Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: A National Conversation
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Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: A National Conversation
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The National Academy of Medicine will host a public symposium to gather stakeholder feedback on issues identified in Vital Directions for Health and Health Care, an NAM initiative that has stewarded the development of expert discussion papers on opportunities in 19 priority areas for health policy, for consideration by the next presidential administration, other policy makers, and the public. The symposium will feature remarks from initiative co-chairs Victor Dzau (NAM) and Mark McClellan (Duke University), as well as steering committee members Meg Gaines (University of Wisconsin), Sheila Burke (Harvard Kennedy School), and Elias Zerhouni (Sanofi) (additional panelists to be announced).
The event will feature interactive discussions of important themes and outstanding questions to emerge from 19 NAM Perspectives papers in three major topic areas: better health and well-being, high-value health care, and strong science and technology. Feedback received during the symposium will help inform a summary paper to be released following the election.
For those unable to attend in person or via webcast, submit comments via Twitter using #NAMVitalDx or via e-mail to NAMedicine@nas.edu with subject line “Vital Directions.”
Sign up for the Vital Directions listserv for updates and to be notified when the papers are published.
Organizer National Academy of Medicine
Organizer of Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: A National Conversation
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), established in 1970 under the name Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. It serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as adviser to the nation and the international community. Through its domestic and global initiatives, the NAM works to address critical issues in health, medicine, and related policy and inspire positive action across sectors. The NAM collaborates closely with its peer academies and other divisions within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
