Start Date

10-28-2016 4:30 PM

End Date

10-28-2016 5:30 PM

Description

Objectives:

  • To review history of legislation to development of Medicare program in the United States
  • To delineate key Medicare milestones
  • To review recent changes in Medicare
  • To define impact on disparities

An examination of the history of Medicare and its impact on our ability to deliver patient-centered, interprofessional care.

A description of global interprofessional education and practice, highlighting real world examples from the work of Partners In Health in West Africa and Haiti.

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Oct 28th, 4:30 PM Oct 28th, 5:30 PM

Medicare at Fifty Years: Impact on Health Care Disparities

Objectives:

  • To review history of legislation to development of Medicare program in the United States
  • To delineate key Medicare milestones
  • To review recent changes in Medicare
  • To define impact on disparities

An examination of the history of Medicare and its impact on our ability to deliver patient-centered, interprofessional care.

A description of global interprofessional education and practice, highlighting real world examples from the work of Partners In Health in West Africa and Haiti.