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SAIPAN WORKSHOP AGENDA 89 Appendix B Saipan Workshop Agenda INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Committee on Health Care Services in the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin SAIPAN MEETING AGENDA Hyatt Regency, Gilligan's Friday, April 18, 1997 (The meeting began 2 hours later than originally planned to allow travelers coming from Guam who had been delayed by Typhoon Isa to arrive.) 11:00 a.m. Prayer: Father Roger Tenorio 11:05 Introductory Remarks: Robert Lawrence, IOM Committee Chair Eliuel Pretrick, PIHOA Vice President 11:15 Opening Remarks: Acting Governor Jesse Borja, CNMI 11:25 Introduction of the Institute of Medicine mission and of individual committee members 11:30 Comments from individual health ministers: The ministers or representatives have been asked to list the three accomplishments that they have been most proud of in the past 10 years and three of the most important issues that they plan to address over the next 10 years. 1:00 p.m. LunchâSponsored by the Governor's Office and the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services
SAIPAN WORKSHOP AGENDA 90 2:00 Social and Cultural Service Delivery Issues in Health Care: Joe Flear , Medical Graduate Support Program (Responses from individual health ministers) 2:30 Health Professions Training and Workforce Issues: Medical Officers/ PhysiciansâPostgraduate Opportunities Greg Dever, Director, Micronesian Human Resources Development Council , and Vita Skilling and Anamarie Akapito, PBMOTP graduates, Jimione Samisoni and Wame Baravilala, Fiji School of Medicine 4:00 Basic Education Issues in the Pacific Primary EducationâFran Hezel, IOM Committee Member, Director, Micronesian Seminar Postsecondary EducationâAgnes McPhetres, IOM Committee Member, President, Northern Marianas College 4:50 Recap of Key Points from the Day's Session: Eliuel Pretrick and Robert Lawrence 5:00 Adjourn 6:00 ''Hafa Adai" HospitalityâLuau at Susupe Beach Park: Sponsored by Marianas Visitors Bureau and Northern Marianas College Saturday, April 19, 1997 8:00 a.m. Recap of Yesterday's Themes: Robert Lawrence and Eliuel Pretrick 8:15 Community Health Improvement: Block Grants and Community Empowerment Transforming Indian Health: William Haffner, IOM Committee Member Hawaii's Experience with Improving Prenatal Care: June Shibuya 9:00 Small Group Discussions 10:30 Promoting Privatization: Isamu Abraham, Secretary, CNMI Department of Public Health and Environmental Services, and Susan Schwartz, President of CNMI-CHC Volunteers
SAIPAN WORKSHOP AGENDA 91 11:00 Sources of International Health Aid: Marcus Samo, FSM Department of Health 12:15 LunchâSponsored by the Bank of Guam 1:30 p.m. Telemedicine and Telehealth in the Pacific Basin: Greg Dever, Director, Micronesian Human Resources Development Council Maureen Fochtman, Professor, University of Guam, School of Nursing 2:00 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues: Elena Scragg, Guam Department of Mental Health Joe Villagomez, CNMI Division of Mental Health 3:00 Increasing the IOM Report's Impact at the Local Level 4:00 Summarizing Themes and Recommendations: Eliuel Pretrick and Robert Lawrence 4:30 Adjourn 4:45 Closed Session: IOM Committee Meeting 7:00 ReceptionâPacific Island Club: Sponsored by Saipan Health Clinic and FHP-Health Care Support for this meeting came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Interior, and the Archstone Foundation. Saipan Workshop Attendees IOM Committee Members IOM Staff Members Carolyne Davis Jill Feasley William Haffner Annice Hirt Glen Haydon Fran Hezel PIHOA Members Robert Lawrence Isamu Abraham, CNMI Agnes McPhetres Asher Asher, Kosrae Tosiwo Nakayama Aminis David, Pohnpei Paul Nannis Caleb Otto, Palau Terence Rogers Eliuel Pretrick, FSM David Sundwall Elena Scragg, Guam A
SAIPAN WORKSHOP AGENDA 92 About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, Joseph Tufa, American Samoa Susan Schwartz, CNMI Sanphy William, Chuuk June Shibuya, Hawaii and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. Andrew Yatilman, Yap Vita Skilling, Kosrae Joe Villagomez, Jr., CNMI PIHOA Staff Jean Paul Chaine Other U.S. Participants Roylinne Wada Anne Chang, U.S. Health Resources and Services Regional Participants Administration Anamarie Akapito, Chuuk Mary Ellen Courtright, Archstone Wame Barivilala, Fiji Foundation Jefferson Benjamin, FSM Bruce Grant, Substance Abuse and Gregorio Calvo, CNMI Mental Health Services Karen Cruz, Guam Administration Greg Dever, Pohnpei Joe Iser, U.S. Department of Health Joseph Flear, Pohnpei and Human Services Maureen Fochtman, Guam Darla Knoblock, Department of Steve Kuartei, Palau Interior Jan Pryor, Pohnpei Gordon Soares, U.S. Health Helen Ripple, Guam Resources and Services Josephine Sablan-Hall, CNMI Administration Jimi Samisoni, Fiji Joe Webb, Centers for Disease Marcus Samo, FSM Control and Prevention