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Healthcare Challenges: Technology Opportunities
January 16, 2013
The Industry Leaders Series Presents…
**This event is at capacity! Please arrive early to ensure your seat**
The US healthcare system is undergoing fundamental changes that will have profound effects on patients, providers, and the industry that supports them. This presentation and discussion will highlight the economic, political and demographic forces that are the catalysts behind these changes, and how the application of various technologies provide opportunities to improve the quality, safety, cost and efficiency of healthcare delivery.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Carlos Nunez
Chief Medical Officer and Senior VP of Medical Affairs, CareFusion
Dr. Nunez is the chief medical officer and senior vice president of Medical Affairs for CareFusion. In this role, he leads a multidisciplinary team that provides the expertise and guidance necessary to align the clinical realities of modern healthcare with the business strategies of the various operating units across CareFusion. This includes the staff and activities of the Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence. He is also responsible for supporting the safety, quality and regulatory efforts that touch every phase of the product and client lifecycle.Dr. Nunez is an accomplished physician and well-respected medical executive who brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and business experience to the field of healthcare technology. Dr. Nunez has published and presented extensively on the topics of healthcare informatics, clinical workflow automation, analytics and decision support, cerebral blood flow auto-regulation, ischemia-reperfusion injury and medical history.Before joining CareFusion, Dr. Nunez served as the chief physician executive for a division of UnitedHealth Group, providing medical expertise and direction for corporate strategy and product development within their portfolio of healthcare technology solutions. Prior to UnitedHealth Group, he was a practicing anesthesiologist, intensivist and hospitalist, and served as the director of Education and Research for the division of Critical Care Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast.He holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine, where he also completed postgraduate training in anesthesiology and fellowships in both critical care medicine and clinical research. Dr. Nunez has an active appointment as adjunct professor of Biomedical Informatics at San Diego State University, where he also serves as associate director of the Biomedical Informatics Research Center. Dr. Nunez is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the European Society of Anesthesia, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Health Management Academy.
DATE:
January 16th, 2013
TIME:
5:30PM Registration/Networking/Refreshments
6:00PM Program Begins
7:30PM Program Ends
LOCATION:
12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
COST:
Pre-Registration: (Please pre-register by noon on 1/15/13)
$10.00 – CommNexus Sponsor
$20.00 – Non-Sponsor
FREE – Mentor Sponsor
At the Door:
$20.00 – CommNexus Sponsor
$30.00 – Non-Sponsor
FREE – Mentor Sponsor
Students, Military & Press: FREE
