Schedule

9:30 – 10:10:  Registration, buffet breakfast and networking

10:10:  Dr. James F. Jones, Jr., President of Trinity College, welcome and introduction of Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman

10:15:  Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, welcoming remarks

10:25:  Dr. Richard Prigodich, Dean of the Faculty, Trinity College, introduction of keynote speaker, Dr. Theodore Marmor, Yale University

10:30:  Dr. Theodore Marmor, keynote address, "The Affordable Care Act: Separating Fact from Fiction"

11:15:  Question & answer session following keynote address, moderated by Dr. William Barnett, Director of Graduate Studies, Trinity College

11:45:  Break for Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 2:15:  Breakout Sessions A

·         Health Information Technology (HIT): implications for clinical practice and efficiency – Prof. James Hughes, Director of Institutional Research and Planning, Trinity College, Moderator

• Howard L. Pierce, Mueller Pierce, LLC
• Prof. George Reigeluth, Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy (Graduate Program), Trinity College
  
  

·         Achieving Health Equity in Health Care Reform – Maurice Wade, Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Moderator

• Dr. Paul Dworkin, Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Childrens’ Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics, UConn Health Center
• Dr. Margaret Hynes, Director of Health Equity Research, Evaluation, and Policy, Connecticut Department of Public Health
    

·         The Connecticut Health Exchange: benefits and challenges – Prof. Ned Cabot, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Trinity College, Moderator

• Robert Marino, CLU and Senior Practice Leader, Ovation Benefits
• Dr. Ellen Andrews, Executive Director, Connecticut Health Policy Project

 2:15 - 2:30:  Break

2:30 - 3:45:  Breakout Sessions B

·          Health Information Technology (HIT): implications for clinical practice and efficiency – Prof. James Hughes, Director of Institutional Research and Planning, Trinity College, Moderator

• Howard L. Pierce, Mueller Pierce, LLC
• Prof. George Reigeluth, Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy (Graduate Program), Trinity College
  
  

·         Achieving Health Equity in Health Care Reform – Maurice Wade, Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Moderator

• Dr. Paul Dworkin, Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Childrens’ Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics, UConn Health Center
• Dr. Margaret Hynes, Director of Health Equity Research, Evaluation, and Policy, Connecticut Department of Public Health
    

·         The Connecticut Health Exchange: benefits and challenges – Prof. Ned Cabot, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Trinity College, Moderator

• Robert Marino, CLU and Senior Practice Leader, Ovation Benefits
• Dr. Ellen Andrews, Executive Director, Connecticut Health Policy Project

3:45 - 4:15:  Closing plenary session