Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Plenary Sessions The Future of Health Care in the United States
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Plenary II Looking forward, looking back: Health care in America and meeting the needs of culturally diverse populations

The Future of Health Care in the United States
Tuesday, September 23, 2008: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Minn Marriott, 4th Floor - Ballroom 3+4
This presentation will offer a ‘big picture’ perspective of the future of health care in the United States, including trends, opportunities and challenges related to financing, delivery, and scientific advancements. It will also touch on how demographic trends in the US will continue to affect health care delivery and could offer a solution to some of our health workforce shortages.

Presentation Information:

Program: Plenary Sessions


Edward O'Neil, MPA, PhD, FAAN , Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    Director
    University of California, San Francisco
    Center for the Health Professions
    3333 California Street
    Suite 410
    San Francisco CA, USA 94118

    Phone: 415-476-8181
    Email Address: eoneil@thecenter.ucsf.edu

    Biographical Sketch:     Edward O'Neil is a Professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences and Social and Behavioral Sciences (School of Nursing) at the University of California, San Francisco. He also serves as the Director of the Center for the Health Professions, a research, advocacy and training institute which he created to assist health care professionals, health professions schools, care delivery organizations and public policy makers understand the challenges and opportunities of educating and managing a health care workforce capable of improving the health and well being of people and their communities.
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