*1 I F r tc SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO@ OF REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM" HOTEL INTERNATIONALE Graphic Design and Printing by: ATI AF\ITA r.POPr.IA/MAY t;-7 lq7F NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS Board of Directors James W. Culbertson, M.D. Nat! Memphis, Tennessee John R. F. Ingall, M.D., Chairman Robert P. Lawton Buffalo ,New York Cranston, Rhode Island 1. Gordon Barrow, M.D. Benjamin Morgan Atlanta, Georgia Buffalo, New York for Ith Robert W. Brown, M.D. Donal R. Sparkman, M.D. Kansas City, Kansas Seattle, Washington 0 Charles W. Caldwell Paul D. Ward ServIC& Oakdale, Iowa Oakland, California Program Committee James W. Culbertson, M.D., Chairman Memphis Regional Medical Program Harry Auerbach Illinois Regional Medical Program Donald C. Brekke South Dakota Regional Medical Program Evangeline L. Hebbler, M.P.H. Ohio Valley Regional Medical Program Granville Larimore, M.D. Florida Regional Medical Program Robert Miller Northeastern Regional Medical Programs John A. Mitchell, M.D. California Regional Medical Program I.S. Reinschmidt, M.D. Oregon Regional Medical Program I.A. Sabatier Jr., M.D. Louisiana Re@-lonal Medical Program Samuel Sherman, M.D. California Regional Medical Program Ro er 1. Warner Artansas Regional Medical Program Charles White. Ph.D. .California Regional Medical Program TABLE OF CONTENTS Robert A. Youngerman, J.D. Southeastern Regional Medical Programs Nathaniel Polster, Consultant Government Information Representative Monday Agenda ........................ page 2 Public Information Committee Tuesday Morning Agenda ............ pages 2-3 Dennis E. McClendon, Chairman Tuesday Afternoon Agenda ........... pages 3-4 Florida Regional Medical Program William Boquist, Vice-Chairman Wednesday Morning Agenda .......... pages 5-6 California Regional Medical Program Ms. Edna Carroll Wednesday Afternoon Agenda ........ pages 6-7 Bi-State Regional Medical Program Frederick E. Frazier Missouri Regional Medical Program Gerry N. Gold New Jersey Regional Medical Program Mrs. Sylvia Sterne Louisiana Regional Medical Program Donald F. Phillips, Consultant American Hospital Association MONDAY, MAY 5,1975 TUESDAY MORNING (continued) SPECIAL MEETINGS 9:30 a.m. Address by the Honorable lames t @ -T. 14aitinvq- M.C., M 9:00 a.m. Public Accountability Reporting ".C ember, House Group, Wrenwood Room Y'@ Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment 12:30 p.m. NARMP Program Committee, Wrenwood Room Questions from the Audience 4:00-6:00 p.m. NARMP Board of Directors, 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break Wrenwood Room 10:30 a.m. Address by the Honorable W 4:00- 7:00 P.M. General Registration, Stevens, Member, Subcom tee on Hemisphere Room E6bor-and Health, Education and 6:00-7:30 p.m. Informal Reception and Cash Bar, Welfare, United States Senate Lisbon Room Questions from the Audience 11:00 a.m. Address by , D., Ph.D., Assis a@n Secretary for klealt United States Department of Health Education and Welfare ve7ea 0 Questions from the Audience 11:30 a.m. Observations on Recent Health TUESDAY MORNING, May 6,1975 Legislation, Mr. Ward Questions from the Audience 8:30 a.m.- PLENARY SESSION, Hemisphere Room 12:00 in. Adjournment of Morning Session 12:00 in. John R. F. lnp-a4, M.D., Chairman, NARMP, presiding 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Mediterranean Room 8:30;i.m. OPENING REMARKS Program Announcements James W. Culbertson, M.D., Chairman, NARMP rogram ommittee Introduction of Official Host 1. Cordon_Birrnw- M.D., Coordinator, @eorgia@egional Medical Program TUESDAY AFRERNOON, May 6,1975 Official Welcome The Honorable @orge Busbce, (tentative) 2:00 p.m.- PLENARY SESSION, Governor of Georgia 5:00 p.m. Hemisphere Room G Past Statement of Conference Objectives c ee, Dr. ingall N ng 9:00 a.m.- DISTINGUISHED PANEL: FORUM ON THE HEALTH PLANNING 12:00 in. Toward a National Health Policy AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Paul D. Ilard- Chairman, Government ACT OF 1974 (Public Law 93-641): F a in orm tion Committee, NARMP, MAKING THE LAW WORK Moderator 2:00 p.m. Problem Area for Government 9:00 a.m. Address by the Honorable 0-aniel View from a Re . nal HEW Office I ood C., Chairman, House g'ho a ns Subcommittee on Walt@ranch. P D., Assistant p ro Edu 7e- ional Director for Intergovernmental o r @Hre atlitoh cation and Welfare Refations, DHEW Region IV Questions from the Audience TUESDAY AFTERNOON (continued) WEDNESDAY MORNING, May 7,1975 View from the Association of 9:00 a.m.- PLENARY SESSION, Flemisphere Room State and Territorial Health Officers 12:30 p.m. 1. Gordan Barrow, M.D., Past Chairman, EuRene W. Fowinkle, M.D., Government Information Committee, C, issioner, a c of'l'(,-nii(!ss(!(! NARMP, presiding Department of Public Health HEALTH SERVICE AGENCIES IN View from the Governors' TRANSITION: IMPLEMENTATION Conference, , Associate OF PUBLIC LAW 93-641 AND FUTURE Director, Human Resources, National DIRECTIONS OF EMPHASIS AND Governors'Conference EFFORT View from the National Association 9:00 a.m. United States Public Health of Counties. Michael K. Gemell Service Agencies Legislative e@pre 0 Federal Affairs Department Health Resources Administration Daniel 1. Zwick. Associate Administrator Questions from the Audience .2wtor Planning, Evaluation and Legislation 3:00 p.m. Problem Areas for Health Service Bureau of Health Planning and Providers Resources Development View from the American cting Associate Medical Association, ljir"ector or e@ tAh Resources Planning @il!15fi,iei, , . , Vice C airman Division of Regional Medical AMA Legislative Council Programs, @ld T. Gardell, View from the American Hospital (W4 Acting Director Association, W. Daniel Barker, AHA Regional Health Administrators Trustee IM.D., M.P.H., View form the American Public Administrator, Health Association, George Pickett, DHEW RejRion IV M.D., Director of Public Health and Questions from t e Audience Welfare, San Mateo County, California 10:00 a.m. Federally Supported Programs Questions from the Audience Comprehensive Health Planning 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break Area-Wide Agencies. Robert T. 4:15 p.m. Problem Areas for Health Care ne E ew Orleans r s x ctorLn ci Consumers ea Health Plannng o@ I View from Consumer Advocacy Regional Medical Programs Barry Ensminger, J.D. Staff Associate Gordon R. EnQebrptson, Ph.D., in Health Care Delivery, Public Coordinator, Florida Regional Citizen Health Research Group Medical Program View from Legal Advocacy Questions from the Audience Edward Mearns, J.D., Professor of Law, 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break Case Western Reserve University 11:15 a.m. National Voluntary Health Agencies View from Ormanized Labor American Cancer Society Richard Shoemaker, Assistant Director, Department of Social Security, AFL-CIO George Rosemond, M.D., President Questions from the Audience American He-art TLssociation 5:00 P.M. Adjournment of Afternoon Session Elliot Rapaport, M.D., President American Lunt Association 6:00 p.m.- Informal Reception and Joseph B. Stoc len, M.D., President 7:30 p.m. Cash Bar, Lisbon Room WEDNESDAY MORNING (continued) WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, (continued) National Arthritis Foundation Report on Legislation Colon Ir., M.D., Regional Nqthaniel Polster, Government Misrepresentative to-Medical Advisory I-nformation Representative, NARMP Committee Formulation of Authorizations to National Kidney Foundation the Executive Committee regarding es C. HuaL M.D., President future Professional Health Service Questions from the Audience Association organizations) Discussion of future commitment to 12:30 p.m. Adjournment of Morning Session Friends of Health Services 12:45 p.m. Luncheon, Mediterranean Room Development 3:30 p.m.- Public Meeting on Hypertension 5:30 p.m. Control, Malta Room Sponsored by the National Hypertension Conference Steering Committee: Howard Bochn@, New Yor Metro Regional Medical Program, presiding WEDNESDAY AFIERNOON, May 7,1975 All registrants are invited to attend 3:30 p.m.- Public Information Committee, 2:00 p.m.- PLENARY SESSION, Hemisphere Room 5:30 p.m. NARMP, Capri Room 3:00 P.M. PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICE William Boguist ,California Regional ORGANIZATIONS: PRESENT AND e ica rogram, presiding FUTURE 5:30 p.m. Conference Adjournment jamf--.- W. C;tllbertson-M.D., Coordinator, Memphis Regional Medical Program, presiding Introductory Statement Pranville W. M.D., Chairman, Nominating ancl tiy-Laws Committee, NARMP Report on Discussions with Officials of ihe American Association for Comprehensive Health Planning John-R. F. Ing@M.D., Coordinator, Lakes Area Regional Medical Program Audience Reaction 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3:30 p.m.- SPECIAL MEETINGS 5:30 p.m. Executive Session of National Organization of Regional Medical Priigram Coordinators, Hemisphere Room, Don-gi R. Sparkman, M.D., Chairman, presiding Report on Litigation lerome ';--Wag-shal, I.D., Counsel, MP NATIONAL ORGANIZATION NOTES OF REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM COORDINATORS Executive Committee Donal R. Sparkman, M.D., Chairman Washington/Alaska Regional Medical Program Robert Youngerman, J.D., Secretary Southeastern Regional Medical Programs 1. Gordon Barrow, M.D. Georgia Regional Medical Program Robert W. Brown, M.D. Kansas Regional Medical Program Manu Chatteriee, M.D. Maine Regional Medical Program T.D. Lampton, M.D. Mississippi Regional Medical Program Robert Murphy Tri-State Regional Medical Program I.S. Reinschmidt, M.D. Oregon Regional Medical Program Arthur E. Rikli, M.D. Missouri Regional Medical Program Paul D. Ward California Regional Medical Program Public Accountability Reporting Group Council C.E. Smith, Ph.D., Chairman Mountain States Regional Medical Program Harry Auerbach Illinois Regional Medical Program North Central RMPs Gordon R. Engebretson, Ph.D. Florida Regional Medical Program Southeast RMPs Robert Miller Lakes Area Regional Medical Program Northeast RMPs Roger Warner Arkansas Regional Medical Program South Central RMPs Charles H. White, Ph.D. California Regional Medical Program Western RMPs Paul D. Ward - ex officio Chairman, Government Information ommittee California Regional Medical Program John A. Mitchell, M.D. - ex officio California Regional Medical Program Chairman, Ad Hoc Evaluation Committee Roland Peterson - ex officio Division of Regional Medical Programs Donal R. Sparkman, M.D. - ex officio Washingtoii/Alaska Regional Medical Program Chairman, Executive Committee