Location & Hotel Info: 

Wednesday December 6 
3-5:30pm Registration - Arlington 3 Foyer, 1st Level   
4-5pm First Time Attendee Meet & Greet with SM Leadership and Committee Co-chairs - McLean Room, 2nd Level
5-7pm Networking Reception featuring Consultant Showcase (see below for participants) - Arlington 3, 1st Level

Thursday December 7
7-8:45 am  Registration - Arlington 1&2 Foyer, 1st Level 
7-8 am  Networking Breakfast - Arlington 1&2, 1st Level
8:15-8:45am AMSUS SM Business - Arlington 1&2, 1st Level
8:45-11:15am Presenters 

8:45-9:45
Edward C. Norton Jr., ​Chief, Pharmacy Operations Division (POD)
Healthcare Operations Directorate/Assistant Director Healthcare Administration, Defense Health Agency
Will address: TPharm5 Progression and MHS Pharmacy Benefit Trends

9:45-10:45
Gerard R. Cox, MD, MHA, Assistant Under Secretary for Health
Office of Quality & Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration
Will Address: VHA’s Quality and Patient Safety programs

10:45-11:45
Heather L. Agler, Ph.D., Medical Countermeasure Innovation Program Lead
All-Hazards Readiness, Response, and Cybersecurity (ARC), Division of All-Hazards Response; Science and Strategic Partnerships (DARSS); Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (OST)
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Will address: Mission and objectives within the FDA; perspectives on technology innovation and development, FDA clearance criteria and process, and complex system integration 

11:45-12:30pm  Sub Committee Breakouts

12:30 pm     Adjourn

Consultant Showcase Participants:

• Chenega Healthcare Services
• The Coalition for Government Procurement
• Amplity Health
• Guidance Redefined
• Karnezis Consulting LLC
• Medical Strategies International, LLC
• Sanctum Technologies LLC
• Velocity BioGroup
• WSI PBG, LLC
• REMUND GROUP, LLC
• US Medicine
• Federal Practitioner
• FedPharm Strategies, LLC
• AVAHO
• ERP International, LLC