WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members have taken the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative around the country with roundtables in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and North Carolina. The ongoing conversations have been instrumental in building support for the important effort. This week, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will take the conversation to Virginia. Health leaders, innovators, and academics will join Griffith at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.
“I’m excited to bring the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative to Virginia," said Griffith. “This effort has been largely successful due to the opinions and ideas we’ve gathered from across the country. It is important that Virginia’s leading health officials have a seat at the table to help accelerate the cures process and improve cures in America."
Participants will discuss many of the ideas the committee has heard over the past several months to accelerate the pace of cures in America, including improvements to drug and device approvals and clinical trials, as well as issues including telemedicine, mobile health apps, personalized medicine, medical research, funding, and more. Participants will include:
Dr. Bob Meyer
University of Virginia Health System
Dr. Karen Rheuban
University of Virginia Health System
Dr. Maciek Sasinowski
Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Jeff Gallagher
Virginia BIO
Michael Matthews
Healtheway
Dr. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Rob Gourdie
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Dr. Stephen Morgan
Carilion
Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera
BioTherapeutics Inc.
Karl Strohmeier
Teva
Dr. John Davis
Davis Medical
Learn more about the Virginia roundtable here.
Learn more about the 21st Century Cures initiative here and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using #Path2Cures.
