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U.S. Medicine Institute For Health Studies
Under the auspices of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Present an interactive forum for invited policy makers in government and industry

Federal Healthcare Quality: Responding to Challenging Times

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November 1, 2001
Ronald Reagan Buidling/International Trade Center Polaris Suite, Concourse Level
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C 20004
Moderator: HAROLD M. KOENIG, MD, USMI Senior Scholar & former Surgeon General, U.S. Navy

9:30 - 10:30 AM Panel 1: STDs - Healthcare Quality Challenges Facing Federal Agents

Panelists:

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans' Affairs
• Alfred S. Buck, MD, Chairman, DoD Healthcare Quality Initiatives Review Panel
• Mary Wakefield, RN, PhD, Director, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, GMU
• Maj.Gen. James G. Roudebush, MC, USAF, Deputy Surgeon General, USAF
• Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc, Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ

10:30 - 10:45 AM Break

10:45 - 12:30 Panel 2: STDs - Healthcare Quality Collaborations: A National Strategy?

Panelists:

• James A. Zimble, MD, President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Susuan Schwartz, RNA, DBA, Healthcare Co-Chair, The Military Coalition
• Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, Chief Quality and Performance Officer, VHA
• David McIntyre, CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance
• David J. McIntyre, Jr., CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance

12:30 Informal Discussion and Buffet Lunch

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