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In Washington, DC, on August 4-5, 1999, AAHP, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) joined forces to present, Taking on Diabetes: Care in the New Millennium, the first in a series of innovative diabetes educational programs. The meeting, which was attended by 500 participants, focused on three elements of successful diabetes care: medical management, worksite health programs, and community partnerships.

The conference addressed a number of timely issues related to improving care for people with diabetes, including the changing roles of health systems and patients in treatment, the value that collaboration brings to quality care, and the importance of measurement and evaluation as drivers of quality improvement. The conference featured a distinguished faculty, representing expertise in health plans, academia, and the federal government. Speakers included:

• Edward Wagner, MD, MPH, FACP, Director of the W.A. (Sandy) MacColl Institute of Healthcare Innovation, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound;
  
• Roland Hiss, MD, Professor of Medicine, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School;
  
• Robert Berenson, MD, Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, HCFA;
  
• Clark Sawin, MD, Acting Chief, Performance and Quality Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; and
  
• Brent James, MD, Mstat, Executive Director, IHC Institute for Health Care Delivery Research.

The conference also featured a poster session offering attendees the opportunity to interact with over 30 presenters on an individual basis.

15 May 2000
Care in the New Millennium - Conference Proceedings