--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The College of American Pathologists:
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Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist (R-TN), will speak about the progress being made in health care reform and how it will impact physicians at a luncheon for The College of American Pathologists (CAP) House of Delegates and Residents Forum, as part of CAP’s annual scientific meeting. |
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More than 1,000 pathologists will gather in Chicago on September 26-29 for the annual meeting of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP House of Delegates is pathologists’ voice to the College leadership, providing a forum to discuss thinking on the issues facing pathologists. Each year the CAP’s PathPac political action committee invites a leading policymaker to attend the lunch and speak on current events. As a former congressional leader and a physician, Dr. Frist will have insightful perspectives on health care reform and its impact on patient care. |
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WHO: |
The College of American Pathologists is a medical society serving more than 17,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world. It is the world’s largest association composed exclusively of board-certified pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance. The College is an advocate for high-quality and cost-effective patient care. |
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| Pathologists are diagnostic physicians and essential members of the patient’s health care team. They provide a diagnostic roadmap from disease identification to therapeutic intervention in both chronic and life-threatening illnesses. In fact, more than 70 percent of all decisions about diagnosis, treatment, hospital admission, and discharge rest on the pathologist’s report. | ||
| The Luncheon is open to media, but all other House of Delegates events are restricted and closed. All media must check-in at registration in the event Media Room, Grand Suite 4 at the Hyatt Regency. | ||
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Saturday, September 25, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. |
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Hyatt Regency, Chicago |
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| Crystal Ballroom BC, West Tower, Green Level | ||
| 151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. 60601 | ||
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CONTACT:
For more information and/or to register to attend:
Julie Monzo, College of American Pathologists
847-832-7538 (office), 847-380-0793 (cell)
[email protected]
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Marie Manning, Ogilvy PR
202-729-4106 (office), 703-965-2788 (cell)
[email protected]
KEYWORDS: United States North America Illinois
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Health Public Policy/Government Healthcare Reform Public Policy General Health
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