Delivering on Healthcare

Welcoming Remarks & Conference Overview

Steve Witz , Ph.D., MPH
Director
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
Purdue University

Alok Chaturvedi
Director
Purdue Homeland Security Institute
Purdue University

Keynote: “Impacts of Pandemic Influenza”

Marc E. Mattix, DVM, MSS
Diplomate
American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Panel: “Avian Flu: Myths, Facts and the Future”

Moderator:

James D. McGlothlin, MPH, Ph.D., CPE
Associate Professor and RCHE Faculty Scholar
School of Health Sciences
Purdue University

Panelists:

Linda Chezem, JD
Special Assistant to the Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Professor, Youth Development and Agriculture Education
College of Agriculture
Purdue University

Robert M. Kolodner, MD
Chief Health Informatics Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Marc E. Mattix, DVM, MSS
Diplomate
American College of Veterinary Pathologists

David A. Sanders, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Purdue University

Jim Westman, Ph.D.
Director
Purdue University Student Health Center

Solutions from Ascension Health

Scott Lambert
Senior Director
Research & Development
Ascension Health

Speakers:

“A Multi-Site Study of How Medical Surgical Nurses Spend Their Time”
Susan Niemeier, RN, MHA
Research & Development
Ascension Health

“Research and Application of Evidence-Based Design”
David Franz, MHA, CHE
Research & Development
Ascension Health

Dan LaReau, MBA
Director
Operations Research and Information
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital

“Healthcare Delivery Infrastructures for Pandemic Response Plans”
Mark Lawley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and RCHE Faculty Scholar
School of Industrial Engineering
Purdue University

Solutions from Indiana

David R. McKinnis, Ph.D.
Director
Technical Assistance Program
Purdue University

Speakers:

“The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Reengineering Healthcare”
Julie Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP, FAANP
Professor and Head, School of Nursing
Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences
Purdue University

“Branding Mental Healthcare”
Jay Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Purdue University

Richard Widdows, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Department of Consumer Sciences & Retailing
Purdue University

Mark C. Smith, MBA
Vice President, Community Development
Meridian Services

“Transforming Healthcare in Indiana’s Hospitals”
David R. McKinnis, Ph.D.
Director
Technical Assistance Program
Purdue University

Panel: “Private and Secure: The Healthcare Communication Delta”

Howard Sypher, Ph.D.
Head, Professor and RCHE Faculty Scholar
Department of Communication
Purdue University

Panelists:

Gail Belles, CISSP, PMP
OI Security Advisor
Veterans Health Administration

Eugene Spafford, Ph.D.
Director, CERIAS
Professor of Computer Science/Philosophy
Purdue University

J. Eric Dietz, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Roger L. Lehman, CBO
Commissioner
Evansville Vanderburgh County Building Commission

Keynote: “The U.S. Government's Healthcare Information Technology Strategy: A Progress Report and a Look Ahead”

John W. Loonsk, MD
Director, Office of Interoperability and Standards
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Panel: Solutions through Telemedicine

Moderator:

Pamela Whitten, Ph.D.
Professor and RCHE Faculty
Department of Communication
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
Purdue University

Panelists:

David Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for External Affairs
University of Kansas Medical Center

Sally Davis, M.A.
Director of Telehealth and Management Development
Marquette General Health System
Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Solutions in Government

Moderator:

Brad Doebbeling, MD
Director
VA HSR&D Center of Excellence

Speakers:

“Evaluating Long-term Care Options for Medicaid Patients with Dementia”
Laura P. Sands, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Purdue University

“State-level Incident Reporting Systems and Patient Safety”
Rangaraj Ramanujam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Krannert School of Management
Purdue University

Brad Doebbeling, MD
Director
VA HSR&D Center of Excellence