Upcoming and Recent Events

2007 Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture

Please join the Health Industry Management Program faculty and staff for the 2007 Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture:

Thursday, October 25th
5:30 pm Lecture
6:30 pm Reception to follow
James L. Allen Center

The lecture will be given by:

Regina Herzlinger, PhD
The Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School and author of Market-Driven Healthcare and Consumer- Driven Healthcare.

Professor Herzlinger will discuss her research and findings which serve as the basis for her new book, Who Killed HealthCare? America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem.

Please send your RSVP if you will be able to attend to Jeanne Laseman via email or call 847-491-5540.

MacEachern Lecture / International Healthcare Symposium
May 2007

Thank you to all who attended the 30th Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture and 3rd International Healthcare Symposium:

"International Perspectives on Healthcare: Lessons for the United States"

Sponsored by
The Health Industry Management Program
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University, Evanston Campus

Read more about the event in the article "A second opinion on the healthcare landscape"

Presentations

Professor Naoki Ikegami, Keio University, Tokyo
Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture
"Population Ageing: Japanese response and lessons for the U.S."
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Japan’s population is ageing faster than any developed country. Their initiatives to address this issue provide lessons for the U.S. about how we can successfully meet our obligations to our elderly population.

Professor Bruno Palier, Sciences Po, Paris and Visiting Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
"Europe responds to rising healthcare costs: Is there a role for the welfare state?"
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Rising healthcare costs in Europe are contributing to national deficits. How European nations address these costs with respect to funding and benefits provide insights for the U.S. as we confront our own problems.

Dr. Richard L. Clarke
President and CEO, Healthcare Financial Management Association
"The National Health Service and responsibility for coordinating care"
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The fragmented U.S. healthcare system is looking for models that deliver more cost- effective care. Dr. Clark will provide a perspective on this issue that draws on HFMA’s health executive exchange with the U.K.

Speaker Biographies (PDF 34 KB / 3 pages)