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Tommy Thompson    

Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001-2005)

The Future of U.S. Health Care: Tommy Thompson is passionate about the health of all Americans. With characteristic color, he brings clarity to the issues that matter most to your audience, separating myth from fact as he explores the tough health care policy issues of today: controlling medical costs; ensuring the highest quality of health care available; Medicare; curing cancer; and obesity and its effect on health care costs.

Keeping America Healthy – And Safe: Today, more than ever, the Department of Health and Human Service is on the frontlines of defending the United States. As secretary during a time of unprecedented change, Thompson had the daunting task of meeting the challenges presented by natural and unnatural threats. He shares with audiences his experiences protecting the U.S. food supply, preparing for viral epidemics and possible health-related attacks. Thompson also offers insights into issues in the pharmaceuticals arena: research and testing; expenses of research and testing; and the effects of recent drug recalls.

Medical Diplomat: Thompson coined the phrase “medical diplomacy” during his tenure, a concept that demonstrates American generosity and leadership to nations in trouble. Thompson describes recent efforts to fight disease, provide emergency health services and build health care infrastructure around the world in an attempt to serve the greater good worldwide and act as medical diplomat the world over. Thompson explains that, like the global economy, the health of the world has significant ramifications in the U.S. as well.

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Medical Diplomacy: Winning Hearts and Minds Around the World

With AIDS reaching near catastrophic proportions in Africa and India and with American intervention in the Middle East and other hot spots resulting in health and wellness issues, Thompson's responsibilities as HHS Secretary were both manifold and global. Thompson shares his experiences as the U.S. global medical diplomat, enlightening audiences about how medical emergencies and catastrophes abroad have ramifications in the U.S. – and what should be done about them. Through his travels, Secretary Thompson helped established U.S. goodwill through such endeavors as:

  • Providing unprecedented resources to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and other developing regions
  • Rebuilding women's and children's hospitals in Afghanistan
  • Reinvigorating what had been a world-class health system in Iraq
  • Restocking Haitian hospitals with medical supplies in the wake of hurricanes
  • Training doctors and nurses to practice medicine throughout the developing world

Bio-terrorism and Public Health

Today America, along with other nations, is faced with a new and unseen threat - the use of contagious disease and/or food contamination as a terrorist means. Tommy Thompson discusses life on the frontlines of defending America against food contamination and viral warfare. He explores what must be done to reinforce infrastructure and protocols to protect Americans from a public health emergency.

Medicare Policy Reform

Tommy Thompson is well respected across party lines for his steadfast principles. Not one to shy away from a difficult challenge, he is the architect of the most important health policy initiative in decades – the Medicare Modernization Act. During this presentation he unfolds the complexities of the Medicare discussion.

Innovations in Health Care: What's Next?

During this eye opening presentation, Tommy Thompson reveals his thoughts on the future of health care. Focused on issues relevant to your audience, he navigates the murky waters of today's complicated issues. The following are just a few of the subject areas most often requested: Medicare and Welfare Reform, the Pharmaceutical Debate, the FDA Approval Process, Future Cures and Treatments, General Nutrition, Child Health & Immunization and the Cost of Staying Healthy.

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