National Partners and National Awareness Advisory Committee
National Awareness Advisory Committee
AARP
John Rother, Director of Policy and Strategy
AcademyHealth
W. David Helms, PhD, President and CEO
Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education
David Leach, MD, Executive Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Christine Williams, Director, Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
Alliance of Community Health Plans
Jack Ebeler, President and CEO
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, President, Board of Directors
American Academy of Pediatrics
Ed Zimmerman, Co-Director, Department of Practice and Research
Robert Rosseter, Director of Public Affairs
American Board of Medical Specialties
David Nahrwold, MD, President of Executive Committee
American Cancer Society
Sheila Buchert, Director, Media Collaborations
American College of Physicians
David Sgrignoli, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
American College of Surgeons
Linn Meyer, Director of Communications
American Health Quality Association
David G. Schulke, Executive Vice President
American Heart Association
Patricia Beatty Gonzales, Sr. Communications Manager
AHA - Health Research & Educational Trust
Michael Bilton, Executive Director, Association ofr Community Health Improvement
American Nurses Association
Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, APRN, BC, ANP, President
Pamela Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
Amgen
H. Christian Fibiger, PhD, Vice President, Neuroscience
Jean Lim, President
Association of American Medical Colleges
Elisa K. Siegel, Senior Vice President of Communications
Association for Community Affiliated Plans
Meg Murray, Executive Director
Buyers Health Care Action Group
Carolyn Pare, CEO
Bonnie Zell, Senior Advisor for Partnership Development
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Lorie Martin, Director of Communications
Federation of State Medical Boards
Dale L. Austin, Senior Vice President and COO
Grantmakers In Health
Lauren LeRoy, PhD, President and CEO
Institute for Family-Centered Care
Beverly Johnson, President and CEO
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Jonathan Small, Director of Marketing and Communications
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Allen J. Vaida, PharmD, FASHP, Executive Director
Teresa Titus-Howard, Vice-President
Adolph Falcon, VP for Science and Policy
National Association for Home Care and Hospice
Mary St. Pierre, VP, Regulatory Affairs
National Association of Children’s Hospitals
and Related Institutions
Gillian Ray, Vice President, Public Affairs
National Association of Public Hospitals and
Health Systems
Christine Capito-Burch, Executive Director
National Business Coalition on Health
Andrew Webber, President and CEO
Patricia Shoeni, Executive Director
Janet Corrigan, President and CEO
Brendan Krause, Senior Policy Analyst
National Health Council
Marc Boutin, VP, Policy Development and Advocacy
National Hispanic Medical Association
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President and CEO
Kitty Werner, Executive Director
National Partnership for Women & Families
Debra L. Ness, President
National Quality Forum
Kenneth Kizer, President and CEO
Larry Levitt, Vice President for Communications and Online Information
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
John R. Lumpkin, MD, MPH, Senior VP,
Director, Health Care Group
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