Partners in Health Information Technology 2008

Washington, D.C. - March 25-27, 2008

Agenda

*All program activities will be conducted in English.

Monday, March 24
	Arrive in Washington See Travel Information page for more details.
Tuesday, March 25
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Canadian Embassy Canada Room	Breakfast and Introduction to Partners in Health IT Meet your fellow mission participants and be briefed on program activities and sessions. Jean-Philippe Linteau, Counsellor (Commercial) Cynthia Stevenson, Trade Commissioner (Health Industries)
8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Seminar What issues and trends are shaping the business climate for health IT in 2008 and how should you be preparing for them? Hear the expert opinions of U.S. government and industry leaders. Speakers: Anna Slomovic, Chief Privacy Officer, Revolution Health Syed Tirmizi, M.D., Sr. Medical Informatician, Veterans Health Administration Steven J. Fox, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP John W. Loonsk, Director of Interoperability & Standards, Department of Health and Human Services/ONCHIT
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Getting the Best Value from Your One-on-One Meetings An interactive, trainer-led session over lunch to help you prepare/fine-tune your value proposition for prospective business partners. Speaker: Kathy Minchew, President, Federal Insights, LLC
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	One-on-One Meetings with Potential U.S. Business Partners Participate in scheduled 40 minute meetings with prospective U.S. business partners who have expressed interest in meeting with you.
	Evening Free
Wednesday, March 26
8:00 a.m. Canadian Embassy Main Lobby	Depart by bus for site visits in Bethesda, MD
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Site Visit: Lockheed Martin Learn more about this major system integrator's capabilities and business partnering on U.S. federal government health IT contracts. Provide a brief (60 second) introduction of your company and products. Speakers: Bill Dalson, Director of International Business Development: Lockheed Martin Canada Overview Arun Chainani, Vice President of Strategic Analysis: Lockheed Martin Healthcare Overview
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Site Visit: NIH Offices (NITAAC and GWACs) Overview of NIH's government contracting vehicles: NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). Speakers: Thomas Keith, NITAAC Acting Program Director Joyce A. Yarington, Deputy Chief Information Officer Sydney Jones, Chief, Office of Purchasing and Contracts
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch at local area restaurant
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Site Visit: National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) NNMC is one of the nation's largest and most renowned military medical centers, conducting medical research as well as providing health care for American leaders. Briefing and demonstrations to include: AHLTA (the military's EHR) and 'Single Sign On'. Speakers: Captain Michael Malinoski, Deputy Commander Ginny Raderstorf, CDR, NC, USN (Ret), Head, Executive & Legislative Affairs Linda Howell, Director, Technical Services
3:00 p.m.	Depart by bus for return to Washington, DC
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Canadian Embassy Canada Room	Partners in Health IT Networking Reception and Tabletop Expo Participate as an "exhibitor" in this mini trade show designed to showcase your IT products and solutions to government and industry decision-makers, influencers and prospective business partners.
Thursday, March 27
7:30 a.m. Canadian Embassy Main Lobby	Depart by bus for site visits in Baltimore, MD
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Site Visit: Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC) BWMC is an acute-care facility that is part of the University of Maryland, Medical System. As a 293-bed community hospital, it is one of the largest and best-equipped medical centers in the state. Presentations and tour of the Emergency Department. Speakers: Dr. Joel Klein & Dr. Neel Vibhakar, Assistant Directors of Emergency Medicine Kathy McCollum, Vice President Jim Cary, Director of Radiology Deborah Cowell, RN, Nurse Informatics
10:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.	Site Visit: St. Agnes Hospital Founded in 1823 by the Daughters of Charity, St. Agnes Hospital is a 323-bed full service community teaching hospital, with residency programs in a number of medical and surgical specialties. The hospital is a member of Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health care organization in the U.S. Speakers: William Greskovich, Vice President Operations and CIO Yolanda Copeland, Sr. Vice President of Patient Care Services
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Networking Lunch Lunch with Baltimore's business and healthcare community at the World Trade Center Institute.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Site Visit: Johns Hopkins Hospital Learn about the Johns Hopkins Hospital and University, including its clinical applications and infrastructure services, which include network, wireless environment, directories and, a variety of technologies. Speakers: Steve Mandel, Senior Director of Clinical Systems Michael McCarty, Senior Director and Chief Network Officer Emilio Williams, Interim Director for Communications and Marketing Matt Morgan, Senior Programmer
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Site Visit: Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is the largest non-profit health plan in the U.S., serving 8.6 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Presentations will focus on Kaiser Permanente's technology solutions for claims, billing and membership services, as well as the development and implementation of the organization's EMR. Speakers: Daryl Wiley, Senior Director, Claims Administration Dr. Mark Snyder, Associate Medical Director
5:15 p.m.	Depart by bus for return to Washington, DC Arrival in Washington at approximately 6:00 p.m. for evening departures.