Agenda

When Disasters Strike: A Special Convening for International & Domestic Response

July 25-26, 2018
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas and CHRISTUS Health
Irving, Texas


The registration is FREE for CHA Members.

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Wednesday, July 25
Shuttle service will be available from the Omni Mandalay at Los Colinas to CHRISTUS Health.
Noon Registration Opens and Light Lunch Available at CHRISTUS Health
1:00 p.m. Opening and Introductions

Sr. Carol Keehan, DC
CHA President and Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Compton
CHA Senior Director, International Outreach
1:30 p.m. Opening Keynote: Responding to a Disaster – The Long View
This opening keynote will offer a reflection on 20 years of disaster response in Catholic health care – the changes, challenges and opportunities uncovered.

John A. Gillean, MD, M.H.A.
Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
CHRISTUS Health
2:00 p.m. Audience Participation
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Responding to Disasters Where We Serve: Lessons from the Field
This session will include a panel of leaders who responded when disaster struck communities they serve, with comments focused on:
  • The situation
  • Response activities
  • Surprises that occurred even with disaster plans in hand
  • Inspiration that arose amidst the devastation
  • How offers of assistance and material aid were handled
  • Ethical implications
Camille A. Grippon
Director, Ecology and Global Ministries
Bon Secours Health System, Inc.

Lance Mendiola, MS
Vice President, Facilities Management & Construction
CHRISTUS Health

Amy M. Herold, MD, MBA, FACOG
Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Providence St. Joseph Health

Sr. Mary Jo McGinley, RSM
Executive Director
Global Health Ministry
Trinity Health
3:15 p.m. Table process for questions
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Panel response to table questions
4:00 p.m. From the 30,000-ft view – Decision-Making and Ethical Considerations
This session will elicit the thinking of ministry executives who led the response when a disaster struck their market(s) and how that has impacted their decisions for how to respond when the disaster is not in one of the communities served.

John A. Gillean, MD, M.H.A.

Carl Middleton, D.Min, ND, M.Div, MRE, MA, BA
Interim Senior Vice President of Mission
CHI Texas Division

Karen G. Reich, MSW, DCSW, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer/System Senior Services
Bon Secours St. Petersburg Health System
4:30 p.m. Table process for questions
4:45 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Panel response to table questions
5:15 p.m. Wrap Up
Shuttle service available to the Omni Mandalay at Los Colinas from CHRISTUS Health
6:00 p.m. Reception at the Omni Mandalay
6:30 p.m. Networking Dinner at the Omni Mandalay
Thursday, July 26
All activities are being held at CHRISTUS Health this day.
Shuttle service available to CHRISTUS Health from the Omni Mandalay.
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening and Reflection
8:45 a.m. Protocols, Practice and Process
Gain insights into some of the policies being implemented related to disaster response – when the disaster is happening in the ministry's communities served, and when they are not.

Philip J. Boyle, Ph.D., STL
Senior Vice President, Mission and Ethics
Trinity Health

Camille A. Grippon

Susan M. Huber, MBA
Senior  Vice President, Global Mission, Governance & Sponsor Relations
Ascension

Lance Mendiola, MS
9:00 a.m. Table Process
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. Panel Response to Table Questions
9:45 a.m. Working in Collaboration – How to Connect with CRS and CCUSA
CRS and CCUSAdisaster response team members will share their process/ timeline for asking for assistance and their experiences with Catholic health care. In turn, meeting attendees can ask questions and share their experiences.

Kim Burgo
Senior Director, Disaster Operations
Catholic Charities USA

Jamie Dake
Senior Program Specialist, Individual Assistance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VI
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jennifer Poidatz
Vice President, Humanitarian Response
Catholic Relief Services
10:15 a.m. Q and A
10:30 a.m. Closing Keynote
This closing keynote will offer insights from Dr. Garza’s experience in homeland security, military and Catholic health care.

Alexander Garza, MD, MPH
Chief Quality Officer
SSM Health
11:00 a.m. Next Steps – Based on What We've Heard, What Do We Need Moving Forward?
11:15 a.m. Conclusion
11:45 a.m. Adjournment
CHA reserves the right to change speakers, times and to modify content.


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July 25-26, 2018
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas and CHRISTUS Health
Irving, Texas

Registration Fee:
CHA members - Free
Non-members - $350

 

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