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National Congress on Health Care Clinical Innovation and Cost Containment seminar entitled Consumer Engagement and Accessibility of Health Information (October 27, 2011)

10-27-11 - NHC President Myrl Weinberg served as the moderator for the National Congress on Health Care Clinical Innovation and Cost Containment seminar entitled Consumer Engagement and Accessibility of Health Information

 

NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin testimony at the Subcommittee on Health hearing on PDUFA V: Medical Innovation, Jobs, and Patients
07-07-11 - NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin testimony to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health hearing on PDUFA V: Medical Innovation, Jobs, and Patients (audio file)

 

BioCentury This Week - MODDERN Cures Solution05-29-11 - BioCentury This Week features an interview with NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin on a proposal to promote personalized health care, create a new category of drugs called dormant therapies, and encourage the development of treatments and cures for patients with unmet medical needs.

 

The Atlantic Health Care Forum04-07-11 - NHC President Myrl Weinberg and Alzheimer's Association President and CEO Harry Johns take part in a panel discussion on Behavioral Economics: The Role of Patients and Caregivers in Health Care. To start the session, move the button below the viewing screen to the time mark of 30:22.

 

Speaker interviews from the 2011 NHC Voluntary Health Leadership Conference02-19-11 - Speaker interviews from the 2011 NHC Voluntary Health Leadership Conference

 

The Drug Safety Debate After 50 Years09-19-10 - BioCentury This Week features NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin commenting on comparative effecitiveness research and drug safety.

 

Marc Boutin speeking at a Patient Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) briefing: Delivering on Patient-Centered Care07-22-10 - NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin spoke at a Patient Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) briefing: Delivering on Patient-Centered Care

 

Exploring Privacy: An FTC Roundtable Discussion03-17-10 - NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin spoke at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. He was part of a panel focusing on privacy issues related to health information.

 

Eric Roter, M.D., performs Piatti Caprice No. 1201-10-10 - The Spondylitis Association and Dr. Eric Roter, an emergency medicine physician in Cleveland and a Juilliard trained cellist, teamed up to produce a creative video in support of the NHC and the Campaign to Put Patients First.

 

Recovery Through Discovery: A Breakfast Briefing Series on Medical Innovation
10-15-09 - NHC Executive Vice President and COO Marc Boutin spoke at a congressional briefing hosted by the Council for American Medical Innovation. He was part of a panel discussing the impact of public policy on America's pipeline of innovative treatments. Click here to view his presentation, which begins approximately 9 minutes into the video. A full summary of the briefing is also available online.

 

The National Health Council featured on Comcast Local Edition07-23-09 - Comcast Local Edition Interview with Myrl Weinberg, President, National Health Council Thursday, 23 July, 2009.

 

Sentinel Project05-13-09 - NHC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Marc Boutin was interviewed about the Sentinel Project, a national electronic system that will transform FDA's Ability to track the safety of drugs, biologics, medical devices, and ultimately all FDA-regulated products once they reach the market. Visit the FDA website and click on Sentinel Video. To skip to his comments, move the button below the video screen to the time of 13:28.

 

NHC President Myrl Weinberg testifies before the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness04-14-09 - NHC President Myrl Weinberg testified before the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness. To skip to her testimony, move the button below the video screen to the time of 29:28

 

Aspen Health Stewardship Video03-12-09 - NHC President Myrl Weinberg discusses making smart, sustainable improvements to the U.S. health care system, in a panel discussion hosted by the Aspen Health Stewardship Project. (Video)

 

Angela Lansbury speaks to NHC about her involvement in supporting patient advocacy organizations
02-13-09 - NHC Voluntary Health Leadership Conference- Angela Lansbury speaks to NHC about her involvement in supporting patient advocacy organizations. (Video)

 

National Health Councils Grassroots Technical Assistance Program11-18-08 - National Health Council's Grassroots Technical Assistance Program helps patient advocacy organizations organize and motivate supporters for legislative action. (Video)

 

NHC in the News07-10-08 - Local Television Coverage of the Councils Election 2008 News Coverage in Orlando (Video)

 

NHC in the News11-30-07 - Local Television Coverage of the Council's Election 2008 News Conference (Video)