The LVBCH 41st Annual Conference "Looking Forward: The Next 40 Years, a special three-day virtual networking event featuring two keynotes and four panels will explore the topics to the left from 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m every day.

Space is limited, you must register to attend. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MAY 4 - THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE    

Dr. Don Berwick, "The Moral Determinant of Health"  - There is no doubt that circumstances outside health care impact health. Much of healthcare is directed toward correcting damages caused by “social determinants of health”. One common metaphor – the “subway map” of life expectancy shows a decrease of 10 years, or 6 months for every minute traveling from midtown Manhattan to the South Bronx in New York City, in Chicago, the difference is more than 16 years in total. An investment is needed in human well-being, motivated by an embrace of the moral determinants of health – including, most crucially, a strong sense of social solidarity in the U.S.

Innovations in Healthcare - Join local medical directors as they react to Dr. Berwick’s presentation and share insight into clinical innovations in healthcare including updates on diagnostics, therapeutics, genetics, vaccines, and COVID-19.

MAY 5 - THE FUTURE OF BENEFITS

Innovations in Pharmacy - Join LVBCH Purchasing Partners for Pharmacy Benefits as they discuss innovations in pharmacy, and how these programs help employers better manage benefit costs while investing in their members’ health.

Innovations in Employee Benefits - Join LVBCH Purchasing Partners as they discuss innovations in employee benefits including dental, vision, and wellness, and also how data is being utilized to maximize benefit value to employers and members.

MAY 6 - THE FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH

Craig Kramer, The Mental Health Moment - We are facing a staggering mental health crisis that impacts every person, family, and business. This presentation will highlight how one employer, Johnson & Johnson, is working to transform mental health for the estimated 50% of us who lives with mental illness, either as patients or caregivers.  Workplace, community, advocacy, research, and marketplace strategies will be described.  The goal of these approaches is to prepare each of us and our organizations to be a leader in an era that has been called “the mental health moment.”

Innovations in Mental Health - Join the panelists as they react to Craig Kramer’s presentation “The Mental Health Moment” and provide a local perspective on mental health in the Lehigh Valley as it relates to integration of care, access to mental health and substance treatment across demographics, and what employers are doing to better address the needs of their members.

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