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First Hand Account of The Inner Workings of Your Hospital

Panel Discussion Featuring Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God, and Diversity on Steroids

New York City – October 6, The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Author Lecture Series will hold a panel discussion on October 16 featuring Julie Salamon, bestselling author of Hospital, Pam Brier, President and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center and David Cohen MD, Senior Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center.

Using the book’s portrayal of Maimonides Medical Center as the case study, the panel will discuss the tensions of providing quality patient

NYAM Author Lecture Series will hold a panel discussion on October 16 featuring Julie Salamon, bestselling author of Hospital.

care in the face of technological imperative, financial pressures, multiculturalism, politics and religious differences in a complex major teaching hospital. The panel will explore the challenges faced by clinical professionals, administrators, staff and patients as they experience the health care system.

Hospital unfolds the many variables at play in an institution that deals with people at their most vulnerable; an institution made up of hundreds of individuals, each of whom makes a difference, for better and sometimes for worse, and most of whom are unaware of what makes the entire place tick. This is the dynamic universe of small and large concerns and personalities that, taken together, determine the nature of our care and assume the utmost importance. The story of how hospitals actually run has never been told—until now—from the vantage point of the people who work inside.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Jo Ivey Boufford MD, president of The New York Academy of Medicine.

To register for this event, click here.

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has been advancing the health of people in cities since 1847. An independent organization, NYAM addresses the health challenges facing the world’s urban populations through interdisciplinary approaches to policy leadership, education, community engagement and innovative research. Drawing on the expertise of diverse partners worldwide and more than 2,000 elected Fellows from across the professions, our current priorities are to create environments in cities that support healthy aging; to strengthen systems that prevent disease and promote the public’s health; and to implement interventions that eliminate health disparities.

Posted on 10/07/2008

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