| Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
HIGPA Board Meeting
Closed Session
| 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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HISCI Board Meeting
Closed Session
| 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Monday, October 20, 2008 |
Association of National Account
Executives (ANAE): Training Session for Suppliers
| 8:00 am - 11:00 am
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HIGPA Pharmacy Committee Meeting
Closed Session
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am
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Pharmacy Forum Steering Committee Meeting
Closed Session
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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First Time Attendee Welcome & Orientation
First Time Attendees
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Opening General Session: Welcome Kickoff
All Attendees
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Reverse Tradeshow & Lunch
(First Time Attendees 12:00-1:00; All Attendees 1:00-2:00)
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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| HIGPA Member Meeting
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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| HISCI Member Meeting
| 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
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| General Session with Charlie Cook
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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| Break
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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General Session with Baseball Manager and Legend,
Keynote, Dusty Baker
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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| Dusty Baker Autograph Signing
| 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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| Sports Lounge & Dinner
| 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
| GPO Executive Breakfast
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am
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General Session:
Disruption in the Supply Chain - Coping with Supply Chain Discrepancy
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am
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Concurrent Session with Irwin Baker:
Capital Gain or Capital Punishment?
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Concurrent Session:
“Clean, Green, and Lean”: What Every Supplier Should Know About GPO Trends
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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| Break
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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General Session with Dr. Eugene Schneller
Value of GPO Study Update
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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| Reverse Tradeshow & Lunch
| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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| Break
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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General Session:
Washington Update
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Concurrent Session:
Hospital Purchasing Alliances: Utilization, Services and Performance
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Concurrent Session:
Taking Green Purchasing Industry-wide: Launching the Global Health and Safety Initiative
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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| Break
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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| Chairman’s Reception
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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| General Session & Dinner with Joe Scarborough
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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| Reception
| 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Breakfast
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am
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General Session:
Credentialing Solutions
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am
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General Session:
Panel on GPO Business Practices
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Closing Remarks:
Curtis Rooney, President of HIGPA and HISCI
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am
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| Expo Steering Committee Meeting
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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