Summits & University of Best Practices

Virtual University of Best Practices (2023)

Due to recommendations for social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus, we have moved all University of Best Practice meetings onto a virtual platform. You can find all of our materials and recordings for those virtual meetings below.

National Experts on the Coronary Artery Calcium Clinical Pathway, Incidental CAC & AI (June 12, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; Cardiovascular Disease Master Plan Steering Committee Member, CDPH
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Heart Attack & Stroke Master Plan Steering Committee; 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
    • Program Moderator: Eveline O. Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco
  • How can CAC Testing be Used to Inform the Use of Statin and Non-Statin Therapies to Reduce ASCVD Risk? (Presentation|Video)
    • Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FAHA – Immediate Past President, American Heart Association; Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine; Eileen Foell Professor of Heart Research; Professor of Preventive Medicine, Medicine, & Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Identification and Notification of Incidental Coronary Artery Calcification for Cardiovascular Prevention (Presentation|Video)
    • David Maron, MD – C.F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine; Chief, Stanford Prevention Research Center; Director, Preventive Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Co-chair, Right Care Technical Expert Group
    • Alexander Sandhu, MD, MS – Cardiologist, Stanford Health Care; Instructor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Joint Q&A  (Video)
  • Coronary Calcium Testing: Principles and Clinical Application (Video)
    • Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA  – Regional Chairman, Cardiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Georgetown University Hospital; Member, Board of Directors, MedStar Health; Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University; Professor of Medicine, Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD; Co-Founder, Society of Cardiovascular CT; Member, Board of Directors, Inteleos
    • Introduced By: Nathan Wong, PhD, FACC, FAHA – Professor and Director, Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, UC Irvine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, UCLA and UC Irvine
  • Q&A (Video)
    • Q&A Facilitator: Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Vice-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventive Cardiology, Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force

Prevention Strategies to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Health & Decrease Risk of Stroke (May 8, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; Cardiovascular Disease Master Plan Steering Committee Member, CDPH
    • Q&A Facilitator: Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Surveillance & Research Section; Director, Neurodegenerative Disease Registry, California Department of Public Health; Member, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group & Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Writing
  • Patent Success Story: Mother’s Rescue from Cardiac Arrest & Heart Failure Treatment (Video)
    • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Pharmacy Performance, Memorial Care Foundation & Medical Groups
  • Prevention in Women’s Cardiovascular Disease; Pregnancy & Reproductive Risk Stratification for Women’s Future Outcomes (Presentation|Video)
    • Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH – Deputy Editor, Cardiology, UpToDate; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, Pregnancy & Cardiac Treatment Program, University of San Francisco
    • Introduced by: Eveline O. Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center, University of California, San Francisco
  • Why Are Only 15% of Women Who Need it Taking Aspirin During Pregnancy? (Presentation |Video)
    • Sara Johnson, MD, FACOG – Clinical Obstetrician & Gynecologist, La Clinica de La Raza, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
  • Prevention of Women’s Stroke & Innovations in BP Management Leveraging EMR (Presentation|Video)
    • Christina Mijalski, MD, MPH – Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical School; Director, Stanford
    • Introduced By: Nirali Vora, MD – Co-Chair Right Care Technical Expert Group; Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology, Stanford Stroke Center; Director, Global Health Neurology; Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency
  • Q&A (Video)
  • Population Health, Collaborative Practices, & Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record (Video)
    • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Pharmacy Performance, Memorial Care Foundation & Medical Groups

Kaiser on LDL & AFIB Quality Improvement Projects (April 10, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; Cardiovascular Disease Master Plan Steering Committee Member, CDPH
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Heart Attack & Stroke Master Plan Steering Committee; 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
  • Improving Population Health: Kaiser’s Complete Care Model & Continuous Quality Improvement Projects (Presentation|Video)
    • Michael Kanter, MD, CPPS – Chair, Department of Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
  • LDL Sure Net Program – Is Everyone with an LDL > 190 Getting Treated? (Presentation|Video)
    • Introduction by: Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH – Director of Research Clinics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
    • Matthew Mefford, PhD – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiologist Research Scientist, Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern CA
    • Ronald D Scott, MD – Family Medicine, Culver Marina, West LA; National Clinical Lead Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Risk; Co-Lead Southern California Region, Vascular Health Quality Improvement Kaiser Permanente Southern CA
  • Q&A (Video)
  • Arrhythmias: Atrial Fibrillation – Kaiser Opportunities for Care Improvement
    • Nigel Gupta, MD – Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Principal Investigator, Department of Clinical Trials, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Presentation|Video)
    • Priscilla Salas – 3rd Year Medical Student, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (Presentation|Video)
  • Q&A (Presentation|Video)
    • Facilitated by: Steven Chen, PharmD – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. & Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, LA Region Right Care University of Best Practices & Technical Expert Group Member

UCLA, AMA & VA on Pre-Diabetes, Obesity & Diabetes: Shared Decision Making & National Efforts on Quality Measures (March 13, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; Cardiovascular Disease Master Plan Steering Committee Member, CDPH
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Heart Attack & Stroke Master Plan Steering Committee; 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
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Vice-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventive Cardiology, Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
  • Obesity, Prediabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes: Translating Evidence into Practice (Presentation|Video)
    • Part I: Implementing System Changes to Prevent Diabetes, Patient Centered Approaches
      • Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP – Director of Chronic Disease Prevention & Programs, Improving Health Outcomes, American Medical Association (AMA)
      • Janet Williams, MA – Senior Manager of Policy & Environmental Change, Improving Health Outcomes, AMA
    • Part II: Prediabetes: Overview of Evidence & Patient Centered Approaches
      • Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS – Associate Professor, Divisions of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine; Core Investigator, Health Service Research & Development, VA Greater Los Angeles
    • Part III: Type 2 Diabetes
      • Kenrick Duru, MD, MSHS – Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Discussion & Q&A (Presentation|Video)
    • Eveline Stock, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Associate Professor and Cardiologist, University of California San Francisco Cardiovascular Care & Prevention Center

Improving Health Outcomes by Tackling Health Disparities (February 13, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Tackling Disparities to Improve Outcomes (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; California Department of Public Health’s Cardiovascular Disease Comprehensive Action Plan Steering Committee Member
    • Keith Emmons, MD, MPH – Right Care University of Best Practices Facilitator & Co-Chair, Heart Failure Work Group; Medical Director, CenCal Health (Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo Medi-Cal Health Plan)
  • Bridging Evidence & Practice to Improve Cardiovascular Health (Presentation|Video)
    • Keith C. Ferdinand, MD – Professor of Medicine, Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology, Tulane School of Medicine; Former Chair & Chief Science Officer, Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), Chair, ABC Access to Care Initiative & Co-Chair, ABC CME Committee
  • National Disparities Landscape (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; Right Care Technical Expert Group Co-Chair
    • Introduced by: Edward Yu, MD – Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation; Founding Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Bay Area Silicon Valley University of Best Practices
  • State Efforts Underway to Reduce Disparities (Presentation|Video)
    • Richard Figueroa, MBA – Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
    • Introduced by: Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
  • Million Hearts: Aiming for Impact- Core Focus on Health Equity (Presentation|Video)
    • Laurence Sperling, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FASPC – Executive Director, Million Hearts; Founder, Heart Disease Prevention Center, Emory University School of Medicine; Katz Professor in Preventive Cardiology; Professor of Global Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Right Care Initiative 2022 Leadership Awardee for Precision Medicine in Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention
    • Introduced by: Right Care Director Hanley
  • Federal Centers for Disease Control Perspective (Presentation|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
    • Introduced by: Dr. Sperling
  • Pharmacist on the Care Team: Delivering Concrete Results for Patients (Presentation|Video)
    • Steven Chen, PharmD – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. & Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, LA Region Right Care University of Best Practices & Technical Expert Group Member
    • Introduced by: Janet Wright, MD, FACC
  • Patient Centered Outcomes & Accountability: One Provider Organization’s Actions to Address Disparities (Presentation|Video)
    • Parag Agnihotri, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Population Health, University of California, San Diego & Practicing Gerontologist; Co-Founder, Right Care Capitol Region University of Best Practices & Technical Expert Group member, Right Care Initiative 2019 Multi-Community Innovative Leadership Award Recipient; Centers for Medicare and Medicare Innovation Advisor
    • Introduced by: Right Care Director Hanley
  • Action Discussion (Presentation|Video)
    • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Surveillance & Research Section; Director, Neurogenerative Disease Registry, California Department of Public Health; Member, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group & Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Writing Group
    • Introduced by: William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices, and California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Cardiovascular Disease Comprehensive Action Plan Steering Committee; Specialty Delegate, American College of Cardiology California Chapter & California Medical Association; Director, CA ePCI Program, CA Dept. of Health Care Access & Information; Director, Prevention Forward Program & Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis

Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac Rehab with Stanford & UCSF (January 9, 2023)

  • Agenda|Bios|Video
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation|Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Invited Founding Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hypertension Roundtable; Cardiovascular Disease Master Plan Steering Committee Member, California Department of Public Health
    • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Vice-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventive Cardiology, Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
    • Eveline Oestreicher 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
  • Updated on Preventive Cardiology (Presentation|Video)
    • Eleanor Levin, MD, FACC, FAHA – Clinical Prof Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University; Former Kaiser Permanente Nor Cal Chief of Cardiology
    • Sandra Tsai, MD, MPH – Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine – Primary Care & Population Health, Stanford University
  • Reducing Barriers via Virtual & Hybrid Options to Increase Cardiac Rehab Utilization (Presentation|Video)
    • Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS – Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF School of Medicine; Director of UCSF MD/MAS program, UCSF Training in Clinical Research (TICR) Program
    • Michelle Murray, MSN, BS, RN, NBC-HWC – UCSF Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
  • Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
    • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 Heart Attack & Stroke Master Plan Steering Committee; 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

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