Mike Klowden
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- Milken Institute55 min
The Promise of Public Health
Mike Klowden, Richard Besser, Nancy Brown, Thomas Farley, Joseph Jimenez, Fred Upton
The Milken Institute's inaugural Public Health Summit convened key industry and government leaders, including Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez, CDC Director Tom Frieden, and Congressman Fred Upton, to advocate for elevating disease prevention alongside medical cures. Participants analyzed critical strategies such as conditional reimbursement models, real-time data utilization, and the "21st Century Cures Act" to address looming challenges posed by an aging global population and stagnant biotech venture capital. The consensus emphasized that sustainable health outcomes require shifting from volume-based treatment to outcome-based policies that integrate genomics, behavioral interventions, and bipartisan legislative support to bridge significant disparities in US public health metrics.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Lunch Program │ An Update on Zika Virus With CDC Director Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden, Mike Klowden, Michael Gerson, Lynn Goldman
CDC Director Thomas Frieden and other health experts highlight that public health interventions have driven a disproportionate share of modern economic growth by dramatically extending life expectancy through vaccines, global partnerships, and improved chronic disease management. Addressing current threats like Zika, the speakers emphasize accelerated testing capabilities and the Global Health Security Agenda's accountability framework while contrasting rapid biological changes in life spans with slower genetic evolution. The presentation further illustrates how environmental factors, epigenetics, and escalating portion sizes significantly influence health disparities and disease rates independent of genetics.