Select Power Point presentations from the Aspen Children’s Forum are available. Presentations are hyperlinked within the session in which they were given. All plenary sessions were videotaped and may be accessed via the link following the session title and in the “Watch Sessions” section of this site. All Breakout Sessions were audiotaped and may be accessed via the "Listen to this Breakout Session" link.

The Delivery of Care When Putting Children First  [Watch this Plenary Session]
The evolution of the healthcare delivery system has profound implications for the health and well-being of children. Panelists will highlight the various sources of change in the delivery of pediatric care—from the opportunities offered by personalized medicine to the transition from the treatment of acute infections to the management of chronic disease. What are the positive and negative effects of these changes? How would we organize the overall delivery system in a world in which we put children first?

• Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc Chief Medical Officer and Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (PPT Presentation)
• Neal Halfon, MD, MPH Director, UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Health Sciences, and Policy Studies, UCLA (PPT Presentation)
• James Mandell, MD, CEO, Boston Children’s Hospital (PPT Presentation)
• Moderator: Ira Flatow, President, Host, Science Friday, NPR

Genomics—Changing the Way Care Is Delivered  [Listen to this Breakout Session]
We are seeing a revolution in pediatric medicine as a result of the ability to anticipate diseases and potentially alter patient response using genetics. How is the mapping of the genome changing the delivery of care to infants, children and adolescents? What are the benefits and costs associated with these advances?

• Eric. P. Hoffman, PhD, Director, Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Medical Center; Professor and Chairman, Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University; Co-founder, ReveraGen Biopharma (PPT Presentation)
• Isaac S. Kohane, MD, PhD, Chair, Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital; Lawrence J. Henderson Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School (PPT Presentation)
• Moderator: Alan E. Guttmacher, MD, Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (PPT Presentation)

Improving Diagnostics and Delivery through Technological Advances [Listen to this Breakout Session]
Technological advances have a major impact on the quality and flexibility of the delivery of healthcare—from the application of wireless technology in the diagnosis and monitoring of health conditions to the benefits of digital records. What are some of the latest technology breakthroughs, and how are they helping to advance the way in which care is delivered?

• Thomas G. Morrison, Senior Advisor, Leverage Health Solutions; Co-founder, NaviNet
• William New, MD, PhD, Chairman and CEO, The Novent Group (PPT Presentation)
• Jay Parkinson, MD, PhD, Co-Founder, Sherpaa, The Future Well and Hello Health (PPT Presentation)
• Moderator: Ira Flatow, President, Host, Science Friday, NPR

Meeting Community Needs—Developmental Delay and Mental Illness [Listen to this Breakout Session]
There is an increasing demand on the various institutions that serve children, such as hospitals, clinics and schools, to help children suffering from mental illness and developmental delay—both of which have a major impact on children, families and communities. What is the role of children’s hospitals in mental and developmental healthcare, and what are the challenges and opportunities associated with this responsibility? How has our understanding of mental illness, learning disabilities and behavioral disorders changed over time?

• Gerard A. Gioia, PhD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and Director, Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery and Education Program, Children's National Medical Center
• Timothy P. Shriver, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Special Olympics (PPT Presentation)
• Moderator: Jan A. Nisbet, PhD, Senior Vice Provost for Research, University of New Hampshire