Value of Innovation Policy Forum
Streamed live on April 28 at 12pm ET
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Agenda
12:00 pm ET
Welcome
Michelle Winokur, DrPH
Institute for Patient Access
Opening Remarks
Defining Value in Health Care
David Charles, MD
Institute for Patient Access
12:10 pm ET
Panel
A Look Behind the Curtain
Erin G. Doty, MD
Eli Lilly and Company
Howard Fillit, MD
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
Ian N. Kremer, JD
LEAD Coalition (Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease)
Moderated by Josie Cooper, Alliance for Patient Access
This conversation will explore the strategy, the players, the investment and the processes that are involved in developing medical breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease. It will also give an inside look at the heartache that befalls researchers, patients and loved ones when a promising drug falls short.
12:40 pm ET
Keynote
Making the Longshot
David Heath
Award-winning investigative journalist and author
Introduced by Michelle Winokur, DrPh
Researchers have been working on some disease modifying treatments and cures for decades, yet the COVID-19 vaccine was produced in 388 days. This lecture will provide insight about how that happened so quickly.
1:00 pm ET
Panel
Setting the Stage
Gavin Clingham, JD
Alliance for Patient Access
Patricia A. Gibson, MSSW
Epilepsy Alliance America
Pam Traxel
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Moderated by Amanda Conschafter, Alliance for Patient Access
Achieving the next round of moonshots requires more than lip service. Enacting policies like Cures 2.0, creating national centers and dedicating resources are ways the government can support the development of invaluable treatments and the discovery of cures. This panel will explore some of the latest efforts to set the stage for future innovation.
1:25 pm ET
Closing Video
Until the Job is Done
Laura Bonnell
Advocate and mother of two adult children with cystic fibrosis
Introduced by Amanda Conschafter
Speaker biographies can be found on the IfPA website at instituteforpatientaccess.org/speakers.
Learn more about the value of innovation in IfPA’s Breakthrough blog series.
The Institute for Patient Access thanks the following organizations for their support of the Value of Innovation Policy Forum.
