Forum Session
Transforming Primary Care: Implications for Practice Design and Workforce
October 15, 2010
Managers
Lisa Sprague, MBA & Rob Cunningham, Consultant
Summary
This Forum session looked at the evolving practice of primary care and the practice transformation that many physicians are trying to bring about. It considered innovations already in progress, their promise, and the barriers to going further without systemwide redesign. Implications of practice redesign for health professions training were also explored.
Speakers
David Margolius, Medical Student, Brown University; Richard Baron, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greenhouse Internists, PC; Don Klitgaard, MD, Medical Director, Myrtue Medical Clinic; Steven Wartman, MD, President, Association of Academic Health Centers
Slides from presentations by Mr. Margolius, Dr. Baron, and Dr. Klitgaard are available for download.

