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Appendix B
Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas
Committee Meeting #1
May 31, 2006
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 31
Room 201
8:30 a.m.
Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)
10:30 a.m.
Open Session Begins
10:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Member and Attendees
Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S., Committee Chair
10:40 a.m.
Expectations of the Study Sponsor
Commissioner John Grady (Member, Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission)
11:00 a.m.
An Overview of the Disability Benefits Program and Presumptions Affecting Veterans’ Benefits
Thomas Pamperin, M.B.A. (Assistant Director for Policy, Compensation and Pension Service, Department of Veterans Affairs)
11:45 a.m.
Legislative and Regulatory History of Presumptions
David Barrans, J.D. (Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs)
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12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
The Role of Science in Establishing VA Disability Compensation Policies
Mark Brown, Ph.D. (Director, VA’s Environmental Agents Service, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs)
1:45 p.m.
Presumptions in VA’s Disability Program—The Effect
Thomas Pamperin, M.B.A. (Assistant Director for Policy, Compensation and Pension Service, Department of Veterans Affairs)
2:05 p.m.
PANEL Q&A—VA Presenters and Committee Members
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
An Examiner’s Use of the Clinician’s Guide and How Examiners Are Selected and Trained by VHA
Patrick Joyce, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. (Chief Physician, Compensation and Pension Program, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.)
3:45 p.m.
Making Decisions Based on Medical Evidence
Bradley Flohr (Chief of Advisory Review Staff, Compensation and Pension Service)
4:15 p.m.
Public Comments (Attendees will be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the Committee Members)
5:15 p.m.
Open Session Ends
5:15 p.m.
Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)
6:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Committee Meeting #2
July 27, 2006
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
Thursday, July 27
Room 101
8:30 a.m.
Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)
9:00 a.m.
Open Session Begins
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Members and Attendees
Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S., Committee Chair
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9:10 a.m.
Summary of Recent IOM Studies Conducted for VA
Rose Marie Martinez, Sc.D. (Director, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine)
9:45 a.m.
VA Health Care Utilization Among Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans
Han K. Kang, Dr.P.H. (Director, Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs)
10:15 a.m.
Overview of VA Registries
Han K. Kang, Dr.P.H. (Director, Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs)
10:45 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Assessing Environmental and Occupational Exposures—VA Disability and Compensation Policies
Lawrence R. Deyton, M.S.P.H., M.D. (Chief Officer, Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs)
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Overview of DoD Deployment and Installation-Based Occupational and Environmental Health Programs
R. Craig Postlewaite, D.V.M., M.P.H. (Senior Analyst, Environmental Health Surveillance, DoD Deployment Health Support Directorate)
1:20 p.m.
Deployment Health Surveillance: Past, Current, and Future Operations
Jack M. Heller, Ph.D. (Director, Health Risk Management, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine)
2:05 p.m.
DoD Occupational Health Exposure Assessment Processes
John Seibert, C.I.H., C.S.P. (Assistant for Safety, Health and Fire Protection, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment)
2:50 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with DoD Representatives
4:00 p.m.
Public Comments from Veterans Service Organizations
The American Legion
Cathy Wiblemo, M.H.A. (Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division)
AMVETS
Jim Doran (National Service Director)
United Spinal Association
Leonard Selfon, Esq. (National Service Director)
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Quentin Kinderman (Deputy Director, National Legislative Service)
Vietnam Veterans of America
Rick Weidman (Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs)
4:30 p.m.
Public Comments from Attendees
(Attendees will also be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the Committee Members)
5:00 p.m.
Open Session Ends
5:15 p.m.
Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only)
6:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Committee Meeting #3
October 4, 2006
Emily Morgan Hotel
705 East Houston Street
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, M.D., M.S., (Chair, Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans)
8:10 a.m.
Presentations from Past Congressional Staffers
Laura Petrou
Patrick Ryan, J.D.
Edward Scott, J.D.
Chris Yoder
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, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P. (Information Manager, Medical Informatics, TricareManagement Activity)
Cliff Freeman, M.A., M.S. (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, M.D., M.S. (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
