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Kent Bottles, MD is the President of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Trained as a pathologist, Dr. Bottles has been a medical school professor, a health plan medical director, a president of a genomics repository, a chief knowledge officer of a biotechnology company, and the president and CEO of an educational and research consortium.

Unlike many professional speakers and futurists, Dr. Bottles' approach is practical and grounded in the real world. Formerly the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Iowa Health System (a $2 billion health care organization with 23 hospitals) and additionally responsible for the day-to-day operations of a large education and research organization in Michigan, Dr. Bottles is highly skeptical of speakers who have never met a payroll or cut a budget. He uses his experience to deliver a message that is much more practical and applicable to your organization than most.

Dr. Kent Bottles is a compelling speaker who grabs and holds the attention of his audience from the moment he takes the podium. He has a vast knowledge of genomics, technology, change through conflict, and the future of healthcare. His ability to convey complex information in down to earth terms, combined with a mind opening delivery promotes new ideas and attitudes while energizing listeners and facilitating transformation and growth.

A prolific author, Dr. Bottles has written more than 100 articles for publications like Cancer, Annals of Internal Medicine, The New York Times op-ed page, and The Physician Executive. Dr. Bottles is frequently called upon to deliver keynotes about the future of medicine, disruptive technologies, the doctor/patient relationship, transparency, and community-based medicine. In 2006 and 2007, Dr. Bottles has presented to the state hospital associations of Minnesota, Utah, Colorado, Mississippi, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, Maine, Virginia, and Arizona.

Prior to his current commitments, he served for over twenty years in positions including President & CEO of Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center for Health Professions in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Professor & Community Assistant Dean, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Professor & Vice Provost for Health, Grand Valley State University; Professor of Pathology, Chairman of the Department, Medical Director of Managed Care, Director of Ambulatory Care, President of the Genomics Repository and Chief Knowledge Officer for Genomics Collaborative, a genomic biotech startup company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Lecture topics:

The New Science of Happiness: Why are Bronze Medal Winners Happier than Silver Medal Winners?

One Hundred Years of Medical Science: From Snake Oil to the Gene for Love

The Increasing Gap Between the Public and Health Care Providers

Disruptive Technologies, Evidence-based Medicine, and the Glut of New Scientific Knowledge: Why the Right Answer for the Patient Changes and What Health Systems Can Do About It

Medical Blogging and Podcasting: Fad or Future of Medicine?

If You Cannot Predict the Future How Can You Lead? Strategies from Network and Complexity Science

Engaging Employees in Patient Safety and Quality Programs

How Can We Lead When We Are All So Confused? Strategies for Dealing with Uncertainty and Rapid Change

The Physician/Patient Relationship for the 21st Century

Transparency and the Future of Health Care: Implications for Hospitals, Patients and Physicians

The Ideal Health Care Provider for the 21st Century

Health Care Administrators and Doctors: Strangers Who Come From Different Worlds and Different Cultures

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