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Jan. 10 Health Affairs Issue Briefing:
Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis

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On Tuesday, January 10, Health Affairs will release its January 2012 issue, “Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis.” The volume explores the challenges that the increase in prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes represents for public health and health care systems in the United States and internationally. A particular focus of the issue is opportunities for diabetes prevention.

The issue was funded by United Health Foundation, Novo Nordisk and the New York State Health Foundation, with additional briefing support from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.

Please join us for a briefing at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on January 10, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. as we unveil the issue. Among the speakers and authors who contributed will be:

• Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States
  
• Ann Albright, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, on A Nationwide Community-Based Lifestyle Program Could Delay Or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Cases And Save $5.7 Billion In 25 Years
  
• Mohammed Ali, Emory University, on Lifestyle Interventions Modeled On Diabetes Prevention Program, Based In Real-World Settings, Were Lower Cost And Effective 
  
• Robert Burke, Pace University, Montefiore Medical Center, on Group Visits Hold Great Potential For Improving Diabetes Care And Outcomes, But Best Practices Must Be Developed
  
• Robb Cohen, XL Health Corporation, on Medicare Advantage Chronic Special Needs Plan Diabetes Program Reduced Hospitalizations And Readmissions
  
• Edwin Fisher, Peers for Progress of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, on Peer Support For Self-Management Of Diabetes Demonstrated Feasibility And Improved Outcomes In Diverse International Settings 
  
• Judith Fradkin, National Institutes of Health, on Confronting The Urgent Challenge Of Diabetes: An Overview 
  
• Helena Foulkes, CVS Caremark, on An Integrated Pharmacy-Based Program Improved Medication Prescription And Adherence Rates In Diabetes Patients 
  
• Rachel Garfield, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, on Higher Costs and Service Use In Medicaid Enrollees With Diabetes Holds Implications For Medicaid Expansion Under Health Reform
  
  
• Clifford Goodman, Senior Vice President and Principal, The Lewin Group, on The US Preventive Services Task Force Should Broaden Its Diabetes Type 2 Screening Recommendations To More High-Risk Groups
  
  
• Bradley Gray, American Board of Internal Medicine, on Diabetes Interventions Heavily Influenced By Physicians, Such As Controlling Blood Sugar, Have The Greatest Impact on Outcomes
  
  
• Meredith Hawkins, Global Diabetes Initiative, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, on ‘Personalized Medicine’ To Identify Genetic Risks For Type 2 Diabetes And Focus Prevention: Can It Fulfill Its Promise?
  
  
• Richard Kahn, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, on Reducing the Impact of Diabetes: Is Prevention Feasible Today or Should We Aim for Better Treatment?
  
  
• Jim Knickman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation
  
  
• Mike Mawby, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Novo Nordisk
  
  
• K.M. Venkat Narayan, Emory University, on Global Prevention And Control Of Type 2 Diabetes Will Require Paradigm Shifts In Policies Within And Among Countries
  
• Michael Richards, Yale University, on Diabetes’ ‘Health Shock’ To Schooling and Earnings: Increased Dropout Rates And Lower Wages And Employment In Young Adults
  
• Kenneth Thorpe, Emory University, on Building A National Diabetes Prevention And Treatment Strategy: Opportunities Provided By The Affordable Care Act
  
  
• Reed V. Tuckson, Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group
  
  
• Deneen Vojta, UnitedHealth Group, on Effective Interventions For Stemming The Growing Crisis Of Diabetes and Prediabetes: A National Payer’s Perspective
  
  
• Y. Claire Wang, Columbia University, onA Penny-Per-Ounce Tax On Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Would Cut Health And Cost Burdens Of Diabetes
  
  
• Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs
  

WHEN:	Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (Union Station) 400 New Jersey Avenue NW  Washington, DC 20001
RSVP:	Register Now!

Twitter: To read live tweets from the briefing, follow @HA_Events or search #HA_Diabetes.

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