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The Nashville Health Care Council COVID-19 Readiness Team is a forum for industry leaders and a hub for others to receive information, which will help with the important decisions that will need to be made throughout the health care industry both in Nashville and nationally.
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Council COVID-19 Update Meetings
The Council has concluded the monthly COVID-19 Update meetings. We will work in tandem with our community partners to continue bringing you timely and relevant COVID-19 content.
April 1, 2021 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker(s): Richard Ashworth, President and CEO, Tivity Health. Victor Wu, Chief Medical Officer, TennCare.
February 11, 2021 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker(s): Rosemary Plorin, President and CEO, Lovell Communications. Justin Gibbs, Vice President, Jarrard Phillps Cate and Hancock.
January 14, 2021 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker(s): G. Shah, Vice President of Technology, Change Healthcare
December 10, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker(s): Dr. Tama VanDecar, Chief Medical Officer, TriStar Division, HCA Healthcare.
November 12, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker(s): Dr. Kelly Moore, President, Vaccine Advisor; Associate Director, Immunization, Education and Action Coalition; Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Clem Lewin, MBA, PhD, Associate Vice President R&D Strategy, Sanofi Pasteur.
October 22, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speakers: Farid Alam, M.D., Director, Clinical Analytics, Blue Health Intelligence. Chase Spurlock, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Decode Health.
September 10, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speakers: Molly Cate, Founding Partner, Chief Innovation Officer, Jarrard Cate & Hancock. David Jarrard, President and CEO, Jarrard Cate & Hancock.
August 27, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speaker: Ed Jones, President and CEO, HealthTrust
August 6, 2020 COVID-19 Update Meeting
Speakers: Alex Jahangir, M.D., Chair, Metro Nashville Coronavirus Taskforce. Jody Crane, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, TeamHealth.
July 23, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Kelly Moore, President, Vaccine Advisor; Associate Director, Immunization, Education and Action Coalition; Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Clem Lewin, MBA, PhD, Associate Vice President R&D Strategy, Sanofi Pasteur.
July 8, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: John Graves Ph.D, Associate Professor Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Morgan Will, President and CEO, Siloam Health.
June 25, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Piercy, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health. Dr. Lynn Simon, President, Clinical Operations and Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Systems.
May 28, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Bill Schaffner, Professor, Preventive Medicine Health Policy
Professor Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical College.
May 21, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Alex Jahangir, M.D. – Chair, Metro Nashville Coronavirus Taskforce. Kevie Mikus, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Regional Practice Leader Human Resources & Compensation Consulting for Gallagher. Martina Young, Regional Practice Leader Human Resources & Compensation Consulting for Gallagher
May 14, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Monica Schoch-Spana, PHD, Senior Scholar, Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Fahad Tahir, President and CEO, Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West Hospitals.
May 7, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speaker: Dr. Veronica Mallett, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, and Dean, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College.
April 30, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Eric Toner, Senior Scholar and Senior Scientist for the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Molly Cate, Founding Partner and Chief Innovation Officer, Jarrard, Phillips Cate & Hancock. David Jarrard, President and CEO of Jarrard, Phillips Cate & Hancock.
April 23, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Clem Lewis, Associate Vice President, Research and Development Strategy, Santa Fe. Dr. Kelly Moore, President, Vaccine Advisor; Associate Director, Immunization, Education and Action Coalition; Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
April 16, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Koonin, Senior Advisor, Health Care Systems Coordination Team, Centers for Disease Control. Becky Stoll, Pandemic Preparedness Unit, Centerstone.
April 9, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Perlin, M.D., President of Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer, HCA Healthcare.
April 2, 2020 Readiness Team Call
Speakers: William Schaffner, M.D., Professor, Preventive Medicine Health Policy Professor Division of Infectious Diseases. Christopher Rhem, Chief Medical Officer, LifePoint Health.
