AAMA Federal Day 2006
49th Annual AAMA Conference
November 1, 2006
planned by the
American College of Federal Healthcare Administrators (ACFHA),
a specialty group of the American Academy of Medical Administrators
7:00-7:45 am Continental Breakfast/Networking
7:45 am Posting of the Colors
7:50 am Welcome LT Dawn Hardin, FAAMA, ACFHA Board President
7:55-8:40 am The VA Response to Hurricane Katrina
Robert Lynch, MD
Network Director, South Central VA Healthcare Network
8:40-9:30 am Joint Medical Operations in Theater
Col Douglas J. Robb, MD, USAF
Command Surgeon, US Central Command
9:30-10:00 am Break
10:00-11:00 am Base Realignment and Closure Effect on the
Joint Medical Command
MG George Weightman, MD
Commander, US ARMY Medical Center & School
and Fort Sam Houston
RDML Richard R. Jeffries, MD, USN
Assistant Surgeon General, Medical Plans and Programs
CAPT Elaine C. Ehresmann, PhD, CAAMA, MSC, USN
Director, Business Planning and Development for Navy Medicine
11:00-11:30 am Panel Discussion: BRAC/Joint Command Panel
11:30am- Federal Day Luncheon
12:30 pm
12:45-1:45 pm Army: COL Lisa Weatherington
Service Navy: RDML (sel) Michael Mittelman
Breakouts Air Force: MGen Gerald E. Harmon
PHS: CAPT Eugene Migliaccio, FAAMA
12:45-4:00 pm AAMA Pre-conference:
Will Pay-for-Performance Improve Your Bottom Line?
Sarah Freymann Fontenot, JD, Professor,
Trinity University, San Antonio
Federal Day attendees not attending afternoon breakout
sessions are invited to attend the pre-conference at no extra fee.
1:50-2:50 pm Army: COL Joseph C. Hightower
Service Navy: CAPT John D’Alessandro, LCDR Patricia Miller,
Breakouts LCDR Felix Bigby, CAAMA
Air Force: BGen Patricia C. Lewis, CAAMA
PHS: LCDR Kelly Brown
2:50-3:05 pm Break
3:05-4:05 pm Army: LTC Jennifer Menetrez
Service Navy: Panel discussion
Breakouts Air Force: Lt Col Brian Riggs
PHS: LCDR Jean Pierre DeBarros, CAAMA