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Date: Sat, 5 Aug 1995 11:42:49 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MEDICAL Conference I am trying to make this information available on the net. If you feel that the information is relevant, you could assist me by posting it at your faclity/website. Or you could provide a link to our homepage: http://aaron.uoknor.edu/ted/ Thanks! TED CONFERENCES presents MEDICAL Conference in Charleston, SC October 11 - 14, 1995 TED Conferences and Richard Saul Wurman present: MEDICAL: An intelligent look at the state of health care communications There has recently been a lot of confusion about health care. While proper health care is vital to our survival, the topic has one of the most political, social, and financial issues of our time. There has also been tremendous innovation in health care - from virtual surgery to remote diagnosis, to extraordinary imaging techniques which have changed the face of medicine and how it is practiced forever. On October 11 - 14 in Charleston, SC, we have gathered some phenomenal speakers for conversation about policy, progress, and understanding in health care communications. Those of you who know the TED Conferences will easily see how this topic begs to be explored via the TED format. Those unfamiliar with TED should see MEDICAL as a 3-day "conversation" which will enlighten and deepen your understanding about this fundamental issue which touches everyone. HISTORIC CHARLESTON MEDICAL will be held in the historic Dock Street Theatre (recently featured in Time Magazine's article on the Spoleto Festival). Charleston promises to be a beautiful, balmy venue and we invite registrants to add a few days to their stay to enjoy all this rich city has to offer. Registrants are encouraged to stay at the lovely OMNI hotel at Charleston Place. They will be reserving a room block for MEDICAL with special rates if you reserve early. FEATURED SPEAKERS For MEDICAL, we have gathered almost 30 "keynote" speakers: Bob Arnot; Medical Correspondent, CBS Horace Deets Director and CEO, AARP: American Association of Retired Persons James Dickson Senior Advisor to the Dean, Harvard Medical School; Former US Assistant Surgeon General Joan Dunlop President, International Women's Health Coalition Bran Ferren Senior VP, Creative Technology, Walt Disney Imagineering Laurie Garrett Author, "The Coming Plague", Health and Science Writer, Newsday Helmut Giersiefen Doctor, Project Director; Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Roger Gould Clinical Psychiatrist, Interactive Health Center; Developer of the Therapeutic Learning Program; Former head of neuro-psychiatric outpatient clinic at UCLA Stephen Jay Gould Professor, Harvard University; McArthur Fellow; Author: Bully for Brontosaurus and Ever Since Darwin William Haseltine Chairman & CEO, Human Genome Sciences David Hon President, Ixion, a company which focuses on virtual reality for endoscopic surgery Dean Kamen President, DAKA Research & Development Corporation; Philanthropist; Inventor of leading edge medical instruments John Kao Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School; Producer; Psychiatrist; Entrepreneur in biotechnology and interactive multimedia C. Everett Koop Doctor; Chairman, Time Life Medical; Former US Surgeon General David Macaulay Illustrator, Author: The Amazing Brain and The Way Things Work J. Ian Morrison President, Institute for the Future; Consultant on health care topics Dean Ornish Doctor, President and Director, Preventive Medicine Research Institute; Author: Program for Reversing Heart Disease Patricia Phelan President, Direct Medical Knowledge, a research organization dedicated to providing medical information to consumers Stanley Pottinger Author: The Fourth Procedure; Former assistant US Attorney General Dr. Richard Rockefeller Doctor, President, Health Commons Institute Col. Richard M. Satava Manager, The Advanced Biomedical Technology Program, The Defense Sciences Office, The Advanced Sciences Projects Agency Rick Smolan Photographer, Author: Day in the Life series, The Power to Heal, Medicine's Great Journey Victor Spitzer Professor, Colorado University Health Sciences Center; Researcher, The Visible Human Project, a three-dimensional digital mapping of the human body Alexander Tsiaras Medical Journalist; Photographer; Creator of The Anatomical Travelogue. William Tsiaras Doctor of Internal Medicine; Chairman, Departmentof Opthomology, Brown University School of Medicine Philippe Villers President and Founder, Families USA; Philanthropist; Human Rights activist; Founder of three high-technology companies Albert Waxman Chairman and CEO, Medco Behavior Care Corporation TO REGISTER Early registration until 31 August 1995: $ 1,750 Postmarked after 31 August 1995: $ 2,000 Call Christopher Robin at 401-848-2299 for your registration card or for any other questions you may have. Chris will be glad to fill out your card over the phone to hold your place. Remember, payment must be postmarked by 31 August to qualify for early registration. We look forward to seeing you at MEDICAL.