Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board: Indian Leadership for Indian Health

Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee Fifth Annual National Meeting Aug 5-7

August 04 2008

Spokane, Washington
August 5 - 7, 2008
The fifth National meeting will continue the focus on concerns identified by the Tribal Leaders and the Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee.
In partnership between Tribal Leaders and the IHS, this meeting provides the only national forum in which health issues that impact
Indian people served directly by the federally operated health system, may be discussed on a national level.

Agenda Topics and Breakout Sessions

This year’s meeting will focus on Chronic Care Initiative,
Contract Health Services 101,
Office of Resource Access & Partnerships Update,
638 Issues,
Tribal Shares and Residuals,
Resource Allocation Methodology and more.
An innovative group process concept that is new to this meeting - ‘Open Space Technology’ - will be used.
Description of Open Space Technology [PDF-154KB]

Agenda:
Being developed.

Lodging:
Coming soon!

Registration:
There is no registration fee associated with this meeting but attendees are asked to register.
To register online and for additional meeting information, please visit the Direct Service Tribes’ website at http://www.directservicetribes.org