2010 Annual Meeting, 2009 National Forum Awards and 2009 Annual Meeting Highlights

2010

The 8th National Forum, "Creating the Will for A Heart Healthy Stroke Society" to be held April 26-28, 2010, in Washington D.C. at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. Pleaser refer to home page for details!

2009 National Forum Award Recipients

National Forum Heart Healthy Stroke Free Award
Great Lakes Regional Stroke Free Network
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

National Forum Public Policy Award
William Caplan, MD

National Forum Commitment Award
Tim Hutchinson, MSW, MPA
Public Health Agency of Canada

National Forum Chair Recognition Award
Phillip Poole-Wilson, MD
Member, Regional and Global Collaboration Implementation Group

National Forum Service Awards

James B. Baranski, CPA
Member, Coordinating Board
Chair, Public Health Leadership and Partnership Implementation Group

Brian Bilchik, MD
Vice-Chair, Communications Implementation Group

Gladys Branic, DSW, MD, MPH
Member, Executive Committee & Coordinating Board
National Forum Secretary Treasurer

William Caplan, MD
Member, Coordinating Board
Chair, Action Priorities Implementation Group

Arun Chockalingam, MS, PhD, FACC
Vice Chair, Regional and Global Collaboration Implementation Group

Jay H. Glasser, PhD, MS, FRIPH, FFPH
Member, Coordinating Board, Chair, Membership Committee

Mike Greenwell
Member, Executive Committee & Coordinating Board
Chair, Communications Implementation Group

Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD
Member, Coordinating Board
Chair, Regional & Global Collaboration Implementation Group

John W. Robitscher, MPH
Interim Chair, Resource Committee

Sylvie Stachenko, MD, MPH
At-Large Member, Coordinating Board

2009 Annual Meeting Highlights:

The 7th National Forum, "Siezing Opportunities," was held March 19-20, 2009, in Washington, DC at the Marvin Center at George Washington University. Highlights of the meeting are below. To view slides for each session, click on title of each presentation.

2009 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING - Wednesday, March 18, 2009

DETAILED AGENDA - Thursday, March 19, 2009

8:30am - 10:00am Plenary Session I

Seizing Opportunities: Health Reform

Description: One of the essential elements of the mission of the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is to reduce the burden, both in dollars and in human suffering, of heart disease and stroke on our society. Real progress in this area cannot be achieved unless the vast majority of Americans have access to high quality, affordable health care and a health care system that emphasizes prevention and health promotion. Policymakers should include a strong and vigorous focus on prevention as a starting point for comprehensive health reform if we hope to improve the health status, longevity and quality of life for all Americans. This session highlights the broad issue of health reform, the value proposition of prevention and recommendations for change.

Facilitator: Mark Schoeberl, MPA, National Forum Chair

Rx for Change: Health Care in America

T. R. Reid, American Foreign Correspondent for the Washington Post, Radio Commentator and Author

10:15am - 12:15pm Panel Discussion:

Seizing Opportunities: Health Reform

Present the Value Proposition of Prevention - Archimedes Model - Can we make the case that prevention has value?

David Eddy, MD, PhD

Founder/CMO, Emeritus of Archimedes, Inc.

How Investment in Disease Prevention Makes Sense

Jeff Levi, PhD

Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health

The Role of Clinical Prevention

Rose Marie Robertson, MD

Chief Science Officer, American Heart Association

Prevention Wellness Trust

Janet Collins, PhD

Director, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion,

Reflection and Call to Action

Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP

Director, American Public Health Association

1:30pm - 2:30pm Plenary Session II

Seizing Opportunities: Establishing a National Heart

Disease and Stroke Surveillance System

Description: Heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death, disability, illness, and health care costs in the United States. Unfortunately, although deaths due to cardiovascular disease are well-captured in the nation’s health tracking (surveillance) systems, current data systems do not have the capacity to track incidence and prevalence of these diseases or their major risk factors in a systematic way. A national surveillance system that tracks the cardiovascular health of the population is essential to successfully intervening and improving public health. Without this information it is difficult to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate intervention efforts. Establishment of a national surveillance unit should be the first step toward the development of this coordinated, comprehensive system. This session makes the case for heart disease and stroke surveillance, the essential features and recommendations for a national system, what we need to know and measure and the strategies toward accomplishment.

Facilitator: David Goff, MD, PhD, FACP, FAHA

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Professor, Public Health and Internal Medicine

Essential Features of a National Heart Disease and Stroke Surveillance System: Recommendations and Priorities

David Goff, MD, PhD, FACP, FAHA

What Do We Need to Know and Measure?

Progress Toward HP2020 Goals and Other Heart Disease and Stroke Specific Goals

Emmeline Ochiai, MPH

Public Health Advisor, US Department of Health and Human Services

Current Status of Availability of Critical Heart Disease and Stroke Data

Rob Merritt, MA

Chief, Epidemiology and Surveillance

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Using CMS Data in Heart Disease and Stroke Surveillance

Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

Yale University

2:45pm - 3:45pm Plenary Session II Continued

Seizing Opportunities: Establishing a National Heart Disease

Disease and Stroke Surveillance System

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Efforts to Enhance Heart

Disease and Stroke Surveillance

Jean Olson, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

A National Forum Strategy to Ensure Heart Disease and Stroke

Surveillance Capacity

Russell Luepker, MD, MS, FAHA

Professor, University of Minnesota

Open Discussion – All Participants

Moderator: Wayne Rosamond, PhD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Summary and Call to Action

David Goff, MD, PhD, FACP, FAHA

Concurrent Sessions

Strengthening the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention System: Building capacity and strengthening competencies for professionals working in heart disease and stroke prevention will be presented.

Partnering with State Heart Disease and

Stroke Prevention Programs: Learn how the State Plan Index (SPI) helps state Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention programs bring partners together to set objectives, plan and evaluate activities and build momentum.

Moderator: Jim Baranski, CPA

Chief Executive Officer, National Stroke Association

Chair, Public Health Leadership and Partnership Implementation Group

Presenter: Margaret Casey, RN, MPH

Cardiovascular Health Council

How to put Prevention at the Center of the Health Reform Debate: Explore with the Action Priorities Implementation Group how to get involved in healthcare reform discussions and make a difference at the state and national level by determining roles, reviewing successful campaigns and collaborating on actions for a National Forum strategy.

Moderator: Virginia Bales Harris, MPH

Consultant, CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Presenters:

Richard Hamburg, MA

Director of Government Relations, Trust for America’s Health

Donald Hoppert, MA

Director of Government Relations, American Public Health Association

Kathleen Nolan, MPH

National Governors Association

Facilitated Discussion: William Caplan, MD

Consultant, University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation

Chair, Action Priorities Implementation Group

DETAILED AGENDA - Friday, March 20, 2009

8:30am - 10:00pm Plenary Session

Seizing Opportunities: Addressing Sodium

Description: The amount of salt consumed by Americans is a major public health issue. High salt intake has been linked to an increase in blood pressure and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. To reduce these risks, consumers should reduce salt intake. In order to make these healthier choices, consumers need easily understood, clear information about the salt content of food and the safety thereof. However, given that the major source of excess dietary sodium is from the ingestion of processed foods, action must be taken to ensure that unhealthy amounts of sodium are not added during food processing. Without change in the current labeling and amounts of sodium in processed food, those who desire to make changes will continue to have difficulty doing so and more Americans will be harmed by high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. This session will address the US strategy and policy approaches to salt, salt as a public health issue, global sodium issues, industry approaches, salt taste preferences and a nationwide initiative to reduce sodium Intake through public-private action.

Facilitator: Tom Pearson, MD MPH, PhD, National Forum Chair-Elect

Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research

University of Rochester Medical School

Sodium as a Public Health Issue

Lawrence Appel, MD

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Global Sodium Initiatives

Graham McGregor, MD, MA, FAHA, FRCP

Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London UK

Salt and Taste Preferences

Gary Beauchamp, PhD, MPH