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| June 27, 2001 | Contact: Sharon Butler, (312) 355-2522, sbutler@uic.edu |
ATTN: PHOTO EDITORS AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS
POLISH MINISTER OF HEALTH TOURS UIC MEDICAL CENTER
WHO/ WHAT:
Dr. Grzegorz Opala, minister of health of Poland, visits the UIC Medical Center for a tour of the facilities and discussions about the delivery of health care in market economies.
Media may accompany Opala on his tour of the medical center.
WHEN:
June 28
1:30-3:15 p.m.
WHERE:
Tour starts in the Campus Health Services Bldg.,
914 S. Wood (in the courtyard behind 912 S. Wood),
Conference Room 107
DETAILS:
Opala's visit includes discussions in the morning with Dr. Charles Rice, vice chancellor for health affairs, Dr. Marek Rudnicki, professor of surgery, recently appointed adviser to Opala, and administration officials at the UIC Medical Center. The discussions will cover a range of health care issues, including privatization, disease management through community organization networks, the role of health maintenance organizations, rural health care delivery, telemedicine and teleteaching, and the use of marketing research and media strategies in modifying public behavior to improve health.
Joy Keeler, chief information officer, will guide the tour of the UIC Medical Center, showcasing its new state-of-the-art electronic patient record system.
Opala will meet later in the day with Chancellor Sylvia Manning and Interim Provost Charlotte Tate.
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