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Live, from the CDC in Atlanta!
September 16, 2008 - Tuesday
Posted by Ken
Today the Public Health Symposium on Infertility concludes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. I had the privilege of being included at the table among some of the most brilliant minds in the fields of reproductive health. Heady stuff, I know.
Thus far we’ve heard presentations on preventable causes of infertility, the management and treatment of infertility, and the health, economic and healthcare financing implications of infertility. And at the conclusion of the day, leaders of consumer organizations such as The AFA were given an hour and a half to have a conversation - from the perspective of patients and consumers - with those top physicians, researchers and economists.
What impresses me most is the compassion that was palpably evident in the room. The genuine caring and concern that everyone at the table brought to the conversation. And the commitment that that the entire group has to move this conversation forward in a tangible way, so that all of us begin working in a more unified and focused way, avoiding duplication of services, and filling the gaps where they exist.
More to come once I return, but know that all of you, through The AFA’s presence at the conference, are being heard as well.
Best always,
Ken Mosesian
Acting Executive Director
The AFA
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