Research!America Podcasts

Tuesday, March 15, 201111:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.National Press ClubWashington, DCWelcoming RemarksThe Honorable John Edward PorterChair, Research!America Panel 1(Pictured left to right)Moderator: Michael Riley, Managing Editor, Bloomberg GovernmentThe Honorable Mike CastleFormer Member, U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2011)Harry Johns, MBAPresident and CEO, Alzheimer’s AssociationThomas R. Frieden, MD, MPHDirector, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionVictor J. Dzau, MDChancellor of Health Affairs, Duke UniversityCarolyn M. Clancy, MDDirector, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Panel 2(Pictured left to right)Moderator: Clive Crook, Senior Editor, The AtlanticEllen V. Sigal, PhDFounder and President, Friends of Cancer ResearchDavid C. Page, MDDirector, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchMargaret A. Hamburg, MDCommissioner, Food and Drug AdministrationFrancis S. Collins, MD, PhDDirector, National Institutes of HealthJohn J. CastellaniPresident and CEO, PhRMA

Tuesday, October 1312-1:30 pmU.S. Chamber of CommerceWashington, DC Part 1The Honorable John Edward PorterBoard Chair, Research!AmericaEugene Garfield, PhDAward benefactor, Research!America Board MemberPart 2James Madara, MDFormer CEO, University of Chicago Medical Center, Award BenefactorPart 3Darius Lakdawalla, PhDLead author of the award-winning publication, "U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy in a Global Marketplace"Mark McClellan, MD, PhDResearch!America Board Member, Garfield Award Selection Committee ChairPart 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11Panel discussion and Q&A moderated by:David LeonhardtNew York Times "Economic Scene" columnist and The Times Magazine staff writerPart 12Mary WoolleyPresident, Research!America

Tuesday, March 24, 200912 p.m. - 3 p.m.National Press ClubWashington, DCPart 1:Opening remarks by Research!America president & CEO Mary WoolleyKeynote address by Research!America board chairman, The Honorable John Edward PorterPart 2:Introduction of moderator Clive Crook, senior editor, The Atlantic by Mary WoolleyPanel 1: Science in the Service of America's Global ImageRichard Besser, MD, acting director, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of NursingPatricia Murphy, director, Office of International Health and Biodefense, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. State DepartmentChris Viehbacher, CEO, sanofi-aventisPart 3:Panel 2: Science in the Service of the Economy and America's HealthCarolyn Clancy, MD, director, Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityRaynard Kington, MD, PhD, acting director, National Institutes of HealthDebra Lappin, JD, senior vice president, B&D Consulting, LLCBill Peck, MD, director, Center for Health Policy, Washington University School of MedicineClosing remarks by Mary Woolley

Wednesday, December 8, 200810:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.City Club of San FranciscoPlease note: We apologize for the slight gaps in the audio. We are aware of the problem and working to resolve it. Part 1:Opening remarks by Dial Hewlett Jr., MD, FACP, FIDSA, senior director, Medical Lead for Academic Medicine, U.S. External Medical Affairs, Medical Division, Pfizer Inc. Part 2:Poll Highlights by Mary Woolley, president and CEO, Research!AmericaPart 3:Remarks on the University of California School of Global Health by Haile T. Debas, MD, executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs; Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco Part 4:Introduction of Moderator by Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8:Research Partners Forum moderated by Betty Ann Bowser, health correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Panelists:Joe Cerrell, director, Global Health Policy and Advocacy, Gates FoundationHaile T. Debas, MD, executive director, UCSF Global Health Sciences; Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Medical Affairs; Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San FranciscoCharles Knirsch, MD, MPH, vice president and site head, Global Medical Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, professor and interim chair, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco; ambassador, Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health ResearchArt Reingold, MD, professor and Epidemiology Division head, associate dean for research, associate director, Center for Global Public Health, University of California, Berkeley School of Public HealthStephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, dean, professor of organization behavior, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13:Keynote Remarks by Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.AAAS Auditorium, Washington, DCKeynote addresses by the Honorable John E. Porterand Bart Moore of the National JournalShow Notes:Part 1 Welcoming remarks by Alan Leshner, Ph.D., CEO of AAAS Keynote address by the Honorable John E. Porter, "New Congress, New Administration: New Possibilities"Partner Thanks by Mary Woolley, President of Research!AmericaPart 2Your Candidates Your Health 2008 Report by Stacie Propst, Ph.D., Vice President of Science Policy and Outreach, Research!AmericaPart 3Keynote address by Bart Moore of the National Journal, "Communicating with the New Congress"Part 4Q & APartner CommentsClosing Remarks

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The Newseum, Washington, DCModerator: David Leonhardt, New York TimesFor John McCain 2008: Ike Brannon, PhDFor Barack Obama 2008: Tim Westmoreland, JDFrom left to right: Ike Brannon, David Leonhardt, Tim Westmoreland, and Mary WoolleyShow notes:Part 1:Introductory remarks by the Honorable John E. PorterIntroductory remarks by Research!America President Mary WoolleyPart 2:What are your thoughts on removing the exclusion for employer-based health insurance (i.e. making them no longer deductible for employers), and the tax credit proposed by McCain?Teasing out the numbers- what is wrong with the following argument: “the McCain plan will provide $5,000 per family, but the typical family plan costs $12,000, so this will be a tax increase”?Part 3:For Brannon: Health Affairs critiqued the McCain plan by saying that if the growth in premiums continues to increase at the same rate as the last decade, 5 million more people would be uninsured over the next 5 years. How would you address this?Part 4:For Westmoreland: the cornerstone of the McCain plan is to reduce waste in health care. Health Affairs claims Obama’s plan does not address the core economic incentives that drive health care spending. This omission raises serious questions about fiscal sustainability. Is it sustainable to expand coverage without reducing costs?There are two ways to look at the NIH budget over the last ~50 years: the big picture view shows a steady increase; alternatively, there has not been a sufficient investment in research in recent years, and we are now moving backwards. Which view do you take? In real terms, what should we expect the NIH budget to be at the end of a second term (2016)?Part 5:How could we make that money more cost-effective, and eliminate waste in the current system?What are your thoughts on the current administrations approach to science and scientific integrity? How would the McCain or Obama approach differ?Part 6:(Audience question): McCain has talked about freezing Medicare spending. This would aggravate situation for doctors who already experience reduction in payments for treating patients on Medicare. Wouldn’t this essentially reduce coverage?(Audience question): concern within universities about science pipeline. We’ve all seen the NAS report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm; what are the campaigns doing to address this workforce shortage and global competitiveness?(Audience question): With regards to discretionary freezing that McCain has proposed—would science agencies be exempt? (Audience question): What are each of the campaigns doing to increase human capital plans to improve STEM teaching?

October 14, 200812:25 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.The Newseum, Washington, DC2008 Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award LuncheonFrom left to right: Mark McClellan, Eugene Garfield, Amitabh Chandra, and Douglas StaigerShow notes:The audio for the 2008 Garfield Award luncheon is in nine parts. Please click the links below to listen to the speakers.Welcoming RemarksThe Honorable John Edward PorterEugene Garfield, PhDMary WoolleyPartner RemarksKevin White, PhDKeynote AddressDavid LeonhardtIntroduction of Award WinnersMark McClellan MD, PhDPresentation of "Productivity Spillovers in Health Care: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks"Amitabh Chandra, PhD & Douglas O. Staiger, PhDQ&AAward winners Chandra & StaigerClosing RemarksMary Woolley