Insular Area Leader's Health Summit Report
Final Report
January 12, 2008
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- US Principals Meet - Follow up to September 2008 Leaders Summit (2 pages, 149 KB)
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- Cover Page to Report (210 KB)
JPG (334 KB)
- Table of Contents (24 KB)
- Section I - Executive Summary (6 pages, 86 KB)
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- Section II - Summary and Highlights (12 pages, 220 KB)
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- Section III - Opening and Closing Comments of U.S. Cabinet Leaders - Transcripts and Invited Speakers (49 pages, 669 KB)
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- Section IV - U.S. Department Immediate Actions (4 pages, 317 KB)
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- Section V - Working Group - Island Health Officers - Recommendations (2 pages, 21 KB)
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- Section VI - Day 1 (60 pages, 237 KB)
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- Section VI - Day 2 (47 pages, 191 KB)
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- Section VI - Day 2 Working Group (26 pages, 115 KB)
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- Section VII - Department of the Interior Contacts and Staff Acknowledgements (1 page, 15 KB)
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- Section VIII - PPT Appendix Table of Contents (2 pages, 20 KB)
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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)
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- B. Toaga A. Seumalo, RN, President, American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council
(9 pages, 137 KB)
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- C. Thome Joel, President, Pacific Basin Medical Association (13 pages, 292 KB)
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- D. Dyanne Affonso, PhD, Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, and Director, Research Infrastructure Minority Institution, UHH (29 pages, 557 KB)
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- E. Jacque Spence, Executive Vice President, Canvasback Missions, Inc. (22 pages, 738 KB)
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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”
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- G. COL Ron Poropatich, MD, Deputy Director, USAMRMC, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center; “Pacific Telemedicine” (49 pages, 3.5 MB)
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- H. CAPT Stephen S. Bell, P.E., Director of Facilities, USN, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: “Naval Hospital Guam” (4 pages, 316 KB)
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- I. Sheila Cullen, Network Director, VA; “Sierra Pacific Network 21” (12 pages, 470 KB)
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- J. James E Hastings, MD, Medical Center Director, VA; “Pacific Islands Health Care System” (8 pages, 259 KB)
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- K. Nevin Weaver, Network Director, VA; “Network 8 (service personnel in the USVI)” (14 pages, 261 KB)
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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)
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- M. Dr. Vita Akapito Skilling, Secretary of Health and Social Affairs, National Government, FSM (10 pages, 59 KB)
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- N. Julio Marar, Director of Health Services, Chuuk, FSM (17 pages, 723 KB)
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- 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)
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Topic: Telehealth: Connecting Island Health Care. How telecommunications technology can bring medical services and training to the Insular Areas
- P. CAPT David A. Lane, Deputy Commander for Clinical Services,
Tripler Army Medical Center (14 pages, 965 KB)
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- Q. Dale S. Vincent, MD, Director of Telemedicine, Telehealth Research Institute, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH (13 pages, 662 KB)
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- R. Luis Sylvester, Health Policy Advisor to the Governor, US Virgin Islands (22 pages, 425 KB)
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- S. Stanley M. Saiki, Jr., MD, Director, DOD/VA Pacific Telehealth and Technology Hui VAPIHCS/TATRC MRMC (Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center – Medical Research and Material Command) (11 pages, 219 KB)
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