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2010
Sixth Annual Forum Mobile Healthcare:
At the Crossroads
of Opportunity
September 25 - 28
Hilton Riverside
New Orleans, LA
 
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    The Fifth Annual
    MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS FORUM - 2009
    Mobile Healthcare: The Value of Prevention in Addressing Health Disparities
    Program Agenda
    Saturday, April 25 RIO Convention Center ~ Brasilia 7
    7:30am - 4:00pm Registration (Convention Center Rotunda) & MHCN Hospitality Desk (Brasilia Corridor)
    9:00am - Noon Third Annual Pre-Forum INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE 
    Launching & Sustaining A Mobile Health Clinic
    10:30am - 10:45am  Break George Hayes, NCPT - Whittier Institute for Diabetes (La Jolla, CA)
    Brian Quinn, MA, Adjunct Professor - St. John's University (New York, NY)
    Noon - 1:00pm LUNCH - Hosted by MHCN Corporate Members
    ADI-Mobile Health, Armor Mobile Solutions, Farber Specialty Vehicles, LDV Inc
    Matthews Specialty Vehicles, Medical Coaches, Mobile Specialty Vehicles 
    Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Thum Insurance
    Focus Breakout Sessions ~ RIO Brasilia 7
    1:00pm - 2:00pm Writing a Business Plan, Grant Writing, Fundraising, and Marketing
       Brian Quinn, MA - MHCN Director of Education
    2:00pm - 3:00pm Vehicle Purchasing, Design and Operations - reflecting program needs
    Monica Dunn - Sara Bush Lincoln Health System; Jim Goodwin - Fresno County Office of Education 
    Gary Lewis - RV Basic Training
    3:00pm - 4:00pm The Integration of EMR and PHR Systems
    Heidi Stovall & Cynthia Solomon - FollowMe; Kathy Ficco, RN - St. Joseph Community Health Clinics
    1:00pm - 4:00pm Insights to Vehicle Design - consult with vendors in Brasilia 2
    Saturday, April 25 RIO Convention Center ~ Miranda Patio
    5:00pm - 6:30pm MHCN Forum Welcome Reception
    Co-Hosted by Hologic, Inc.
    Sunday, April 26  RIO Convention Center ~ Brasilia 6
    7:00am - 6:00pm Registration (Convention Center Rotunda) & MHCN Hospitality Desk (Brasilia Corridor)
    8:00am - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
    8:30am - 8:45am Welcome to Las Vegas
    Tom Chase, CEO - Nevada Health Centers, Inc.
    Jonathan Linkous, CEO - American Telemedicine Association
    Robert Lockhart, DDS, MS - UNLV School of Dental Medicine
    Anthony Vavasis, MD, Chair Advisory Board - Mobile Health Clinics Network
    8:45am - 9:45am Opening General Session #1 ~ Keynote Address
    Addressing Health Inequities: One System's Approach
    Eileen Barsi, Director Community Benefits, Catholic Healthcare West
    Session Questions & Answers
    9:45am - 10:45am General Session #2 ~ Mapping Mobile Healthcare
    Launching the ROI/Mobile Health MAP Initiative by MHCN and Harvard Medical School
    Featured Speakers: John Brownstein, PhD and Nancy Oriol, MD - Harvard Medical School
    Session Questions & Answers
    10:45am - 11:00am Break
    11:00am - Noon Roundtable Network Discussions #1 ~ Challenges & Solutions
    (Panel: Oscar Arevalo, Eileen Barsi, Nancy Oriol, Steve Samuelson)
    (Facilitators: Jennifer Bennet, James Comeaux)
    Noon - 1:00pm Forum Lunch
    1:00pm - 2:00pm General Session #3 ~ VA Rural Mobile Health Collaborative Initiatives
    Launching Primary Care & Mental Health Services
    Moderated by Veterans Administration Office of Rural Health
    Lesley Mansfield, MD; Roy Driver, MS, LCPC; David Newman, RN
    Session Questions & Answers
    2:15pm - 3:15pm Roundtable Networking Discussions #2 ~ Challenges & Solutions 
    (Panel: Kathy Ficco, Steve Samuelson, Jorge Valdez-Garcia, Anthony Vavasis)
    (Facilitators: Jennifer Bennet, James Comeaux)
    3:15pm - 4:15pm Forum attendees are welcome to attend the ATA Opening Plenary Session
    2:15pm - 4:15pm VA Office of Rural Health Meeting (Brasilia 3)
    3:15pm - 4:15pm ROI Project Leadership Team Meeting (Brasilia 2)
    4:15pm - 7:00pm ATA Opening Reception & Exhibition ~ Exhibit Hall 
                 All Forum attendees are invited to attend the reception
             Exhibit Hall - Mobile Health Clinics Pavilion 
                 Mobile Health & Telemedicine Products & Services
                Tour Eleven Health Specialty Vehicles - dental, mammography, and medical
    Monday, April 27 RIO Convention Center ~ Brasilia 6
    7:00am - 6:00pm Registration (Convention Center Rotunda) & MHCN Hospitality Desk (Brasilia Corridor)
    8:00am - 8:45am Continental Breakfast
    8:45am - 9:00am Morning Comments
    9:00am - 10:00am General Session #4 ~ Emergency Response Imperatives: Lessons Learned
    2008 Iowa Floods and Gulf Coast Hurricanes 
    Moderated by National Association of Community Health Centers
    James Comeaux, LCSW; Julie Schmidt, MS; Andrea Skolkin
    Session Questions & Answers
    10:00am - 10:15am Break
    10:15am - 11:15am General Session #5 ~ Helping Your Program To Grow: Using Internal & Public Health Data 
    Featured Speakers: Barbara Brody, MPH, Director, Center for Community Ophthalmology,
    UC San Diego, Shiley Eye Center
    Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Youth Clinic
    Session Questions & Answers
    11:45am - 1:15pm LUNCH ~ ATA Exhibit Hall 
                           All Forum attendees are invited 
                    Exhibit Hall - Mobile Health Clinics Pavilion 
                           Mobile Health & Telemedicine Products & Services
                          Tour Eleven Health Specialty Vehicles - dental, mammography, and medical
    1:45pm - 2:45pm Roundtable Networking Discussions #3 ~ Challenges & Solutions 
    (Panel: Oscar Arevalo, Barbara Brody, Andrea Skolkin, Larry Wolk)
    (Facilitators: Jennifer Bennet, James Comeaux)
    2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
    3:00pm - 4:30pm Breakout Learning Session #1 ~ 
       Brasilia 6 CHW Mobile Healthcare Initiatives - 
       Kathy Barlow - Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (Reno, NV)
       Kathleen Dowler - Chandler Regional & Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers (Chandler, AZ)
       Candy Simbalenko, RN, BSN - St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton, CA)
     
       Brasilia 3 Oral Health Care - 
       Christina Demopoulos, DDS - UNLV School of Dental Medicine (Las Vegas, NV)
       Carl Heard, MD - Nevada Health Centers, Inc. (Carson City, NV)
       Carlos Lopez-Diaz, DMD/Viviana Vilanova, JD - Cuidado Dental Terapeutico (San Juan, PR)
     
       Brasilia 7 Medical Care (Primary & Specialty Care)
       Charles Coleman, MD - LSU Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, LA)
       Steve Samuelson - Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation (Chicago, IL)
       Amela Zewge-Teffera/Emily Cooper, RN - Sherbourne Health Centre (Toronto, Canada)
    3:15pm - 3:45pm Pavilion Exhibitors Meeting (Brasilia 2)
    5:00pm - 6:15pm ATA Reception & Poster Sessions ~ Exhibit Hall 
                All Forum attendees are invited to attend the reception
             Exhibit Hall - Mobile Health Clinics Pavilion 
                Mobile Health & Telemedicine Products & Services
               Tour Eleven Health Specialty Vehicles - dental, mammography, and medical
    6:30pm - 7:30pm SPECIAL PRESENTATION ~ Health Care for America NOW ~ TOWN HALL MEETING
       Brasilia 6 "Focusing on Disparities in the Latino community"
    HCAN is a national grassroots campaign of more than 850 organizations in 46 states.  Their mission is 
    to foster understanding of public health insurance plans and the options that can provide everyone
    in the U.S. with accessible, quality healthcare they can afford.
    ALL FORUM ATTENDEES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE 
    Tuesday, April 28 RIO Convention Center ~ Brasilia 6
    7:00am - 6:00pm Registration (Convention Center Rotunda) & MHCN Hospitality Desk (Brasilia Corridor)
    8:00am - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
    8:30am - 10:00am Breakout Learning Session #2 ~ 
       Brasilia 3 Mammography 
       Tina Hembree, MPH - Norton Healthcare Cancer Institute (Louisville, KY)
       Melissa Lofton - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)
       Olga Lopez-Diaz - Mammovan, Nevada Health Centers (Las Vegas, NV)
     
       Brasilia 6 Medical Care (Primary & Specialty Care)
       Jennifer Burris, BA - Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education (Lafayette, LA)
       Clark Gaither, MD - WATCH Access Project (Goldsboro, NC)
       M Jean Serafy - Free Clinics of the Western Region (San Diego, CA)
     
       Brasilia 7 American Dental Schools ~ National Survey of Mobile Clinic Programs
       Niel Nathason, MPH, MA - USC School of Dentistry (Los Angeles, CA)
    Serving Los Angelos County ~ Survey of Countywide Mobile Health Clinics
       Susan Nyanzi, DrPH, CHES, ACSM - LA County Department of Public Health (Los Angeles, CA)
    10:15am - 11:15am General Session #6 ~ Mobile Health Clinics: A Care Network Within Mexico's Health System
    Featured Speakers: Jorge Valdez-Garcia, MD, General Director, Health Ministry of Mexico
    Marcela Vazquez, MA, National Coordinator, Caravanas de la Salud
    Session Questions & Answers
    11:15am - 11:30am Closing General Session #7 ~ Forum Summary
    11:30am - 11:45am Annual MHCN MOBILE HEALTH LEADERSHIP Awards
    11:45am - 1:15pm LUNCH ~ ATA Exhibit Hall 
                           All Forum attendees are invited 
                    Exhibit Hall - Mobile Health Clinics Pavilion 
                          Mobile Health & Telemedicine Products & Services
                         Tour Eleven Health Specialty Vehicles - dental, mammography, and medical