Town hall report leads to health care discussion

The dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix will discuss "The Future of Health Care in Arizona" during the Shirley Agnos Arizona Town Hall Lecture Series, partly sponsored by Northern Arizona University.

Edward Shortliffe will speak from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the College of Medicine campus, building 2, 600 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix.

The talk will be preceded from 2 to 3 p.m. by a roundtable discussion on "Improving Health Care in Arizona," featuring Betsey Bayless, executive director of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District; Tim Bee, president of the Arizona Senate; January Contreras, the governor's policy adviser for health; and Sandy Gibson, senior vice president of Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Seating is limited and RSVPs are appreciated by Sept. 18. E-mail presrsvp@edmail.arizona.edu or call (520) 621-1438.

The Shirley Agnos Arizona Town Hall Lecture Series is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by NAU, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University in conjunction with Arizona Town Hall.

Presenters will discuss recommendations from the April 2007 Town Hall on Health Care. To view a background report and the recommendations, visit www.aztownhall.org.