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AdvaMed's 2008 Annual Meeting - News and Information



AdvaMed's 2008 Annual Meeting
March 11-13, 2008
LaQuinta Resort & Club
LaQuinta, CA




AdvaMed's 2008 Annual Meeting followed a decades-old tradition of  industry networking,  information sharing and a review of the regulatory and reimbursement scenarios that affect  patient access to medical technologies and services worldwide. 

March 11, 2008

AdvaMed's 2007 Annual Report
Access report   (pdf; 2 MB file size)

March 12, 2008

Address: AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl
Speech text  (pdf)

Keynote Address: Jason Jennings, Author and Business Thought-Leader
(Members Only)  Presentation  (pdf)

March 13, 2008

News Release:
Edwards' Michael A. Mussallem Voted Chairman of AdvaMed's Board

Incoming Chairman's Remarks- Michael A. Mussallem
Presentation   (pdf; 1 MB file size)

Afternoon Session

David Hale, Global  Economist
(Members Only)- Presentation (pdf)

Peter Neumann - Institute for Clinical Research and Health Care Policy Studies,
Tufts-New England Medical Center
(Members Only) - Presentation (pdf)

News Release: 
Renowned Economist Touts Benefits of Medical Technology in Controlling Health Care Costs, Increasing Productivity 

 


Outgoing AdvaMed Chairman Edward J. Ludwig who is Chairman, President & CEO of BD, reviewed the industry's experiences between 2006 and 2008.



AdvaMed President & CEO Stephen J. Ubl discussed the Association's increasing efforts to address the industry's challenges domestically and worldwide.



Incoming AdvaMed Chairman Michael Mussallem,  who is Chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, spoke on March 13.


Renowned economist Uwe Reinhardt, Ph.D., of Princeton University, discussed health care costs and productivity.



Networking remains one of the strongest parts of AdvaMed's Annual Meeting.