Sacramento University of Best Practices

Sacramento Capital Region Right Care University of Best Practices Leadership:

William J. Bommer, MD, Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis; Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices

Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Chief, Cardiology, Medical Director Metabolic Clinic, Medical Director Heart, Lung and Vascular Center, David Grant USAF Medical Center; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices;

Matthew P. Wonnacott, MD, Medical Director, Barton Community Health Center; Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices

Neal Kohatsu, MD, MPH, Program Evaluator & Health Strategist, Institute for Population Health Improvement, UC Davis Health; Former Chief Medical Officer, Medi-Cal; Right Care Ambassador at Large

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

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

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  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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
  • Innovations in Atrial Fibrillation Detection (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))

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

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
  • Danish Cardiovascular Screening Study (DANCAVAS): Interview Featuring 5 Year Results of a 10 Year RCT(Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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)

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  • Welcome (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • Michael Dolan, MD, FACP – Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Internal Medicine Physician, Gundersen Health System
  • 10 min Q&A (Video(link is external))
  • Utilizing Pharmacy Techs as Community Health Workers to Manage Hypertension (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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)

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  • Welcome (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • Despina Kayichian, MD, MsHCA, MHA – Nephrologist, Former Chief Medical Officer, Venice Family Clinic
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Update: Medicare Advantage Star Ratings (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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)

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  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))

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

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  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • Facilitated by: Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
  • Broken-Heart Syndrome (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
  • Right Care Women’s CVD Writing Group (Presentation|(link is external)Video(link is external))
    • 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)

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  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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|(link is external)Video(link is external))

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

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  • Welcome (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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)

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  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • Facilitator of Q&A: Joseph Sky

January 10, 2022

November 8, 2021

October 11, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)| Video(link is external))

September 13, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome & Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • Javier E. Lopez, MD, MAS – Associate Professor and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis
  • Closing Remarks and Q & A (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))

August 9, 2021

June 14, 2021

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  • Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))

May 10, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Introduction (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))

April 12, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Framework for Getting Toward Zero Preventable Heart Attacks and Strokes (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
  • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • Jim Dudl, MD – Right Care Faculty & Be There co-leader; Retired National Diabetes Champion, Kaiser Permanente (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
  • Statewide Chairman’s Perspective on the Equation (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))

March 8, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))

February 8, 2021

  • Agenda(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome and Introductions (Presentation(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external)|Bios(link is external)|Video(link is external)
  • Welcome and Statewide Updates(Presentation(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • Richard Figueroa, MBA – Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
  • Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout (Presentation(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) & Bios(link is external)
  • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • 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(link is external))
      • 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(link is external) & Bios(link is external)
  • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))

September 14, 2020

  • Agenda(link is external) & Bios(link is external)
  • Chairperson’s Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH – CEO, HealthBegins; Member, California Future Health Workforce Commission
  • Promotores (CHW) workforce development and utilization (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • Maria Lemus – Founding Executive Director, Vision y Compromiso
  • Collaborating with Health Care Workers (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • 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(link is external)
  • Welcome and Statewide Updates (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • 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(link is external))
    • 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(link is external) | Video(link is external))
    • Linda Violas, BSN, RN – Executive Director ACO, MemorialCare Medical Foundation
  • Leadership Commentary and Discussion Facilitation (Video(link is external))

June 8, 2020

  • Agenda & Bios(link is external)
  • Covid 19 Cardiovascular Nexus Updates; USC Center for Innovation; + UC Davis Telehealth
    • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • 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 11, 2020

April 13, 2020

  • Cardiovascular Aspects of COVID-19 & Including Pharmacist on the Care Team, with Health System perspectives
    • Welcome and Statewide Introductions (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • Hattie Rees Hanley, MPP – Director and Co-founder, Right Care Initiative, Center for Healthcare Organizational and Innovation Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
    • Right Care Capital Region Chairman’s Remarks (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • 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
    • Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19 Nexus Context (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region; Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic and Heart, Lung and Vascular Center, David Grant USAF Medical Center
    • Cardiovascular Aspects of COVID-19 (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • Anthony DeMaria, MD – Founding Co-chair, Right Care University of Best Practices, San Diego; Judith and Jack White Chair in Cardiology, UCSD School of Medicine; Be There SD Co-Founder & Chairman; Former Editor in Chief, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    • Innovations in the Era of Coronavirus (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • Michael Hochman, MD, MPH – Director, USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science and Innovation; Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
    • Pharmacists on the Care Team During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Presentation(link is external) | Video(link is external))
      • Steven 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
    • Community Perspectives on COVID-19 and Pharmacists on the Care Team Panel (University of California, Care More, Alta Med) (Video(link is external))
      • Moderator: Michael Hochman, MD, MPH – Director, USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science and Innovation; Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center
      • Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS – Co-Program Leader for the Population Health Program at the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
      • Ilan Shapiro, MD, FAAP, FACHE – Medical Director of Health Education and Wellness, AltaMed Health Services (FQHC) (Presentation(link is external))
      • Gabe Waterman, MD, MBA – Chair, COVID Taskforce and Extensivist Physician at CareMore Health (Medicare Advantage Plan for Frail Elderly); Caremore-Gehr Fellow in Health Systems Science; Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (Presentation(link is external))
    • Q & A, Co-Chair Closing Remarks & Additional Commentary and Discussion (Video(link is external))
  • Agenda(link is external); Bios(link is external)

March 9, 2020

February 10, 2020

  • Celebrating Local Progress on Critical Metrics for Preventing and Better Managing Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
    • Capital Region Clinical Improvement Metrics Improvement & Stroke Statistics(Presentation(link is external))
      • William J, Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
    • One Stroke Survivor’s Case History Demonstrating Importance of Strong Coordination Between Paradise providers and the UC Davis Stroke Program(Presentation(link is external); Video(link is external))
      • Elizabeth Helms, CEO – Chronic Care Coalition, Video and Patient Introduction
      • Bruce Baldwin –Survivor and Patient Advocate
    • Local Progress in Achieving Clinical Improvement Metrics:
      • Mercy Medical Group/ Dignity Health (Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Management)(Presentation(link is external))
        • Ben Balatbat, MD, FACP – Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Medical Group
        • Mar Aikman, RN, BSN, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP, CDE, APh – Supervisor, Clinical Pharmacy, Dignity Health
      • Sutter IPA (Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure Control Among Diabetics) (Presentation(link is external))
        • Jose Arevalo, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Independent Physicians
      • UC Davis (Blood Pressure Control, including for the Diabetic Population)(Presentation(link is external))
        • William J, Bommer, MD, FACP, FACC – Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
    • CDC Prevention Forward Grant Discussion (Presentation(link is external))
      • Jessica Nunez de Ybarra, MD, MPH – Chronic Disease Control Branch Chief, California Department of Public Health
  • Agenda(link is external); Bios(link is external)
  • Videos:

January 13, 2020

October 14, 2019

September 9, 2019

August 12, 2019

June 10, 2019

May 13, 2019

April 8, 2019

March 13, 2019

February 11, 2019

January 14, 2019

November 19, 2018

  • Kaiser Hypertension Best Practices – Kristen Robinson, MD – Chief, North Valley Area (Sacramento/Roseville) Chronic Conditions Management, Kaiser Permanente (Presentation(link is external))
  • Annual Progress Report from Blue Shield – Scott Flinn, MD – Regional Medical Director, Blue Shield of California; Former Co-chair Right Care University of Best Practices, San Diego; Retired Navy Medical Officer (Presentation(link is external))
  • Annual Progress Report from Health Net – Jean Shahdadpuri, MD, MBA – Vice President, Senior Medical Director, Health Net of California (Presentation(link is external))
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • Video: Here(link is external)

October 8, 2018

September 10, 2018

August 13, 2018

July 9, 2018

  • Honoring our Co-Founder with our Community Leadership Award – José A. Arévalo, MD, FAAFP –  Founding Chairman, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Independent Physicians; President, Latino Physicians of California; and past president, Sierra Sacramento Medical Society
  • Advances in Cardiovascular Health for Women over the Past Decade: Guidelines Recommendations for Practice – Amparo C. Villablanca, MD – Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program Frances Lazda Endowed Chair, Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine (Presentation(link is external))
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • Videos: Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external)

June 11, 2018

May 14, 2018

February 12, 2018

  • What Can We Learn From the Prevention Strategies Used For Presidents, Astronauts, Pilots, and Firefighters? – Joseph Sky, MD, FACC LtCol, Chief of Cardiology, David Grant Medical Center, United States Air Force, Travis Air Force Base
  • Firefighter’s Heart Attack Prevention Experience from Around the USA – H. Robert Superko, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAACVPR, Prima Heart Clinic, Monterey, California (Family Heart Disease, Genetics)
  • Building a More Robust Firefighter Cardiovascular Wellness Program in Sacramento (Panel Discussion)

January 8, 2018

  • Special CDC Announcement – Betsy L. Thompson, MD, MSPH, DrPH, Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative University of Best Practices; CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service and Deputy Regional Health Administrator, Region 9, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Coronary Calcium Scanning for Prevention Action – William J. Bommer, MD, Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis (Presentation(link is external))
  • Scale-up easy: enabling broad-based take up of effective interventions for reducing heart attack, stroke and diabetic complications- John Øvretveit, Director of Research and Professor of Health Innovation, Implementation and Evaluation, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (Presentation(link is external))
  • Advancing Understanding of Women’s Health and Cardiovascular Disease Perspective–
    Chloe Bird, PhD, Senior Sociologist, RAND Corporation; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Special Advisor, NIH Office of Women’s Health (Presentation(link is external))
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • Videos: Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external)

December 11, 2017

November 13, 2017

October 9, 2017

September 11, 2017

August 14, 2017

  • Million Hearts Update and Why Flu Vaccination Matters – Betsy L. Thompson, MD, MSPH, DrPH – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service and Deputy Regional Health Administrator, Office of the Regional Health Administrator, Region 9, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Presentation(link is external))
  • Developing an Accountable Community for Health to Address Heart Disease – Debra Oto-Kent, MPH – Executive Director of the Health Education Council (HEC) (Presentation(link is external))
  • Enhancing Western Medicine’s CVD Care with Wisdom from the Blue Zones: A Practical Clinical Model – Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC – Chief, Cardiology, and Medical Director, Metabolic Clinic, and Heart, Lung & Vascular Center,
    David Grant Medical Center, United States Air Force
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • VIDEOS: Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external)

July 10, 2017

  • Getting to Zero Preventable Premature CVD Events,
    A Strategic Discussion
    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
  • William J. Bommer, MD – Co-Chair, Right Care Initiative Capital Region University of Best Practices; Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis
  • VIDEOS: Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external), Part 5(link is external)

June 12, 2017

  • Sacramento and Statewide Stroke Statistics
    Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • A Survivor’s Santa Clara Stroke Care Improvement Success Story
    Chuck Toeniskoetter, MBA, Founder & Chairman, Stroke Awareness Foundation
  • New Statewide Stroke Regulations & Sacramento EMS Update:
    Dan R. Smiley, Chief Deputy, State of CA Emergency Medical Services Agency
  • Sacramento County EMS Update
    Hernando Garzon, MD, FACEP, Medical Director, Sacramento County EMS; David Magnino, B.S/EMT-P, Sacramento EMS Administrator
  • Sacramento Stroke Directors Panel, Opportunities and Challenges:
    Moderator: William J. Bommer, MD, Executive Committee, American College of Cardiology, CA Chapter; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis., Lucian Maidan, MD, Dignity Health, Mercy San Juan Medical Center., Jonathan Hartman, MD, Kaiser Permanente ., Richard Atkinson, MD, Sutter Health., Kwan NG, MD, PhD, UC Davis Health System
  • American Heart/ Stroke Association – Sacramento Quality Improvement Activities and Resources Mick Smith, EMT-P, FF 1 & 2, BA, Senior Regional Director, Quality and Systems Improvement, Northern CA, Oregon and Northern Nevada
  • VIDEOS: Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external), Part 5(link is external), Part 6(link is external)

May 8, 2017

  • Peripheral Vascular Disease – Elevating PCP Awareness and Facilitating Patient Diagnosis at Mercy Medical Group – Khuram Arif MD, MBA, Medical Director, Managed Care, Mercy Medical Group
  • Overcoming Barriers To Save Costs And Improve Outcomes For Medically Complex Patients
    Margie Powers, MSW, MPH, Director, Medically Complex Patients Programs, Pacific Business Group on Health
  • Agenda(link is external)

April 10, 2017

  • Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and Care Coordination – Mary Fermazin, MD, MPA, Chief Medical Officer, HSAG
  • Readmissions from a Post-Acute Care Perspective – Terry Hill, MD, FACP, Vice President, Performance Strategy, Hill Physicians Medical Group
  • Integrating Pharmacists Into the Care Coordination Team by Utilizing Health Information Exchange –  Josie Wong, MSN, RN, PHN, Senior Manager, ACO Clinical Technology, Blue Shield of California
  • Care Coordination for Medically Complex Patients –  Diane Stewart, MBA,
    Senior Director, California Quality Collaborative, Pacific Business Group on Health
  • UC Davis MARQUIS Program – Mithu Molla, MD, MBA, FACP, Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, UC Davis Health System
  • Videos – Part I(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external), Part 5(link is external), Part 6(link is external), Part 7(link is external)

March 13, 2017

February 13, 2017

January 9, 2017

December 12, 2016

  • Better Care for Diabetic and Heart Disease High Utilizers Through Community Hot Spotting and Enhanced Care Coordination – Rodney Hood, MD, FACP, President, Multi-Cultural Medical Group, IPA & Multi-Cultural Health Foundation – 2016 Right Care Initiative Leadership Award recipient
  • Videos – Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external)

October 10, 2016

September 12, 2016

  • Don’t Wait Until After the Attack: Effective Screening and Medication/Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk – Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine, UCLA Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology; Program Director, Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
  • Keeping Families Together Using Available Science – Victoria Dupuy, Founder, No More Broken Hearts Foundation
  • How Independent Medical Review can assist with availability of medical breakthroughs –  Mary Watanabe, DMHC Deputy Director, Health Policy and Stakeholder Relations
  • Videos – Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external)

August 8, 2016

  • Initial San Diego University of Best Practices Pilot: Driving Down Heart Attacks Through Healthy Coopetition with Performance Data Coupled with Best Practices Sharing from High Performing Innovators – Allen Fremont, MD, PhD, University of Best Practices San Diego Data Group Leader; RAND Natural Scientist and Sociologist; Director, Q-DART Project (hot-spotting to improve quality)
  • Videos – Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external)

July 11, 2016

June 13, 2016

  • National Pre-Diabetes Campaign & Diabetes Prevention Program – Mary Rousseve, Communications Lead, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, National Pre-Diabetes Campaign & Diabetes Prevention Program Presentation(link is external)
  • A scientific review of the effectiveness of mobile phone applications to support patient medication management for improved outcomes – Kirby Lee, PharmD, MA, MAS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
  • Videos – Part 1(link is external) | Part 2(link is external) | Part 3(link is external) | Part 4(link is external)

May 2, 2016

  • How the DMHC Help Center Can Assist Consumers and Providers(Quick Resolutions, Independent Medical Reviews, and more) – Mary Watanabe, Deputy Director, Health Policy and Stakeholder Relations, California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)
  • California’s Paul Coverdell Stroke Registry Grant and its Three-fold Approach to Improve Patient Outcomes – Janet Bates, MD, MPH, Chief, Data and Information Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health; CDPH Stroke Lead
  • Agenda(link is external)

April 11, 2016

March 14, 2016

  • Silicon Valley Executive’s Recommendations for Stroke Prevention, Screening and Care Improvement: A Stroke Survivor’s Perspective – James Maloney, Retired Executive Vice President, Intel Corporation; AHA Board Member
  • Innovations for High Risk Stroke Patients & Folsom Fire Pilot – Jim Roxburgh, MPH, RN, RRT, Director, Dignity Health Telemedicine Network
  • Alan J. Shatzel Jr., DO, FAASM, President & Chairman, Mercy Medical Group Inc.; Medical Director, Dignity Health Neurological Institute and Dignity Health Telemedicine Network
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • Video(link is external)

February 8, 2016

  • Community Efforts at Hypertension Control and Northern California Kaiser’s Approach to Improved Stroke Care: The “Stroke Express” (Expedited Process for Evaluating and Stopping Stroke) – Jeff Klingman, MD, Chair of Chiefs of Neurology, Nor. Cal. Kaiser Permanente
  • Strokes – An Update from Academia & Facilitated Discussion of Potential for Stroke Prevention & Improved Management Pilots – Elizabeth Malcolm, MD, MSHS, Director of Implementation and Evaluation, Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center & The Stanford Stroke Squad
  • Agenda(link is external)
  • Video Part 1(link is external), Part 2(link is external), Part 3(link is external), Part 4(link is external)

January 11, 2016

  • Private Medical Group Data and Strategic Planning Meeting for Reducing and Better Managing Heart Attack, Stroke, Diabetes Complications

December 7, 2015

October 12, 2015

August 10, 2015

July 13, 2015

June 8, 2015

May 11, 2015

April 13, 2015

March 9, 2015

February 9, 2015

January 12, 2015

December 8, 2014

September 8, 2014

August 11, 2014

  • “Opportunities to Collaborate on Improving Patient Outcomes, With or Without Funding”Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Associate Director, Center for Health Organizational and Innovation, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley; Janice F. Bell, PhD, MPH, MN, Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis – Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH Presentation(link is external)
  • “State of California’s Wellness Plan- Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Aspects”Jessica M. Núñez de Ybarra, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chief, Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention Section, Chronic Disease Control Branch, Division of Chronic Disease & Injury Control, California Department of Public Health – Jessica M. Núñez de Ybarra, MD, MPH, FACPM Presentation(link is external)
  • “Connecting Community Resources and Health Systems – A Community Approach to Better Outcomes”Debra Oto-Kent, MPH, Founder, Executive Director, Health Education Council
  • Agenda Sacramento UBP August 11(link is external)
  • Video(link is external)

July 14, 2014

June 9, 2014

  • “Measure Up, Pressure Down” American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Blood Pressure Campaign and Tool Kit with 8 Planks – Pamela Laesch, MD, FACEP
  • Successful Implementation Example – Gilbert Simon, MD, Medical Director, Sacramento Family Medical Center, with patient stories of Latanya McDaniels and Darrell Williams
  • Agenda Sacramento June 9(link is external)
  • (Video)(link is external)

May 5,  2014

  • “Diabetes Care Coordination and Insulin Management to Achieve National 90th Percentile” Kimberly Buss, MD, MPH, Sutter Medical Group, Medical Director of Diabetes Education, Sutter Medical Foundation
  • “Vital Insights to optimize Veteran Healthcare” Brian P. Hayes, MD, MPH, MSS,  of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VA Northern California Health Care System       VitalInsightstoOptimizeVeteranHealthcare(link is external)
  • “Federal Update” Admiral Nadine Simons, Regional Health Administrator for the Department of Health and Human Services
  • Agenda Sacramento UBP May 5(link is external)

April 14, 2014

  • “Technology-enabled Solutions for Congestive Heart Failure; Diabetes Prevention & Management”  David Lindeman, PhD, MSW, Director, Center for Technology and Aging, and Director Health Care, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) of the University of California – Agenda Sacramento UBP April 14(link is external) (Video)(link is external)

March 10, 2014

February 10, 2014

January 13, 2014

June 10, 2013

  • “Mercy Telehealth Network” – Jim Roxburgh, RN, MPA, Director, Dignity Health Mercy Telehealth Network (Presentation(link is external))
  • “Sutter Neuroscience Institute” – Mohammad Asim Mahmood, MD, Regional Medical Director, Stroke and Neurovascular; SNI Stroke Program, Neurologist (Presentation(link is external))

May 13, 2013

  • “Trend-Bending Stroke Care: Reengineering Preventive and Hospital Care to Lower Healthcare Spending” – Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Institute Stroke Fellows (Presentation(link is external))