Pacific Partnerships for Health: Charting a Course for the 21st Century (1998)
Chapter: Appendix B: Saipan Workshop Agenda
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.)
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11:00 a.m. |
Prayer: Father Roger Tenorio |
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11:05 |
Introductory Remarks: Robert Lawrence, IOM Committee Chair Eliuel Pretrick, PIHOA Vice President |
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11:15 |
Opening Remarks: Acting Governor Jesse Borja, CNMI |
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11:25 |
Introduction of the Institute of Medicine mission and of individual committee members |
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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. |
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch—Sponsored by the Governor's Office and the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services |
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2:00 |
Social and Cultural Service Delivery Issues in Health Care: Joe Flear , Medical Graduate Support Program (Responses from individual health ministers) |
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2:30 |
Health Professions Training and Workforce Issues: Medical Officers/Physicians—Postgraduate 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 |
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4:00 |
Basic Education Issues in the Pacific Primary Education—Fran Hezel, IOM Committee Member, Director, Micronesian Seminar Postsecondary Education—Agnes McPhetres, IOM Committee Member, President, Northern Marianas College |
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4:50 |
Recap of Key Points from the Day's Session: Eliuel Pretrick and Robert Lawrence |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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6:00 |
''Hafa Adai" Hospitality—Luau at Susupe Beach Park: Sponsored by Marianas Visitors Bureau and Northern Marianas College |
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Saturday, April 19, 1997 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Recap of Yesterday's Themes: Robert Lawrence and Eliuel Pretrick |
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8:15 |
Community Health Improvement: Block Grants and Community Empowerment |
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Transforming Indian Health: William Haffner, IOM Committee Member |
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Hawaii's Experience with Improving Prenatal Care: June Shibuya |
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9:00 |
Small Group Discussions |
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10:30 |
Promoting Privatization: Isamu Abraham, Secretary, CNMI Department of Public Health and Environmental Services, and Susan Schwartz, President of CNMI-CHC Volunteers |
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11:00 |
Sources of International Health Aid: Marcus Samo, FSM Department of Health |
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12:15 |
Lunch—Sponsored by the Bank of Guam |
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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 |
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2:00 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues: Elena Scragg, Guam Department of Mental Health Joe Villagomez, CNMI Division of Mental Health |
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3:00 |
Increasing the IOM Report's Impact at the Local Level |
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4:00 |
Summarizing Themes and Recommendations: Eliuel Pretrick and Robert Lawrence |
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4:30 |
Adjourn |
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4:45 |
Closed Session: IOM Committee Meeting |
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7:00 |
Reception—Pacific 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
Carolyne Davis
William Haffner
Glen Haydon
Fran Hezel
Robert Lawrence
Agnes McPhetres
Tosiwo Nakayama
Paul Nannis
Terence Rogers
David Sundwall
IOM Staff Members
Jill Feasley
Annice Hirt
PIHOA Members
Isamu Abraham, CNMI
Asher Asher, Kosrae
Aminis David, Pohnpei
Caleb Otto, Palau
Eliuel Pretrick, FSM
Elena Scragg, Guam
Joseph Tufa, American Samoa
Sanphy William, Chuuk
Andrew Yatilman, Yap
PIHOA Staff
Jean Paul Chaine
Roylinne Wada
Regional Participants
Anamarie Akapito, Chuuk
Wame Barivilala, Fiji
Jefferson Benjamin, FSM
Gregorio Calvo, CNMI
Karen Cruz, Guam
Greg Dever, Pohnpei
Joseph Flear, Pohnpei
Maureen Fochtman, Guam
Steve Kuartei, Palau
Jan Pryor, Pohnpei
Helen Ripple, Guam
Josephine Sablan-Hall, CNMI
Jimi Samisoni, Fiji
Marcus Samo, FSM
Susan Schwartz, CNMI
June Shibuya, Hawaii
Vita Skilling, Kosrae
Joe Villagomez, Jr., CNMI
Other U.S. Participants
Anne Chang, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
Mary Ellen Courtright, Archstone Foundation
Bruce Grant, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Joe Iser, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Darla Knoblock, Department of Interior
Gordon Soares, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
Joe Webb, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
