The Personalized Medicine Coalition to Host Tenth Annual State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon Featuring Patrick Conway, M.D., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the personalized medicine field continues to grow, health care reform and its impact are on the minds of many. At the Tenth Annual State of Personalized Medicine Address Luncheon hosted by the Personalized Medicine Coalition, Patrick Conway, M.D., Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality and Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discuss CMS' perspective on innovation and quality health care reform.

When:    Thursday, March 13, 2014 
               Noon to 2 p.m. ET

Where:   The National Press Club Ballroom
               529 14th Street, NW
               Washington, DC 20045

Registration:  Press may attend free of charge. For registration details, please visit http://pmc.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=389856

About the State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon:

The annual PMC luncheon address event serves as a forum for PMC members and guests to engage with leaders in health care and discuss key issues facing personalized medicine.

Previous keynote speakers at the State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon include Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Mark Levin, Partner and Co-Founder of Third Rock Ventures; John Castellani, President and CEO of PhRMA; Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of FDA; Denis Cortese, M.D., President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic; Harvey Fineberg, M.D., President of the Institute of Medicine; The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of FDA; and Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.

About the Personalized Medicine Coalition:

The Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC), representing innovators, scientists, patients, providers and payers, promotes the understanding and adoption of personalized medicine concepts, services and products to benefit patients and the health system.

For more information about PMC and the State of Personalized Medicine Address Luncheon, visit www.PersonalizedMedicineCoalition.org or contact Stacey Gross, Spectrum, [email protected], (202) 955-6222

Media Contact:
Stacey Gross, Spectrum
[email protected]
(202) 955-6222

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