Skip to Content

Tools

Meeting Agenda

Agenda:Regionalizing Emergency Care Workshop

Background:

In 2006, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a series of three reports on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. One of the central conclusions of those reports was that the nation should move toward a more regionalized system of emergency care.  This workshop brings stakeholders and policymakers together to discuss how the federal government can promote “regionalized, coordinated and accountable” emergency and trauma care systems, as envisioned in the 2006 reports. It also provides an opportunity to examine the progress that has been made in various parts of the country over the past several years.

Audience:

Participants will include policymakers from the various federal agencies involved in emergency care, state and local officials, and stakeholders from the health care provider community. Thought leaders from a wide range of relevant disciplines will be in attendance, including nursing, EMS, specialist physicians and surgeons, public health officers, and hospital and health system administrators.  

Objectives:

1. Foster information exchange between federal officials involved in advancing emergency care regionalization and key stakeholder groups from around the country.
2. Learn from past experience and current efforts.
3. Hold discussions with federal partners regarding policy options that could be the focus of future federal action.
 

DAY 1: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Workshop Overview

                              Arthur Kellermann
                              Professor & Associate Dean, Health Policy
                              Emory School of Medicine

8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Regionalized Trauma Care: Past, Present, and Future

                             Session Chair:  
  
                             Brent Eastman
                             Chief Medical Officer
                             Chair of Trauma Services
                             Scripps Health

                             Panelists:  
 
                             David Boyd
                             National Trauma Systems Coordinator
                             Office of Emergency Services  
                             Indian Health Services
                             Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services

                             Bob Bailey
                             Contractor, McKing Consulting
                             Senior Advisor to the Director
                             National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
                             Division of Injury Response
                             Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
                             John Fildes
                             Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care
                             University of Nevada School of Medicine
  
                             Ellen MacKenzie
                             Chair, Health Policy & Management
                             Fred and Julie Soper Professor in Health Policy & Management
                             Johns Hopkins School of Public Health   
  
10:30 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Emerging Models of Regionalization

                             Session Chair:     
 
                             Robert Bass
                             Executive Director
                             Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

                             Panelists: 

                              Joseph Ornato
                             Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
                             Medical Director, Richmond Ambulance Authority
                             Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia 

                             Lance Becker
                             Professor of Emergency Medicine
                             Director, Center for Resuscitation Science
                             University of Pennsylvania
 
                             Arthur Pancioli
                             Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine
                             Professor, Emergency Medicine
                             University of Cincinnati

                             Joseph Wright
                             Professor of Pediatrics (Vice Chair)
                             Emergency Medicine and Health Policy
                             Senior Vice President
                             Children’s National Medical Center
 
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Lessons from Other Systems

                             Session Chair: Rear Admiral Gregory Timberlake
                                                  Director, Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs 
                                                  Interagency Program Office

                             Panelists:
  
                             Kenneth W. Kizer
                             President & CEO
                             Kizer & Associates

                             John Holcomb
                             Professor of Surgery
                             Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery
                             Director, Center for Translational Injury Research 
                             University of Texas Health Science Center
 
                             David Magid
                             Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Research
                             Director of Research, Colorado Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
   
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Regionalization: Potential and Pitfalls

                             Session Chair:   

                             Jon Krohmer
                             Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                             Deputy Chief Medical Officer
                             Office of Health Affairs
                             Department of Homeland Security

                             Panelists:    
 
                             Ron Anderson
                             President and CEO
                             Parkland Health & Hospital System 

                             Nels Sanddal
                             President
                             Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation

                             Michael Sayre
                             Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
                             College of Medicine
                             Ohio State University
 
                             Dennis Andrulis
                             Associate Dean for Research
                             Director, Center for Health Equality
                             Drexel University


                             Stephen Epstein
                             Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
                             Department of Emergency Medicine
                             Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

                            Alex Valadka
                            Chief of Adult Neurosciences
                            Seton Brain and Spine Institute

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concluding Comments

                             Arthur Kellermann
                             Professor & Associate Dean, Health Policy
                             Emory School of Medicine
 

DAY 2: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Objective: Day 2 will focus on a number of critical issues that arise in developing and implementing regionalization strategies.

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Framing Discussion for Day 2

                                 Ricardo Martinez
                                 Executive President of Medical Affairs 
                                 President, Division East
                                 The Schumacher Group

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Governance and Accountability

                             Session Chair:     

                             Bob Bailey
                             Contractor, McKing Consulting
                             Senior Advisor to the Director
                             National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
                             Division of Injury Response
                             Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                             Panelists:    

                             Robert Bass
                             Executive Director
                             Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

                             Dia Gainor
                             Chief, Bureau of EMS
                             Idaho Department of Health
  
                             Ed Racht
                             Chief Medical Officer
                             Piedmont-Newnan Hospital
  
                             Greg Mears
                             Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
                             North Carolina EMS Medical Director
                             EMS Performance Improvement Center
                             University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
 
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Financing

                             Session Chair:

                             Ricardo Martinez
                             Executive President of Medical Affairs
                             President, Division East
                             The Schumacher Group

                             Panelists:   
 
                             Lynne Fagnani
                             Senior Vice President
                             National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

                             Jane Englebright
                             Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President
                             Clinical Services Group
                             Hospital Corporation of America

                             Kurt Krumperman
                             Clinical Assistant Professor
                             Emergency Health Services Department
                             University of Maryland, Baltimore County                                        

                             Harry Teter
                             Executive Director
                             American Trauma Society

                             Rodney Armstead
                             Senior Vice President, West Region Plan Operations
                             AmeriChoice, a UnitedHealth Group Company

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
 
12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Data and Communications

                             Session Chair:     
 
                             Drew Dawson
                             Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
                             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
                             Department of Transportation
                             Chairman, Technical Working Group
                             Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 

                            Panelists:    
 
                             Kevin McGinnis
                             Program Advisor
                             National Association of State EMS Officials

                             Clay Mann
                             Professor, Associate Director for Research
                             University of Utah School of Medicine
                             Intermountain Injury Control Research Center
 
                             Richard Hunt
                             Director, Division of Injury Response
                             National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
                             Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

                             Joseph Acker
                             Director
                             Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break 

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Preparedness

                             Session Chair:    
 
                             Lewis Goldfrank
                             Professor & Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
                             Director of Emergency Medicine
                             Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Hospitals
                             New York University School of Medicine

                             Panelists:    

                             David Marcozzi
                             Director, Public Health Policy
                             White House Homeland Security Council 

                             Jon Krohmer
                             Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                             Deputy Chief Medical Officer
                             Office of Health Affairs
                             Department of Homeland Security

                             Lori Upton
                             Assistant Director, Emergency Management
                             Texas Children’s Hospital
                             Executive Director, Catastrophic Medical Operations Center 
                             Regional Hospital Preparedness Council

                             Joseph Waeckerle
                             Chief Medical Officer
                             Office of Homeland Security
                             State of Missouri
 
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up Discussion with Federal Partners

                             Session Chair:    
 
                             Arthur Kellermann
                             Professor & Associate Dean, Health Policy
                             Emory School of Medicine

                             Panelists: 
 
`                           Michael Handrigan
                             Acting Director, Emergency Care Coordination Center
                             Chair, Council on Emergency Medical Care 
                             Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
                             Department of Health and Human Services

                             Drew Dawson
                             Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
                             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
                             Department of Transportation
                             Chairman, Technical Working Group
                             Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services

                             Jon Krohmer
                             Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                             Deputy Chief Medical Officer
                             Office of Health Affairs
                             Department of Homeland Security

Back to Meeting

Other Meeting Resources

Study Staff

Activity Contact Information

For More Information Contact

Ashley McWilliams
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
regionalization@nas.edu

Mailing Address


Keck Center
500 Fifth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001