8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Introductions and Opening Remarks
Harold J. Fallon, MD, MACP
Chair, ACP Foundation Conference Planning Sub-Committee
Former Home Secretary, Institute of Medicine
Chair Emeritus, ACP Board of Regents
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
Greetings from the Institute of Medicine
Susanne A. Stoiber, MPA, MSc
Executive Officer,
Institute of Medicine
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM
The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Health Literacy 
The Roundtable brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, foundations, associations, and representatives of patient and consumer interests who have an interest and role in improving health literacy. The mission of the Roundtable is to move the field of health literacy forward by translating research findings into practical strategies that can be implemented.
George J. Isham, MD, MS
Chair, IOM Health Literacy Roundtable
Medical Director and Chief Health Officer,
HealthPartners
8:55 AM - 10:30 AM
Plenary Session: Medication Labeling
Moderated by
Ruth M. Parker, MD, FACP
Chair, ACP Foundation Programs Committee
Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM
A History: The ACP Foundation's Medication Labeling Project
A brief history of the ACP Foundation's Medication Labeling Project
Ruth M. Parker, MD, FACP
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Providing our Patients with Better Information about their Medications: A Report on the Medication Labeling Project
In this two-year initiative, Dr. Shrank and colleagues have evaluated the evidence regarding how to improve medication labels, and have communicated with key stakeholders to assess how to implement change.
William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS
Instructor, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics,
Harvard University School of Medicine
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM
Literacy and Misunderstanding of Medication Labels
Dr. Davis and colleagues have explored the relationship between literacy and understanding of container and auxiliary labels for prescription medications. Seemingly simple instructions and warnings are often misinterpreted, especially by those with low literacy.
Terry C. Davis, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Over-the-Counter Drug Product Labeling
Dr. Ganley will discuss the Drug Facts labeling rule that mandates specific labeling content and format on OTC drug products and a brief review of studies used to evaluate consumer understanding of drug labels.
Charles J. Ganley, MD
Director, Division of Over the Counter Products,
Food and Drug Administration
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Evidence-Based Approach to Improved Medication Labeling
A perspective on the specific course of action to improve drug labeling in the United States, supported by recent efforts by the American College of Physicians Foundation.
Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Q & A on Medication Labeling with Plenary Speakers
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 AM -12:00 Noon
Plenary Session: The Business Case
Moderated by
Alan R. Nelson, MD, MACP
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees,
ACP Foundation
10:50 AM - 11:02 AM
The Business Case for Health and Productivity Management: What's the Return on Investment?
For decades, proponents of health and productivity management (HPM) programs have struggled to collect and report research evidence documenting the financial impact of these programs. Recently, the evidence supporting a return on investment has been mounting. Nearly 100 studies conducted over the past 20 years have examined the economics of HPM.
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD
Vice President, Consulting and National Practice, Thomson Medstat
Cornell University
11:02 AM - 11:14 AM
The Business Case for Health Improvement at Verizon
A view of Verizon's efforts to lower employee healthcare costs through innovative healthcare and prescription strategies, programs, and models.
Pascale S. Thomas
Director, Planning, Communications & Public Policy, Verizon Communications, Inc.
11:14 AM - 11:26 AM
The Business Case for Employee Health Improvement at Marriott International
An examination of the employee health strategies that have been implemented at Marriott International.
Jill A. Berger, MSA
Vice President, Health and Welfare Plan Management and Design, Marriott International
11:26 AM - 11:38 AM
Making the Business Case for Communication
An example of how good communication between employer and employee produces ROI for disability benefits.
Andrea Gelzer, MD, MS, FACP
Senior Vice President for Clinical Public Affairs, CIGNA Healthcare
11:38 AM - 12:00 Noon
The Business Case: Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Plenary Session: Current Research in Advances to Solutions of the Problems of Low Health Literacy
Moderated by
Barbara L. Schuster, MD, MACP
Professor and Chair, Wright State University School of Medicine
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Literacy Enhancement for Treatment of Depression in Patients with Depression and Limited Literacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This presentation reports on a study in which standard depression care was compared to standard depression care plus literacy education for treatment of depression in patients who have limited literacy.
Barry D. Weiss, MD
Professor FCM, University of Arizona
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Health Literacy and High Blood Pressure Control Among Ethnic Minorities and Poor Persons Receiving Care in Urban Primary Care Clinics
Ethnic minorities and poor persons are at higher risk for low literacy compared to whites and persons with higher levels of income; they are also disproportionately affected by high blood pressure. Dr. Cooper examined the association of literacy with blood pressure control in a clinic-based sample of ethnic minorities and poor persons to determine whether adherence to BP management behaviors mediated this association.
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Associate Professor,
Johns Hopkins University
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Using Information Technology to Accommodate Patients' Levels of Health Literacy
Tailored information--information specifically targeted at a person's specific interests and needs--has been shown to be more likely to change patient behavior than general information. Information technology may allow the development of applications that can automate the process of providing information to patients at health literacy levels appropriate to them. Dr. Ownby will discuss the development of a computer-based application providing elderly patients individually tailored health care information at two levels of reading difficulty and in both Spanish and English.
Raymond L. Ownby, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Miami School of Medicine
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Effects of a Multilevel Pharmacy-Based Intervention on Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes in Low-Income Patients with Heart Failure
This study describes how a pharmacy intervention aimed at patients with less than adequate health literacy improved patient treatment adherence and decreased emergency department utilization.
Michael D. Murray, PharmD, MPH
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Policy and Evaluative Services, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Q&A on Panel of Plenary Session
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee with the Faculty
An opportunity for all conference attendees to network and to meet the faculty in an informal setting.
3:30 PM
Conference Adjournment
