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James R. Ficke, MDDr. Ficke is a Robinson professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Retired after 30 years of service in the US Army, his last military assignment was Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at San Antonio Military Medical Center. While on Active Duty, he was deployed to Iraq as a senior orthopaedic surgeon in country, and Deputy Commander for the 228th Combat Support Hospital.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhDIn addition of being President of Rothman Institute, Vaccaro is Professor and Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the past President of the American Spinal Injury Association. He has over 650 peer reviewed publications and is the editor of over 54 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8.

Zeev N. Kain, MD, MBAKain is a thought leader in Orthopedic Value based care and an international expert on Perioperative Surgical Home and enhanced recovery. He is also a national leader in perioperative digital health. He previously served as Chair of Anesthesiology and Associate Dean of Clinical Operations Officer in UC Irvine Health.

Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, LFHIMSS, FAANJudy Murphy is Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at IBM Global Healthcare. She is a recipient of the HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award and is a pioneer in the digital health space. She is a strategic advisor to clients and helps put together health IT solutions for providers to improve health and healthcare, and lower costs.

Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBABozic holds multiple regional and national leadership positions and is widely recognized as a leader in orthopaedic surgery and value based care and delivery models. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Seton Healthcare Musculoskeletal Service Line, where he has overseen implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of BPCI and CJR Programs.

Bruce Cohen, MDDr. Cohen currently is the CEO for OrthoCarolina and has served as vice chairman of the Board of Directors and chair of the Operations Committee at OrthoCarolina. He has served as Fellowship Director of the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Fellowship and is currently serving as the Chief of the Foot and Ankle Division at Carolinas Medical Center. He is the Vice-President of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Board of Directors.

Arnaldo Valedon, MDDr. Valedon is the current Immediate-Past President of SAMBA. He is the Board Chair of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC). He is also a board member of Acreditas Global (previously known as AAAHC-International), and a member of the General Assembly and Executive Committee for the International Association for Ambulatory Surgery (IAAS).

Lili Brillstein, MPHLili Brillstein is a nationally recognized thought leader in the advancement of Episodes of Care as a value-based approach for specialty care. She is the founder and CEO of BCollaborative (Brillstein Collaborative Consulting, which works with stakeholders across the healthcare continuum to successfully make the move from fee for service to value based healthcare.

Brent Stice, MBABrent Stice is Vice President of Humana’s Value Based Program Operations and Analytics organization, comprised of enterprise level analytics, administration, development, and deployment of Primary Care incentive models, as well as all aspects of Humana’s Bundled Payment programs. Mr. Stice has held a myriad of leadership roles throughout his 10 years at Humana including Reimbursement Strategy, Contract Negotiations, Product Trend, Market Finance, and Unit Cost projections.

Michael Suk MD, JD, MPH, MBA, FACSSuk is chair of the Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is also the chief physician officer for Geisinger System Services. He is on the editorial board of several orthopaedic journals, author of numerous scientific articles and a textbook. He is a national authority on VBC in the orthopedic space.

Scott Levin, MD, FACSDr. Levin is the Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery. As an accomplished clinician, his expertise focuses on surgery of the hand and upper extremity, reconstructive microsurgical techniques for extremity reconstruction and limb salvage. His research interests focus predominantly on extremity soft tissue reconstruction. Widely published with more than 368 peer-reviewed journal articles, 85 book chapters and 11 books.

Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPHVetter is a nationally recognized expert on perioperative medicine and value-based healthcare. While at UAB, Vetter lead the development of a pioneering Perioperative Surgical Home. Vetter is currently Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the preeminent journal, Anesthesia & Analgesia. He has published extensively in outcomes research and topics such as comparative effectiveness.

James T. Caillouette, MDDr. Caillouette is the Joan and Andy Fimiano Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery for Hoag Memorial Hospital. He is Chairman of Newport Orthopedic Institute; a 30-physician group based in Newport Beach, California. He has numerous publications in the orthopedic literature. He is currently focused on healthcare economics and reform, along with the design of next generation medical devices.

Roy Winston, MDDr. Winston is the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Winston is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Navy, a board certified anesthesiologist, and was most recently the chair of Anesthesiology at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. He served on The Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners as Vice President and President Elect, and worked with the legislature to create and modify healthcare policy.

Ranjan Gupta, MDDr. Gupta is a world renown orthopedic surgeon and researcher who had been continuously funded by NIH-NINDS since 2000. Gupta has previously served as Chair of Orthopedics at UCI and has received numerous awards such as the NIH Career Development Award from the NINDS-NIH.

Scott Sigman, MDSigman is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in Sports and has served as Team Physician for the US Ski Jump Team, and serves for the last 20 years as Team Physician at UMASS Lowell. He is the Chief of Orthopaedics at Lowell General Hospital and is considered a national authority in Opioid Sparing Surgery. He has contributed to numerous publications and research studies on advances in orthopaedic surgery.

Sheila Barnett, MDBarnett is an international leader in geriatric anesthesiology and preoperative testing. She is the author and co-author of dozens of book chapters, reviews, and peer-reviewed publications and credited in shaping the practice of geriatric anesthesia. As Medical Director of the BIDMC Transfer Center, she works with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient transfers between hospitals.

Daniel B. Frier, Esq., JDDan's 20+ years of healthcare law experience includes the representation of a diverse group of health care clients, including physicians, ambulatory surgical centers and hospitals.He provides strategic advice on how to adjust their operations and on buy-sell agreements of physician groups, employment issues, large group practice mergers.

Karl Koenig, MD, MSDr. Koenig specializes in treatment of hip and knee arthritis including both primary and revision surgery and leads the initiative to improve access to musculoskeletal care for Austin’s underserved population. Dr. Koenig previously led the Division of Adult Reconstruction at Dartmouth and was one of the architects of GreenCare, a sweeping quality improvement initiative to create a self-improving microsystem around total joint replacement.

Ritesh R. Shah, MDDr. Shah is a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Dr. Shah teaches colleagues worldwide about new advances in same day hip and knee replacement, hip arthroscopy, and joint revision surgery. He co-edited the book, Pocket Orthopedic Surgery, which is a handbook for residents in training and used by health providers nationwide.

Jeff Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCAGadsden is a world leader in the areas of ultrasound-guided nerve blockade, the monitoring of regional anesthesia, trauma, and education. He holds fellowships with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (anesthesia) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, widely published and a well-known speaker in these areas.

Peter D. McCann, MDDr. McCann is Director, Strategic Initiatives and Orthopedic Surgery at Lenox Health Greenwich Village, a division of Northwell Health in New York and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell. He completed his Fellowship in shoulder surgery with Charles S. Neer II, MD at Columbia University Medical Center in 1986.

Nishant Shah, MDShah is a leading authority in the outpatient hip and joint replacement space. He is currently a partner with Midwest Anesthesia and is extensively trained in regional anesthesia. He is the founder of Subsidium Workshops where he teaches multiple hands on workshops for surgeons and anesthesiologists.

Maggie Holtz, MDDr. Holtz previously served as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory and then at Yale, she is now the Chief of Regional and Orthopedic Anesthesia at WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center. Dr. Holtz speaks across the country on opioid minimization and enhanced recovery after surgery, and also teaches at regional anesthesia workshops both nationally and internationally.

Jack Davis, MSN, RN, ONCDavis manages the patient education programs whereby he oversees content development and delivery through multimodal strategies across the continuum of care. He also is lead planner for nursing continuing education, chairman of the HSS Nursing Research committee and has co-investigated over 20 projects varying in themes.

Phillip Harker, MBAPhil Harker is President and CEO for Leavitt Risk Partners. He is responsible for the general strategy, direction, and operations of the company. He brings over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry primarily focused on the development and implementation of shared-risk models.

Tien N. Dinh, MD, MBAIn his current position, Dr. Dinh is involved in both State and Federal regulatory compliance. He is a CMS federal surveyor with expertise in Medical Staff privileges/credentialing, Quality Assurance, and Hospital Governance. On the State side, he is involved in citation review for Nursing Homes as well as GACH Immediate Jeopardy and Administrative Penalties.

Mark Weidenbaum, MDDr. Weidenbaum is recognized internationallyas a leading expert in spine surgery who embraces a patient-centered approach to orthopedic care. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed literature and has been invited to lectureand perform surgery worldwide. He has consulted for the New York Yankees and has appeared several times on NBC’s “The Today Show”. He was a member of the SRS Board of Directors.

Eric DremelEric is currently the US President at Medacta, a privately held Swiss based orthopedic company. Previously he was the Vice President of Sales at DePuy Orthopaedics, where he formulated and led the implementation of sales strategies that grew US revenues from $585 million to $1.7 billion. Eric was also the President and CEO of AmpOrthopedics,Inc., aventure backed companythat developsnovel technologies for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Jean Drouin, MD, MBADrouin is founder and CEO of Clarify Health Solutions, which enables health systems and payers to deliver more satisfying and efficient care through advanced analytics, machine learning, and digital care optimization solutions. Jean was a former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, and also served as Head of Strategy for NHS London. In these roles, he served over 20 countries and 100 health systems and payers on engagements that generated over $1B in efficiency and quality improvements.

Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, MD, MBADr. Vasiliu-Feltes is an experienced clinician executive who previously led all clinical multi-specialty Quality and Safety, Telehealth initiatives and value-based payment models in MEDNAX. Prior to joining MEDNAX, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes held several leadership roles within the academic, corporate and not-for-profit arenas.

Michael Scott, MD, FRCP, FRCA, FFICMDr. Scott is an international expert in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) principles and is co-author of the ERAS Society Consensus Guidelines and is a member of the ERAS Society Executive Committee. He has published extensively on haemodynamic monitoring, fluid therapy and the stress response for surgery within an ERAS Protocol. He was a member of the WHO Education Committee and Member and author of the World Health Organisation LIFEBOX Project

R. Lor Randall, MD, FACSDr. Randall holds the David Linn Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Randall has been recognized internationally for his work as chief of the Sarcoma Array Research Consortium (SARC) lab, his development of a genetically engineered mouse model at the University of Utah (in cooperation with Nobel Prize co-winner Mario Capecchi), and his technical advancements in limb salvage surgery.

Al Minjock, PhD, MS, RNAl Minjock, PhD, RN currently serves as the Senior Director of Clinical Service for the Critical Care Division of Edwards Lifesciences. In this role he is responsible for the integration and implementation of Edwards Critical Care product portfolio within large independent delivery networks. His work has led to large scale improvements in overall all outcomes in the two largest systems in the United States.

Jason Parrott, MBA, MSJason Parrott is a Healthcare & Well Being Strategy leader of The Boeing Company. The Chicago-based $101 billion aerospace company has 150,000 employees across the U.S. and 65 countries and the world’s largest aerospace company and top U.S. exporter. He is Chairman of the Board for Midwest Business Group on Health, and Board Member of Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, Integrated Benefits Institute, and Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute.

Thomas Clark, MBAThom leads commercial deployment of the solutions and capabilities portfolio as part of J&J Health System Value Transformation Group. Having collaborated with over 250 health systems, he is well versed on assessment, deployment and sustainment of programs and services across orthopedic and general surgery service lines as well as focus areas such as healthy workforce, digital surgery, digital health, care pathway improvement, bundled payments, healthcare consumerism and outpatient care delivery.

Keith LaFranceKeith leads the creation and deployment of contracting and pricing strategies for J&J Medical Devices in the U.S. His role includes the application of shared performance and outcome based approaches to create value in pursuit of the quadruple aim. Keith has great experience in creating alignment, developing joint goals, measuring expected outcomes and realizing value creation. He is also well versed in the Health Care Compliance aspects of shared performance approaches.

Raphaela O’DayDr. O'Day is a behavior change expert with 20 years of multi-disciplinary experience spanning research, clinical service delivery, solution development and deployment. Now, as a senior performance coach and innovation catalyst at Human Performance Institute, Raphaela brings her diverse background and experience to help individuals and groups optimize professional and personal effectiveness.

The Outpatient “Evolution” in Orthopedic Surgery Panel

To set the stage for the day, a panel of clinicians, administrators and payers will discuss the movement of patients from the inpatient settings to ambulatory surgery centers.

Contracting outpatient joint surgery Panel

In the world of VBC and bundle payments, it is imperative to understand how to control your costs and enhance your operations. The CEO of one of the largest network of orthopedic care delivery facilities will discuss these issues.

Develop ASC clinical protocols

A major cornerstone for success in your ambulatory practice is standardization and reduction of variability via clinical protocol. The speakers are an orthopedic surgeon and an anesthesiologist who are practicing in the same facility and thus can share their collaborative experience.

ASC Patient selection and optimization

The fastest way to lose money and get into trouble in your ambulatory practice is to operate on sick patients who were not optimized appropriately. In this session, an orthopedic surgeon and an anesthesiologist will cover the basics of these concepts.

Warranty in Orthopedic Procedures

In this new trend, hospitals and medical device companies are now offering various kinds of warranties for patients undergoing orthopedic procedures. Listen to a panel that consists of both clinicians and medical device representative.

Changing rules and regulations affecting Orthopedic ASC

In this fast-moving landscape, one must understand the most recent CMS and other regulations that will affect your practice. Hear the perspectives of two orthopedic chairs from two of the largest systems in the US.

The TEAM Approach to Orthopedic ASCs

The changing orthopedic landscape and the migraton to outpatent services dictate increasing degree of collaboraton across all stakeholders. In this session, the speaker will describe various techniques he has used to bring together TEAMS that will functon optmally. The nuts and bolts of TEAM building will be discussed.

ASC Accreditation panel

Accreditation issues related to the state and federal government are of major importance in the quickly evolving ASC space. Join this panel of two field surveyors who will provide you valuable input on what to expect in a site visit.

US Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop

This course includes lectures, a state of the art 3-D cadaver imaging experience, phantom model technology to practice needle trajectory, and ample time for hands-on scanning on live models proctored by experts in the field of regional anesthesiology. This course emphasizes small group learning and real time hands-on practice. Learn on Friday in Newport, block on Monday in your practice!

US Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop

This course includes lectures, a state of the art 3-D cadaver imaging experience, phantom model technology to practice needle trajectory, and ample time for hands-on scanning on live models proctored by experts in the field of regional anesthesiology. This course emphasizes small group learning and real time hands-on practice. Learn on Friday in Newport, block on Monday in your practice!

US Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop

This course includes lectures, a state of the art 3-D cadaver imaging experience, phantom model technology to practice needle trajectory, and ample time for hands-on scanning on live models proctored by experts in the field of regional anesthesiology. This course emphasizes small group learning and real time hands-on practice. Learn on Friday in Newport, block on Monday in your practice!

US Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop

This course includes lectures, a state of the art 3-D cadaver imaging experience, phantom model technology to practice needle trajectory, and ample time for hands-on scanning on live models proctored by experts in the field of regional anesthesiology. This course emphasizes small group learning and real time hands-on practice. Learn on Friday in Newport, block on Monday in your practice!

US Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop

This course includes lectures, a state of the art 3-D cadaver imaging experience, phantom model technology to practice needle trajectory, and ample time for hands-on scanning on live models proctored by experts in the field of regional anesthesiology. This course emphasizes small group learning and real time hands-on practice. Learn on Friday in Newport, block on Monday in your practice!

The Secretive Nature of Pricing in the Orthopedics Healthcare Market

The most recent decision by CMS that mandates hospitals to publish their contractual rates for surgery signals a new day in this area. Join us to hear an update in this topic by the CEO and Chair of one of the largest orthopedic groups in the US.

Journey to AI in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence is now the new “hot” thing in healthcare. Join the CNO of IBM to hear about Watson and other AI technologies and how will they impact your daily orthopedic practice.

VBC: Multidisciplinary Stakeholders Panel

A TEAM approach is a must when one is implementing VBC in your hospital. Join us to a panel of clinicians, administrators, payers and experts in the VBC space to a lively discussion on the topic.

Myth Busters in Anesthesia and Orthopedics

This unique panel will address controversial questions in anesthesia and orthopedics. How low could the plt count be before a block? Stem cell procedures? 'assembly line approach with 3 surgeries at one time? an anterior approach TJR? and others.

Payers Perspective on Value-Based Contracting

All too frequently payers are missing from conferences that are directed mostly at clinicians and administrators. This panel will include a number of representative from the large US payers as well as experts in bundle payment models. The discussion will focus on practical aspects of this system

Maryland’s Global Budget Program

In 2014, Maryland was the first to initiate an all-payer global budget program for all acute-care hospitals in the state. The program limits growth in per-person total spending on hospital care and thus is aimed to identify lower cost ways of delivering hospital-level care. The speaker will review this model within the context of orthopedic care.

Metrics in Orthopedic Surgery: Why, What, When

Metrics has become a prominent feature of the orthopedic practice in the last few years. The CEO and Chief of Orthopedics of one of the largest system in the US will share his perspectives on the why, what and when we should use metrics in this space.

Optimal Characteristics of an Anesthesia Group in a Value Based Ecosystem

Anesthesia is of major importance in your orthopedic practice. It affects your patient selection, optimization, clinical pathways and outcomes. This session will describe the various elements one should consider when engaging an anesthesia group.

Standardization of Preop Testing Criteria

In order to improve the surgical care of our patients and the operations of an outpatient facility or a hospital, standardization of preop testing is much needed. This is particularly relevant in the orthopedic patients who is undergoing outpatient surgery. Learn how to build your own testing criteria!

Extreme Affordability: Orthopedic Surgical Innovations

Innovation in healthcare are developing very quickly. The key is to find the right balance between innovation in orthopedics and implementation in the field. The speaker will describe this space in the context of an active clinical practice.

Updates in Regional Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery

Avoiding Staff and Physician Burnout

Physician burnout is now a top 10 issue among hospital CEO’s. In this interactive format, the speaker who has vast experience in this topic will discuss developing a prevention program in your organization.

OrthoCarolina Perspectives: Site of Care and Cost of Care: Where is the $

The CEO of one of the largest orthopedic groups in the US will discuss the transition of services in his organization to the outpatient settings. He will outline in detail the rationale that led his mega-group to modify their practice as well as their future plans.

Implementing a Preoperative Clinic

With the introduction of VBC and the transition to outpatient based orthopedic surgery, preoperative screening and optimization has never been more important. In this session, the speaker will outline the nuts and bolts of setting up such a clinic in community settings.

Multi-modal Approach to Orthopedic Patient Education

As VBC is defined as value for the patient equals outcomes divided by cost, educating the patient as far as their pre and postoperative care as well as their expectations is paramount. The speaker, who is from the number 1 ranked orthopedic hospital in the US and president of NAON, will cover the various elements related to this topic.

Condition-Based Bundles

A condition-based bundled payment model encourages procedures that offer the greatest patient value and, by default, disincentivizes low-value care. The fundamentals of this new kind of payment will be reviewed in this presentation. The speaker represents one of the most advanced VBC centers in the US.

Understanding Decision-Making in Orthopedic Trauma and Value Based Health Care

Hemodynamic Optimization

Over the past few years the topic of hypotension and hemodynamic optimization has attracted much attention. New findings as well as new monitors are now transforming this space. The session will both underline the fundamental issues as well as suggest innovative clinical approaches.

2020 CMS Updates: Think Election

Much of the current presidential debates are focused on healthcare. Dr. Kevin Bozic, the speaker, frequently testifies in front of congress and other governmental agencies on the topic of VBC in orthopedics. Come and listen to his prediction about the future.

Lessons Learned from Implementation of Value-Based Care in Orthopedics

Many organizations have learned the hard way that implementing VBC is not easy and can result in revenue losses. This experience panel will share their perspectives on importing and must-have elements in the operational, clinical, and financial aspects.

VBC: Medical Device and Pharm Stakeholder Panel

Much has been said about the perspectives of hospitals and clinicians to VBC but the perspectives of the medical device and pharma industry remains less clear. Come and listen to this distinguish panel of speakers from this space.

The Military Health Care System as an Example of Value Based Care

The speaker, who is the chair of one of the most prestigious hospitals in the US, has spent close to 30 years in the US military and is uniquely positioned to draw parallels between the military health care system and the current VBC space.

Opioid Sparing Orthopedic Surgery

This is a highly “practical” session in which the speaker will discuss highly innovative approaches to manage patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. We all know that we should reduce the amount of opioids we use, but how should we replace opioids? Come to this session and learn from a world leader in this area.

Preoptimization in spine surgery: The Orthopedic Approach

The speaker will discuss a collaborative approach to bring people together to discuss potentially challenging medical and surgical issues for upcoming elective adult spine surgery cases. These procedures run the gamut from huge, complex reconstructions to smaller cervical and lumbar cases. He will discuss a risk-screening tool that they developed to identify cases as “green, yellow, or red”.

Private equity investments in Orthopedics

The changes in our current orthopedic healthcare space is leading to a shift in the traditional relationship between the clinicians and the hospitals. In this session, a lawyer who is an expert in this area, will provide an overview of how to put together such new practice models.

PROMS and Patient Experience

PROMs, which are completed by patients' during the perioperative period to ascertain perceptions of their health status, perceived level of impairment, and health-related quality of life have now become the standard in orthopedic surgery. This panel of a clinician and a leading company in this space will provide you the basics of how to use these data to improve your practice.

Hip Fractures

Management of hip fractures is a challenging condition operationally and clinically. Come and listen to a leading anesthesiologist describing the nuts and bolts of putting such a program together.

Orthopaedic Value-Based Cancer Care

As major payers are turning to value-based arrangements to serve their members with cancer, the clinical care and relevant PROMs have to be adjusted. The speaker will review this area with emphasis on patient reported outcomes.

An Innovative Approach to Clinical Pathways in Spine Surgery

The recent movement to enhanced recovery has created much interest in reduction of variability in this space. In this highly interactive session, the speaker will discuss the nuts and bolts of creating of clinical pathways for spine cases.

Transforming Your Patient Experience Program

The movement to consumerism and experience score-based payment has propelled this issue to the priority list of hospitals and surgery centers. In this highly interactive session, the speaker will discuss how to create a winning program that focuses on clear metrics and outcomes. The why, what and how will be clearly articulated.

Workshop: Innovations for Outpatient Joint Replacement and Spine Care

This innovative workshop is designed to assist participants interested in building a successful outpatient based surgical practice. The workshop will focus on Total Hip Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental & Total Knee Arthroplasty and Spinal Fusion. In addition to these procedures, the value and importance of Single Use Instrumentation (such as GMK® Efficiency) and patient specific 3D printed surgical guide technologies that may decrease surgical time, minimize instrumentation, and minimize imaging requirements for arthroplasty and pedicle screw placement will be discussed. Product warranties and risk sharing arrangements with manufacturers that add value for patients, care providers, commercial payers, and employers will also be reviewed.

Refaat Hegazi, MDDr. Hegazi joined Abbott Nutrition as the Global Medical Director of Adult Nutrition in February 2009. He is now the Medical Director and Director of External Scientific and Medical Engagement for Abbott Nutrition. He also co-developed the Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm and Diabetes Total Nutrition Therapy educational programs.