May 11 - 13, 2020 | Washington D.C.

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Connecting Caring & Delivering 21^st Century Care to Our Veterans

“To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” President Lincoln

VA Healthcare 2019 is designed to bring together senior level leaders in the VA, VHA, VBA, Military, Academia and Industry Executives to discuss policies, innovating practices, program and facility modernizations and advancements in AI and emerging technologies. As we discuss challenges, priorities and opportunities shaping the future of healthcare delivery we focus on patient care, timely response and resolving tomorrow’s challenges today!

VA Healthcare 2019 will offer you professional growth with our CME certified sessions in addition to directly contributing to the well being of our veterans who have sacrificed for our country. Join us for the opportunity to learn, share and connect with industry leaders offering cutting edge innovations and network with likeminded professionals to explore redefining best practices in a collaborative environment.

Note: Although the subject matter of this IDGA conference relates to VA healthcare, this is a non-VA event. IDGA is solely responsible for its content and neither the Department of Veterans Affairs nor any of its components (VHA, VBA) have sponsored or endorsed this event or IDGA.

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2019 Speakers

Margarita Devlin, MA, CRC

Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Deborah Lafer Scher

Executive Advisor to the Secretary

US Department of Veteran Affairs

Surafeal Asgedom

Chief Officer

VA Modernization

Peter Shelby

Conference Co-Chairman

VA Healthcare 2019

Dr. Lynda Davis Chief

Veterans Experience Officer

U.S. Department of Veterans

Dr. Joseph Ronzio

Deputy Chief Health Technology Officer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Lourdes (Alfie) E. Alvarado-Ramos

President

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs

LTG (R) Mark Hertling

Author, Speaker & Contributor

Physician Leadership Development

Vito D. Imbasciani PhD MD

Secretary

California Department of Veteran Affairs

Wanda Wright

Director

Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services

Kelley Kash

President

National Association of State Veterans Homes

Frank Coluccio

Program Manager

Engineering Service, Technology Acquisition Center

Jeffrey Saura

Chief Technology Officer

Orlando VA Medical Center (OVAMC)

Richard Griffith

Chief Strategy Officer

Veterans Health Indiana, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

William Cerniuk

Program Director, VA Mobile Health, VHA Technology Director

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Steve Richter

SVP & General Manager

Insight Imaging Mobile Solutions

Dr. Joshua Yamamoto

Cardiologist

Georgetown University Hospital

Chakakhon Lea

Office of Information and Technology

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

COL(R) Dennis O. May

Deputy Director, Center for Minority Veterans

U..S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Moraima Trujillo

Psychiatrist

Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Huanguang Jia, MPH, PhD

Research Health Scientist

Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Dr. Kimberlee Bayless, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN

Nurse Practitioner and the Director of the Transitional Pain Service

Acute Pain Service Anesthesia Department George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Jan Lindsay, PhD

Director, Telebehavioral Health

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

BENJAMIN BROOKE, MD, PHD, FACS

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery

University of Utah

MICHAEL J. BUYS, MD

Anesthesiologist & Assistant Clinical Professor

University of Utah

AMY BECKSTEAD, RN, MSN

nurse educator/manager

Regional Centers of Innovation Specialty Care (COI) VA Salt Lake City (SLC) Health Care System

Cherissa Jackson

Chief Medical Executive

AMVETS

Terrence Moultrie

Deputy Chief of Verification Support at CVE

Department of Veterans Affairs

Alan Macht

Director of Sales and Marketing

Action Manufacturing Inc.

William D. Frazier, MD

CMO

Viemed

Dr. Robert Martindale Martindale, MD

Professor of Surgery, Chief of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery and Medical Director

Hospital Nutritional Service at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.

Tina Joros

Vice President & General Manager

Open Business Unit and Financial Platforms, Allscripts

Valerie Li

Government and IDN Director

Rauland

Diane Cowper Ripley, PhD

Acting Co-Director

CINDRR

Jody Searight

Physician Assistant

Department of Veterans Affairs

Monica Diaz

Executive Director, VHA-National Homeless Program Office

Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office-Washington D.C.

Dr. Don Kosiak

Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Leidos

Dr. Anne Andorn MD

CMO

Indivior

Barbara Haight, Pharm.D

Medical Affairs

Indivior

Dr. Ismene Petrakis

Chief of Psychiatry and Mental Health Service Line

VA CT Healthcare System

Jerry Zhou

Founder, Chief Innovation Officer and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Evangelist

Futrend Technology, Inc.

Dr. Aldo Morales

Psychiatrist & Medical Director

Retreat Behavioral Health

Jonathan Langer

CEO

Medigate

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EXPERT LED EXPERTS

Some topics need more than 45 minutes. Come listen to the top three topics of the events; Substance Abuse, Patient Experience, and Acquisition Updates. All broken out into more detail and with more information.

LEADERSHIP KEYNOTES

Listen to leadership within the VA discuss the future of healthcare and benefit delivery for our Nations Veterans in order to understand the strategic goals within the VA.

TRACK SESSIONS

These sessions give you the option to choice your session. Create an agenda that is customized to what is most important to you, whether your interest in Clinical Care or Information Technology Related!

HEALTHHQ

Discover a dedicated VA space within the Exhibit Hall to help you facilitate more conversations with those who matter most. More information available on page 5.

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