This is an in-person event only, there is no virtual attendance option available

Opportunities to Enhance Innovation, Access to Care, and Outcomes for Oncology Patients

November 12, 2024, 11:30am – 4:30pm
Henry Jackson Foundation Auditorium - Bethesda, MD

Agenda,  speakers and times are subject to change

   11:30am – 1:00pm Registration Check-in, Lunch, & Networking at Henry Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD

   1:00-1:40pm Introduction

• Welcome - BG John Cho, MC USA (ret), AMSUS Executive Director and CEO
• Trends in Oncology and Cancer Care - Troy Horvat, PharmD, BCOP, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company 

   1:40-2:10pm Innovation in Cancer Screening / Drug Development

• Innovations in Cancer Screening, Drug d\Development and Clinical Trials - Dr. Ross Uhrich, DMD, MBA, Program Manager, Health Science Futures, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H

  2:10-2:40pm Care Delivery

• National Tele-Oncology Model - Dr. Vida Passero, Chief Medical Officer, National TeleOncology at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

 2:40-3:10pm BREAK 

   3:10-3:40pm  Payment Innovation

• Value Based Care Models - Kate Blackwell, Division Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service

3:40pm - 4:25pm Panel Discussion:  Care management, Navigation, Data / Operational Requirements for Success

• Moderator: Gretchen Berlin, Senior Partner, Healthcare Systems & Services, Operations, and Public Sector Practices, McKinsey
• Hillary Peabody, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration
• Rear Adm. Tracy Farrill, Defense Health Network Director, Defense Health Agency

   4:25pm Closing Remarks

• BG John Cho, MC USA (ret), AMSUS Executive Director and CEO