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Susan Dentzer

By admin | 06/2012 | American Affairs, BUSINESS, Economic Outlook, Election Analysis, HEALTH / WELLNESS, Healthcare, Journalists, Medicare, Political Media, Social Security | Comments Off

Susan Dentzer is Senior Policy Adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy focused on health and health care, and an on-air analyst on health issues with the PBS NewsHour. She served from 2008-2013 as the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal of health policy. Ms. Dentzer also previously led the NewsHour’s health unit, reporting extensively on-air about health care reform debates. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of Dartmouth Medical School and is an Overseer of the International Rescue Committee, a leading humanitarian organization. Read more…

Emily Friedman

By admin | 05/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Ethics / Values, HEALTH / WELLNESS, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Leadership, Medicare | Comments Off

Emily Friedman is an independent writer, lecturer, and health policy and ethics analyst based in Chicago. She is contributing editor of Hospitals & Health Networks and contributing writer for the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Progress, and other periodicals. Ms. Friedman also writes a regular column for Hospitals & Health Networks Daily. She is most noted for her work in health policy, health care reform initiatives, rationing of health services health care trends, insurance and coverage issues, the social ethics of health care, ethics issues for providers and Read more…

Joy Loverde

By admin | 02/2011 | Aging, Baby Boomers, Disability Issues, Family Relationships, Healthcare, Medicare, Personal Development, Social Security, Society & Culture, Spouse Programs, Women's Issues, Work / Life Balance | Comments Off

Imagine this: You’re busy at work, preparing for an afternoon presentation, when the telephone rings; it’s the doctor’s office telling you to come to the hospital, your mom fell and broke her hip. And life as you knew it changed in an instant.

If you are not currently caring for an elderly family member, you soon will be. With an aging population upon us, not only can we expect to take on the role of our parents’ caregiver, there are grandparents, aunts and uncles, spouses and siblings who also will require our attention.

With a profound understanding of the problems associated with family caregiving, and a seasoned family caregiver herself, Joy Loverde translates complicated eldercare issues into practical solutions. She offers practical, doable solutions to these issues, uniquely combining the concepts of “planning” and “communication,” giving audiences the tools and tips they need to proactively address their own eldercare situation immediately. Joy’s customized programs are ideal for professionals and family members who want to lessen the financial and emotional stresses often associated with caring for elderly loved ones.

Joy is recognized as one of the leading experts on family caregiving, eldercare and successful aging. Her best selling book, “The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Questions to Ask, How to Find Help” (2009, Revised and Updated, Random House), reflects the depth of her understanding and compassion for the needs of older Americans.

PROGRAM TOPICS

Successful Aging: Discover What’s Next for You
Are You Ready? Caring for Aging Parents and Loved Ones
Aging Parents: Talking about Tomorrow
Making the Most of Holiday Visits with Your Aging Parents

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William Shipman

By admin | 02/2011 | Aging, Authors, Demographics, Economic Outlook, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Healthcare, HUMAN RESOURCES, Investing, Medicare, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Retirement, Social Security | Comments Off

Perhaps the most trusted voice on Social Security and retirement finance reform, both in the United States and around the world, William Shipman enlightens audiences on a potential crisis of international proportions that has, up until recently, gone largely unnoticed. The rapid increase of the elderly population, combined with support systems that are unprepared to handle this unprecedented shift, have put our living standards, international strategic relationships and our very way of life in jeopardy. Shipman addresses real world, positive solutions and the tremendous opportunities that are possible with thoughtful reform. Read more…

Regina Herzlinger

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Healthcare, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Medicare, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Strategy | Comments Off

America’s leading advocate for market-driven, consumer-oriented health reform, Regina Herzlinger is one the country’s most respected healthcare analysts. Regina is widely recognized for the groundbreaking role she plays in pointing the way toward a bold new healthcare plan. Money magazine dubbed her as the “godmother” of consumer-driven healthcare; listed by Modern Healthcare as one of the nation’s 100 most powerful people annually since 2003; and named by Managed Healthcare as one of healthcare’s top ten thinkers. Read more…

Ted Fishman

By admin | 01/2011 | Aging, Asia, Authors, Baby Boomers, Change, China, Demographics, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Europe, Family Relationships, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Healthcare, Medicare, Outsourcing, Retirement, Social Security, Society & Culture, The Middle East, World Affairs | Comments Off

Ted C. Fishman is a veteran journalist, essayist and former member and trader of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. His talks reflect the intelligently researched material found in his writing and have most recently focused on the emergence of China and its impact on the lives of Americans as consumers, workers, managers, and citizens. Fishman’s presentations combine engaging storytelling with a wide ranging knowledge about the world economy, putting his audiences’ top concerns into context and exploring how they relate to big, global economic trends. Read more…