The first AMSUS Innovation Symposium: A Collaboration by Innovators from the Veterans Health Administration and the Defense Health Agency was held on Monday, 18 September.
Innovation Symposium Presentations
This Innovation Symposium offers up to 3 hours of CE/CME for the following professional categories: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Dentists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Executives. Other Participants may request a certificate of participation. A link will be provided after the symposium to registrants who check-in at the meeting. For questions regarding CE, contact Lori Lawrence Branch at lori.lawrence@amsus.org.
Agenda
Introductions
- BG John Cho, MC USA (ret), AMSUS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
- LTG Telita Crosland, Director, Defense Health Agency
- Carolyn Clancy, MD, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration
VA Innovation Project Sharing
- Behavioral Health projects – Dr. Joseph Geraci, Director, Transitioning Servicemember/Veteran And Suicide Prevention Center (TASC) and LTC Chris Paine, PhD, DHA Central Texas Market Lead, Behavioral Health Fort Cavazos
- Mission Daybreak projects – Dr. Amanda Lienau, Director of Data Analytics Innovation, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning
- Virtual Reality projects – Dr. Anne Lord Bailey, Director, Clinical Tech Innovation and VA Immersive Lead, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning
DHA Innovation Project Sharing
- Virtual First – Digital Front Door – Mr. Terry Dover, Assistant Program Manager, Product Support, DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) PMO
- DHA’s Innovation Ecosystem – Ms. Naomi Escoffery, Acting Deputy DAD, Acquisition and Sustainment /DHA Chief Accelerator Officer/DHA Innovation PM/Lead Category Manager and DoD Medical Co-Lead
Creating the Culture of Innovation – Panel Discussion
- VA – Dr. Anne Lord Bailey, Director, Clinical Tech Innovation and VA Immersive Lead, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning
- DHA – Ms. Naomi Escoffery, Acting Deputy DAD, Acquisition and Sustainment /DHA Chief Accelerator Officer/DHA Innovation PM/Lead Category Manager and DoD Medical Co-Lead, and Assistant Director, Support
Closing-VA/DHA Leaders’ Takeaways and Next Symposium Topics
- LTG Telita Crosland, Director, Defense Health Agency
- Carolyn Clancy, MD, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Discovery Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration