CONFERENCE I
CCAHS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER
(NSF Grant No. 055772)
HELD ON JUNE 17, 1978 [reported in]
CONSUMER HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. V, No. 5 (Pub. 11/78)
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER
Papers and Presenters:
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE HEALTH CARE CONSUMER; AN OVERVIEW (Peter Rogatz, M.D. M.P.H.)
DECISION MAKING: WHO IS THE EXPERT? (Arthur A. Levin, M.P.H.)
WORKSHOP I
WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EVALUATING TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: Marcia Pinkett-Heller, Director Consumer Education Program, Columbia University, School of Public Health
Panelists: Zita Feron, Chairperson, Consumer Council to the New York City Health Department; Lloyd Novick, M.D. New York City Deputy Commissioner of Health
WORKSHOP II
PATIENT’S RIGHTS AND INFORMED CONSENT IN A TECHNOLOGICAL ERA
Moderator: Mary Robinson, Bronx Borough Coordinator, NYC HSA
Panelists: Sylvia Law, J.D., Associate Professor, NYU Law School;
Enoch Gordon, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
WORKSHOP III
MEDICAL STATISTICS AND THE HEALTH CARE CONSUMER OR HOW NOT TO BE SNOWED BY THE NUMBERS
Moderator: Louis R. Gary, Graduate Department of Urban Planning, Hunter College
Panelists: Geraldine Alpert, Ph.D., Coordinator for Data and Special Studies, NYC HSA; Donna Ganzer Yedvah, M.B.A., Statistical Consultant
WORKSHOP IV
UNTANGLING THE WEB OF DECISION-MAKING—WHAT ROLE DO (SHOULD) CONSUMERS PLAY?
Moderator: Anthony Manglaracini, Vice President, W. R. Grace and Company
Panelists: Marshall England, Executive Committee, New York City HSA
David Smith, J.D., Executive Committee, New York City HSA
Bruce Mansdorf, M.P.A., Deputy Director, New York State Health Planning and Development Agency
Judy Wessler, Consumer Member, New York City HSA