News Release
November 4, 2004
Contact: Jane Shaskan, 860-679-4777
e-mail: shaskan@nso.uchc.edu
2nd Annual Roger Beck Symposium November 23
Improving the Quality of Patient Care and Safety
FARMINGTON, CONN. – The University of Connecticut Health Center and the
Connecticut State Medical Society are co-sponsoring the second annual Roger Beck
Symposium “Injecting Science into the Art of Medicine to Enhance Quality.” The
symposium will be held Tuesday, November 23, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in Keller
Auditorium at the University of Connecticut Health Center. It will be
moderated by Peter Deckers, M.D., executive vice president for health affairs at
the Health Center. Timothy Norbeck, executive director of the medical society,
will offer welcoming remarks.
Dr. Deckers will introduce the panel of experts. The topics and speakers
include:
- “Wisdom and Science: The Education of a 21st Century Healer” will
address the genesis of physician discontent and offer an educational
model that may allow physicians to reconnect with the wisdom that has
guided healers over time. Presenting will be James Duffy, M.D., head
medical psychiatry and palliative medicine, and associate professor in
the departments of psychiatry and medicine at the Health Center, and
medical director of the UConn Huntington’s Disease Program. He is also
the medical director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Program at New
Britain General Hospital.
- “How Our Students See Us: Successes and Barriers in Achieving
Professionalism” will focus on a novel clinical rotation for
third-year medical students who accompany and observe patients during
their hospital stays. Presenting will be Anthony Voytovich, M.D., who
has served in a number of capacities at the Health Center, including
head of the general medicine section, director of the residency
program, and chief of staff for the hospital. Prior to his recent
retirement, he was the associate dean for student affairs. He is
currently teaching at the medical school.
- “Best Practices and Standards – Fact or Fancy? Can They Improve
the Quality of Patient Care?” will focus on developments in
evidenced-based medicine, standards of practice, and the general
enhancement of quality care. Presenter Paul Barach, M.D., is medical
director of safety and quality for Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
He is also an associate professor in anesthesiology, and associate
dean for patient safety and quality improvement, and director of the
Miami Center for Patient Safety, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial
Hospital.
- “Putting Best Practices into Use – Barriers and Solutions” will
address the underlying obstacles that prevent best practices from
being fully utilized by practitioners. Presenting will be Joseph
Civetta, M.D., professor and vice chairman of surgery at the Health
Center and director of the integrated general surgery residency
program.
Dr. Deckers will moderate two sessions of “comments, questions and answers”
during the course of the evening. There will be a break and a light dinner will
be offered.
The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required and
seating is limited. To register, call 1-800-535-6232.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. To learn more about the UConn Health Center, visit
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