2005 Program of Conference Events

Wednesday, March 2^nd

7:00 p.m. Welcome and opening reception, Harrah’s Resort, Lake Tahoe

Thursday, March 3^rd

7:30 a.m. -8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast

8:00 a.m. -9:45 a.m. Health management and policy

Andrea Rumler, Sven Köhler, & Sven Reinecke, Why coupon promotions should be integrated into CRM concepts: Findings of a management survey in the Austrian, German and Swiss retail industry

Carole Lalonde, Consultation practices and strategic changes in the health sector: Case studies from Quebec during major reforms

Bruce Perrott, Industry dynamics in the Australian private hospital industry

William Shulby & John Holland, Reducing medical claims through wellness-based marketing programs

Scott Dooley, The United States pharmacist shortage: Tennessee responds

9:45 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Coffee break

10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Issues in healthcare and organizations

Bradley R. A. Wilson & Keith King, The relationship between exercise state of change and job strain variables

Van Wood & Ahmed Makhani*, Current issues and challenges in global health care: The good and not-so-good news

Thomas Hendrix & Kathleen Kaufman, Consumer-directed healthcare creates new opportunities for nurses

Beth Hogan, Brief Negotiated Intervention (BNI): Selling the concept to primary care providers

Invited address: Ed Epperson, CEO of Carson-Tahoe Hospital

Session Chair: TBA

11:30-1:00. Break for lunch

1:00 p.m. -2:15 p.m. Ethics and health

Debra Scammon, Hillary Leonard & Richard Sperry, The nexus of medical and administrative ethics

George Miaoulis & Charles Bodkin, Exploratory study of e-health ethics issues

Kristin Meyer*, Pediatric clinical trials in developing countries: A prescription for treatment or exploitation?

Kim Taylor* & Debbie Treise, Direct-to-consumer advertising of psychotropic drugs to college women

Session Chair: TBA

Friday, March 4

7:30 a.m. -8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast

8:00 a.m. -9:45 a.m. Media frames and health

Gail Keeler*, Gastric bypass procedure: Media framing through four phases

Holly Meade*, What’s behind the pink ribbons? A framing analysis of national news media coverage of mammograms

Kristin Meyer*, Suicide or salvation? The framing of SSRI use among youth

Robyn Goodman & Brett Goodman, Beneficial or biohazard: How the media frame biosolids

Paula Rausch*, International newspaper framing of the fat-controlling hormone leptin: Providing clues about media coverage of worldwide obesity.

Session Chair: TBA

9:45 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Coffee break

10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Health and safety messages:

Sarah Keller, Lori Rosenthal, & Paul Rosenthal*, A comparison of pro-anorexia and treatment Web sites: A look at the Health Belief and Stages of Change Models online

Joey Helton*, Health-related cartoons: What they reveal about our health services system

Hyung-Seok Lee* & Jin Seong Park*, The effects of fear appeals in anti-smoking public service announcements: The moderating role of cultural orientation

Lise Lamothe & Jean-Paul Fortin, Introducing telehomecare technologies: Impacts on consumers, providers and organizations

Meghan McIntosh* & George Milne, Cultural impact on adherence to safety programs

Session Chair: TBA

7:00 p.m. Reception, awards banquet, and business meeting