In this podcast we present a PRSA Health Academy panel discussion, “Patient-centric Medicine and Medicare Part D – Trends and Implications for the Healthcare Industry and the Role of PR.”

Participating in the panel were Lois Aronstein, State Director for AARP in New York; Melinda Abrams, senior program officer for the Commonwealth Fund; and Marily Rhudy, senior vice president, public affairs, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

The program was recorded June 28 at the offices of Fleischman Hillard in New York City.

Speakers

	Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director. Read bio here…
	Melissa Abrams, Senior Program Officer, The Commonwealth Fund. Read bio here…
	Marily Rhudy, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Read bio here…

Time Codes

• 7:00 – 28:10 Lois Aronstein, NY State Director, AARP
• 29:09 – 43:32 Melinda Abrams, senior program officer, Commonweath Fund
• 44:42 – 53:01 Marily Rhudy, senior vice president, public affairs, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• 53:38 Questions

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The SJPMTIA held its Spring Conference on May 2, 2006 at the Enterprise Center at Burlington County College in Mt. Laurel New Jersey. In this episode, we’ll hear the afternoon panel, a discussion of public policy issues with state legislators.

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Presentations in this podcast:
(Photographs at Conference Copyright © 2006 by Steven L. Lubetkin and available for purchase at EventPictures.com)

Panel introductions from Don Sico, executive director of the South Jersey Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry Alliance
Panel of state legislators discusses public policy issues of interest to South Jersey businesses.

	State Sen. Martha Bark
	State Sen. Diane Allen
	State Assemblyman Jack Conners

Steve Lubetkin speaks on podcasting for business.

The SJPMTIA held its Spring Conference on May 2, 2006 at the Enterprise Center at Burlington County College in Mt. Laurel New Jersey. In this episode, we’ll hear the mid-morning presentations at the conference. The afternoon panels are in PharmaPod episode 3.

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Download the podcast program here (Mono MP3 file, 75.4 mb, duration 1:20:22.)

The SJPMTIA held its Spring Conference on May 2, 2006 at the Enterprise Center at Burlington County College in Mt. Laurel New Jersey. In this episode, we’ll hear the first part of the morning presentations at the conference. Mid-morning and afternoon panels are in PharmaPod episodes 2 and 3.

Technical specifications regarding our production of podcasts is available here.

Download the podcast program here (Mono MP3 file, 94.7 mb, duration 1:41:01.)