BROWSE SPEAKERS by TOPIC

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Patch Adams, M.D , Virginia USA -- 25.0k to 30.0k

Patch Adams, M.D., is a nationally known speaker on wellness, laughter, humor, and life as well as on the subjects of healthcare and healthcare systems. He approaches the issues of personal, community, and global health with "zestful exuberance" (Time Magazine). Dr. Adams believes that "the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy." Dr. Adams is founder and director of the Gesundheit Institute, a free health facility in operation for 15 years. Over 15,000 people have been provided with free medical care at the Institute.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Dr. Stuart Altman , Massachusetts USA -- 25.0k to 30.0k

As one of the nation's leading experts in healthcare policy and economics, Stuart Altman has confronted some of the most critical problems existing in federal health policy. The Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Dr. Altman is an economist whose research interests are primarily in the areas of federal health policy. His work spans decades and covers most of the policy issues that have and continue to impact all areas of nursing and healthcare delivery, as well as point to the future of healthcare delivery in the new millenium.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Jeffrey Bauer, PhD , Colorado USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Dr. Bauer is a nationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. He is Senior Vice President of Superior Consultant Company, Inc. (Southfield, MI), a leading provider of Digital Business Transformation services to the healthcare industry. In his numerous publications and presentations, he forecasts the future of health care and describes practical, competitive approaches to restructuring the health care delivery system with a special focus on medical science, information technology, and public policy.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Meryl Comer , District of Columbia USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Meryl Comer is an Emmy Award winning reporter/moderator with over 25 years in broadcast journalsim. She is moderator of It's Your business, the nationally-syndicated public debate program on economic, business, and political issues. Former co-anchor of Nation's Business Today on ESPN, she has moderated a nationally-broadcast Town Hall Forum with President Clinton, hosted international teleconferences, and presided over 100 management training satellite seminars. She has interviewed four US Presidents, five heads of state, over 600 Congressional and elected officials, over 200 Fortune 500 CEOs, and laureates to the Business Hall of Fame. Clients benefit from Comer's wide-ranging business expertise and thorough preparation on their industry's issues.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Mary O'Hara Devereaux, Ph.D , California USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

A highly respected researcher, consultant, and speaker, Mary specializes in providing customized foresight and consulting to senior executives in private industry, not for profits, foundations and government. Her focus is on providing the �big picture� context and the design and execution the complex strategies, innovations and executive readiness needed to thrive in this rugged business and social landscape. Her deep knowledge of the emerging landscape, useful and provocative insights and the quality of her work make her a preferred long term strategy partner of leading organizations.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D , California USA -- 50.0k to 75.0k

Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. has emerged as the nation's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." He is a psychologist, gerontologist and author of ten books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Millennium: Glimpses Into the 21st Century, Healthy Aging, his best-seller Age Wave and his latest, Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old. He is currently working on two new books, Demography is De$tiny and Re-Inventing Yourself: How to Fulfill Your Dreams in the Third Age of Life.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Joe Flower , California USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

In his powerful keynotes and interactive workshops, Joe Flower - an internationally recognized healthcare futurist and a world-class presenter - shares his unique grasp of the forces transforming healthcare, such as the aging of the Baby Boom; radically new pharmaceuticals and therapies; digitization and automation; extreme cost pressures; shifts in payment structures; and perhaps greater than any of them, the rising power of the consumer. These talks and workshops help your organization reshape itself to be more nimble, knowledgeable, and change-competent in the face of these great change vectors.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Garland Fritts , Georgia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Mr. Fritts facilitates the evolution of geriatric services for hospitals, integrated healthcare delivery systems, long-term care facilities and large physician groups. His focus is on increasing market share for providers while improving healthcare services to the aging population. His speaking engagements have included the ACHE Congress, ACHE Leadership Forums, AMA Academy for Health Services Marketing, and numerous state hospital associations. His website address is www.geriatricstrategy.com.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Charles Garfield, PhD , California USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Charles Garfield is America's leading authority on high achievement and a strategy advisor to the nation's preeminent business leaders. For over 25 years, he has conducted studies of high achievers in business, education, and health care. Garfield, himself, is a study in peak performance: He led the team of engineers, scientists and support staff on the Apollo XI project-the first manned mission to the moon; he developed himself to world class levels as an athlete; and he founded the internationally - acclaimed volunteer organization, Shanti Project. Author of the highly successful Peak Performance trilogy, Charlie Garfield is also co-founder (along with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard) of Executive Excellence, one of America's most important executive newsletters. His unique power as a speaker comes from his hands-on experience as an executive and team leader in the profit and non-profit sectors - witnessing, learning, and demonstrating the key skills of superior service, quality, and perform
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Jeff Goldsmith , Virginia USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

Jeff Goldsmith is America's premier healthcare futurist who owns and operates a firm specilaizing in forecasting future healthcare trends. For 20 years Health Futures has tackled issues in the healthcare industry, including the future of information technology and healthcare; implications of new biotechnology developments; health care trend analysis; the internet's impact on medicine; the future of managed care and of integrated health systems. Health Futures is a leader in this new field, and Jeff Goldsmith is known internationally as a vocal supporter of healthcare change and as a public speaker addressing health conferences.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Douglas Goldstein , Virginia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Douglas E. Goldstein is a globally recognized healthcare strategist, CEO and "Practical Futurist." He is a sought after keynote speaker and author of the recent publications Quality, Patient Safety and Cost Effectiveness through Leadership and Technology e-Healthcare: Harness the Power of Internet e-Commerce & e-Care (Jones and Bartlett). His upcoming books include: The ConsumerMD Guide to Avoiding Costly, Deadly Medical Errors and Health Information Technology 20/20: Quality and Safety through Collaboration and Open Solutions. Preview information on both titles is available in 2005 for Douglas’ speaking clients.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Bayly Grant, Ph.D , California USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Bayly Grant, PhD, has been presenting keynote speeches, seminars and workshops to a variety of audiences for over 20 years and is best known for her lively and down-to-earth approach to delivering useful, practical information. A former High School teacher, she is also an entrepreneur and is the founding president of a successful health management company. Ms. Grant has published numerous books and articles on health, fitness and workplace wellness. Bayly has been a leader in numerous health-related organizations, including the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Trevor Hancock, M.D , Ontario Canada -- 2.5k to 5.0k

As a public health physician and health promotion consultant, Dr. Hancock has been at the leading edge of health thinking for more than twenty years and has been described as "one of the ten best health futurists in the world."
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

J.D. Kleinke , Oregon USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

J.D. Kleinke is a medical economist, author, and health information technology executive. He serves as chairman and executive director of Omnimedix Institute, a non-profit health care information technology research and development organization based in Portland, Oregon, and as vice chairman of HealthGrades, a publicly traded health care information company based in Denver. During the 1990s, J.D. Kleinke was a founding executive of HCIA, (now Solucient), a pioneering health care information company. He was also a health care business columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Robert Laszewski , District of Columbia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Robert Laszewski is president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates and national advisor on health policy issues for Ernst & Young. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential independent consultants on health care reform. As an executive of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Laszewski participated as a member of the non-partisan Alliance for Health Reform chaired by Senator Jay Rockefeller. USA Today called him "one of the boldest advocates for reform." In his current role, he is an advisor to an impressive list of organizations concerned about the changing marketplace environment for health care.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Marilyn Moon, PhD , District of Columbia USA -- 2.5k to 5.0k

Dr. Marilyn Moon is a nationally-recognized expert on health care reform and financing. She writes and speaks extensively on health policy, policy for the elderly, and income distribution. Her current work focuses on health system reform and financing. Moon is the co-author of Balancing Access, Costs and Politics: The American Context for Health System Reform. She has also written numerous articles, including: Can States Take the Lead in Health Care Reform?; Medicare's Future: Increasing Pressure for Radical Reform; An American Approach to Health System Reform; The Rise and Fall of the Medical Catastrophic Coverage Act; and Medicare: Now and in the Future.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

David Nash, MD, MBA, FACP , Pennsylvania USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

David Nash is The Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement, his publications have appeared in more than 60 articles in major journals and in a dozen edited books. Dr. Nash is a consultant to organizations in both the public and private sectors including the Technical Advisory Group of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (a group he has chaired for the last three years), Medscape and numerous corporations within the pharmaceutical industry. He is on the board of directors and advisory board of six national firms involved in healthcare ‘e’commerce.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

The Managed Care and Dr. Sam , Florida USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Impressed by the poor understanding that most Americans have regarding Managed Care and how it actually works, and the impact of the system upon health care professionals, Dr. Sam formed the country's most unique band - Dr. Sam and The Managed Care Blues Band. Dr. Sam and The Managed Care Blues Band specialize in satire and parody aimed towards the healthcare industry.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Jack Shapiro , New Jersey USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Jack M. Shapiro is a healthcare marketing consultant, futurist, broadcast journalist and public speaker. Jack has spent more than 30 years in the healthcare field, both domestically and abroad. Often quoted in healthcare industry, general business and lay publications, Jack has been a frequent guest on national television (ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, PBS and abroad on BBC and ITN) and radio as a commentator on healthcare trends in the United States and overseas.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Bernadette Trujillo-Vadurro , New Mexico USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Bernadette Trujillo-Vadurro is a Trainer and President of Leading Edge Training, a seminar company that produces full multimedia seminars guaranteed to "knock the socks off" any audience. Bernadette draws on her rich work experiences as a Consultant, Lobbyist, Medicaid Auditor, Personnel Administrator and Bureau Chief. She started her business conducting Medical Office Management Seminars for physicans and healthcare providers in 1990.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com