PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Doctor and Former U.S. Senator Bill Frist will speak at AO North America’s 2012 Challenges in Fracture Care Across Disciplines scientific meeting. Dr. Frist’s presentation, “A Surgeon-Senator’s Look into the Crystal Ball of Health Care Reform,” takes place on February 24, 2012 from 8:00-9:00 am.
Featured Guest Speaker: Doctor & Former U.S. Senator Bill Frist (Photo: Bill Frist)
Uniquely qualified to discuss the challenges and solutions in health care policy, Dr. Frist is both a nationally recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. His presentation will address the massive health care legislation passed by President Obama and the U.S. Congress, which will dramatically transform health coverage in the country. Dr. Frist will discuss how the law is likely to be changed over the coming years and how it will affect citizens, nurses and doctors, insurers and small and large businesses.
Dr. Frist said, “I am excited to share with my colleagues an insider’s view on what to expect in this radically changing environment of health care delivery – how we got here and where we are going.”
Dr. Frist majored in health policy at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs before graduating with honors from Harvard Medical School and completing surgical training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Stanford. As the founder and Director of the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, he has performed over 150 heart and lung transplants and authored over 100 peer-reviewed medical publications, over 400 newspaper articles and seven books on topics such as bioterrorism, transplantation and leadership. He is board certified in both general and heart surgery.
Dr. Frist represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate for 12 years where he served on both Health and Finance committees responsible for writing health legislation.
Today Senator Frist is focused on health reform, the basic science of heart transplantation, global health policy, K-12 education reform, economic development in low-income countries, health care disparities and medical mission work in Sudan.
Dr. Frist is currently Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Department of Cardiac Surgery and Clinical Professor of Surgery at Meharry Medical College of Nashville. Senator Frist is also a Partner of Cressey & Company, LP, a mid-market investment firm specializing in healthcare services.
About the 2012 Challenges in Fracture Care Across Disciplines Meeting
The Magic of Synergy: Challenges in Fracture Care Across Disciplines scientific meeting, taking place February 23-25, 2012 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, is uniquely designed to bring together surgeons in orthopaedic trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spine and veterinary medicine to discuss challenges in musculoskeletal disorders and fracture management. For more information, visit our website at www.aona.org or call 800.769.1391.
AONA is an independent, surgeon-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of patient care in orthopaedic trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spine and veterinary surgery by fostering and expanding a network of healthcare professionals in research, development, clinical investigation and education.
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