A Workshop Agenda
Institute of Medicine
Committee on Immunization Finance Dissemination Workshop
Financing the U.S. Immunization System:
The Need for a Strategic Vision
FINAL AGENDA
OCTOBER 12, 2001
Thompson Center
Texas Medical Association
401 W. 15th Street
Austin, Texas
8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
8:15 a.m. |
Session 1: Workshop Introduction (Moderator, David Smith) |
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• David Smith, President, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Chair, IOM Committee on Immunization Finance Dissemination Workshops |
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• Lance Rodewald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Dianne White Delisi, member, Texas House of Representatives • Andrew Eisenberg, Chair, Committee on Infectious Diseases, Texas Medical Association |
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Participant introductions |
9:45 a.m. |
Session 2: Texas Overview (Moderator, David Smith) |
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• Sharilyn Stanley, Texas Department of Health • Jorge Magaña, Director, El Paso City-County Health and Environmental District • Jane Siegel, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas • Gary Freed, University of Michigan |
11:00 a.m. |
Break |
11:15 a.m. |
Session 3: Private Provider Perspectives (Moderator, Garth Splinter) |
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• W. Paul Glezen, Baylor College of Medicine • Jane Rider, San Angelo, TX • Dianna Burns, San Antonio, TX |
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General Discussion |
12:30 p.m. |
LUNCH |
1:30 p.m. |
Session 4: Future Strategies for Financing Immunization Programs (Moderator, Dianne White Delisi) |
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• Maurine Porto, Medical Director, Community First Health Plan, San Antonio • Lola Chriss, Manager, Health Plan Operations, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas • Diane Simpson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |