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2nd Annual Georgia Healthcare Trade Faire & Regional Conference
sponsored by HIMSS Georgia Chapter
also in partnership with:.
 Georgia Hospital Association

 


 Thursday, August 23, 2007– Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
International Level Ballroom and
International Level Meeting Rooms 1,2,3 & A,B,C
  Conference Agenda
Check back soon as the agenda will be updated weekly leading up to the event
7:15am–8:30am
Attendee Registration & Badge Pick-up
International Level
Ballroom Entrance
7:30am–8:30am
Exhibits open
Attendee Buffet Continental Breakfast & visit exhibits International Level
Ballroom Area
8:20am–8:30am
Welcome & Agenda Overview
Amanda Hardy, GAHIMSS President 2007
David Cowan, Immediate Past President, GAHIMSS
International Level
Ballroom Area

8:30am–9:15am
Exhibits closed

 

 

9:15am–10:00am
Exhibits closed

Morning Event Keynote Speaker Presentation # 1 of 2
John C. Wade, Vice President (and former CIO), Saint Luke's Health System
2007 National HIMSS Chairman of the Board
Presentation topic: Delivering Highest Quality Healthcare using Health Information Technology (HIT)
Topic overview: Click Here
Morning Event Keynote Speaker Presentation # 2 of 2

U.S. Congressman Tom Price, M.D.
6th District of Georgia
Presentation topic: Patient-Centered Healthcare in the balance – the crossroads has arrived!
Topic overview: Click Here
International Level
Meeting Rooms 1,2,3 (combined)
10:00am –10:30am
Exhibits open
Visit Exhibits (refreshments available) International Level
Ballroom Area
10:30am–11:15am
Exhibits closed
Morning Event Sponsor Conference Presentations
Meeting room #3 – McKesson
Presentation speaker/title: Kevin J. Shields
National Vice President of RelayHealth
McKesson Provider Technologies
Presentation topic: Creating the Connected Community
Topic overview: Click Here
Meeting room #2 - EMC Corporation
Presentation speaker/title: Jon Mello, Director of Global Healthcare Solutions, EMC Corporation
Presentation topic: Medical Grade Information Infrastructure; Delivering, Managing, and Securing Healthcare Data for the Digital Age
Customer/Client panelist # 1:
Stephen Edge, Senior Network and Server Architect, DeKalb Medical Center
  Customer/Client panelist # 2:
Gigi George, Clinical Systems Manager, Saint Joseph's Hospital
Meeting room #1 – Securiant
Presentation speaker/title: Richard J.B. Campbell
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Securiant, Inc.
Presentation topic: The Digital ER: Less Triage, More Preventative Care
Topic overview: Click Here
Customer/Client panelist # 1:
Marie Johnson, Director of Network Operations, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Customer/Client panelist # 2: George Curtis, Technical Services Manager, Upson Regional Medical Center
 
Meeting room #IC - Oracle
  Presentation speaker/title: Jess Perkins, National Executive Director - Healthcare, Oracle Corporation
Presentation topic: Creating Usable and Re-Usable Healthcare Data
Topic overview: click here
International Level
Meeting Rooms
1,2,3 & B,C
11:15am–11:30am
Exhibits open
Break & Visit Exhibits(refreshments available) International Level
Ballroom Area 
11:30am–12:30pm
Exhibits closed
Morning Conference Panelist Discussion Tracks
Healthcare Executive IT Panel Discussion – Room 3
Presented by GHA & GAHIMSS
This session is sponsored by Initiate Systems
Also in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers
Topic: Click here to view bullet points of discussion sub-topics
Moderators:
Sheldon Tyndall, CIO, West Georgia Health System
Glenn Pearson, Executive Vice President, Georgia Hospital Associationr
Panelist:
Dedra (Dee) Cantrell, RN, Chief Information Officer,
Emory Healthcare
Ed Brown, VP & CIO, Gwinnett Medical Center
Ross M. Youngdale, Director of IT / CIO, Crisp Regional Health Services
John C. Wade, Vice President (and former CIO), Saint Luke's Health System
2007 National HIMSS Chairman of the Board
Clinical Informatics Panel Discussion: Personal Health Records and Portals – Room 2
Topic: Click here to view bullet points of discussion sub-topics
Moderator:
James R. Morrow, M.D., VP and CIO, North Fulton Family Medicine
Panelists:
Kathryn (Katie) Smith, Project Director, Emory Healthcare
Robert Connely, President/CEO, Novo Innovations, Inc.
Diane Turcan, RN, MSN, MBA/HCM, Associate Director/ Medical, AT&T; Former CEO and Nurse Executive, Mercy Health
Healthcare Business Transaction and Financial Systems Discussion– Room 1
Topic: Click here to view bullet points of discussion sub-topics
Moderators:
Pam Matthews, Director Business Information Systems, HIMSS
Teresa Singley, President, Georgia HFMA
Panelists: 
Courtney Reece, CFO, Piedmont Newnan Hospital
Paul R. Perrotti, CPA
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
International Level
Meeting Rooms
1,2,3 & A,B,C
12:30pm–1:30pm
Exhibits open
Luncheon & Visit Exhibits(refreshments available) International Level
Ballroom Area  
1:30pm–2:15pm
Exhibits closed
Afternoon Event Sponsor Conference Presentations
Meeting room #3 - Positive Networks



Presentation speaker/title: Evan Conway, EVP of Sales & Channel Management, Positive Networks
Presentation topic: Healthcare Remote Access: Ensuring a Productive and Secure Environment
Topic overview: Click Here

Customer/Client panelist: Gary Long, Information Security Officer, CISSP, CISA, Cerner Corporation
Meeting room #2 – Intel / XTEND Consulting
Presentation speaker/title: 
Bruce McMillan, Manager of Emerging Technologies, Solvay Pharmaceutical
Tim Chunn, Director of Strategic Accounts supporting IBM Healthcare, Bycast Corporation

Presentation topic: Virtualization for Healthcare: Do more with less and be more responsive
Topic overview: Click Here

Meeting room #1 - SIS (Surgical Information Systems)
Presentation speaker/title: Bob Schlotman
Executive Vice President, SIS (Surgical Information Systems)
Presentation topic: Improving Perioperative Workflow
Topic overview: Click Here  
International Level
Meeting Rooms
1,2,3 & B,C
2:15pm–2:30pm
Exhibits open
Break & Visit Exhibits (refreshments available) International Level
Ballroom Area 

2:30pm–3:10pm
Exhibits closed

 




3:10pm–3:50pm
Exhibits closed
Early Afternoon Event Keynote Speaker Presentation # 1 of 2
David Merritt, Project Director, Center for Health Transformation and the Gingrich Group
Presentation topic: Real Change Requires Real Change: Transforming Health and Healthcare in America
Topic overview: Click Here
Afternoon Event Keynote Speaker Presentation # 2 of 2
James R. Morrow, M.D., VP and CIO, North Fulton Family Medicine
Presentation topic: Toward Quality Care: Improving Health in America
Topic overview: Click Here
International Level
Meeting Rooms 1,2,3 (combined)
3:50pm–4:30pm
Exhibits open
Attendee Cocktail Reception & Peer-to-Peer Networking Mixer  
Co-sponsored by: Reflex Security

*some Exhibitors will have drawings and prize giveaways from 4:00pm until 4:15pm. Attendees on hand will be eligible to enter to win from several prize giveaways. 		International Level
Ballroom Area
4:30pm
Event Is Over / Concludes
International Level
All Areas 
 
Additional groups supporting this event whose membership is invited:
Supporting publications:
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
 
   
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