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Schedule of Events
| Sunday, October 15, 2006 |
| 2:30pm - 6:00pm |
Registration Open |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm |
HIGPA Member Reception (Sponsored by: JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes) |
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| Monday, October 16, 2006 |
| 8:00am - 2:30pm |
2006 EXPO Golf Classic (additional fee required; proceeds to be donated to the Health Careers Foundation) |
| 9:30am - 7:00pm |
Registration Open |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
2006 EXPO Golf Classic 19th Hole Reception (registered golfers only) |
| 3:45pm - 4:30pm |
Meeting of the Members (industry members only) |
| 4:30pm - 5:15pm |
State of the Organization Address (affiliates and industry members only) |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Welcome Reception (Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc.) |
| 7:00pm - 9:15pm |
Opening Dinner & Keynote Speakers (Sponsored by: Olympus America, Inc.)
Building a New Healthcare Foundation: Transparency, Value and
Patient-Centered Care
Carol Kelly, Director, Office of Policy, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Game Plan for Success
Lou Holtz, Retired Notre Dame University Head Football Coach
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| 9:15pm - 11:00pm |
EXPO Reception & Evening Lounge |
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| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| 7:30am - 4:00pm |
Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by: FUJI FILM Medical Systems USA) |
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Small GPO/IDN & Supplier Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30am - 9:45am |
General Session (Sponsored by: Cardinal Health)
GPO Performance and Competitive Advantage: Results from a
National Survey of Hospital Executives
Lawton Burns, Professor of Health Care Systems and Management
Director, Wharton Center for Health Management and Economics |
| 10:00am - 12:30pm |
Reverse Tradeshow Open |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Open Time for Lunch |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm |
Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath: Contingency Plans at Ochsner Health System Keep the Hospital in Operation
Grant Walker, Vice President, Support Services, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Emerging Environmental Issues in Healthcare Purchasing
Mark Rossi, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Health Care Without Harm
Sarah O’Brien, Champion Coordinator, Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E)
A Look at the Industry from an Investment Community Perspective
Robert Carey, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, First Trust Advisors LP
The Ins and Outs of Medical Device Acquisition
Facilitator: Joe Busky, Corporate Vice President, Treasurer Business Operations, Dade Behring, Inc.
Panelists: Kyle Engman, Director of Financial Reporting, Catholic Health Initiatives
Robert Gildersleeve, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cardinal Health System, Inc.
Douglas Davenport, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Baptist Health System, Inc.
Contracting “Meat and Potatoes”
Facilitator: Patrick Plummer, Founder & CEO, StratCenter
Panelists: Greg Knapp, Sr., Senior Director, Contract Management, Novation, LLC
Frank V. Oswalt, Sourcing Director, Premier, Inc.
John M. Julian, Jr., Executive Director, Materials Management, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems
Tom Emmerson, RT, Senior Contract Manager, Amerinet, Inc.
Nancy Walsh, Senior Director, Medical Supplies, Consorta, Inc.
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| 3:00pm - 4:15pm |
Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Healthcare: The Journey Continues
David Butler, President, Heartland Innovations, LLC
Reducing Supply Chain Costs: Putting Standards to Work
Facilitator: Larry Dooley, Vice President, Contract and Program Services, Novation, LLC
Panelists: Dennis Byer, Senior Director, Information Technology, Consorta, Inc.
Kathleen Garvin, Program Manager, DoD Data Synchronization, U.S. Department of Defense
Joe Pleasant, Chief Information Officer, Premier, Inc.
Pharmacy Legislative Update
Michael McCaughan, Senior Editor, Editorial Director, Windhover Information, Inc.
What Do You Mean My GPO Price is Not Good Enough to Get the Order?
Pricing and Value Analytics
Facilitator: Irwin Baker, Vice President of Marketing, Olympus America, Inc.
Panelists: Robert Yokl, President, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare
Bob Yancy, Chief Executive Officer, MEMdata, LLC
Tony Montagnolo, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, ECRI
Current Trends in Physician Preference Item (PPI) Purchasing and Pricing Transparency
Eileen McGinnity, President, Aspen Healthcare Metrics
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| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Sponsor Reception (sponsors, IDN & GPO attendees only) |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Chairman’s Reception (Sponsored by: Moore Wallace) |
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| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 |
| 7:30am - 9:15am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30am - 9:15am |
Reverse Tradeshow Open |
| 7:30am - 12:00pm |
Registration Open |
| 9:30am - 10:45am |
General Session
Ten Winning Traits
Kim Fellwock, President of Kim D. Fellwock & Associates |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
Closing General Session
The Past, Present and Future of the GPO Industry
Mark McKenna, Recently Retired CEO of Novation, and Robert "Bud"
Bowen, Recently Retired CEO of Amerinet – St. Louis |
| 12:15pm |
Adjournment |
*Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
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