Virtual University of Best Practices (2021)

November 30, 2021

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

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 26, 2021

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

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 28, 2021

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

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 31, 2021

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

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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 29, 2021

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

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 25, 2021

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

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 27, 2021

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

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 30, 2021

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

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 23, 2021

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

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 26, 2021

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

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