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America’s Emerging Health Care Crisis
About the workshop
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
May 12, 2005
Monsanto Auditorium, Life Sciences Center
The removal of Vioxx shed light on a number of questions about America’s ability to cope with the healthcare needs of its ever-aging baby boomers. “America’s Emerging Health Care Crisis” featured three exciting presentations about the state of American health care and the danger arthritis poses to the health care system as discussed by top experts in the medical and journalism fields. Following the presentations, the discussion was opened to the audience for a lively Q&A period. This event was free and open to the public.
The panelists were:
- Rear Admiral Steven Galson, MD, Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA
- Geneva Overholser, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, Missouri School of Journalism, and former ombudsman for The Washington Post
- Captain Joe Sniezek, MD, MPH, U.S Public Health Service Chief, Arthritis Program National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Among the topics that will be discussed are disease economics and the impact of arthritis, controversies in drug regulation, and how media gatekeepers approach medical issues and decide how and what to present to the public.
This event was sponsored by the Health Communication Research Center at the Missouri School of Journalism and the Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC).
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