National Leadership Conference Mandarin Oriental Hotel Washington, DC February 11-13, 2014 HIGHLIGHTS Leadership in the Profession You are cordially invited to attend the 13th Annual National Leadership Conference, ruary 11-13, 2014 in Washington, DC. This year’s invited speakers include: • Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), • Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), • Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, Chief Medical Officer, CMS, • Stephen A. Purves, MD, President and CEO, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, and • Representatives from the American College of Surgeons, Health and Human Services, and Trauma Centers of America. • The ACA: Its Impact on Burn Care • Quality Measures and Outcomes • Disaster Preparedness • Integrating Burn and Trauma Leadership in Washington • Congressional Keynote Speaker • Capitol Hill Visits Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet with Congress! Feb- The NLC is the primary forum for the ABA to advance the Association’s advocacy agenda on behalf of hospitals with burn centers, burn surgeons and the patients they serve to the nation’s key elected and appointed oﬃcials. A primary objective of the NLC is for burn center leaders, surgeons, nurses, hospital administrators and others to address challenges in a collaborative and uniﬁed fashion in the policy, legislative and regulatory arenas. The NLC is a premier event for the ABA Institutional Advisory Council. The IAC provides burn center hospitals a prominent role within the ABA and strengthens their voice on reimbursement and related government and private-sector policies. Members of the IAC receive two complimentary registrations to the conference. Attached is a preliminary agenda. Again, on behalf of the ABA Board of Trustees and the IAC, we hope you will attend the 2014 National Leadership Conference. Your involvement in the ABA’s legislative, regulatory and related initiatives is essential to their success. Sincerely, Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, FACS President, American Burn Association Robert M. Dembicki, RN, MS Chair, Institutional Advisory Council William G. Cioﬃ Jr., MD, FACS Chair, Government Aﬀairs National Leadership Conference Preliminary Agenda Tuesday, February 11, 2014 (Speakers Invited) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Joint Reception - Educating the Burn Team Workforce and National Leadership Conferences Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:30 am - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast 8:30 am - 8:45 am Welcoming and Introduction 8:45 am - 10:00 am Quality Measures and Outcomes in Burn Care 10:00 am - 10:15 am Break 10:15 am - 11:30 am Integrating Trauma and Burn Care 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon with Congressional Keynote Speaker 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Capitol Hill Visits • Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, FACS • Moderator: Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS • Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, Chief Medical Oﬃcer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality • Cliﬀord Ko, MD, MS, MSHA, FACS, Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons • William B. Munier, MD, MBA, Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • Moderator: William G. Cioﬃ Jr., MD, FACS • Lisa Toﬁl, Trauma Centers of America • Ian Weston, American Trauma Society • American College of Surgeons Representative • Congressional Staﬀ Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am - 10:00 am Disaster Preparedness: Federal Government Working Together with the ABA 10:00 am - 10:15 am Break 10:15 am - 11:45 am The Aﬀordable Care Act: Its Impact on Burn Centers and Hospitals 11:45 am - 12:00 pm Wrap Up • Moderator: Tina L. Palmieri, MD, FACS, FCCM • Brendan G. Carr, MD, MS, Senior Policy Advisor, Division of Health Systems and Health Care Policy, HHS Oﬃce of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness & Response • David Marcozzi, MD, Director, National Healthcare Preparedness Program, HHS Oﬃce of Preparedness and Response • James C. Jeng, MD, FACS, Chair, ABA Committee on the Organization & Delivery of Burn Care • Moderator: Daniel M. Crane, JD, PhD, President, The Crane Group • Stephen A. Purves, President and CEO, Maricopa Integrated Health System • Robert M. Dembicki, RN, MS, Chair, ABA Institutional Advisory Council • Congressional Staﬀ