A Conversation on Health Care Reform

Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) to Discuss Health Care Policy Concerns

What: Healthcare reform is a prime concern of American voters, especially to
the 12.8% who are uninsured in Washington and the many others in DC who face
out-of-control medical costs. Please join Georgetown's Center for Bioethics
for "A Conversation on Healthcare Reform" with panelists who hold a wide range
of views on how we can improve our healthcare system.

When: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
**Media interviews available

Where: The New Research Auditorium
4000 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20057

Who: Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD, MACP, FAAP, Dean for Medical Education,
Georgetown University School of Medicine will introduce Congressman Conyers.
Panelists will enrich the discussion, bringing their expertise and experience.
They include:

-- Natalie Kontakos MD, CCFP, who trained and practiced in Canada, is now
a
Staff Physician with Capital Hospice
-- Robert B. Friedland, PhD, Associate Professor Health Systems
Administration, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown
University;
-- Dennis McIntyre MD, FAAP, Associate Medical Director, Georgetown
University Hospital

-- David L. Rabin MD, MPH, Research Professor, Department of Family
Medicine, Division of Health Care Studies, Georgetown University

For more information or to RSVP to this event, please contact:
Tressa Kirby, Communications Officer, Georgetown University Medical Center
(P) (202) 687-8865; (E) Tk275@georgetown.edu.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- May 11/

SOURCE Georgetown University Medical Center

Tressa Iris Kirby of Georgetown University Medical Center, +1-202-687-8865,
Tk275@georgetown.edu,