Direct Service Tribes Sixth Annual National Meeting
August 18 - 20, 2009
Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel
One North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
The Sixth Annual 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 forum will provide an opportunity to discuss on a level the health issues that impact Indian people served directly by the federally operated health system.
Agenda Topics and Breakout Sessions (Subject to change)
This year’s meeting will focus on Outlook on Indian Health Care, IHS/Tribal
Collaboration, Indian Health Care Policy Changes, Legislative/Senate Committee
on Indian Affairs Update, Budget Update, Best Practices, Human Resources, Succession
Planning & Recruitment, Contract Health Services 101 & 102, Facilities
Update, 638 Issues, Tribal Shares and Residuals, Traditional Medicine, Behavioral
Health, Environmental Health/Injury Prevention Update and more.
Agenda:
Available soon
Lodging:
Each individual guest must make their own reservations by calling The
Sheraton Oklahoma City at 1-800-325-3535 by Cut-off date of July
30, 2009. To ensure that you receive the group rate you need to identify
yourself as participating in the IHS Direct Service Tribes Meeting. The
group rate is $83.00 (single occupancy), $113 (double occupancy) + 13.875% per
guest per room night. Any reservation requests received after the cut off date
will be subject to standard guestroom rates and room type availability. All
reservations must have a credit card guarantee or first night’s deposit.
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 www.directservicetribes.org.
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