiser Cardiology and Stanford Insights to Get Toward Zero Preventable Strokes, Heart Attacks and Diabetes Deaths and Disabilities
    • Successfully Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke at Kaiser Permanente
      • Eleanor Levin, MD, FACC, FAHA – Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center; Former Kaiser Permanente Northern California Chief of Cardiology; Chair of the Chiefs of Cardiology & Regional Director for Cardiac Rehabilitation (Presentation and Video requested to be not shared)
    • Santa Clara County Public Health: Preventing Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetes
      • Rhonda McClinton-Brown, MPH – Director, Healthy Communities Branch, Santa Clara County Public Health Department (Presentation; Video: Part 1)
  • Agenda; Bios

September 24, 2019

  • Molecular Insights and Emerging Therapies for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
    • Molecular Insights into Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Diseases
      • John Kane, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Endocrinologist, Director, Adult Lipid Clinic, UCSF Health (Presentation)
    • Emerging Therapies to Reduce the Impact of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
      • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco (Presentation)
      • Rose Pavlakos PharmD, BCACP – Program Pharmacist, UC San Francisco Health (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos:

August 27, 2019

  • Combating the Excess Risk of Diabetes and CVD in South Asians
    • Cardiometabolic Disease among South Asians: Findings from the MASALA Study
      • Alka Kanaya, MD – Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (Presentation: Part 1, Part 2)
    • Success in Santa Clara County: El Camino Hospital South Asian Heart Center
      • César R. Molina, MD, FACC – Cardiologist, Co-founder and Medical Director, South Asian Heart Center, El Camino Hospital (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos:

June 25, 2019

  • Early Cardiovascular Detection & A Path To Intervention
    • Groundbreaking Findings from the CARDIA Study & Impact of Coronary Artery Calcium on Young Adults
      • Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH – Director of Research Clinics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (Presentation)
    • Military Perspective: Practical Implementation Strategies for Getting Toward Zero
      • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic and Heart, Lung and Vascular Center, David Grant USAF Medical Center; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos:

May 28, 2019

  • Stanford Stroke Center & Stroke Awareness Foundation: Emerging Data, Therapies, and Patient Advocacy
    • Emerging Stroke Data and Therapies: Practical Implementation Strategies and Challenges
      • Gregory Albers, MD – Director, Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford Medical Center; Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center (Presentation)
      • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Patient Advocacy: Stroke Awareness Foundation
      • Chuck Toeniskoetter, MBA – Survivor & Patient Advocate; Founder, Stroke Awareness Foundation; 2018 Right Care Leadership Award Winner (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos: Unavailable

April 30, 2019

  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation: Approach & Vision for CVD, Stroke and Diabetes Prevention and Management (Presentation Part 1, Part 2)
    • Edward M. Yu, MD, CMQ, CPPS, CPE – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
    • Chhavi Mehta, MD – Associate Medical Director of Quality, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos:

March 26, 2019

  • Leaning Forward in Cardiology with Precision Medicine, Tech and AI
    • Updates from the World of Cardiology
      • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Assistant Prof., Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco (Presentation)
    • Technology and AI in Cardiology
      • Tatyana Kanzaveli – Founder and CEO, Open Health Network (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos:

February 26, 2019

  • Atrial Fibrillation’s Crucial Role in Stroke Prevention: New Approaches to Finding and Treating the Vulnerable to Improve Outcomes
    • Why Atrial Fibrillation Matters to Get Toward Zero
      • Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Silicon Valley University of Best Practices; Associate Prof., Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency, School of Medicine, Stanford University (Presentation)
    • Using Technology for Early Detection and Intervention of Atrial Fibrillation
      • Jacqueline Shreibati, MD, MS, FACC – Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor; Cardiologist (Presentation)
  • Agenda; Bios
  • Videos: (Introductions and the beginning of Dr. Vora’s presentation was not able to be recorded due to technical issues)

January 29, 2019

  • Proven Medication Bundling Strategy and Framework for Getting Toward Zero CVD Events
    • Proven Medication Bundling Strategy – ALL/TALL (Video)
      • Jim Dudl, MD – ALL Champion and Retired Diabetes Lead, Care Management Institute and Community Benefits, Kaiser Permanente
      • Winston Wong, MD, MS – Medical Director, Community Benefits, Director, Disparities Improvement and Quality Initiatives, Kaiser Permanente
    • Get Toward Zero Equation and National CVD framework
      • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Adjunct Prof., School of Medicine & Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Retired, Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
    • Around-the-Room Action Discussion: Quest to Get to Zero Preventable Heart Attacks, Strokes & Diabetes Deaths and Disabilities
  • Agenda
  • Videos: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

November 27, 2018

  • A Scientific Convening on Coronary Calcium’s role in ASCVD Precision Medicine
    • Co-Chair Vision, Welcoming Remarks (Presentation 1) (Presentation 2)
    • Family Perspective on Coronary Calcium Screening
      • Victoria Dupuy – Founder & Executive Director, No More Broken Hearts Foundation; Along with Survivors (Presentation)
    • Coronary Calcium Testing at the Stanford Preventive Cardiology Clinic
      • David J. Maron, MD – Director, Preventive Cardiology; Clinical Prof. of Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University
    • Evidence for Finding and Treating Atherosclerosis Before Patients are Symptomatic
      • Matthew Budoff, MD – Prof. of Medicine, Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology, School of Medicine, UCLA; Program Director, Division of Cardiology Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute; Steering Committee Member, Director CT Reading Center, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Trial (Presentation)
    • US Preventive Services Task Force’s Insufficient Evidence Recommendation & Next Steps
    • Payer Perspective
      • Scott Flinn, MD – Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former Co-Chair, San Diego Right Care University of Best Practices (while Arch Medical Group CMO); Former U.S. Navy Medical Officer
      • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – Board Certified Cardiologist & Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene; Los Angeles University of Best Practices Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative (Presentation)
    • Moderated Around-the-Room Q &A, Planning & Action Discussion: Silicon Valley Quest to Get to Zero Preventable Heart Attacks, Strokes & Diabetes Deaths and Disabilities
      • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Adjunct Prof., School of Medicine & Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS AHRQ; Retired, Associate Director, National Institutes of Health
      • David J. Maron, MD – Director, Preventive Cardiology; Clinical Prof. of Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University
  • Agenda
  • Videos: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7