2007 Caring Community Conference

The first Caring Community Conference was held September 26-28, 2007. The Caring Community Conference was designed to encourage collaboration among northeast Florida community leaders, providing a forum for exploring opportunities to expand healthcare, medical care, and biomedical industries. Over 100 conference participants represented leadership from community, civic, government, educational and healthcare organizations in northeast Florida. Participants convened for two and a half days, examining health issues and assets, and formulating specific recommendations to support and enhance the community's health, medical and bioscience industries.

Welcome

• Dr. Yank Coble
• Honorable Fred Schultz
• Mayor John Peyton

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Keynote - Optimistic views on health futures

•     Jeff Goldsmith, Ph.D., President, Health Futures, Inc.

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Northeast Florida Healthcare and Bioscience Industry Economic Impact Study

•      Paul Mason, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Dept. of Economics and Geography, UNF

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Introduction to the Panels

•    Yank Coble, MD, Center Director

•    Ceci Connolly, Facilitator

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Panel 1: Health Issues in Our Community

• Capt. Raquel Bono, MD, CO, Naval Hospital Jax
• Jim Borland, MD, VA Clinic                                                                     
• Jim Burkhart, Shands Jax 
• Robert Harmon, MD, DCHD

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Panel 2: Our Healthcare/ Medical Care Assets

• Bob Brigham, Mayo Clinic
• Hugh Greene, Baptist
• Bob Nuss, MD, UF Jax                                                                    
• Paul Pitel, MD, Nemours
• Scott Whalen, Ph.D., St. Vincent’s

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Panel 3: Professional Medical/Health Educati                                       

• Pam Arn, MD, Nemours
• Pam Chally, Ph.D., UNF BCH                                                                   
• Connie Haan, MD, UF Jax 
• Bob Watson, MD, UF Gainesville

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Panel 4: Research: Bench to Bedside

• Alan Berger, MD, UF Jax
• Tom Brott, MD, Mayo Clinic                                                                  
• Vicky Funanage, Ph.D., Nemours 
• Bruce Kone, MD, UF Gainesville

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Panel 5: Our Healthcare and Bioscience Industry

• Bob Blankemeyer, Medtronic
• Michael Koren, MD, Encore Research                                   
• David R. Smith, Vistakon 
• Art Wotiz, Novabone

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Global Opportunities and Challenges Forum

• Douglas Barrett, MD, Sr. VP Health Affairs, UF
• Otmar Kloiber, MD, Secretary General, WMA                                       
• Cecil Wilson, MD, Immediate Past Chair, AMA

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Breakout Sessions - Friday, September 28th

Friday Morning Recap - Ceci Connolly 

 Breakout Session A - Bill Mason, Ed.D.  

Breakout Session B - Preston Haskell

Breakout Session C - Michael Boylan 

 Breakout Session D - Judge Susan Black 

Breakout Session E - Steven Wallace, Ph.D. 

Prioritizing the Recommendations - Ceci Connolly

Closing Remarks - Yank Coble, MD, Center Director