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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 MODERATOR: L. Jace Killsback, NIHB Board Member (Billings Area), Tribal Council Member, Northern Cheyenne Busby District Traditional Healing Modalities: Navajo Nation Ernest Harry Begay, Traditional Practitioner, Navajo Department of Behavioral Health Services Zella Weaver, LISW, LCSW, CAD, Clinical Director, Navajo Department of Behavioral Health Services Nuku Model of Health Care Ileen Sylvester, MBA, Vice President of Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation, Alaska Dr. Ted Mala, Director of Tribal Relatins andTraditional Healing, Southcentral Foundation Tradition & Health: Respecting the Gift of Food Jean Charles-Azure, MPH, RD, IHS Principal Nutrition Consultant, Indian Health Service 2:00 - 3:30 pm Capitol Room B Workshop Contract Health Services and Health Care Reform CHS is a primary element of health care access for American Indian/Alaska Native people. What role will CHS play in Health Care Reform? MODERATOR: Tomas (Tom) John, NIHB Board Member (Oklahoma City Area), Health Administrator, Chickasaw Nation Government Attempts to Tax CMS Benefits James Allen Crouch, MPH, Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board CHS Distribution: A Frank Discussion Erin Bailey, Health Policy Advisor, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Majority Staff Future Directions and Opportunities 2:00 - 3:30 pm Concord Workshop Reducing Risk: New Initiatives and Innovations in Injury Prevention, Suicide and Methamphetamine Injury and trauma related deaths, methamphetamine abuse and suicide are growing issues in Indian Country; new strategies may assist Tribes in reduction of these risks to the health of our communities. MODERATOR: Andrew Joseph, Jr., NIHB Board Member (Portland), Chairman, Confederated Tribes of Colville Tribal Methamphetamine/Suicide Prevention Initiative Bryan Wooden, Acting Director, Division of Behavioral Health, Indian Health Service Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Support for Native American Communities in Suicide Prevention Initiatives Petrice Post, MA, Tribal Prevention Specialist, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Injury Prevention David R. Boyd, MD, FACS, National Injury Prevention Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services, Clinical and Preventive Services, Indian Health Service NIHB 26th Annual Consumer Conference 28 2:00 - 3:30 pm Lexington Workshop The Importance of Advocacy in Indian Country: Effective Tools and Techniques to Make Your Voices Heard and to Move Legislators to Action This workshop will provide participants with background on advocacy at the federal level and why such efforts are a critical part of affecting the legislative process. In addition, panelists will discuss: specific tools, strategies, and approaches to recruiting advocates, training community members to be effective advocates, effective activities at the local level to affect change at the federal level, and cultivating the support of policymakers. Participants will hear different perspectives on ‘real world’ advocacy campaigns and candid discussions on what works and what doesn’t in moving legislators to action. MODERATOR: Ronnie Tepp, NIHB Consultant, Technical Lead, Special Diabetes Program for Indians PANELISTS: Michael Kondratick, Director of Grassroots Advocacy, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kristina Davis, Montana State Director, Children’s Defense Fund John Dunagan, Democracy Data Communications/OnPoint 2:00 - 3:30 pm Congressional B Workshop HIV: Perspectives on Initiatives in Indian Country HIV/Aids is a growing concern in much of Indian Country; this presentation will discuss the challenges and initiatives addressing this increasing prevalent health problem in our Native American populations. Geoffrey Roth, Chairman, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. To be announced 2:00 - 3:30 pm Grand Teton Workshop Family Based Approaches to Health in American Indian/ Alaska Native Communities Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of American Indian paraprofessionals as home visitors and evaluators, particularly important in communities that have nursing shortages and cultural preferences for Native interventionists. The in-home, family-based approach used in these projects addresses several care-seeking obstacles among American Indian youth. MODERATOR: Jerry Freddie, Board Member, National Indian Health Board (Navajo Nation) Mary Cwik, Ph.D, Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for American Indian Health Olivia Belen-Sloan, Staff, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health 3:30 - 3:45 pm Networking Break Hearty and Healthy Snacks. Meet the Vendors! Sponsored by: Sense, Inc. and Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker, LLP
WORKSHOPS 2 Indian Health care in the era of health care reform 3:45 - 5:15 pm Columbia B Workshop Contract Health Services and Health Care Reform (Repeating Session) CHS is a primary element of health care access for American Indian/Alaska Native people. What role will CHS play in Health Care Reform? MODERATOR: Thomas (Tom) Johns, NIHB Board Member (Oklahoma City Area), Health Administrator, Chickasaw Nation Government Attempts to Tax CMS Benefits James Allen Crouch, MPH, Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board CHS Distribution: A Frank Discussion Erin Bailey, Health Policy Advisor, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Majority Staff Future Directions and Opportunities 3:45 - 5:15 pm Columbia A Workshop Contract Support Cost (Repeating Session) Chronic underfunding has starved the Indian Health Services delivery system; the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act requires administrative costs support. This session will focus on assisting Tribes in addressing shortages of Contract Support Cost funding. MODERATOR: Cathy Abramson, NIHB Board Member, (Bemidji Area), Councilwoman, Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Geoffrey Strommer, Esq., Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker Lloyd Miller, Esq., Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Munson, LLP Ronald Demaray, MEd, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Programs, Indian Health Service 3:45 - 5:15 pm Congressional B Workshop Self Governance Tribes perspective on Health Care Reform Since the implementation of the first Self-Governance compact and funding agreement in 1993, there have been remarkable accomplishments throughout Indian Country as Tribes and Tribal Organizations have assumed responsibility for delivering health care services in their communities. A one-size fits all approach to health care does not work for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Self-Governance has allowed Tribes to be innovative and forge a new agenda in administering and managing health care for Indian People. Essentially,’ government run’ health care delivery that is responsive and works. MODERATOR: Buford Rolin, Vice-Chairman, NIHB, (Nashville Area), Chairman, Poarch Creek Band of Creek Indians Jefferson Keel, Lt. Governor, Chickasaw Nation, Chairman, Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown-S’Klallam Tribe, Vice Chairman, Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee Hankie Ortiz, Esq., Director, Office of Tribal Self Determination, Indian Health Service 29 3:45 - 5:15 pm Lexington Workshop Tribal Choice: Direct Service, Self Determination, Self Governance – Factors to Consider and Experience with Expansion The Federal government has a fundamental responsibility to deliver health care to American Indian/Alaska Native people. The Tribal decision to assume programs of the Indian Health Service under the self-determination and self-governance titles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act must consider many factors, including the choice to remain direct service. The differences between self-determination and self-governance will be described, their impact on tribal control and development of expanded services, including services not offered by the IHS such as the Cherokee Nation’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). MODERATOR: H. Sally Smith, NIHB Board Member, (Alaska Area), Chair, Board of Directors, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation Myra Munson, Esq., JD, MSW, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Munson LLP Jessica Burger, RN, ADN, Director of Government Relations, NIHB Melanie Fourkiller Knight, Secretary of State, Cherokee Nation Gloria Grim, MD, Medical Director, Cherokee Nation 3:45 - 5:15 pm Congressional A Workshop Role of Area Indian Health Boards in Health Care Reform The role of the Area Health Boards is vital in representing the collective regional voice of Indian Country. Through the process of consensus building, a unified perspective can be forwarded on virtually any issue. The evolution of the Area Boards and consensus building will be discussed. MODERATOR: Reno Keoni Franklin, NIHB Chairman (California Area), Chairman, California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) Andrew Joseph, Jr., NIHB board Member (Portland Area), Chairman, NPAIHB, Councilman, Confederated Tribes of Colville Brian Patterson, President, United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. Robert Moore, NIHB Board Member (Aberdeen Area), Councilman, Rosebud Sioux 3:45 - 5:15 pm Bunker Hill Workshop Transforming Care in the Indian Health System: IHS Chronic Care Initiative, Journey of Two Pilot Sites The current IHS system grew from an acute care delivery model making it difficult to access chronic disease in our communities. The IHS Chronic Care Initiative is working with modern improvement methods to fundamentally transform the system of care for illness and prevention for the management of chronic conditions. This workshop will describe the process, share data and examples from the Sells Service Unit and Cherokee Nation. MODERATOR: Charles Ty Reidhead, MD, Director, IHS Chronic Care Initiative Patti Whitethorne, CEO, Sells Service Unit Gloria Grim, MD, Medical Director, Cherokee Nation Health Services 3:45 - 5:15 pm Concord Workshop Developing Infrastructure for Data Collection and Data Use On A Local Level This workshop will outline the work of the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Community Wellness and Outreach Department in developing the infrastructure for ongoing program evaluation and data utilization at the local level for their diabetes prevention program. Session will Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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