Speakers
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Plenary Sessions:
Kelly Acton, MD, MPH, FACP
Theresa Cullen, MD, MS
William Herman, MD
Cindy Hupke, RN, MBA
David G. Marrero, PhD
Dennis Styne, MD
Thomas Taylor, DDS
Concurrent Sessions:
Nancy Bennett
Johnnie Brasuell, NP
Elaine Brinn
Cecilia Butler, MS, RD, CDE
Mark Dignan, PhD, MPH
Cindy Gebremariam, RN
Michelle Gemelas, RPh
Kelly Keyes, RD, LD
Barbara Khan, MS, RD, CDE
Jonathan Krakoff, MD
Christopher Lamer, PharmD, BCPS, NCPS, CDE
Kerri Lopez
Susan Mathew, RN, CDE, MS, BC-CNS, BC-ADM
Jane McGrath, MD
John Mosley Hayes, DrPH, MBA, MSPH
Julien Naylor, MD, CDE
Joan O’Connell, PhD
Dianna Richter, RD, MPH, CDE
Steve Rith-Nijarian, MD
Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH
Karen Sheff, MS
Raymond Shields, MD
Rodney Stapp, MD
Kevin Sweeny, MD
Maile Taualii, MPH
Robin Thompson, RN, CNS, CDE
Charles Ty Reidhead, MD
Charlton Wilson, MD
Sandra Winfrey, AAO
Plenary Sessions:
Kelly Acton, MD, MPH, FACP
Director, Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention, IHS
kelly.acton@ihs.gov
Plenary A:
Data Makes a Difference: Measuring Diabetes and Obesity in the Indian Health SystemBio: Coming Soon!
Theresa Cullen, MD, MS
Director, Office of Infomation Technology, IHS
theresa.cullen@ihs.gov
Plenary A:
Data Makes a Difference: Measuring Diabetes and Obesity in the Indian Health SystemTheresa Ann Cullen, MD, MS, is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Office of Information Technology for the Indian Health Service. As CIO, Dr. Cullen oversees a diverse range of agency functions in information systems planning, development, and management. Dr. Cullen is a commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service and holds the rank of Captain. Dr. Cullen began her IHS career in 1984 as a General Medical Officer at the IHS Hospital in San Carlos, Arizona, where she served as the Maternal Child Health Coordinator, EMS Coordinators, and the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Coordinator. Dr. Cullen is a recipient of numerous awards including the Meritorious Service Medal, Davies Award for Public Health from the Health Care Information and Management Systems Society, and the IHS Director’s Award.
William Herman, MD
University of Michigan Medical School and Director, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
wherman@med.umich.edu
Plenary D:
The Cost Effectiveness of Preventing Type 2 DiabetesWilliam H. Herman is the Stofan S. Fajans/Glaxo Smith Kline Professor of Diabetes at the University of Michigan and Director of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center. He completed a graduate degree at Yale College in 1975, and then received his medical degree from Boston University in 1979. He gained a Masters of Public Health (Epidemiology) from the University of Michigan in 1993.
Professor Herman’s main interests include clinical diabetes and diabetes epidemiology, especially in the areas of treatment, surveillance, screening and cost-effective analysis. He has authored more the 200 original research papers, reviews and textbook chapters and is a member of the research groups for the Diabetes Control Complications Trial (DCCT), Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC), Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial (ADOPT) and Translating Research In Action for Diabetes (TRIAD). Professor Herman received the American Diabetes Association’s Kelly West Award for outstanding achievement in diabetes epidemiology in 2006.
Cindy Hupke, RN, MBA
Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
chupke@ihi.org
Plenary F:
Achieving Best Health Care Outcomes for the PopulationCindy Hupke, RN, MBA, Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, supports the strategic partner relationships with the Indian Health Service and the Human Resources and Services Administration. Both initiatives focus on transformation of health care within large systems, primarily addressing chronic disease and preventive services for high-risk populations traditionally experiencing disparities in the delivery of health care. She has served as the National Director of the HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives for eight years, running six chronic care collaboratives; has co-directed an IHI Innovation Community in Planned Care; and served as a Director for six Innovation Pilots relating to prevention, diabetes prevention, cancer screening and follow-up, finance and redesign, Perinatal and patient safety, and chronic disease. These initiatives have reached more than 800 health centers and clinics and have impacted the lives of more than 750,000 patients. Cindy is also the lead in IHI’s disparities/equity portfolio.
David G. Marrero, PhD
J.O. Richey Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
dgmarrer@iupui.edu
Plenary B:
Current Knowledge of Prevention of Diabetes and Obesity
Dr. Marrero received a BA (1974), MA (1978) and Phd (1982) in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine. He joined the IU School of Medicine in 1984 and became the J.O. Ritchey Professor of Medicine in 2004. He is Director of the Diabetes Translation Research Center. Dr. Marrero is an expert in the fields of clinical trails in diabetes and translation research which moves scientific advances obtained in clinical trails into the public health sector. He helped design the Diabetes Prevention Programs and the TRIAD study, which evaluated strategies to improve diabetes care delivery in managed care settings. His research interests include strategies for promoting diabetes prevention, care settings, improving diabetes care practices used by primary care providers, and the use of technology to facilitate care and education.
Dennis Styne, MD
Rumsey Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California-Davis
dmstyne@ucdavis.edu
Plenary C:
Current Knowledge of Prevention and Treatment of Childhood OverweightDennis M. Styne is a board certified pediatric endocrinologist with over 30 years of pediatric clinical experience. While he is an expert in growth and pubertal development he has in the last decade devoted increased attention to the epidemic of childhood obesity, particularly in ethnic minorities. He is a distinguished professor at the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis. He was most recently the Principal Investigator in the Feather River Telemedicine, Fit Kid Program, for Feather River Tribal Health and Round Valley Indian Health Center. He is currently an Executive Board member of the NCMHD Center for Excellence for Nutritional Genomics.
Dr. Styne has authored over 60 scientific and peer-reviewed articles, 65 book chapters, three books and has presented numerous and wide ranging presentations and lectures on pediatric endocrinology. In 2006, he was awarded the Rumsey Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology based upon his work on obesity and its co-morbidities.
David Taylor, MHS, RPh, PA-C, RN, NCPS
RPMS EHR Training and Deployment, IHS
David.Taylor@ihs.gov
Plenary E:
Training and Technology in the Electronic Work EnvironmentBio: Coming Soon!
Thomas Taylor, DDS
IHS Telehealth Training Program Director, IHS
tom.taylor@ihs.gov
Plenary E:
Training and Technology in the Electronic Work EnvironmentThomas Taylor has been a clinician trainer in IHS for over 20 years. He began developing computer based training in 2000. He has developed numerous computer based courses and treatment tools for the IHS Dental program, IHS Tele-health Program, Native American Cardiology Program and IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention. Currently “chipping away" at a masters in Distance Education through the University of Maryland. In 2003 was awarded a Silver Medal from Brandon Hall Research – “Excellence in E Learning”. Other award recipients that year were AT&T Learning, Xerox Support, WebEx and IBM.
Concurrent Sessions:
Nancy Bennett
MIS Analyst, Great Lakes Tribal Epidemiology Center
nbennett@glitc.org
Session: C3
Tribal Epidemiology Centers Enhance Diabetes Data QualityNancy Bennett has a background of many years working in the health care field in a clinical setting. Ms. Bennett's other experiences include education in the field of Information Technology. Currently she works for GreatLakes Inter-Tribal Council, having joined in January 2006 as an MISAnalyst.. Over the past years, Ms. Bennett has held many group trainings on the Diabetes Management System in RPMS, where she has also provided individual training and technical assistance.
Johnnie Brasuell, NP
Coordinator, Educating Partners in Care Program, Mucogee Creek Nation Diabetes Program
johnnie.brasuell@Creekhealth.org
Session: D2
Do Patients Benefit from Your Diabetes Self Management Education Program?Session: D3
Using Data to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Diabetes Self-Management Programs(Mvskoke-Bear Clan) Johnnie’s professional experience in diabetes includes a mixture of clinical care, education and program coordination since 1977. She is a CDE and has led five diabetes self-management education programs to receive national recognition by the American Diabetes Association or the Indian Health Service Diabetes Education Recognition Program (IDERP). Her work with data has focused on diabetes program evaluation and the use of data to report diabetes program processes and outcomes to stakeholders of diabetes care. These include patients, educators, health care providers, local administrators, tribal leaders, community members and funding resources such as Special Diabetes Programs for Indians and other federal grants.
Elaine Brinn
Management Analyst, IHS
elaine.brinn@ihs.gov
Session: A4
Clinical Reporting System (CRS) and GPRA 101: Basics of Clinical Quality in the Care of Patients with Diabetes and ObesitySession: A5
Clinical Reporting System (CRS) and GPRA: Advanced ApplicationsElaine Brinn is a Management Analyst who leads the National GPRA Support Team, located at the California Area Office. Since 2003 this group has been responsible for providing GPRA data collection, aggregation, and analysis services to IHS headquarters. This group is also responsible for extracting, aggregating, and analyzing data required the PART evaluation of Tribally Operated Health Programs.
Cecilia Butler, MS, RD, CDE
Clinical Dietitian, Santa Fe Indian Hospital
cecilia.butler@ihs.gov
Session: C2
Issues and Challenges in Assessing Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Ms. Butler has been employed at Santa Fe Indian Hospital for 10 years coordinating clinical nutrition services for hospital and ambulatory care and as a diabetes program manager. She is a certified Diabetes Educator, a consultant for IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, and serves on three IHS National Workgroups. She is certified by ADA on Adult, Adolescent and Childhood Weight Management. She has also been a consultant for IHS Nutrition Dietetic Training Program providing training for Metabolic Syndrome, Adult Weight Management and, Tribal Feeding Programs.
Mark Dignan, PhD, MPH
Professor, University of Kentucky
mbdign2@email.uky.edu
Session: D5
Building Blocks for Program EvaluationSession: D6
Putting Evaluation to Work for You: Developing Evaluation Plans that WorkMark Dignan received his PhD in Public Health Education from the University of Tennessee and an MPH in Biostatistics from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has been focused on community-based cancer prevention and control for most of his career and has included projects that developed and evaluated mass media programs, lay health advisor and navigator interventions for patients and the public, and health care provider programs designed to increase screening and adherence to follow-up recommendations among medically underserved rural and minority populations. Dr. Dignan is currently a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Director of the Prevention Research Center at the University of Kentucky. The PRC conducts research on cancer health disparities among Appalachian populations. Current projects focus on colorectal and cervical cancer.
Cindy Gebremariam, RN
Contractor, IHS
cynthia.gebremariam@ihs.gov
Session: B3
iCare: Improving Access to Patient and Population Health Data
Cindy Gebremariam is a Registered Nurse who joined the staff of the office of Information Technology/National Programs in November 2004. She is the clinical analyst for several clinical decision software applications and brings clinical expertise to the development process. Cindy has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years and has many years of case management experience both domestic and international.
Michelle Gemelas, RPh
Quality Coordinator, IHS
michelle.gemelas@ihs.gov
Session: A4
Clinical Reporting System (CRS) and GPRA 101: Basics of Clinical Quality in the Care of Patients with Diabetes and ObesitySession: A5
Clinical Reporting System (CRS) and GPRA: Advanced Applications
Captain Gemelas, has been the Quality Improvement Coordinator at the Warm Springs IHS facility for 15 years. Prior to her current tour of duty at Warm Springs she was a clinical pharmacist at both Fort Defiance and Blackfeet Service Units. She is currently the GPRA Coordinator for Warm Springs and she has taught many physicians and nurses to use the CRS software to improve the care of the populations they serve. She is one of the co-authors of the IHS’s Nicholas E. Davies Public Health Award submission, which was awarded to the IHS’s CRS by the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in 2005.
Kelly Keyes, RD, LD
Diabetes Nutritionist, CAMP Department, Norton Sound Health Care Corp.
kkeyes@nshcorp.org
Session: C5
Strategies and Challenges in Assessing and Treating Overweight in Children
Kelly Keyes is a registered dietitian and received her BS in Nutrition/Dietetics from East Carolina University. She graduated from her dietetic internship from the University of Connecticut in 2004. Her experience includes working for the municipality of Anchorage WIC Program and currently as the Diabetes Dietitian for Norton Sound Health Corporation in Nome, Alaska. Kelly has been working with the Summercise Program for three summers since 2004. She is also the current president of the Alaska Dietetics Association.
Barbara Khan, MS, RD, CDE
Supervisory Dietitian, Sells Hospital
barbara.khan@ihs.gov
Session: A6
Practical Aspects of the Diabetes Management SystemBarbara Khan has been a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator for Indian Health Service/Sells Service Unit for the past 5 years. During this time Barbara developed the Diabetes Self Management Program, established the monthly Diabetes Wellness Clinics, participated in the annual Diabetes Audit and updated the diabetes registry. Prior to working for Indian Health Service she practiced in the field of dietetics for twenty years, having worked as a clinical dietitian at Tucson Medical Center, as director of nutrition services at Thomas Davis Medical Centers and as a renal dietitian for outpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patient in Tucson, AZ.
Jonathan Krakoff, MD
Physician, NIH-Research
jonathan.krakoff@ihs.gov
Session: B2
Epidemiology of Diabetes and ObesityBio: Coming Soon!
Christopher Lamer, PharmD, BCPS, NCPS, CDE
Medical Informaticist for Health Education, Cherokee Indian Hospital
chris.lamer@ihs.gov
Session: A1
Demystifying the Resource Patient Management System (RPMS)CDR Lamer is a Commissioned Officer in the US Public Health Service and has been with the IHS since 1998. He is a Pharmacist and currently serves as Medical Informatilist with the Office of Information Technology and Health Education at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. CDR Lamer also works as one of the acting Clinical Application Coordinators for the hospital.
CDR Chris Lamer received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995 and 1997, respectively. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). He is recognized as a National Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (NCPS) by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and he is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS). LDCR Lamer is working to obtain a Masters in Health Sciences degree at Western Carolina University.
Kerri Lopez
Western Tribal Diabetes Project Director, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
klopez@npaihb.org
Session: C3
Tribal Epidemiology Centers Enhance Diabetes Data QualityKerri Lopez (Tolowa Tribe) Project Director, Western Tribal Diabetes Project, has worked in Tribal public health for the last 12 years and earned a B.A. degree from San Francisco State University. She currently directs the Western Tribal Diabetes Project (WTDP) and the Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program. The WTDP provides computer trainings to tribal programs on the Diabetes Management System and additional on site technical assistance to the tribes related to building, maintaining, updating and utilizing their diabetes registries.
Ms. Lopez has 12 years experience of program management for diabetes, tobacco, breast and cervical cancer prevention. She has provided training and technical assistance in diabetes, tobacco education and cessation, breast and cervical cancer, cultural competency, as well as the history of Indian health. Kerri has done community, regional, state, and national trainings. Ms. Lopez is a board member to the Oregon Public Health Association, the Oregon and Washington Diabetes Coalitions, the Oregon Stroke and Heart Disease Prevention Coalition and also served on the Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon and Washington, the Board of the County Multicultural Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition, and the state of Oregon’s Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee.
Susan Mathew, RN, CDE, MS, BC-CNS, BC-ADM
Diabetes Training Specialist, Urban Indian Health Institute
susanm@uitct.com
Session: C1
Diabetes Programs in Urban Areas: Successes, Challenges and Excellence in Data Collection and Service DeliveryBio: Coming Soon!
Jane McGrath, MD
FAAP Program Director, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of School and Adolescent Health, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico
jane.mcgrath@state.nm.us
Session: C4
Childhood Overweight: What We Know and What Works
Session: C5
Strategies and Challenges in Assessing and Treating Overweight in Children
Jane McGrath, MD, is a professor of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico where she started Envision New Mexico; the initiative for Child Healthcare Quality. In addition to her work with Envision, she works for the New Mexico Department of Health as the School Health Officer. She is responsible for developing school health policy and overseeing school health programs including sixty-eight state funded school-based health centers. She is a former member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on School Health and is the past president of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care.
John Mosely Hayes, DrPH, MBA, MSPH
Senior Epidemiologist, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
jmhayes@usetinc.org
Session: C3
Tribal Epidemiology Centers Enhance Diabetes Data QualityDr. Hayes is on permanent assignment from the IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention to the United South and Eastern Tribes, Tribal Epidemiology Center. Some of his past experience includes serving as a CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, US Air Force Public Health Officer and US Peace Corps Volunteer. Captain Hayes is on his second three year appointment to the US Surgeon General’s Scientist Professional Advisory Committee. Dr. Hayes is the author/co-author of several peer reviewed publications and internal government reports and is the recipient of a number of professional awards.
Julien Naylor, MD, CDE
South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium
email address
Session: B1
Epidemiology 101: Grappling with DataDr. Naylor has spent 7 years working with the Alaska Area Diabetes Program. The program has actively tracked and used data to better understand the increasing rates of diabetes among the Alaska Native people. This data has been used to increase awareness of the issues of diabetes for Alaska Native and American Indian people. Using epidemiology skills can help turn even basic data into a powerful tool for advocacy. Dr.Naylor received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and completed a residency in Primary Care Medicine with Yale School of Medicine. She has a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health and a diploma in tropical medicine from the London School of Tropical Medicine.
Joan O’Connell, PhD
Instructor, American Indian Alaska Native Programs School of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver
joan.oconnell@uchsc.edu
Session: B6
A Cost Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes in the Indian Health SystemJoan M. O’Connell, Ph.D. is on the faculty of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. Dr. O’Connell’s research includes economic outcome studies and health services research, primarily related to chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and substance abuse and the provision of preventive services (e.g., oral health preventive services). Dr. O’Connell received a master’s in health sciences from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and her doctoral degree in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has published research findings in a wide variety of journals including the American Journal of Public Health, Health Economics, American Journal of Managed Care, Disease Management Addiction, and Preventing Chronic Disease.
Dianna Richter, RD, MPH, CDE
Area Diabetes Consultant
Nashville Area Indian Health Service
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
drichter@usetinc.org
Session: C3
Tribal Epidemiology Centers Enhance Diabetes Data Quality
Steve Rith-Nijarian, MD
Bemidji Area Diabetes Consultant
Cass Lake Hospital
stephen.rithnajarian@ihs.gov
Session: C2
Issues and Challenges in Assessing Overweight and Obesity in AdultsDr. Steve Rith-Najarian has been practicing family medicine in and around Bemidji, Minnesota, since 1986 when he became a commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service’s Indian Health Service and was assigned to provide care to Native Americans living on the Red Lake Reservation. In addition to primary care and epidemiology, some of his professional interests include the prevention and management of diabetes, hypertension and other chronic ailments.
Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
yvetter@u.arizona.edu
Session: C6
Careers Involving Data and Statistics in Indian Health
Session: D4
Evaluation of the SDPI Diabetes Prevention and Healthy Heart Demonstration ProjectsBio: Coming Soon!
Karen Sheff, MS
Data Manager/ Biostatician, Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention, IHS
karen.sheff@ihs.gov
Session: A2
The Diabetes Audit: How It Started and Why It MattersSession: A3
Advanced Diabetes Audit IssuesSession: B4
Telling Your Story with Data: Principles and Tools for Data Presentation
Karen Sheff has worked as a practicing biostatistician for over 15 years, with experience in the fields of genetic research, clinical trials, respiratory medicine, social science, and diabetes. She has a BSPH and MS in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She believes that communication about, and presentation of, data and statistical analysis results, are as important as the analysis
Raymond Shields, MD
Consultant (Diabetes Audit Support), Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention, IHS
rayshields@msn.com
Session: A2
The Diabetes Audit: How It Started and Why It MattersSession: A3
Advanced Diabetes Audit IssuesFollowing post-graduate training at Los Angeles County Hospital, Dr. Shields joined US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served 4 years in Bethel, AK as a general medical officer, Community Health Director, and Clinical Director. He proceeded to work in Ketchikan, AK for more than 12 years as the Clinical Director of the Alaska Native Health Center. Dr. Shields joined IHS Diabetes Program in 1992 as the Portland Area Diabetes Consultant, and remained in the position until 2001 when retired from the Commissioned Corps to become a private consultant. Since 1995 he has been actively involved in oversight and Epi Info programming of the IHS Diabetes audit.
Rodney Stapp, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas
rodney.stapp@uitct.com
Session: C1
Diabetes Programs in Urban Areas: Successes, Challenges and Excellence in Data Collection and Service DeliveryBio: Coming Soon!
Kevin Sweeny, MD
Physician, Gallup Indian Medical Center, IHS
kevin.sweeny@ihs.gov
Session: C5
Strategies and Challenges in Assessing and Treating Overweight in Children
Dr. Sweeny is pediatrician and Chief of a Pediatrics for inpatient and outpatient services at the Gallup Indian Medical Center. He has worked at the Gallup Indian Medical Center for the last 19 years with a particular interest in the care of children and young adults with special needs.
Maile Taualii, MPH
Associate Director, Urban Indian Health Institute
MaileT@uihi.org
Session: C1
Diabetes Programs in Urban Areas: Successes, Challenges and Excellence in Data Collection and Service Delivery.Maile Taualii is the Associate Director for the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI). The UIHI is a Indigenous epidemiology and research center designed with a national focus to provide leadership in health information to increase recognition of the health status deficiencies affecting urban American Indians and Alaska Natives through a central point of focus for health surveillance, research and policy considerations. Ms. Taualii is currently attending the University of Washington where she is expected to receive a PhD in health service in 2008. She is also a recipient of several awards including the National Library of Medicine Informatics Fellowship in 2005-2007 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award.
Robin Thompson, MS, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Hg+2@cox.net
Session: D2
Do Patients Benefit from Your Diabetes Self Management Education Program?Session: D3
Using Data to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Diabetes Self-Management ProgramsRobin G. Thompson (Laguna/Zuni) is a Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist, Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and a Certified Diabetes Educator. Robin has 33 years of nursing experience. She has worked as an ICU nurse and was on the nursing faculty at Roger’s State College in Claremore, OK. She has spent the past 11 years focusing her work in diabetes at the IHS Model Diabetes programs in Claremore, OK and Albuquerque, NM and at the Oklahoma City Area Office under the direction of the Area Diabetes Consultant. Robin currently provides consultation and technical assistance to diabetes programs throughout Oklahoma.
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Charles Ty Reidhead, MD
IHS National Clinical Consultant for Internal Medicine, IHS
charles.reidhead@ihs.gov
Session: D1
Chronic Care Initiative: Innovations in Planned Care for Indian Health SystemDr. Charles Ty Reidhead, is a US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer serving the Whiteriver Indian Hospital as the Chief Clinical Consultant for Internal Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the Association of American Indian Physicians, and the Commissioned Officer's Association.
Dr. Reidhead is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. He received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Arizona, and then completed his medical school and residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. He began his Indian Health Service career at the Whiteriver Indian Hospital in 1997.
Charlton Wilson, MD
Associate Director, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Centers of Excellence
charlton.wilson@ihs.gov
Session: B6
A Cost Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes in the Indian Health SystemDr. Wilson has been with the US Public Health Service since 1990 and is a captain in the Commissioned Corps. He is currently the Associate Director, Centers of Excellence, of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. As the Associate Director of the Centers of Excellence, he directs programs that address health disparities in Diabetes, HIV/AIDS and Cancer and lead to improvements in the care for people with chronic illness for the medical center. He maintains his clinical practice in Internal Medicine. He is active in many national and state programs and is a special consultant to the Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention and to the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and serves as co-chair of the Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Control steering committee.
He is a principal investigator on the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetes Study (SANDS) sponsored by the NHLBI. He is active in research as a collaborator, Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, NIH/NIDDK. Prior to coming to Phoenix, he was Clinical Director, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, Mescalero Service Unit, Mescalero, New Mexico and Staff Physician for IHS patients, Lincoln County Medical Center, Ruidoso, New Mexico. From 1989 to1990, he was Assistant Chief of Service, The Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Instructor, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sandra Winfrey, AAO
Executive Director, IHS
sandra.winfrey@ihs.gov
Session: B5
Cost Accounting in the Indian Health SystemSandra Winfrey has worked in the health care, financial and management fields for over 20 years. As the Executive Officer for the Albuquerque Area office, she oversees the Area divisions of Finance, Budget, Human Resources, Contracting and Information Systems.
Ms. Winfrey is a certified public accountant whose professional career includes managing fiscal and operations departments in both health care and banking. She was Director of Finance at the University of New Mexico Hospital, and has also been a Vice President and Assistant Vice President of two New Mexico Banks. Early in her career she worked for a national public accounting firm participating in audits of financial, educational, government, and tribal organizations. Sandra is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Mexico Medical Group Management Association.
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