1. CDC Welcomes Institute for Quality in Laboratory Medicine Toby L. Merlin, MD Director, Division of Private and Public Partnerships National Center for Health Marketing Toby L. Merlin, MD Director, Division of Private and Public Partnerships National Center for Health Marketing Atlanta, GA April 28, 2005 Atlanta, GA April 28, 2005

2. CDC Futures

3. Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service Business Public Health Systems and Communities Health Care Delivery Federal Agencies Education National Center for Health Marketing National Center for Public Health Informatics National Center for Health Statistics Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases NCID, NCHSTP, NIP Coordinating Center for Health Promotion NCCDPHP, NCBDDD, Genomics Coordinating Center for Environmental Health, Injury Prevention and Occupational Health NCEH/ATSDR, NCIPC Office of Global Health Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response Office of Strategy and Innovation Office of the Chief of Science Office of the Chief of Public Health Improvement Office of Enterprise Communication Customers SAFER * HEALTHIER * PEOPLE Executive Leadership Team Management CouncilExecutive Board Partners Alliances Stakeholders Office of the Chief of Staff CDC Washington Office Director Channels Office of the Chief Operating Officer Office of Workforce and Career Development

4. CDC’s Strategic Imperatives Health impact CDC will be a customer-centric organization Public health research Leadership for the nation’s health system Global health Effectiveness and accountability Health impact CDC will be a customer-centric organization Public health research Leadership for the nation’s health system Global health Effectiveness and accountability

5. What do CDC’s Strategic Imperatives Mean for Laboratories? Laboratories should provide care that is: Safe Effective Patient-centered Timely Efficient Equitable Laboratories should provide care that is: Safe Effective Patient-centered Timely Efficient Equitable

7. CDC Welcomes Institute for Quality in Laboratory Medicine Toby L. Merlin, MD Director, Division of Private and Public Partnerships National Center for Health Marketing Toby L. Merlin, MD Director, Division of Private and Public Partnerships National Center for Health Marketing Atlanta, GA April 28, 2005 Atlanta, GA April 28, 2005

8. President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum Opening Keynote Speaker, IQLM President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum Opening Keynote Speaker, IQLM Ken Kizer, MD, MPH