Physicians for a National Health Program is a national organization of over 15,000 physicians, medical students and other health care professionals who advocate for a single-payer national health insurance program. Our proposals for reform have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Association. By building public awareness, educating physicians, the public, and policy makers, harnessing media attention and shaping important legislation, PNHP hopes to build wide-spread support for a single-payer solution for our current health care crisis.

PNHP accepts interns year-round. Interns work 4-6 weeks (for medical students) or 6 weeks (for pre-medical students) at the national headquarters located in downtown Chicago. In many cases interns also have the option of working in other major US cities with local PNHP Board members and leaders. Intern projects vary, but most tend to work half-time helping to run this busy national advocacy organization and half-time on an individual project such as organizing a rally or other event and/or researching another country’s health system or other issue.

Program Dates:
Four (4) to six (6) weeks or more. Sept, 2008 — December, 2009

Stipend:
$100/wk stipend, plus a $200 bonus for interns who complete their project in full. Interns must provide their own housing.

Eligibility:
Completion of first year of medical school by June 2008 OR pre-medical student undergraduate (junior or senior), and in good academic standing.

Application Requirements:

• Send resume and 1 page cover letter that describes your interest in health care policy and health care reform and/or commitment to social justice.

• Provide dates of availability

• If you have something specific in mind for a project, please describe (optional)

For Application and More Information Contact:
Physicians for a National Health Program
29 East Madison Street, Suite 602
Chicago, IL 60602
Email: ida@pnhp.org
Voice: (312) 782-6006
Fax: (312) 782-6007
Website: www.pnhp.org

Deadline Date:
Rolling admission.

2.) Locate the web address (url) of the RSS feed (XML file) that you wish to subscribe. PNHP’s is located here.

A news aggregator or RSS reader is a software application that collects and displays news headlines and summaries from sources that you have designated.

An RSS feed is an XML document that contains the news headlines and summaries.

3.) Install the feed reader or news aggregator on the computer

4.) Insert the url of the news feed (there is usually an “add feed” button)

5.) Many of the news readers will allow you to set the interval that the software will look for a feed update others simply update daily.

6.) The information in the feed will be updated when the feed contains new content.

PNHP’s Annual Meeting this year will be in San Diego on Saturday, October 25. We’ll host a Leadership Training for a limited number of participants in advance of the meeting, starting at noon on Friday, October 24. Speakers include:

• Drs. David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler (on policy and politics)
• Rose Ann DeMoro (on labor support for single payer)
• Tsung-Mei Cheng (on Taiwan’s single payer system)
• Dr. Kevin Grumbach (on the primary care workforce and single payer)
• PNHP President-elect Dr. Oliver Fein (on PNHP strategy in the post-election period and local chapter building)
• Dr. Jim Kahn (on private insurance overhead and financing)
• Dr. Andrew Coates (on organizing state single payer coalitions)
• Parker Duncan (medical student lobbying for single payer) and many more.

Please join PNHP leaders at one or both events. Hotel rooms are limited ($225 single/double); reserve directly by calling the Westin Gaslamp Quarter at 866-716-8132 before September 26. For a list of alternate hotels, please click here.

Online registration is closed at this time. Registration will be available at the door starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25.

PNHP Annual Meeting 2008

Single Payer Advocacy and the 2008 Elections: Opportunities and Obstacles for Health Care Reform

Saturday, October 25 — San Deigo, CA
Westin Gaslamp Quarter (619) 239-2200

AGENDA (Tentative)

General Session — The Pavillion (4th floor)

8:00 a.m.
Registration opens — coffee and bagels

9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions - Dr. Ana Malinow, PNHP President, Dr. Jim Kahn, CaPA Chair

9:30 a.m.
US Health Policy and the Elections, 2008
- Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, PNHP co-founder, Harvard Medical School

State Health Reform “Flatlines:” A Report from Massachusetts
- Dr. David Himmelstein, PNHP co-founder Harvard Medical School

11:00 a.m. — Break

11:15 a.m.
Single Payer and the National Crisis in Primary Care
- Dr. Kevin Grumbach, Chair of Family Medicine, UCSF
Co-Founder, California Physicians’ Alliance (CaPA)

11:45 a.m.
Labor Support for Single Payer, HR 676
- Kay Tillow, All Unions Committee for Single Payer

12:00 p.m. — Luncheon
Physician Opinion on National Health Insurance
- Dr. Aaron Carroll, PNHP Board of Directors

Lessons from Taiwan’s Single Payer Program on Implementing Universal Coverage and Controlling Rising Health Care Costs — at the same time!
- Dr. Tsung Mei Cheng, Princeton
- Q and A

2:00 — 3:00 Workshops

California Physicians’ Alliance Meeting (Chaired by CaPA President Dr. Jim Kahn)
Pavillion (4th floor)

Taiwan’s single payer system (Dr. Tsung-Mei Cheng)
Coronado (3rd floor)

Myths and Realities about Big Pharma (Dr. Gordon Schiff)
Sierra (2nd floor)

Lobbying/organizing for single payer - HR 676 (Dr Robert Zarr, Dr. Andy Coates)
Presidio (2nd floor)

Medical student workshop (Gabe Silverman, MS III, Kirsten Austad, MS I)
Library (1st floor)

3:00 — 4:00 Workshops (tentative)

Update on health care in Canada (Drs. Joel and Catherine Lexchin, CDM)
Coronado (3rd floor)

Strategies for building local PNHP chapters (Dr. Oliver Fein)
Sierra (2nd floor)

Shareholder resolutions & the business case for reform (Dr. Walter Tsou, Dr Rob Stone)
Presidio (2nd floor)

Medical student workshop (Continued)
Library (1st floor)

4:00 p.m.
Building the Movement for Single Payer after the Elections — Panel moderated by Dr. Quentin Young
Pavillion (4th floor)

- Hal Sanders, Presbyterian General Assembly (on building support among faith groups)
- Michael Lighty, California Nurses Association (on national coalition building)
- Mary Carol Jennings, Fellow, AMSA (on medical student support for single payer)
- Report back from the medical student workshop, TBA
- Drs Jim Kahn and Oliver Fein (on building PNHP chapters and physician support)
- Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (on PNHP strategy in the coming period)

5:00 p.m.
Activist Networking/Reception sponsored by PNHP’s California chapter, the California Physicians’ Alliance (CaPA).
Balboa Terrace (3rd floor)

7:00 p.m. — Dinner
Pavillion (4th floor)

“Unhealthy crimes: Fraud and abuse by California health insurers”
Rocky Delgadillo, LA City Attorney

“Starting from Scratch: Bringing the single payer movement to Washington, DC“
Michael Lighty, California Nurses Association

Presentation of the Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist Awards

The “Activist Physicians’ Dinner at APHA“
(sponsored by 12 groups) will be held on Sunday night, 6:00 p.m. Dussini Mediterranean Bistro, 275 Fifth Avenue (6-9 p.m.)
$45 in advance/$50 at the door

RSVP to Dr. Peter Orris, Activist Physician Dinner, UIC Medical Center, 835 S. Wolcott (MC684) Chicago IL 60612, 312-864-5550.

For more information, please click here.

Alternate Hotels

Days Inn Downtown/Convention Center - Est. $174
833 Ash St., 92101
619-239-2285 (Website)

Bristol Hotel - Est. $194
1055 First Ave., 92101
800-662-4477 (Website)

Westin San Diego - Est. $209
400 W. Broadway, 92101
619-239-4500 (Website)

The Horton Grand Hotel - Est. $215
311 Island Ave., 92101
800-542-1886 (Website)

Gaslamp Plaza Suites - Est. $219
520 E St., 92101
619-232-9500 (Website)

W San Diego - Est. $299
421 W. B St., 92101
619-398-3100 (Website)

Sheraton San Diego Mission Valley - Est. $139
1433 Camino Del Rio S., 92108
619-260-0111 (Website)

Hilton San Diego Mission Valley - Est. $153
901 Camino Del Rio S., 92108
619-543-9000 (Website)

Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Carrasquillo is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is co-director of the General Medicine Fellowship Program. His areas of research include minority health, health insurance, access to care, and managed care issues. He has obtained grants from the National Institute of Aging to examine access to care among Latino elders and is currently a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar. Dr. Carrasquillo is frequently appears in Latino media to discuss health issues relevant to the Hispanic community, and continues to practice part-time in the predominantly Latino community of Washington Heights in New York City. He obtained his MD from the New York University School of Medicine, and received his MPH from Harvard School of Public Health.

Claudia Fegan, M.D. — Immediate Past-President, PNHP
Dr. Claudia M. Fegan is a board certified internist who trained at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. She subsequently served as the medical director for Michael Reese after becoming board certified in quality assurance, risk management, and utilization review. Dr. Fegan left her successful private practice of 15 years to join the Cook County Bureau of Health Services in August of 2000. She currently serves as medical director for Fantus Health Center, a huge primary care clinic with more than 300,000 patient visits in 2004, part of the Ambulatory and Community Health Network of the Bureau. Dr. Fegan is the immediate past-president of Physicians for a National Health Program. She speaks extensively in this country and Canada about the impact of corporatization on the delivery of health care and the need for universal health care. She collaborated with Canadians Hugh and Pat Armstrong on Universal Healthcare: What the United States Can Learn From the Canadian Experience, published by the New Press in 1998.

Oliver Fein, M.D. — Chair, PNHP New York Metro Chapter
Dr. Oliver Fein is professor of clinical medicine and clinical public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, where he serves as Associate Dean for Affiliations. Much of his work has focused on health system delivery reform. He was Robert Wood Johnson health policy fellow during 1993-1994, where he worked as a legislative assistant for the Senate Democratic Majority Leader, George Mitchell. Dr. Fein has been concerned with access to health care for vulnerable populations and the role of the academic health center. He spent 17 years at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center developing ambulatory care practices. He is chair of the New York Metro Chapter of PNHP and immediate past-chair of the medical care section of the American Public Health Association.

John P. Geyman, M.D.
Dr. Geyman is Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine at the University Of Washington in Seattle. For his contributions to medicine, he has been the recipient of many awards, including the Thomas W. Johnson award for contributions in family practice education and most recently, Alumnus of the Year at the University of San Francisco, School of Medicine. He has also written numerous books on family practice medicine and the health care system including Falling Through the Safety Net: Americans Without Health Insurance (Common Courage Press, 2004) and Shredding the Social Contract: The Privatization of Medicare (Common Courage Press, 2006).

David Himmelstein, M.D. — Harvard Medical School, co-founder, PNHP
Dr. Himmelstein practices and teaches primary care internal medicine at the Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard. He was a co-founder of PNHP and one of two National Coordinators for the first five years of the organization. Dr. Himmelstein co-authored PNHP’s original proposal, its long-term care proposal, and its proposal for financing a national health program. He recently co-founded the Center for National Health Program Studies at Harvard. His research focuses on problems in access to care, administrative waste, health care financing, and the advantages of a national health program. He is the co-editor of the PNHP newsletter and the PNHP slide presentation, and is a frequent speaker to the public and the profession.

Don McCanne, M.D. — Senior Health Policy Fellow, PNHP, and author, “Health Policy Quote of the Day”
Dr. Don McCanne is a retired family physician in San Clemente, CA. For decades, Dr. McCanne allotted half of his practice hours to indigent patients, and he was cited by the San Clemente City Council as being “…outspoken, especially when it involves the elderly and under-privileged, because he believes that the ability to pay should not be the major criterion for receiving healthcare.” Dr. McCanne is a tireless supporter of single-payer and has spoken and written extensively on the uninsured, health care costs, and health care policy. He authors a popular health policy “Health Policy Quote of the Day” that is archived on the PNHP web site at www.pnhp.org

Deb Richter, M.D. — Founder, Vermont Health Care for All
Dr. Richter is a family practitioner in Montpelier, Vermont. A former President of PNHP, she is currently involved with Vermont Health Care for All (www.vthca.org), and is an outspoken advocate and coalition-builder for universal access to health care. She frequently appears in print, TV and radio to advocate for single-payer issues. Her years of experience caring for the uninsured and extensive knowledge of the Canadian health system make her an outstanding spokesperson, being described as “a force of nature” for her tremendous energy and organizing ability.

Gordon Schiff, M.D. — Past-President, PNHP
Dr. Gordy Schiff is a senior attending physician in the general medicine clinic at Cook County (Stroger) Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Rush Medical College. He is active in the American Public Health Association, the Society for General Internal Medicine, Dr. Schiff was part of the writing committee of PNHP’s original proposal in the New England Journal of Medicine. He was the lead author of PNHP’s proposal on quality assurance, “A Better Quality Alternative: Single Payer NHI Reform” (JAMA, 1994). Dr. Schiff’s major interests are in quality, prescription drug costs and safety, and medical malpractice, and he is a frequent speaker to student, medical, and grassroots audiences. He was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the top 30 future leaders in healthcare, and was awarded the Insititute of Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., MPH — Co-Founder, PNHP
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard University and co-director of the Harvard Medical School general internal medicine fellowship program. She received a B.A. degree from Stanford University and an M.D. degree from Louisiana State University. Dr. Woolhandler completed her residency at Cambridge City Hospital. She worked in 1990-1991 as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health policy fellow at the Institute of Medicine and the U.S. Congress. Dr. Woolhandler is a frequent speaker and has written extensively on health policy, administrative overhead, and the uninsured. A co-founder of PNHP and current board member, she co-edits PNHP’s newsletter and is a principal author of PNHP articles published in the JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Woolhandler is also co-author of the PNHP slideshow.

Quentin Young, M.D. — National Coordinator, PNHP
Dr. Quentin Young is an internist in private practice in Hyde Park, Chicago, and has served as the volunteer national coordinator of PNHP for over a decade. He graduated from Northwestern Medical School and completed his residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he was chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Cook County, where he helped establish the Department of Occupational Medicine. In addition to his distinguished career as a physician, Dr. Young has been a leader in publish health policy and medical/social justice issues. He served for many years on the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. In 1997, he was inducted as master of the American College of Physicians, and in 1998 was elected president of the American Public Health Association. He may be reached in the PNHP national office on Tuesday and Thursdays at 312-782-6006.

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PNHP’s 2008 Leadership Training will take place October 24, 2008, at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego.

PNHP Leadership Training
(Tentative Agenda)

Friday, October 24, San Diego

Westin Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle
(formerly Westin Horton Plaza) (619) 239-2200

Please note: No lunch is provided at the Training, which starts at 1:00 p.m. Please eat before you arrive

Note: All leadership training participants also attend the PNHP Annual Meeting on October 25

1:00 p.m. — General Session
California Ballroom C (2nd Floor)

Welcome and Introductions
- Dr. Ana Malinow, PNHP President
- Dr. Don McCanne, PNHP Senior Health Policy Fellow

1:15 p.m.
An Evidence-Based Grand Rounds on Single Payer National Health Insurance
Followed by Q and A/discussion period
- Dr. David Himmelstein, co-founder, PNHP

2:45 p.m. — Break

3:00 p.m.
Workshops 1, 2, 3 and 4 (all repeated at 4:15 p.m)
(all workshops start with roundtable introductions to facilitate networking)

1) Quality and the Case for Single Payer National Health Insurance
-Dr. Gordon Schiff, author of PNHP’s Proposal on Quality
Imperial Room (2nd floor)

2) Organizing for Single Payer HR 676 at the State Level
-Dr. Andy Coates, Albany NY chapter, PNHP and NY single payer coalition
-Dr. Ana Malinow, Texas Health Care for All
Harbor A (3rd floor)

3) The Case for Eliminating the Private Insurance Industry
- Dr. Don McCanne, Senior Health Policy Fellow, author “Quote of the Day”
Harbor B (3rd floor)

4) Health care in Canada and other industrialized nations
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, author “Universal Healthcare: What the Unites States Can Learn From The Canadian Experience”
Coronado (3rd floor)

4:00 p.m. — Break

4:15 p.m. — Workshops repeated

5:15 p.m. — Break

6:00 p.m. — Dinner
California Ballroom A (second floor)

“How to Finance Single Payer National Health Insurance” HR 676
- Dr. Walter Tsou, PNHP Board Advisor, Past President, APHA

(spouses/Board members coming to Annual Meeting also invited to attend dinner)

8:00 p.m. — Mock Debates (optional)
Dr. Andy Coates and Dr. Ana Malinow

The PNHP Leadership Training Institute is an intensive “crash course” in health policy and the case for national health insurance for physicians. The program is designed to give physician activists the expertise they need to become effective advocates for single-payer and leaders in the movement for national health insurance.

The faculty of nationally known researchers, teachers and leaders present data making the case for national health insurance and answer the “tough questions” of opponents. Small group and plenary sessions provide the opportunity for in-depth discussion of the material and extensive personal attention.

Most participants are physicians; a select few non-physician allied health professionals and students also participate. Program topics include “Debating Conservatives on Health Policy,” “Health Care Quality and Malpractice,” and “Myths and Realities about the Canadian Health System.”

Objectives:
At the end of this course participants will be able to

1. Use the PNHP slide show in a Grand Rounds or other medical conference with confidence.

2. Answer the “tough questions” on reform — what about rationing, government bureaucracy, and technology? - using the latest medical and health services research.

3. Describe how other countries provide universal coverage and why single-payer is the best option for reform based on decades of international experience and the unique features of the US health system.

4. Write an effective op-ed or other mass media article for publication.

5. Identify strategies to advance the health care debate in your community using available resources.

6. Overcome inertia and find your “niche” in the health care debate — the place to use your interests and talents most effectively.

7. Identify experts on various aspects of reform (quality, pharmaceuticals, costs, etc) who are resources to the movement.

8. Describe the powerful groups leading opposition to reform and the relationship between congress, the insurance and drug companies, and the “government-industry revolving door.”

9. Place the current push for reform — and opposition to it - in historical context since 1904.

10. Respond to the “myths” about reform with the “facts.”

11. Start (or re-vitalize) a chapter of PNHP.

12. Work effectively with grassroots advocates for reform.

And much, much more!

Note: All participants are requested to submit a CV or bio and photograph (head shot only) for us to keep on file for our speakers’ bureau. Please send these separately to PNHP, 29 E. Madison, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60602. info@pnhp.org.

For those interested in the meeting’s content, reprinted below is the agenda from PNHP’s 2006 Leadership Training.

To view the 2006 Leadership Training Agenda click here

To view the leadership training flyer and registration form, click here

For directions to the Santa Monica Doubletree and Friday night’s reception, click here (pdf file)

PNHP Leadership Training, Spring 2006

Who:

The faculty are all longtime activists and members of the Board of Directors of Physicians for a National Health Program or PNHP’s California chapter, the California Physicians’ Alliance (CaPA). All of the participants are members of PNHP who have a sincere desire to become more effective activists in the health care debate. Most are physicians; a select few non-physician allied health professionals and students will also participate.

What:

A crash course in becoming an expert on single payer and a leader in the movement for comprehensive health care reform. Small group and plenary sessions with nationally known researchers, speakers, and leaders who are shaping the terms of the debate and are effective activists in their communities. Opportunity for extensive personal attention.

Prior to the training, participants will receive a National Health Program Reader to start reviewing the material on their own. The training will start with an evening reception on Friday, April 28 (from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00), followed by an intensive day of lectures and workshops on Saturday, April 29 starting at 9:00 a.m. A dinner with plenary speaker will conclude Saturday’s program. There is an optional breakfast meeting on Sunday, April 30.

When:

Friday, April 28, evening reception 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.,

Saturday, April 29, doors open at 8:00 a.m. for coffee/bagels
Program from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (note change in time)
Sunday, April 30 breakfast discussion, 9 a.m. to noon

Where:

Doubletree Guest Suites, 1-800-222-8733
1707 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, California
$189 single/double (we can help find you a roommate to share expenses if you drop us a note).

RSVP/Fees: $150 for physicians including training, all meals and materials
$50 for additional dinner guests (spouses invited)

50 percent discount for medical students.

Print out the registration form at www.pnhp.org and fax it in or call
Matt Petty at 312-782-6006 or via e-mail at matt@pnhp.org.

Register ASAP as spaces fill quickly.

Questions? Call Nick Skala at 312-782-6006!

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Objectives: At the end of this course participants will be able to

1) Use the PNHP slide show in a Grand Rounds or other medical conference with confidence.

2) Answer the “tough questions” on reform: what about rationing, government bureaucracy, and technology? - using the latest medical and health services research.

3) Describe how other countries provide universal coverage and why single-payer is the best option for reform based on decades of international experience and the unique features of the US health system.

4) Write an effective op-ed or other mass media article for publication.

5) Identify strategies to advance the health care debate in your community using available resources.

6) Overcome inertia and find your “niche” in the health care debate - ;the place to use your interests and talents most effectively.

7) Identify experts on various aspects of reform (quality, pharmaceuticals, costs, etc) who are resources to the movement.

8) Describe the powerful groups leading opposition to reform and the relationship between congress, the insurance and drug companies, and the government-industry revolving door.

9) Place the current push for reform - and opposition to it - in historical context since 1904.

10) Respond to the Myths about reform with the Facts

11) Start (or re-vitalize) a chapter of PNHP.

12) Work effectively with grassroots advocates for reform.

And much, much more!

Spend an enjoyable weekend with other physicians who share your values.

Note: All participants are required to submit a CV or bio and photograph (head shot only) for us to keep on file for our speakers’ bureau. Please send these separately to Nick Skala at PNHP, 29 E. Madison, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60602. nick@pnhp.org.

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Friday, April 28

Pre- 6:00 p.m. check-in hotel

6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Reception with Dr. Bree Johnston, Chair CAPA and
Sen. Sheila Keuhl, lead sponsor SB 840 (invited), location TBA

Saturday, April 29

8:00 a.m. Registration, coffee and bagels.

9:00 a.m. Introductions and goals for the training
Dr. Quentin Young, PNHP Volunteer National Coordinator

9:30 a.m. The failure of corporate health care and the single payer alternative
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, PNHP Co-founder

Presentation using PNHP slides - 45 minutes
Q and A with participants - 45 minutes

11:00 a.m. break

11:15 a.m. Workshops I choose one (to be repeated)
(All workshops start with roundtable introductions to facilitate networking and feature extensive opportunity for questions and discussion with PNHP Board members).

Managed Care 2.0: Pay for Performance, Disease Management, and Report Cards
Kip Sullivan, JD

Debating the far-right and other adventures in health policy
Dr. Don McCanne, PNHP Senior Health Policy Fellow, author Quote of the Day

What do single payer advocates have to say about skyrocketing drug prices and malpractice premiums?
Dr. Gordon Schiff, PNHP former President

Myths and Realities about the Canadian Health System
Dr. Claudia Fegan, PNHP former President

12: 30 p.m. Buffet lunch

Medicare Drug Bill and HR 676 - Dr. Quentin Young

short history of the movement for US health reform
Dr. Oliver Fein, Chair, NYC Metro chapter

2:00 Workshops (repeated)

3:15 Organizing medical students and physicians at the state level
California group - Dr. Richard Quint
Non-California group - Dr. Wink Dilloway, Chair, NJ chapter PNHP

4:00 Mock Debates - moderators, Drs. Oliver Fein and Wink Dillaway

6:00 - end (note: was previously scheduled for 7:00 p.m.)

Dinner Program Host: Dr. Quentin Young
National Health Insurance: How Can we Afford It - Dr. Jim Kahn, Board, CaPA

Sunday breakfast (optional)

9 a.m. to noon Finding your niche in activism
PNHP Executive Director, Dr. Ida Hellander
CAPA leaders, TBA

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REGISTRATION FORM

PNHP Spring Leadership Training Institute
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, CA

Fax to 312-782-6007

Name(s)___________________________________________________________

Mailing Address where you can receive a package of materials in advance:

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip:__________________________________

E-mail_______________________ Daytime phone_______________________

Program Fee:

Physicians: $150, includes all materials and meals
Students: $75
Additional dinner guest ($50)

Form of Payment: ___ Check ___ VISA ___ MasterCard

Account number: _______ _______ ____ ______ Exp date ______/______

Amount enclosed or to charge $__________

RSVP to the PNHP National Office at 29 E. Madison St. Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 782-6006 or by fax to (312) 782-6007 or by email: matt@pnhp.org

1. by email: info@pnhp.org

2. by phone: 312-782-6006

3. by fax: 312-782-6007

PNHP also has chapters and activists in almost every state. To view a list of chapters and contacts, click here

Since 1987, we've advocated for reform in the U.S. health care system. We educate physicians and other health professionals about the benefits of a single-payer system--including fewer administrative costs and affording health insurance for the 46 million Americans who have none.

Our members and physician activists work toward a single-payer national health program in their communities. PNHP performs ground breaking research on the health crisis and the need for fundamental reform, coordinates speakers and forums, participates in town hall meetings and debates, contributes scholarly articles to peer-reviewed medical journals, and appears regularly on national television and news programs advocating for a single-payer system.

PNHP is the only national physician organization in the United States dedicated exclusively to implementing a single-payer national health program.

Read PNHP's Mission Statement

Regional and At-Large Delegates:
Garrett Adams, M.D.
John Bower, M.D.
Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D.
Aaron Carroll, M.D.
Andrew Coates, M.D.
Oliver Fein, M.D.
Claudia Fegan, M.D.
Gerald Frankel, M.D.
Joseph Jarvis, M.D.
David McLanahan, M.D.
Greg Silver, M.D.
Robert Zarr, M.D.
Jay Bhatt, medical student

Past Presidents:
Carolyn Clancy, M.D.
Claudia Fegan, M.D.
John Geyman, M.D.
Robert LeBow, M.D. (deceased)
Don McCanne, M.D.
Glenn Pearson, M.D.
Deb Richter, M.D.
Cecile Rose, M.D.
Jonathon Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
Jeffrey Scavron, M.D.
Gordon Schiff, M.D.
Susan Steigerwalt, M.D.
Isaac Taylor, M.D. (deceased)
Quentin Young, M.D.

Board Advisors:
Jaya Agrawal, M.D.
Simon Ahartidis, M.D.
David Grande, M.D.
Bree Johnston, M.D.
Karen Palmer, M.P.H.
Sal Sandoval, M.D.
Sindhu Srinivas, M.D.
Walter Tsou, M.D.

National Office Staff:
Ida Hellander, M.D. - Executive Director
Mark Almberg - Communications Director
David Howell - Organizer/Research Associate
Matthew Petty - Director of Administration & Development

Chapter Leaders (partial list):
For a list of chapters with contact information, please refer to our state page.

David Prensky, D.D.S. (FL)
Henry Kahn, M.D. (GA)
Joshua Freeman, M.D. (KS)
Jonathan Jacobs, M.D. (KS)
Garrett Adams, M.D. (KY)
Paul Laband (ME)
Jeffrey Kaplan, M.D. (MD)
John Walsh, M.D. (MA)
Andy Zweifler, M.D. (MI)
Jonathan Kotch, M.D. (NC)
Sandra Penn, M.D. (NM)
Bruce Trigg, M.D. (NM)
Jacob Reider, MD (NY)
Andrew Coates, M.D. (NY Albany)
Paul Sorum, M.D. (NY Albany)
James Bernstein, M.D. (NY Metro)
Sarah Huertas-Goldman, M.D. (PR)
Sam Baker, M.P.H. (SC)
Gerald Frankel, M.D. (TX)
Ana Malinow, M.D. (TX)
Joseph Jarvis, M.D. (UT)
Deb Richter, M.D. (VT)
Susan Miller, M.D. (VA)
David McLanahan, M.D. (WA)
Elizabeth Kurczynski, M.D. (WV)
Linda Farley, M.D. (WI)
Gene Farley, M.D. (WI)

Newsletter Editors:
Ida Hellander, M.D.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.

PNHP will hold its Leadership Training Institute on October 24 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter. Please contact Matt Petty at matt@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006 for more information.

To make reservations at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter, call 800-937-8461.

Regular Rates*: $150 Annual Meeting and Dinner, $125 Annual Meeting Only, $50 Annual Dinner Only

Student Rates*: $75 Annual Meeting and Dinner, $60 Annual Meeting Only, $25 Annual Dinner Only

* Regular Rates will increase after September 21, 2008.

Sample meeting agenda below.

Annual Meeting Agenda (tentative)

8:00 AM Registration opens with coffee and bagels

9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

Dr. Ana Malinow, PNHP President

9:30 AM Health Policy & Politics: Pre-election 2008

Dr. David Himmelstein, Harvard Medical School & PNHP co-founder

The Presidential Candidates’ Health Proposals

Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, Harvard Medical School & PNHP co-founder

11:00 Break

11:15 The Crisis in Emergency Care

Dr. Arthur Kellerman, co-chair, Institute of Medicine Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance

11:45 Update from the States: Massachusetts, California and Colorado

Dr. Simon Ahtaridis, Massachusetts
Dr. Richard Quint, California
Dr. Rocky White, Colorado

12:30 PM Lunch: Lessons from Medicare in the US and Canada

US — Dr. Christine Cassel, American Board of Internal Medicine
Canada — James Clancy, National Union of Public and General Employees
US — Dr. Jason Kelley Lessons from the Veteran’s Administration
Moderated by Dr. Quentin Young

2:00 PM Activist Workshops (tentative)

1. How to give a successful grand rounds

Dr. Oliver Fein, PNHP Board

2. Organizing at the state level

Dr. Garrett Adams, Kentucky
Dr. Rocky White, Colorado

3. International Health systems: Canada and France

Dr. Jon Davine, Canadian psychiatrist
Dr. Paul Sorum, PNHP Capital District (Albany)

4. Getting Started in Health Services Research

Dr. David Himmelstein

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 PM Activist Workshops (tentative)

5. Medical Student Organizing

Medical students from CA, PA, and the AMSA (will continue to 5 p.m.)

6. International Health Systems: Canada and France

Dr. Jon Davine, Canadian psychiatrist
Dr. Paul Sorum, PNHP Capital District

7. How to give a successful grand rounds (and publish your op-ed!)

Dr. Aaron Carroll, PNHP Board

8. Answering tough health policy questions (e.g. what about illegal immigrants)

Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo and Dr. Don McCanne

3:45 p.m. Break

4:00 PM Policy and Strategy Discussion

Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, PNHP co-founder
Dr. Quentin Young, PNHP National Coordinator
Kay Tillow, Nurses Professional Organization
And other single-payer leaders

5:00 PM Activist Networking

7:00 PM Presentation of Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist Awards

Dinner Guest speaker: Sidney Wolfe, MD
Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen

Dinner Guest speaker: George Lakoff, PhD
Co-founder and Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Activist Physicians Dinner. Click here to download a flyer with details.

Click here for sample Speaker Biographies

Don’t forget about PNHP’s Leadership Training Institute taking place Friday, November 2, 2007.

“The most important medical meeting you’ll ever attend!”
Quentin Young, MD

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Renaissance M Street
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Washington Suites Georgetown
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The Melrose Hotel
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Hotel Lombardy
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One Washington Circle Hotel
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Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
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The George Washington University Inn
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Click here to download(pdf) file

The mission of PNHP is therefore to educate physicians, other health workers, and the general public on the need for a comprehensive, high-quality, publicly-funded health care program, equitably-accessible to all residents of the United States.

Equitable accessibility requires, in the view of PNHP, removal of the barriers to adequate health care currently faced by the uninsured, the poor, minority populations and immigrants, both documented and undocumented.

PNHP views this campaign as part of the campaign for social justice in the United States. PNHP opposes for-profit control, and especially corporate control, of the health system and favors democratic control, public administration, and single-payer financing.

PNHP believes this program should be financed by truly progressive taxation. PNHP actively opposes current changes in the health care system that are designed to maximize the profits of investors and the incomes of high-level executives rather than to serve patients.

PNHP's goal is the restoration of what it views as the primary mission of physicians, acting as professional advocates for our patients.

PNHP is an independent, non-partisan, voluntary organization. PNHP's work is supported by our members' dues and contributions, and by grants from progressive foundations; it accepts no funding from pharmaceutical companies or other for-profit entities. PNHP organizes physicians, medical students, other health workers, and the public in support of this program and promotes discussion of health policy in the U.S. through conferences, lectures, articles, and other methods.

• Advocates will receive PNHP press releases, action alerts, and other urgent health care updates (~5 messages per year)
• Students receive updates specifically to student activism, allowing students across the country to collaborate and share ideas (message volume varies)
• Media receives press releases and other newsworthy items from Physicians for a National Health Program (message volume varies). Please specify if you are with Print Media/Radio or TV

Additionally, you may be interested in several non-PNHP health care mailing lists:

• Quote of the Day, a daily Health Policy analysis from our President, Don McCanne
• Dennis Lazof’s (lazofd@earthlink.net) recent health care news items
• Robert Rochlin’s (bobrnjan@erols.com) national articles and news clips
• James Ramsell’s (ramselj@efn.org) health care articles and news
• MASSCARE’s Mailing List (MASSCARE@aol.com) Massachusetts updates