Insular Area Leader's Health Summit Report

Final Report- January 12, 2009

Entire Report (210 pages, 2 MB) PDF format

US Principals Meet - Follow up to September 2008 Leaders Summit (2 pages, 149 KB)
Cover Page to Report (210 KB)
Table of Contents (24 KB)
- Section I - Executive Summary
  (6 pages, 86 KB)
- Section II - Summary and Highlights
  (12 pages, 220 KB)
- Section III - Opening and Closing Comments of U.S. Cabinet Leaders - Transcripts and Invited Speakers
  (49 pages, 669 KB)
- Section IV - U.S. Department Immediate Actions
  (4 pages, 317 KB)
- Section V - Working Group - Island Health Officers - Recommendations
  (2 pages, 21 KB)
- Section VI - Day 1
  (60 pages, 237 KB)
- Section VI - Day 2
  (47 pages, 191 KB)
- Section VI - Day 2 Working Group
  (26 pages, 115 KB)
- Section VII - Department of the Interior Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments
  (1 page, 15 KB)
- Section VIII - PPT Appendix Table of Contents
  (2 pages, 20 KB)
  Topic: Addressing Critical Shortages (Personnel, Equipment & Infrastructure), Capacity Building & Quality Assurance Programs, Partnerships, Engaging Volunteers
  - A. Gregory J. Dever, MD, Director, Palau Bureau of Hospital & Clinical Services, and Director, Palau Area Health Education, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH
    (17 pages, 3 MB)
  - B. Toaga A. Seumalo, RN, President, American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council
    (9 pages, 137 KB)
  - C. Thome Joel, President, Pacific Basin Medical Association
    (13 pages, 292 KB)
  - D. Dyanne Affonso, PhD, Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, and Director, Research Infrastructure Minority Institution, UHH
    (29 pages, 557 KB)
  - E. Jacque Spence, Executive Vice President, Canvasback Missions, Inc.
    (22 pages, 738 KB)

Topic: Role of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in Addressing Military and Veterans Health Care in the Territories and Freely Associated States; Partnerships for Services to Civilians

F. CAPT Gail Hathaway, MSC, Deputy Fleet Surgeon, Commander US Pacific Fleet, USN; “Pacific Partnership 07, 08, 09”
- App F (27 pages, 4 MB)
- App F1 (78 pages, 7 MB)
G. COL Ron Poropatich, MD, Deputy Director, USAMRMC, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center; “Pacific Telemedicine”
(49 pages, 3.5 MB)
H. CAPT Stephen S. Bell, P.E., Director of Facilities, USN, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: “Naval Hospital Guam”
(4 pages, 316 KB)
I. Sheila Cullen, Network Director, VA; “Sierra Pacific Network 21”
(12 pages, 470 KB)
J. James E Hastings, MD, Medical Center Director, VA; “Pacific Islands Health Care System”
(8 pages, 259 KB)
K. Nevin Weaver, Network Director, VA; “Network 8 (service personnel in the USVI)”
(14 pages, 261 KB)

Topic: Improving Standards of Healthcare: Quality Assurance and Improvement Programs, Hospital Sanitation

L. Mary E. Rydell, Pacific Area Representative, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS
(25 pages, 882 KB)
M. Dr. Vita Akapito Skilling, Secretary of Health and Social Affairs, National Government, FSM
(10 pages, 59 KB)
N. Julio Marar, Director of Health Services, Chuuk, FSM
(17 pages, 723 KB)
O. Neal A. Palafox, MD, Member, Oceania Community Health, and Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH
(17 pages, 295 KB)

Topic: Telehealth: Connecting Island Health Care. How telecommunications technology can bring medical services and training to the Insular Areas

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