Los Angeles University of Best Practices

Los Angeles Right Care University of Best Practices Leadership

Oliver Brooks, MD, Immediate Past President, National Medical Association; Chief Medical Officer, Watts Healthcare; Medical Director, LA Care Health Plan; Chairman, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices – Los Angeles

Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices – Los Angeles

Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Co-Program Leader, Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Institute; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices – Los Angeles

Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA, Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Right Care Heart Failure Workgroup Leadership

Keith Emmons, MD, Co-chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Retired United Health Plan Medical Director

Cindy Giambrone, PharmD, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Memorial Care

(Hosted at RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA)

Management of Carotid Artery & Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease for Stroke Prevention (December 12, 2022)

• 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

  • 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

• Management of Intracranial Artery Atherosclerosis (Presentation|Video)
  • 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
• Management of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis (Presentation|Video)
  • Anirudh Sreekrishnan, MD, MHS – Vascular Neurology Fellow, Clinical Instructor, Neurology Stanford Hospital
• Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Optimal Medical Management & Lifestyle Therapy Approaches (OMT & TLC)
  • Surgical & Procedural

AFib, CVD Events & Sleep + Helpful Technology w/ Stanford & USC (November 14, 2022)

• 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
• Sleep’s Relationship to Cardiovascular Events
  • Katharine Sears Edwards, PhD – Cognitive Behavioral Therapist & Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine (Presentation|Video)
  • Fiona Barwick, PhD, DBSM – Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Sleep & Circadian Health Program, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (Presentation|Video)
• Innovations in Atrial Fibrillation Detection (Presentation|Video)
  • Marco Perez, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine; Co-Founder, QALY; Director, Stanford Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic; Co-Principal Investigator, Apple Heart Study
• A Patient’s Perspective on Sleep’s Relationship to Atrial Fibrillation (Video)
  • Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. & Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Prof. of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, LA Region University of Best Practices
• Managing Atrial Fibrillation to Prevent Strokes (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
• Closing Discussion (Presentation|Video)

Chest Pain Guidelines & CAC News from Denmark’s DANCAVAS RCT (October 11, 2022)

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome (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
• Chest Pain Guidelines (Presentation|Video)
  • Introduced by David Maron, MD – C.F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine; Chief, Stanford Prevention Research Center; Director, Preventive Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Martha Gulati MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC – President, American Society For Preventive Cardiology; Writing Committee Chair, 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/ SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation & Diagnosis of Chest Pain; Professor of Cardiology & Director of Prevention, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute; Associate Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center
• 10 min Q&A (Video)
• Danish Cardiovascular Screening Study (DANCAVAS): Interview Featuring 5 Year Results of a 10 Year RCT(Presentation|Video)
  • Axel Diederichsen, MD, PhD – Professor, Department of Cardiology, Odense Universitets Hospital, Denmark; Co Principal Investigator, DANCAVAS randomized controlled trial
  • David Maron, MD
  • Matthew Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA – Professor of Medicine, Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology, School of Medicine UCLA; Program Director, Division of Cardiology, LA Biomedical Research Institute; Steering Committee & Director, CT Reading Center, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Trial

Gundersen Health’s Practical Tips for Excellent HTN Control & Pharmacy Techs as Health Coaches with USC (September 12, 2022)

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome (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
  • William Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 CVD Master Plan Steering Committee; Specialty Delegate, CA American College of Cardiology and CA Medical Association; Director, California ePCI Program, Dept. of Health Care Access and Information; Director, Prevention Forward Program & Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
• Practical Tips for Excellent Hypertension Control and Insights on Coronary Calcium (Presentation|Video)
  • Michael Dolan, MD, FACP – Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Internal Medicine Physician, Gundersen Health System
• 10 min Q&A (Video)
• Utilizing Pharmacy Techs as Community Health Workers to Manage Hypertension (Presentation|Video)
  • Introduction by: Cindy Giambrone, PharmD
  • Steve Chen, PhamD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. & Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Prof. of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Co-Chair, LA Region University of Best Practices
  • Jessica Abraham, PharmD, APh – Director of Population Health, University of Southern California
  • Fabiola Barrera, Clinical Pharmacy Technician, CPT – University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy
• Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
  • Scott Flinn, MD – Lead, National Hypertension Control Roundtable Partnerships Team; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former US Navy Undersea Medical Officer with the Navy Seals
  • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, Memorial Care Foundation and Medical Groups

CKD Early Detection; CMS Medicare Star Ratings; Innovative Approach to Health Coaching with Undergraduates (August 8, 2022)

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome (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
  • 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; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 CVD Master Plan Steering Committee
• Chronic Kidney Disease & Screening: Identifying the Risks & Knowing Why it Matters (Presentation|Video)
  • Despina Kayichian, MD, MsHCA, MHA – Nephrologist, Former Chief Medical Officer, Venice Family Clinic
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Update: Medicare Advantage Star Ratings (Presentation|Video)
  • Introduction by: Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, Memorial Care Foundation and Medical Groups
  • Ashby Wolfe, MD, MPP, MPH – Chief Medical Officer, San Francisco, Seattle & Denver Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Regions 8, 9 & 10)
• Training Undergraduate Students as Health Coaches to Promote Lifestyle Change and Improve Blood Pressure (Presentation|Video)
  • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, FAAFP – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Professor, Adjunct, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Director of Research, Health Research for Action; Principal Investigator, UC Berkeley Hypertension Health Coaching Project
  • Edith Baca, BS, MPH Candidate – Graduate Student Researcher, Coordinator and Trainer, UC Berkeley Hypertension Health Coaching Project, Health Research for Action
• Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
  • 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

Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke (June 13, 2022)

• 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
• The Need for Low Literacy Health Education Material (Presentation|Video)
  • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Professor, Adjunct, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Director of Research, Health Research for Action
  • 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; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 CVD Master Plan Steering Committee
  • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventative Cardiology, Deputy Chief of Medical Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
• Pulmonary, Cardiovascular & metabolic Effects of Air Pollution (Presentation|Video)
  • John Balmes, MD – Pulmonologist, Critical Care Specialist, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences, UCSF; Professor, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) Divisions of Occupational & Environmental Medicine & Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Director, UC Berkeley Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health; Physician Member, California Air Resources Board
• Pediatric Asthma & Exposures to Particulate Matter, Pollution & Wildfire Smoke (Presentation|Video)
  • Stephanie Holm, MD, PhD, MPH – Co-Director of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit; Assistant Clinical Professor Volunteer, Medicine, UCSF
• Summary and Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)

Mother’s Day Monday Women’s CVD (May 9, 2022)

• 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
  • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Health Information and Statistics Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health; Member, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group & Women’s CVD Writing Group
• Women’s Cardiovascular Disease from the Veteran’s Administration’s Perspective (Presentation|Video)
  • Carolyn Clancy, MD, MACP – Assistant Under Secretary for Health Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration; Former Director, Agency for Healthcare
• Q & A Discussion (Video)
  • Facilitated by: Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
• Broken-Heart Syndrome (Presentation|Video)
  • Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC – 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; Leader, Right Care Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Writing Group
• Q & A Discussion (Video)
• Right Care Women’s CVD Writing Group (Presentation|Video)
  • Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
  • Catrina Taylor, PhD, MSPH
  • Sara Johnson, MD, FACOG – Clinical Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus
  • Eveline Oestreicher 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

AMGA HTN Measure Up Pressure Down (April 11, 2022)

• 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; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 CVD Master Plan Steering Committee
• AMGA Measure Up Pressure Down Hypertension Campaign (Presentation|Video)
  • Jerry Penso, MD, MBA – President and CEO, AMGA; Co-Founder; Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; 2009 Right Care Leadership Award Winner
  • John Cuddeback, MD, PhD – Chief Medical Informatics Officer, AMGA
• Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)

ISCHEMIA Trial Leaders on CVD Surgery vs Optimizing Medication (March 14, 2022)

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome (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
• California: Two Decades of Revascularization (Presentation|Video)
  • William 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; Chairman, California Department of Public Health’s 2022 CVD Master Plan Steering Committee
• COURAGE & ISCHEMIA Clinical Outcomes (Presentation|Video)
  • David Maron, MD – C.F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine; Chief, Stanford Prevention Research Center; Director, Preventive Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
• The Role of Revascularization in Optimizing Patients’ Symptoms, Function & Quality of Life (Presentation|Video)
  • John A. Spertus, MD, MPH – Clinical Director of Outcomes Research, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute; Professor of Medicine, Lauer Missouri Endowed Chair, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Federal Perspective & Economics (Presentation|Video)
  • Steven H. Sheingold, PhD – Director, Division of Health Financing Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services
• Payer Perspective on Incorporating Scientific Evidence into Payment Decision Policy (Presentation|Video)
  • Bob Plass, MD, MMM – Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Executive Committee, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Medical Policy Panel
• Summary and Q & A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
  • Robert Kaplan, PhD – Research Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University; Former Chief Science Officer US HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative Technical Expert Group; Former Associate Director, National Institutes of Health

Valentine’s Monday: Genetics, Family History in CVD & Hypertension; CAC as a Risk Stratifier + Support for COVID-Fatigued Health Teams (February 14, 2022)

• 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
• Family History as a Predictor of CVD Events & the Role of Genetics in Hypertension (Presentation|Video)
  • Donna K. Arnett, PhD, MSPH – Dean, University of Kentucky College of Public Health; Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Past Associate Dean & Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Past President, American Heart Association (AHA); Elected Fellow, AHA, American College of Epidemiology, American Epidemiological Society
  • Introduction by: 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
  • Facilitator of Q&A: Catrin Taylor, PhD, MSPH – Chief, Health Information and Statistics Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
• Evolution of Coronary Calcium Screening as a Tool for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment – Lessons Learned from MESA, CARDIA & Beyond (Presentation|Video)
  • Nathan D. Wong, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA, FASPC – Professor, Director, Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, UC Irvine; President, InterAmerican Heart Foundation; Past President, American Society for Preventative Cardiology
  • Introduction by William Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC
  • Facilitator of Q&A: Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH – Director of Research Clinics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
• Operational & Mental Well-being Support for COVID Fatigued Healthcare Teams (Presentation|Video)
  • Jeffrey J. Smith, Major, DSW – Behavioral Scientist and Faculty, Family Medicine Residency, David Grant Medical Center (DGMC); Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
  • Introduction by: Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Preventative Cardiology, Deputy Chief of Medical Staff, David Grant Medical Center, US Air Force
• Q&A Discussion (Presentation|Video)
  • Facilitator of Q&A: Joseph Sky

January 10, 2022

• 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
• COVID Update (Presentation|Video)
  • 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
• Addressing the Comorbidities of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Obesity (Presentation|Video)
  • Jonathan Q Purnell – Interim Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
• Ethnic Disparities in Obesity-Associated Metabolic Diseases (Presentation|Video)
  • Diana Alba, MD – Physician, UCSF Weight Clinic; Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, UCSF School of Medicine (Introduction by Dr. Jean Shahdadpuri)
• Discussion and Closing Remarks (Presentation| Video)

November 8, 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
• Heart Failure: Guidelines, Expert Pathways, & Inertia (Presentation|Video)
  • 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
• Heart Failure Medications: The Evidence from Clinical Trials (Presentation|Video)
  • Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD – Cardiologist, The Permanente Medical Group, San Fransisco; Associate Program Director for Research (Fellowship), Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Trials Program (CTP), Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (DOR)
• VA Telehealth Innovations for Heart Failure Outcomes Improvement (Presentation|Video)
  • Earl Tso, MD, FACP – Medical Director, Primary and Ambulatory Care, Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Clinical Associate Professor or Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine
• Discussion and Q & A (Presentation| Video)

October 11, 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
• Top 10 Dietary Strategies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction (Presentation|Video)
  • Geeta Sikand, MA, RDN, FAND, CDE, CLS, FNLA – Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Director of Nutrition, Preventative Cardiology Program, University of California, Irvine; Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Clinical Lipid Specialist, Fellow of the National Lipid Association
• Improving Sleep Quality to Reduce Fatigue & Lower Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes & Metabolic Disease (Presentation|Video)
  • Jeffrey J. Smith, Major, DSW – Behavioral Scientist and Faculty, Family Medicine Residency, David Grant Medical Center (DGMC); Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
• Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation| Video)

September 13, 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
  • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, and Director of Research, Health Research for Action, University of California, 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
  • Carol Zaher, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care LA UBP; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
• Meditation for Cardiac Prevention & Rehabilitation (Presentation|Video)
  • John W. Zamarra, MD, FACC – Practicing Cardiologist & Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine
• Implementation of Complete Cardiac Prevention & Rehabilitation: Is Telemedicine the Answer? (Presentation|Video)
  • Javier E. Lopez, MD, MAS – Associate Professor and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis
• Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation | Video)

August 9, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• 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
• Strategies to Prevent Acute Cardiovascular Events: Focus on Hypertension Control (Presentation|Video)
  • Hilary K. Wall, MPH –Senior Health Scientist, Million Hearts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Saving Lives and Money through a Cardioprotective Regimen (Presentation|Video)
  • Jean Shahdadpuri, MD, MBA – Emeritus Sr. Vice President for Medical Affairs, HealthNet/Centene; Managing Director, Nikai
• Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation | Video)

June 14, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Introduction (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
• Deploying Tech to Improve Diagnostics, Treatment, & Outcomes
  • Nirav Shah, MD, MPH – Senior Scholar, Stanford University Clinical Excellence Research Center; Director, STERIS Plc; Member, National Academy of Medicine; Member, HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030
• Deploying Pharmacist on the Care Team to Get Towards Zero Heart Attacks and Strokes(Presentation|Video)
  • Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – Co-Chair, Right Care LA UBP; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
• Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation | Video)

May 10, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Introduction (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
  • 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; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• The Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in the US & the World: Causes & Prevention(Presentation|Video)
  • Vito M Campese, MD – Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Co-Director, Kidney Research Center, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, USC Keck School of Medicine; Grand Officer, Order of the Star of Italy
• “Release the Pressure” African American Women’s Hypertension Program Update (Presentation|Video)
  • Oliver Brooks, MD – Co-Chair COVID-19 Vaccination Allocation Task Force; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Los Angeles University of Best Practices; Chief Medical Officer, Watts Healthcare; Immediate Past President, National Medical Association; Medical Director, L.A. Care Health Plan; Chairman, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
• Integration of Community Health Workers/Promotores as Members of the Health Care Team
  • Brendaly Rodriguez, MA, CPH – Director, Chula Vista Community Collaborative; Community and Stakeholder Engagement Liaison, Specialist in Social Impact & Patient-Centered Approaches; Immediate Past Co-President, Florida Community Health Worker Coalition; Advisory Committee Member, San Diego Border Area Health Education Center; Advisory Board Member, Patient & Family Centered Care Partners, Long Beach, CA; Board of Directors, Latinos for Healthcare Equity, New York (Presentation | Video)
  • Margarita Holguin, MPA – Founder and President, Consulting Solutions, LLC; Founder, San Diego County Promotores Academy; Founder, San Diego County Adelante Promotores Conference; Founding Co-Chair, San Diego County Promotores Coalition; Former Executive Director, Chula Vista Community Collaborative (Presentation | Video)

April 12, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Framework for Getting Toward Zero Preventable Heart Attacks and Strokes (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
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• Cardiovascular Health, the Cardiovascular Endgame, and 50 x 50 x 50(Presentation|Video)
  • Darwin Labarthe, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. – Founding Director, Division for Heart Disease; Stroke Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Professor of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Co-Director, International Ten-Day Teaching Seminars on Epidemiology; Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases; Founding Director, U.S. Ten-Day Seminars on the Epidemiology; Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
• CDC Perspective  (Presentation | Video)
  • Janet Wright, MD, FACC – Director (Acting), 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
• Q & A Discussion of Equation Components to Get Toward Zero Preventable Heart Attacks and Strokes: Facilitator: Robert Kaplan, PhD (Video)
• Lightening Round: Right Care Leaders on Equation Elements & Questions to Dr. Labarthe
  • Anthony Demaria, MD – Founding Co-Chair, original NHLBI funded pilot of Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices (subsequently renamed Be There San Diego); Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology and Founding Director, Sulpizio Heart Institute, UC San Diego School of Medicine (Presentation | 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 (Video)
  • 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 (Video)
  • Jim Dudl, MD – Right Care Faculty & Be There co-leader; Retired National Diabetes Champion, Kaiser Permanente (Presentation | Video)
  • 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 (Video)
  • 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 (Presentation | Video)
  • 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 (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 (Video)
• Statewide Chairman’s Perspective on the Equation (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
• Open Discussion with No Slides (Video)

March 8, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome and Statewide Updates (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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
• Introduction to Residual Risk Topics and Talks (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
• The REDUCE-IT Trial (Presentation|Video)
  • Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC– Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs; Professor, Harvard Medical School; Principal Investigator, REDUCE-IT Trial
• Eligibility and Preventable Cardiovascular Events in US Population (Presentation|Video)
  • Nathan Wong, PhD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FNLA, FASPC – Professor, School of Medicine & Department of Epidemiology; Director, UCI Heart Disease Prevention Program, School of Medicine; University of California, Irvine
• Cost-Effectiveness of Icosapent Ethyl (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
• Q&A and Discussion (Video)

February 8, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome and Introductions (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
• Translating Cardiovascular & Diabetes Disease Quality Metrics Into Improved Clinical Outcomes, Reduced Disparities, and Other Best Practices (Presentation|Video)
  • Michael Kanter, MD, CPPS – Professor and Chair, Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
• Blue Shield of California and MemorialCare Right Care Initiative Participation; Hypertension and A1c Metrics Challenges and Innovation Opportunities During COVID-19 (Presentation|Video)
  • 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
  • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, Memorial Care Foundation and Medical Groups
• Action Discussion with Participants and Leadership (Video)
  • 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
  • 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

January 11, 2021

• Agenda|Bios|Video
• Welcome and Statewide Updates(Presentation)
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• Governor’s Office Update (Presentation)
  • Richard Figueroa, MBA – Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
• Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout (Presentation)
  • 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
• Keynote: Lipid Management Best Practices (Presentation)
  • Eleanor Levin, MD, FACC, FAHA – Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine; Former Chief of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Nor-Cal
• Action Discussion with Participants and Leadership
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, Memorial Care Foundation and Medical Groups
  • 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 – 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

November 9, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation | Video)
  • 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 Co-founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Strategic Vision (Presentation | Video)
  • David C. Goff, MD, PhD – Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Former Dean and Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health; Former Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Wake Forest School of Medicine
• ISCHEMIA Trial Findings and Practice Implications (Presentation | Video)
  • David Maron, MD, FACC – Professor of Medicine, Director of Preventive Cardiology, Chief, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine; PI and Co-Chair, NHLBI-funded ISCHEMIA trial
• Patient Outcomes and Practice Implications Discussion – Moderated By: Robert Kaplan, PhD and William Bommer, MD (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
  • 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

October 12, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation | Video)
  • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, California Chapter; Clinical Professor of Medicine, and Director, Cardiology Noninvasive Services, University of California, Davis
  • Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative 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
  • Susan Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley; Director of Research, Health Research for Action
  • 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
  • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
  • 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
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Co-founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• Cardiac Amyloidosis Diagnosis, Significance to Heart Failure and Breakthrough Therapies (Presentation | Video)
  • Martha Grogan, MD – Director, Cardiac Amyloid Clinic, Division of Circulatory Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy for Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (Presentation | Video)
  • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Statewide Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, California Chapter; Clinical Professor of Medicine, and Director, Cardiology Noninvasive Services, University of California, Davis
• Public Health Policies for Preventing COVID-19: Vaccines, Tests, Distancing, and Public Trust (Presentation | Video)
  • 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
• Closing Remarks and Q & A (Video)

September 14, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | 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
  • Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
  • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-chair, Heart Failure Work Group, Right Care Initiative; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, MemorialCare Medical Foundation
  • Susan Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley; Director of Research, Health Research for Action
  • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care University of Best Practices; Chief of Cardiology and Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant USAF Medical Center
  • Matthew Wonnocott, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care University of Best Practices; Chief Medical Officer, Barton Health; (US Air Force Colonel Retired)
  • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• Policy and Evidence: Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Systems  (Presentation | Video)
  • Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH – CEO, HealthBegins; Member, California Future Health Workforce Commission
• Promotores (CHW) workforce development and utilization (Presentation | Video)
  • Maria Lemus – Founding Executive Director, Vision y Compromiso
• Collaborating with Health Care Workers (Presentation | Video)
  • Jessica Abraham, Pharm. D., APh, – Director of Population Health, USC
• Case Example 1: Integrating CHWs into a Multi-site Community Clinic-based Health System with Broad Plan Coverage (Presentation | Video)
  • Ilan Shapiro, MD – Medical Director, Health Education and Wellness, AltaMed
  • Jessica Solares, MPH, MCHES – Director, Health Education and Wellness, AltaMed
• Case Example 2: Integrating CHWs into a National Top 10 Medicaid Plan Based in Southern California (Presentation | Video)
  • Catherine Knox, RN, PHN, MSN – Clinical Director POS Integrated Care Management, Inland Empire Health Plan
  • Lily Lee, DrPH, MPH– Director of Promotores Academy and San Manuel Gateway College, Assistant Research Professor Loma Linda University
• Panel Q&A
  • Facilitated By: 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
• Breakout Sessions
  • 1. Oliver Brooks, Ilan Shapiro & Bob Trine
    2. Carol Zaher & Catherine Knox
    3. Keith Emmons, Susan Ivey & Alissa Maier
    4. Joseph Sky, Lily Lee & Claudine Woo
    5. Steve Chen, Don Hufford & Hattie Hanley
    6. Matthew Wonnacott & Maria Lemus
    7. Cindy Giambrone & Jessica Abraham
    8. William Bommer & Jessica Solares
  • Discussion Questions:
    1. What is one thing you heard/learned today that you could take back to your organization?
    2. What would you need to bring this work to your organization?
• Session Share Backs and Close

August 10, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation | Video)
  • William J. Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter;
  • Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP – UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
  • Anthony Demaria, MD – Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology, UC San Diego School of Medicine; Founding Co-chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices San Diego (subsequently renamed Be There San Diego)
  • Scott Flinn, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former US Navy Undersea Medical Officer with Navy Seals
  • Cindy Giambrone, PharmD – Co-chair, Heart Failure Work Group, Right Care Initiative; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk, MemorialCare Medical Foundation
  • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care University of Best Practices; Chief of Cardiology and Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant USAF Medical Center
  • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
  • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• The (Post-COVID) Future of Cardiovascular Prevention (Presentation | Video)
  • Laurence Sperling, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FASPC– Katz Professor in Preventive Cardiology; Professor of Global Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
• National Medical Association Collaborative ‘Release the Pressure’ Hypertension Campaign (with AMA, Association of Black Cardiologists, American Heart Association, and Minority Health Institute) (Presentation | Video)
  • Oliver Brooks, MD – President, National Medical Association; Medical Director, Watts Healthcare; Medical Director, L.A. Care Health Plan; Chairman, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
• CVD COVID-19 Nexus Right Care Leadership Commentary (Video)
  • Facilitator: Anthony Demaria, MD – Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology, UC San Diego School of Medicine; Founding Co-chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices San Diego (subsequently renamed Be There SD)
  • Scott Flinn, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former US Navy Undersea Medical Officer with Navy Seal
  • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Chief of Cardiology and Associate Chief of Staff, David Grant USAF
• Leveraging Data Warehouse (EMR, Medical Conditions, Drug Therapy, etc.) to Prioritize Telehealth Outreach to High Risk Patients During the Pandemic (Presentation | Video)
  • Linda Violas, BSN, RN – Executive Director ACO, MemorialCare Medical Foundation
• Leadership Commentary and Discussion Facilitation(Video)

June 8, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• Covid 19 Cardiovascular Nexus Updates; USC Center for Innovation; + UC Davis Telehealth
  • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation | 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
    • Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA – Professor, Adjunct, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley; Director of Research, Health Research for Action
    • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director & Co-Founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

May 21, 2020

• Agenda & Bios
• UCLA Women’s CVD + Telepharmacy @ Health Partners Minn.
  • Welcome, Introductions, and Chairpersons’ Remarks (Presentation | Video)
    • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA, Los Angeles UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene
    • Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
    • Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Co-Program Leader, Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Institute
    • Carol Peden MB ChB, MD, FRCA, FFICM, MPH, Los Angeles UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Executive Director, USC Center for Health System Innovation, Keck School of Medicine, USC
  • Statewide Right Care Initiative Updates (Presentation | Video)
    • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP, Co-founder and Director, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Introduction of Health Care Partners Team (Presentation | Video)
    • Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
  • Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Pharmacist Care to Improve Hypertension Control (Presentation | Video)
    • Karen Margolis, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Research, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN; Senior Medical Director, HealthPartners; Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Adjunct Appointment, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
    • Dan Rehrauer, PharmD, Senior Manager, HealthPartners Medication Therapy Management Program, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
  • Women’s Cardiology (Presentation | Video)
    • Tamara Horwich, MD, MS, Associate Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, UCLA; Medical Director, UCLA Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; Co-Director, UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Center Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center
  • Mother-Daughter Patient Story (Presentation | Video)
    • Riya Pulicharam, MD, National Medical Director for Population Health, Healthcare Partners
  • Perspective from USC (Presentation| Video)
    • Carol Peden MB ChB, MD, FRCA, FFICM, MPH, Los Angeles UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Executive Director, USC Center for Health System Innovation, Keck School of Medicine, USC
  • Perspective from LA County Dept of Public Health (Video)
    • Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Co-Program Leader, Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Institute
  • Q & A and Co-Chair Closing Remarks (Video)
    • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA, Los Angeles UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene

March 12, 2020

• Meeting Host Right Care LA Co-Chair Dr. Carol Zaher
  • Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA – UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene (Video)
• Cardiovascular, Influenza Nexus
  • 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 (Video)
• Virtual Learning on Diabetes and Heart Failure Management
  • Alissa Maier, MPH – Coordinator, Right Care Initiative LAUBP; Project Manager, USC Center for Health Systems Science & Innovation; Keck Medicine (Video)
  • Bernadette Mejia, PhD, MS, RD – Director of Preventive Health Services
    Watts Healthcare Corporation (Video)
  • Christopher Tompkins, MS, MBA – Health Promotion Manager, Clinical Strategy and Innovation, Anthem, Inc (Video)
  • Evan P. Kransdorf, MD, PhD – Cardiologist, Smidt Heart Institute, California Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai (Video)
• Around the Room Discussion (Video)
• Agenda; Bios; Presentation

January 16, 2020

• Making the Most of What We Already Have – Using Incidental Imaging Findings to Prevent MIs/Stroke @ Gundersen
  • Michael Dolan, MD, Executive Vice President, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse WI
• Overcoming Delays in Implementing Proven Practices – AAA Screening and Virtual Cardiac Rehab @ Kaiser Permanente
  • Michael Kanter, MD, CPPS, Professor and Chair, Dept of Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente
• Clinical Success Factors in the Heart Failure Clinic @ Kaiser
  • Sandra Koyama, MD, FACP, Kaiser Permanente Heart Failure Co-Lead, Kaiser Permanente California
  • Maria Taitano, MD, Kaiser Permanente Heart Failure Co-Lead, Kaiser Permanente California
• Agenda; Bios: Presentation
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9

October 17, 2019

• Advances in Preventive Cardiology & AHA/ACC Lipid Guidelines
  • Matthew Budoff, MD, FACC, 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
• In a HeartBeat – Silicon Valley Pilot Study
  • Victoria Dupuy, Founder & Executive Director, No More Broken Hearts Foundation
  • Bob Trine, MBA, Founder & CEO, Trineomics
• Agenda; Bios
• Video: Click here

September 26, 2019

• Agenda
• Pharmacist on the Care Team Legislative/Regulatory updates & the Value Added Approach of the CA Right Meds Collaborative–Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California (Presentation)
• Practical Steps to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes–Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP, FNLA, FAHA,Research Scientist, Clinical Lipid Specialist, Cardiology Nurse Practitioner, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Smidt Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute; Fellow, National Lipid Association; Fellow, American Heart Association (Presentation)
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

August 15, 2019

• Veteran’s Administration Tech for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Taking it Home–Earl Tso, MD, FACP, Medical Director, VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

June 17, 2019

• Agenda
• The Power of More Real Time Population and Individual Cardiovascular and Diabetes Data –
  Impact in Right Care Initiative Pilot in San Diego–Allen Fremont, MD, PhD, Physician Policy Researcher; Director, RAND Q-DART Project, RAND Corporation; Member, Right Care Technical Expert Group and Co-Principal Investigator
• Innovations in Cardiac Rehabilitation– Riya Pulicharam, MD, National Medical Director, Population Health Management & Clinical Outcomes, HealthCare Partners, Cesar Aranguri, MD, FACC, Chief, Cardiology Division, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Presentation 1, Presentation 2)
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

May 20, 2019

• Agenda
• Setting the Landscape: Congestive Heart Failure–Cindy Giambrone, PharmD, Co-chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Director, Performance Improvement and ACO Pharmacy Risk at MemorialCare Medical Group, Keith Emmons, MD, MPH, Co-chair, Right Care Initiative Heart Failure Work Group; Retired United Health Plan Medical Director, Shawni Smith, Regional Director, Quality & System Improvement, American Heart Association (Presentation)
• Innovations in Treatment for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure–Cindy Peters, RN, MSN, ACNP, Nurse Practitioner, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute, Long Beach Medical Center (Presentation)
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

March 20, 2019

• Agenda
• Innovations in Care Management: TALL/ALL Medication Bundle—Jim Dudl, MD, Retired Diabetes Lead  and Bundled Medication Champion, Care Management Institute and Community Benefits, Kaiser Permanente (Presentation)
• Results from the Hypertension Barbershop Project: Caring for the Patient in the Community–Florian Rader, MD, Co-Director, Clinic for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Aortopathies; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai,Steve Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California (Presentation)
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

February 21, 2019

• Agenda
• LA County Public Health Department: Programming to Impove Diabetic Patient Health–Jennifer Torres Mosst, PhD, MScPH, MSSW,Program Manager of Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies, Los Angeles Department of Public Health (Presentation)
• Innovations in Care for Patients with Diabetes–Norman Lepor, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Past President, California Chapter, American College of Cardiology; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; Attending Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute; Co-director, Cardiovascular Imaging, Westside Medical Imaging; Director of Clinical Research-Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles (Presentation)
• Discussant response and Perspective–Oliver Brooks, MD, Medical Director, Watts HealthCare Corporation; Incoming President, National Medical Association; Expert Commentator
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

January 17, 2019

• Agenda
• Blue Shield: Action Plan Updates for Improving CVD and DM Patient Outcomes-Scott Flinn, MD,Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California  (Presentation)
• Kaiser: Hypertension Care in an Integrated Health System-Joel Handler, MD, Staff Physician, Former National Hypertension Lead, Kaiser Permanente (Presentation)
• Health Net: Improved Patient Care Metrics for Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes–Jean Shahdapuri, MD, MBA, VP Medical Affairs, HealthNet California (Presentation)
• Video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

October 18, 2018

• Agenda
• Cardiovascular Advances and Best Practices to Prevent Unnecessary Suffering and Premature Death-Norman E Lepor, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Past President, California Chapter, American College of Cardiology; Clinical Professor of Medicine – Geffen School of Medicine-UCLA; Attending Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute; Co-director, Cardiovascular Imaging-Westside Medical Imaging; Director of Clinical Research-Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles  (Presentation)
• Heart Failure Innovations and Best Practices-Dael Geft, MD,Attending Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute (Presentation)
• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

September 20, 2018

• Agenda
• Honoring Dr. Allen Fremont—Lifetime Achievement Award: Allen Fremont, MD, PhD, Physician Policy Researcher; Director, RAND Q-DART Project, RAND Corporation
• LA Department of Public Health Cardiovascular Disease Data & Activities Update – Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices–Los Angeles; Director, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Co-Program Leader, Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• LA Heart Failure Fines and Statistics – Shawni Smith, Regional Director, Quality & System Improvement, American Heart Association (Presentation)
• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

August 16, 2018

• Agenda
• Diabetes Prevention & Management Strategies – Karol E Watson, MD, PhD, FNLA, FACCUBP, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program; Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Presentation)
• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

July 19, 2018

• Agenda
• Thoughts and Innovations on Adding a Pharmacist to the Clinical Care Team – Jan D. Hirsch, PhD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Chair, Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Steven W. Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs;William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, USC School of Pharmacy
• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

June 21, 2018

• Update from Heart Failure Workgroup and Context – Carol Zaher, MD, MPH, MBA, Medical Director, Health Net California Medical Management, Centene; Heart Failure Work Group Co-Chair
• Innovations to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes – Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation; Principal Investigator, Healthcare Innovation & Practice Transformation Laboratory;Visiting Professor of Innovation in Medicine, University of Toronto (Presentation)
• Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

May 17, 2018

• Agenda
• Women’s Cardiovascular Disease Update & Call to Action – Chloe Bird, PhD, MA, Senior Social Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Making Self-Management Support for Chronic Diseases: The Missing Piece to Improve Quality and Lower Costs – Neal Kaufman, MD, MPH, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Canary Health, Diane Davis, MPH, Senior Director, Health Self-Management Services, Partners in Care, Paula Lunde, MPH, CDE, Senior Program Manager, Blue Shield of California (Presentation)

February 15, 2018

• HealthNet’s Progress and Plans for Meeting Right Care Initiative Clinical Targets per Quality Improvement Merger Agreement with State of California DMHC – Jean Shahdadpuri, MD, MBA, Senior Medical Director, HealthNet/ Centene Corp
• Making Digital Work for Zero Preventable- Heart Attack, Stroke and Diabetic Complications – John Øvretveit, Director of Research and Professor of Health Innovation Implementation and Evaluation LIME/MMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

January 9, 2018

• Agenda
• Extending the Healthspan of those with Diabetes and Prediabetes – Anne L. Peters, MD, Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Programs
• Q & A, and Collaborative Action Discussion with Special Guest Commentator – John Øvretveit, Director of Research and Professor of Health Innovation Implementation and Evaluation LIME/MMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
• Videos: Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5

November 20, 2017

• Agenda
• Bringing Down Heart Attacks and Strokes through Deploying The Right Care Triangle of Promising Interventions – Anthony N. DeMaria, MD – Co-founder and Director, San Diego University of Best Practices; Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Founding Director, Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology; Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief, Journal of American College of Cardiology and Echocardiography
• Blue Shield’s progress and plans for meeting Right Care Initiative clinical targets per Quality Improvement Agreement with State of California DMHC – Scott Flinn, MD, Former Co-Chair, San Diego Right Care University of Best Practices (while CMO, Arch Medical Group); San Diego Regional Medical Director Blue Shield of California
• Videos: Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5

October 20, 2017

• Agenda
• Community Data (HSAG) – Lindsay Holland, MHA, Director, Care Coordination, HSAG (Presentation)
• Pain Management and Opioids – Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, BCACP, DAIPM, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, USC School of Pharmacy (Presentation)
• Cardiovascular Disease: Patient Perspective – Justus Decher, President/Founder/Technologist, MyVitalz™ (Presentation)
• Care Coordination for Heart Failure Patients – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FNLA, FACC, Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology, UCLA, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, USC (Presentation)
• Anticoagulants and Prevention of Adverse Drug Events – May Mak, PharmD, BCGP, CDE, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Director of Cardiac Anticoagulation Clinic, LAC/USC Medical Center (Presentation)
• Utilizing Nurse Practitioners to Enhance Partnerships With Nursing Homes and Home Health Agencies – Jeremy Ian Grosser, MD, Assistant Medical Director, Transitional and Supportive Care, Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Presentation)
• Organizational Assessment – Jennifer Wieckowski, MSG, State Program Director, HSAG and Lindsay Holland, MHA, Director, Care Coordination, HSAG (Presentation)

September 19, 2017

• Agenda
• Diabetes Management Strategies Effectively Deployed within One National Top Performer – Michael J. Dolan, MD, Executive Vice President, Medical Chief Operating Officer, Gunderson Health System (Presentation)
• Videos: Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4

August 17, 2017

• Kaiser Permanente Systemic Lipid Treatment and Risk Reduction – Ronald D. Scott, MD, Kaiser Permanente (KP) Southern California Cardiovascular Co-Lead, KP National Dyslipidemia Lead, Family Medicine, Complete Care, Culver Marina, West LA (Presentation)
• Reaching Front Line Teams For QI in The Community Clinic and Beyond – Lyndee Knox, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, L.A. Net Community Health Resource Network (Presentation)
• Videos: Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4

July 14, 2017

• Welcome and Overview – Roberto Madrid, MD, Vice President, Medical Group Operations, PIH Health, Mary Fermazin, MD, MPA,Chief Medical Officer, Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP, Director, Right Care Initiative, UC Berkeley School of Public Health (Presentation)
• Readmission Data- Joseph de Veyra, DNP, RN, PHN, PCCN, CNL, Executive Director, Care Coordination, HSAG (Presentation)
• Skilled Nursing Facility Value-based Purchasing – Lindsay Holland, MHA,Director, Care Coordination, HSAG (Presentation)
• Roadmap to Readmissions Reduction: Sharing Resources – Julia Slininger, BS, RN, CPHQ,Vice President, Regional Quality Network, Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) (Presentation)
• Community-Based Care Coordination Solutions – Sandy Atkins, MPA, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Partners in Care (Presentation)
• Whole Person Care – Clemens Hong, MD, MPH,Director, Whole Person Care; Medical Director, Community Health Improvement Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (Presentation)
• Understanding Preventability of Readmissions and Targeting Areas for Improvement – Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH, Director of Research, Division of Hospital Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine (Presentation)

June 16, 2017

• “Patient Story” – Victoria Dupuy, No More Broken Hearts Foundation
• “LA Firefighters 10 year CVD Reduction Success Story” – Matthew Budoff, MD, Professor of Medicine, UCLA, Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Program Director, Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute; and Captain Daniel J. Trevizo, Fit For Life Coordinator, LA County Fire Department
  (Presentation)
• Videos: Part 1|Part 2 |Part 3

May 19, 2017

• Agenda
• “Clinical Strategies for Multi-Cultural Patients” – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FNLA, FACC – UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program, Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Presentation)

April 17, 2017

• Agenda
• “Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: What’s New in Hypertension and Dyslipidemia” – Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FNLA, FACC – UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program, Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Presentation)
• Videos: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4

March 20, 2017

• “California’s Readmission Data and Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)” – Mary Fermazin, MD, MPA, Jennifer Wieckowski, MSG, State Director, HSAG and Lindsay Holland, MPH, Associate Director, Care Coordination, HSAG (Presentation)
• “Best Practices in Prevention of ADEs During Care Transitions” – Steven Chen, PharmD
  Presentation)
• “Care Coordination for Medically Complex Patients” – Margie Powers, MPH, MSW
  Presentation)
• “Readmission Reduction at the Skilled Nursing Facilities” – Michael Tehrani, MD
  CEO, Better Health Post Hospital Management & Transitional Care (Presentation)
• “Right Care Initiative—Catalyzed Pilot: Utilizing Pharmacists to Reduce Readmissions” – Jan D. Hirsch, PhD, BSPharm, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy; Chair, Division of Pharmacy; Executive Director, Partners in Medication Therapy; University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Presentation)

February 24, 2017

• “Disruptive Innovations to Achieve Right Specialty Care.” – Hal F. Yee, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, Chief Deputy Director, Health Services, Clinical & Medical Affairs, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (Presentation) (Video Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4 )

January 30, 2017

• “Achieving Change at Large Scale, Lessons for Improving Patient Outcomes From Around The World” – Carol Peden, MBChB, MD, MPH, UBP Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative; Executive Director, University of Southern California (USC) Center for Health System Innovation, Keck School of Medicine, USC
• Los Angeles Call to Action: LaVonna Blair Lewis, PhD, MPH, Teaching Professor of Public, Policy, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (Video Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5)

August 26, 2016

• “Comorbid Depression in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes” – Daniel Suzuki, MD, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, USC Keck School of Medicine, Clinical Adjunct Professor/Faculty, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Medical Director, Las Encinas Hospital, Pasadena, CA. (Presentation) (Video Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5)

July 29, 2016

• “The Role of Physical Activity in Cardiometabolic Health” – Robert Sallis, MD, FAAFP, FACSM, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine; Co-Director, Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA. (Presentation)

June 24, 2016

• “L.A. Care Practice Transformation Network and Strategic Initiatives” – Clayton Chau, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Behavioral Health and Care Management Services, L.A. Care Health Plan; Co-Principal Investigator, CMMI Grant; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Whitney Franz, MPH, RD, QI Program Manager, HIT Department, L.A. Care Health Plan. (Presentation) (Video Part 1 | Part 2)
• L.A. Care End of Life Options Conference

May 20, 2016

• “Coronary Calcium Scoring for Risk Stratification and Guidelines” – Matthew Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac CT, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA. (Presentation)
• “Keeping Families Together” – Victoria Dupuy, Founder/Executive Director, No More Broken Hearts. (Presentation)

April 29, 2016

• “Health Care Delivery System Transformation: Moving from Volume to Value” – Ashby Wolfe, MD, MPP, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Region IX
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Presentation)

March 25, 2016

• “Local Efforts to Scale the National Diabetes Prevention Program” – Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, Jennifer Torres, MSSW, MPH, PhD. Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, LA Health Agency. (Presentation)
• “Amplifying the National Prediabetes Awareness PSA Campaign” – Mary N. Rousseve, Communications Lead, Prevention First (1305) and Lifetime of Wellness (1422). (Presentation)

January 15, 2016

• “New Approaches for Treating Challenging Patients with Diabetes” – Anne Peters, MD, Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Programs. (Presentation) 

October 16, 2015

• “Intensive Outpatient Care Program CARE Connect” – Pat Brydges RN, MHA, ACM Regional Vice President, Care Integration; Elisol McKim RN, BSN, CCM Care Manager, Care Connect; Misty J Rydelski, MD Internal Medicine, Utilization Medical Director. (Presentation) 

September 18, 2015

• In this session, Mercy Medical Group’s chief medical officer, Dr. Alan Ertle describes a simple, yet effective approach for assessing physician and staff member knowledge on achieving blood pressure control. Dr. Ertle demonstrates how he used these results to stimulate a comprehensive, organization-wide hypertension initiative that incorporates evidence-based protocols from Measure Up/Pressure Down®. Additionally, UCLA Faculty Practice’s medical director and co-chair of the Right Care Initiative, Dr. Robin Clarke, provided an update on their approach to cholesterol management. 

August 28, 2015

• Dr. James Schultz discusses how using data to tell a story, harnessing the right partnerships, maximizing staff utilization, and mastering your workflow can be effective in providing high-quality care to underserved populations. Dr. Schultz goes beyond the commonly cited barriers in treating low-income patients, and instead explore how to effectively address health literacy challenges, language barriers, and cultural sensitivities to get results. He also describes how practitioners can leverage success as a vehicle for increased funding opportunities. 

July 31, 2015

• Dr. Karol Watson discusses the rationale and science related to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults as well as the practical application of the associated Hypertension Management Algorithm. 

June 26, 2015

• “Understanding PQRS and the Value-Based Modifier: CMS’ Plan to Achieve High Value Care through Transforming Payment Systems” – Dr. Ashby Wolfe, Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Region 9. (Presentation) 

April 24, 2015

• “Improving Healthcare Quality and Safety While Reducing Costs Through Clinical Pharmacy Service Integration” – Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Innovation, AltaMed Health Services; Steven W. Chen PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, Associate Professor and Chair, Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomics and Policy, Hygeia Centennial Chair in Clinical Pharmacy, Co-Chair Emeritus, HRSA Patient Safety & Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative; Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP, Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Director, USC Telehealth Medication Therapy Management Program.
  (Presentation) 

March 27, 2015

• “Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home: cultural values based performance to manage chronic disease” – Hector Flores, MD
  Family Care Specialists Medical Group. (Presentation)

February 27, 2015

• Presentation for the Right Care Initiative – Michael H. Kanter, MD, Medical Director of Quality & Clinical Analysis, Southern California Permanente Medical Group. (Presentation)

January 30, 2015

• “Treating Diabetes to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk” Anne Peters, MD, Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Programs. (Presentation) 

November 21, 2014

• “Improving outcomes for the moderate risk cohort: Can information technology help?” Neal Kaufman, MD, MPH, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health; Chief Medical Officer, DPS Health. Sandy Atkins, MPA, BA, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Partners in Care Foundation. (Video)

September 26, 2014

• “Medicare Quality Improvement and Provider Technical Assitance: An Overview of the Next Five Years” Mary Fermazin MD, MPA, Chief Medical Officer. Chad Vargas, MHA Candidate, Associate Director, Care Transitions and Special Projects. (Presentation)
• “Motivational Interviewing: Underlying Theory, Supporting Evidence, Example in Practice (MyMEDS)” O. Kenrik Duru, MD, MSHS, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Janet Chon, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist, UCLA Health System. (Presentation)

August 22, 2014

• “ACTIVE Diabetes Program.” Cassidy Tsay, MD, MBA, Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California. Andrea De Coro, PharmD, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services, HCC/RAF, Greater Newport Physicians, Independent Practice Association, MemorialCare Medical Foundation. Kristi March, PharmD, BCPS, Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Services, Greater Newport Physicians, Independent Practice Association, MemorialCare Medical Foundation. Sogol Philipson, MSW, Clinical Social Worker for the ACTIVE Diabetes Program, Greater Newport Physicians, Independent Practice Association, MemorialCare Medical Foundation. (Video) (Presentation)

July 25, 2014

• “Know Your Digits! Be in Control: Hypertension in LA County.” Roberto Vargas, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
  UCLA CTSI Community Engagement in Research Program, “Hot Spot” Analysis Team. (Video) (Presentation) (Community Partner PDF) (Corporate Partner PDF) (Consumer Fact Sheet (English)) (Consumer Fact Sheet (Spanish)) (Pledge Form PDF)

June 27, 2014

• “Culturally Sensitive Care Beyond the Doctor-Patient Visit.” Aurora Galindo-Simental, BS CHES, Health Educator/Promotora. HealthCare Partners Medical Group. (Presentation)
• “Beyond the Doctor-Patient Visit: Diabetes Group Appointments and Other Strategies at HealthCare Partners.” Cozzette Lyons MD, Internist, Physician Champion-DGAs. HealthCare Partners Medical Group. (Presentation)

May 30, 2014

• “Bringing it All Together: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.” Gregg C. Fonarow, MD FACC, FAHA, Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science. Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center. Co-Director UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program. Clinical Co-Chief, UCLA Division of Cardiology. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. (Presentation) (Video)

April 22, 2013

• Working Towards a Heart Attack and Stroke Free Zone–Anthony DeMaria, MD, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of the American College of Cardiology; Chair, San Diego Right Care University of Best Practices; Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology, UCSD School of Medicine

• The Right Care Initiative Model: A Statewide Effort to Improve Cardiovascular and Diabetes Care–Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH, Barbara A. Levey & Gerald S. Levey Endowed Chair Professor of Medicine & Health Policy and Management, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA & UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

• HSAG of California’s Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities Project–Mary Fermazin, MD, MPA, HSAG of California Chief Medical Officer

July 26, 2013

• Diabesity Prevention and Management- Dr. Francine Kauffman, USC