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13TH ANNUAL SHIP DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE

Doubletree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA
June 9 - 13, 2007
Our Expanding Universe

Agenda-At-A-Glance (as of May 24, 2007)

Please note: session scheduling and timing currently tentative and are subject to change

Saturday, June 9—Ready to Launch

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Early Registration
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm New SHIP Director Meeting

Sunday, June 10—Lift-Off

08:00 am – 05:00 pm Conference Registration

08:30am – 09:30am

SHIP Director’s-only Networking Session (bring your own breakfast)

10:00 am – 11:30 pm Bi-Regional Breakouts Sessions
11:30 am – 01:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
01:00 pm – 01:45 pm Opening Plenary
01:45 pm – 02:00 pm Break
02:00 pm – 03:15 pm Breakout Session I
  • An Electronic Approach to Volunteer Training
  • Finding & Enrolling People in the Medicare Part D Extra Help
  • Developing a Statewide Prescription Assistance Program
  • Working Effectively with AI and IHS (Roundtable)
03:15 pm –03:30 pm Networking Break
03:30 pm – 04:45 pm Breakout Session II
  • State Initiatives to Promote LTC Financing
  • Reaching Out to Elderly Minority Populations
  • How the My Medicare Matters Online Community Can Help You
  • Aging and Disability Resource Center Progress and Preliminary Outcomes
05:00 pm – 05:30 pm SHIP Caucus
05:30 pm – 07:30 pm Welcome Reception

Monday, June 11—Warp Speed

07:00 am – 05:00 pm Conference Registration
08:00 am – 08:45 am Conversation with CMS
08:45 am – 09:00 am Announcements
09:00 am – 09:50 am Leslie V. Norwalk, Acting
Administrator, CMS
09:50 am – 10:30 am Train the Trainer Treasure Trove
Charlotte Newman, CMS
10:30 am – 10:45 am Networking Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Breakout Session III
  • Working Effectively With Beneficiaries with a Mental Illness (Mandatory for All State Directors)
  • Investing in Your Volunteers
  • Outreach for MSP & Extra Help for Medicare
  • Effective Models of SHIP/SMP Collaboration
12:00 pm – 01:30 pm

Lunch (On Your Own)

01:30 pm – 02:45 pm Breakout Session IV
  • LTC and Related DRA Issues
  • Next Generation of Volunteerism
  • Exploring Your Technology Universe
  • Opportunities & Innovations for Partnerships
02:45 pm – 03:15 pm NETWORKING BREAK
03:15 pm – 04:30 pm Breakout Session V
  • Extra Help Outreach: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Why Volunteers Stay or Go
  • Developing a Mystery Shopping Project for SHIPs
  • Working Effectively With Beneficiaries with a Mental Illness (Mandatory for All State Directors)
04:30 pm – 05:30 pm SHIP Caucus

Tuesday, June 12—Re-entry

08:30 am – 08:35 am Announcements
08:35 am – 09:15 am Plenary - Value Driven Healthcare
09:15 am – 09:25 am LIS Outreach Overview
09:25 am – 9:30 am (Break) Move to breakout rooms
09:30 am – 10:30 am Bi-Regional Breakout Sessions on LIS
  • Group 1 Boston RA = Boston and NY Regions
  • Group 2 Philadelphia RA = Philadelphia Region
  • Group 3 Atlanta RA = Atlanta and Dallas Regions
  • Group 4 Denver RA = Denver and KC Regions
  • Group 5 San Francisco RA = San Francisco Region
  • Group 6 Seattle RA = Seattle and Chicago Regions
10:30 am – 10:45 am NETWORKING BREAK
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Breakout Session VI
  • Expanding Partnerships Between ADRCs and SHIPs
  • Performance Based Contracting Is Here to Stay
  • A Conversation with the Medicare Ombudsman’s Office – Defining Future SHIP Technical Assistance Needs (Roundtable)
  • Creating an Evaluation Program from the Beginning
12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
12:00 pm – 01:30 pm SHIP Partnership Mtg
01:30 pm – 02:45 pm Breakout Session VII
  • Medigap Modernization Efforts by the NAIC
  • Interactive Counselor Training Tools
  • A Technical Assistance Model for State Programs with Local Counselors
  • Making the Most of Partnership Opportunities – Best Practices on Partner Involvement (Roundtable)
01:30 pm – 02:45 pm Plenary sessions
02:45 pm – 03:15 pm NETWORKING BREAK
03:15 pm – 04:30 pm Breakout Session VIII
  • Emerging State Directions and Trends
  • SHIPs & CMS Working Together to Build Bridges and Expand the Network of Help for People with Mental Illness
  • Evidence-Based Health Aging Programs
  • Equipping Volunteers to Work from Home
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm SHIP Caucus

Wednesday, June 13—Touch Down

08:30 am – 09:00 am Conversation w/CMS
09:00 am – 10:00 am Roundtable Discussion with CMS Subject Matter Experts
10:00 am – 10:15 am Networking Break
10:15 am – 11:15 am Roundtable Discussions with CMS Subject Matter Experts
11:15 am – 11:30 am Networking Break
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
  • National Performance Reporting & Performance Measures (Mandatory for All State Directors) Marilyn Maultsby, CMS Patricia Gongloff, CMS
12:45 pm – 01:30 pm Closing - Announcement of Steering Committee Elections