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EVENTS ON MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine presents the fourth and final workshop in a series designed to encourage further dialogue on future levels of state and federal funding for the national immunization system titled Financing immunizations in the future.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Session 1: Welcoming Remarks
Rosemary Chalk, Senior Program Officer, Institute of Medicine (moderator)
Susanne Stoiber, Executive Officer, Institute of Medicine
David R. Smith, Chair, IOM Committee on Immunization Finance Dissemination Workshops and interim chancellor, Texas Tech University
Walter Orenstein, Associate Surgeon General and Director,
National Immunization Program
9:15 a.m. - Session 2: Building the Infrastructure to Support National Immunization Goals: State and County Perspectives
David R. Smith (moderator)
Donald Williamson, Alabama Department of Public Health
Natalie Smith, Immunization Program for the State of California
Dianne White Delisi, Texas State House of Representatives
Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles Health Department
10:45 a.m. - Session 3: The Role of Private Sector Providers: Service Delivery, Record-Keeping, and Performance Incentives
Samuel Katz, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University (moderator)
David Tayloe, community pediatrician in private practice in rural North Carolina, representative from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Carol Wilhoit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
John Fontanesi, Community Health Pediatrics Department, University of California at San Diego
Suzanne Mercure, National Business Coalition on Health
1:30 pm Session 4: Unresolved Problems and Future Challenges
David R. Smith (moderator)
Sara Rosenbaum, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University
William Schaffner, Department of Preventive Medicine,
Vanderbilt University
Julie Gonen, Center for Prevention and Health Services, Washington Business Group on Health
Carey Vinson, American Association of Health Plans
2:45 p.m. - Session 5: Congressional Views
Brian Hickey, Senate Subcommittee on Health
Dayle Lewis, Office of Representative Steny Hoyer. D-MD
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES presents Brig. Gen. Ed Simmons, USMC (Ret.), discussing "Books in Print and Books in Progress about the U.S.M.C.," drawing upon his previous books The United States Marines: A History, The Marines, and Dog Company Six, as well as his upcoming work, Frozen Chosin: The U.S. Marines at Changjin Reservoir.
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE LECTURE SERIES: "Genetic Analysis of Oligodendrocyte Development in Mammalian Brain," with Dr. Charles D. Stiles, Harvard Medical School.
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: Dr. George Kunos, 301-594-5595
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES presents Eric J. Heller, Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, at Harvard University will speak on "Approaching Chaos: The Science Behind the Exhibit."
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents Italian chef, Roberto Donna preparing bountiful contemporary Italian dishes from the freshest and most intriguing products on the market. One spectacular course after another (adding up to 8, including a scrumptious dessert) and fine wine make for a memorable dining experience.
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1110 21st St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY presents Katherine Zadravec Memorial Reading featuring Alice Notley and her new volume Disobedience. She's the author of over 20 books of poetry, including The Descent of Alette and, most recently, Mysteries of Small Houses, a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
DATE: March 18, 2002
LOCATION: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-0345
WEB ADDRESS: folger.edu
