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Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 4:00 PM 11:35 PM

Wednesday, May 01, 2024, 8:00 AM 11:36 PM

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National Jewish Health 1400 Jackson St
Denver, Colorado 80206

Agenda

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024

2 - 4 p.m.Behind the Scenes: Care and Discovery at National Jewish Health
 A 2-hour walking tour. Meet at the Center for Outpatient Health lobby.
6 p.m.Welcome Reception and Dinner: A Spring Evening
At the home of Meghan & Evan Zucker, Chair, Board of Directors
360 High Street, Denver CO 80218
Complimentary Valet Parking | Self-Parking 

 WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024

7:30 a.m.Registration and Welcome Breakfast
8 a.m. - NoonMorning Keynote Presentations

Welcome by the Honorable Mike Johnston
Mayor, City of Denver

Caring for the Sickest Patients – How Far We’ve Come and the Future
William Janssen, MD, Section Head, Critical Care Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health

Can We Stop the Atopic March of Childhood Eczema, Allergies and Asthma?
Donald Leung, PhD, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics; Distinguished Professor, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health

Video Message from the Honorable John W. Hickenlooper
U.S. Senator, Colorado

Climate Change and Respiratory Health
Gregory Downey, MD, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost; Professor, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health

Resilience of Our Practitioners and Our Health Care Systems
JP Valin, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Intermountain Health

Noon - 12:55 p.m.Luncheon in the Atrium
1 - 4 p.m.Afternoon Keynote Presentations

Welcome by the Honorable Jared S. Polis
Governor, State of Colorado

Leadership in Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Presidential Historian

Simplifying Health Care – Is It Achievable?
Rob Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Health

6:30 p.m.An Evening with the Experts: Dinner with Physicians and Scientists
EDGE Restaurant & Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver
1111 14th Street, Denver CO 80202

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024

7:30 a.m.Registration and Breakfast
8 - 11:30 a.m.Morning Keynote Presentations

Video Message from the Honorable Michael F. Bennet
U.S. Senator, Colorado

Practical and Visionary Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
James N. Weinstein, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Health – Innovation and Health Equity

How Specialty Care Is Value Based Care
Jandel T. Allen-Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Craig Hospital

How Viruses Damage Airways in Asthma, and Can They Be Regenerated?
Max Seibold, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Center for Genes, Environment & Health; Helen Wohlberg and Herman Lambert Chair of Pharmacogenomics, National Jewish Health

Cardiology: 'Breathing Takes Heart'
Glenn Hirsch, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology; Professor, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health

11:30 a.m.Lunch in the Atrium
Noon - 2 p.m.Behind the Scenes: Care and Discovery at National Jewish Health
A 2-hour walking tour. Meet in Molly Blank Conference Center atrium.

Combined Meeting of the Board of Directors and Council of National Trustees
Including a presentation of the new 10-Year Strategic Plan. For Board Members and Trustees only.

Parking

Click here for the National Jewish Health Main Campus Map.