Direct Service Tribes Sixth National Meeting; '...as long as the grass grows and the river flow..'; August 18-20, 2009; Sheraton Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Please Contact:
David Brown
Phone: 703.234.1729
E-mail: 2009dstmeeting@team-psa.com
Tentative Agenda at a Glance
Monday, August 17, 2009
 
   3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.                   Pre Registration
 
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - Strengthening Partnerships
 
   7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                   Registration
 
   8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.                   Call to Order / Opening Ceremonies / Invocation
 
                                                     Welcome and Recognition of Special Guests
 
   8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.                   Welcome from the Oklahoma City Area
 
   9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.                   State of the Direct Services Tribes Advisory Committee
 
   9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.                 Keynote Address I
      
   10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.               Break
 
   10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.               American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
 
   11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.               Congressional Committees Update
 
   11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.               Q/A on morning presentations
 
   12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.                 Lunch (on your own)
 
   1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.                   Announcements
 
   1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.                   Self-Governance Update
 
   1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.                   Chief Executive Officers - Best Practices and Innovative Ideas
 
   2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.                   IHS - Tribal Communication: 
                                                     Information Tribal Services want to Receive from Service Units
 
   3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.                   Break
 
   3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.                   Human Resources, Succession Planning & Recruitment
 
   4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.                   Contact Health Services Update
 
   4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                   Q/A on afternoon presentations

   5:00 p.m.                                    Recess for the Day
 
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - Sharing the Knowledge
 
   7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                   Registration
 
   7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.                   "Wake Up Walk"
 
   8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.                   Call to Order / Opening Announcements
 
   8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.                   Indian Health Care Reform
 
   9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.                 Keynote Address II
 
   10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.               Break
 
   10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.               IHS/Tribal Collaboration
                                                    Partnering in Systems and Revenue Generation Improvement
 
   11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.               Q/A on morning presentations
 
   11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.                 DSTAC Awards Luncheon
 
   1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.                   Breakout Sessions I
                                                     1.   Budget and Third Party Billing
                                                     2.   IHS - Tribal Collaboration: Improving Community Health
                                                     3.   Indian Self Determination Contracting:
                                                            Assessment and Evaluation Before Contracting
                                                     4.   Public Health and Emergency Preparedness
                                                     5.   Traditional Medicine
 
   3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.                    Break
 
   3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                    Break Out Sessions II
                                                      1.   Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse, Suicide
                                                             and Prescription Pain Medicines
                                                      2.   Contract Health Services - Priorities, Referrals 
                                                             and Payment Processes
                                                      3.   Elder Health
                                                      4.   Environmental Health 101 -
                                                             How Environmental Health Impacts DST
 
                                                      5.   Health Boards: 
                                                             What do they do?/Do their actions affect me?
 
   5:00 p.m.                                     Recess for the Day
 
   TBD                                             Evening Cultural Event
 
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Moving Forward Together
 
   7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.                   Registration
 
   7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.                     "Walk Up Walk"
 
   8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.                     Call to Order / Opening Announcements
 
   8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.                     US Census 2010
 
   8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.                     Indian Health Service Budget Update
 
   9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.                   Systems Transformation using Improvement Methodologies:
                                                        It's not just for Clinical Care
 
   10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.                 Break
 
   10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.                 Environmental Health 
                                                        and Engineering/Injury Prevention Update
 
   10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.                 Q/A on morning presentations
 
   11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.                 Closing Remarks
 
                                                      Closing Ceremonies
 
   12:00 p.m.                                    Adjournment
 
*tentative agenda subject to change


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