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The Future Of Health In The 21st Century

Medical science is entering a golden age but the keys to longer life are not all locked in the laboratory. Technological progress, which there has been much of, is not a complete recipe for better health. Even as scientists explore the frontiers of medicine, prevention remains the cornerstone to a healthier future. Many health concerns are just a jet plane away. Global health issues have significant humanitarian, economic, and national security implications for all of us. This talk will explore these issues and will conclude with a prescription for some simple steps we can all take towards a healthier future.

The Next President's Prescription To Improve Health: 2009 And Beyond

The next President will confront major health policy decisions that will affect the lives of all Americans. The suite of health care concerns - soaring medical costs, uninsured citizens, the need to protect against and respond to national disasters, pandemics and possible bioterrorist threats, to emphasize prevention and preparedness, to strengthen health-related research, to eliminate disparities, to apply health information technology to decrease the large number of medical errors that occur in our country as well as to create a more seamless system of care, to improve the delivery of quality medical and public health services, and to increase investments in global health - are issues that must be at the top of our next President's list of health priorities. Cross-cutting over forty Federal agencies, these concerns underscore that strong leadership in the White House, in governmental organizations and in Congress on science, health, and technology are more important than ever. This presentation will address the prescription our next President must write to address the complex health care challenges and opportunities ahead.

Critical Women's Health Issues In The 21st Century

Today, the leading killer of women are chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lung disease, Alzheimer's, and diabetes. This presentation will address some of the critical health issues facing American women at the beginning of the 21st century. Women's health across the life span will be discussed with important new information, cutting edge advances, and the steps each one of us can take towards a healthier future.

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Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A., a champion for improving global health, served as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, as the first ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of Women's Health and as Senior Global Health and E-Health Advisor in the US Department of Health and Human Services. She has also been a White House advisor on health issues and a Research Branch Chief at the National Institutes of Health. With more than two decades of Federal government service as a top government health official, Admiral Blumenthal has been a pioneer in bringing major public health issues including global health, women's health, mental illness, and disease and violence prevention to increased public and scientific attention. She was a leader in the 1980's in exposing the inequities in women's health and in the 1990's was the top doctor in the Federal government to stimulate and coordinate new initiatives to move women's health issues to the forefront of our Nation's health care agenda. She established the National Centers of Excellence on Women's Health Program at academic centers across the country and the National Women's Health Information Center. Dr. Blumenthal was also a pioneer in the government in applying information technology to improve health including establishing five award winning health websites and the "Missiles to Mammograms" initiative that transferred CIA, NASA and DOD imaging technology to improve the early detection of breast cancer. Most recently, she has been involved in advancing global health, the national response to bioterrorism and emerging disease threats including pandemic flu.

Dr. Blumenthal currently serves as Distinguished Advisor on Health and Medicine at the Center for the Study of the Presidency, where she leads the Center's Health Agenda 2008 that is developing recommendations for the next Administration on health. She also directs the Palestinian/Israeli Health Initiative, a USAID funded project. Additionally, Dr. Blumenthal serves as Senior Policy and Medical Advisor at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, a pioneering global AIDS organization that supports cutting edge science and evidence based public policy. She is Chair of the new Global Health Initiative at the Meridian International Center.

Admiral Blumenthal is a Clinical Professor at Georgetown and Tufts University Schools of Medicine. She has also served as the Elizabeth Blackwell and Bundy Visiting Professor at the Mayo Clinic, as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Women's Health at Cornell School of Medicine, as Visiting Professor at Stanford University and Brandeis Universities, and as a Fellow at the Harvard School of Government.

As a leading national spokesperson on health, Dr. Blumenthal has briefed Heads of States, First Ladies, Health Ministers, testified before Congress, and served as a medical expert in the news. Dr. Blumenthal served as the health columnist for US News and World Report and as Host and Medical Director for an award winning television series on health. She has chaired numerous commissions and national and international conferences. Dr. Blumenthal serves on the Board of Directors of several philanthropic and educational institutions including Save the Children, the Meridian International Center, Stanford University in Washington, and the Academy of Achievement. She has received numerous awards including honorary doctorates and has been decorated with the highest medals of the United States Public Health Service for her national leadership and significant contributions to improving health. The National Library of Medicine, the New York Times, and the Medical Herald have named Admiral Blumenthal as one of the most important and influential women in medicine.