Board on Military and Veterans Health

IOM Committee on

Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans

 Committee Meeting #3

October 4 - 5, 2006

Emily Morgan Hotel (705 East Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas)

Agenda

Wednesday , October 4                                        Emily Morgan Hotel (Room 2)                    

7:30 a.m.          Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)

8:00 a.m.          Open Session begins

8:00 a.m.          Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Members 
                        and Attendees
                       Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS, (Chair, Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive
                       Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans)

8:10 a.m.          Presentations from Past Congressional Staffers
                        Laura Petrou
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                        View Agent Orange Statement to Senate, November 21, 1989

                        Patrick Ryan, JD
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                        Edward Scott, JD
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                        Chris Yoder 
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9:10 a.m.          Panel Q&A – Panel Presenters and Committee Members

9:50 a.m.          BREAK

10:00 a.m.        DoD and Veterans Affairs:  Health Information Sharing
                        Nhan Do, MD, MS, FACP (Information Manager, Medical Informatics, Tricare
                        Management Activity)
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                        Cliff Freeman, MA, MS (Director, VA/DoD Health IT Sharing Program)
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10:30 a.m.        Panel Q&A – Health IT Presenters and Committee Members

11:00 a.m.        Public Comments from Veterans Service Organizations

                        Public Comments from Attendees
                       (Attendees will also be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the
                       Committee Members)

                       Comments from LTG James Terry Scott, U.S. Army (Ret.) (Chairman, Veterans’
                       Disability Benefits Commission)

                        Closing Comments from Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS (Chair, Committee on
                        Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans)

12:00 p.m.        Open Session ends

1:00 p.m.           Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)                   

6:00 p.m.          Adjourn