Draft Programme for the 6th Caribbean Conference on Health Financing Initiatives
DAY 1 - 22nd November, 2011
TIME / TOPIC / PERSON/PRESENTER8:00 – 9:00 a.m. / BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION / Conference hosts
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. / Opening Remarks / Conference Master of Ceremonies
9:05 – 9:10 a.m. / Invocation / Representative from the Inter-Religious Organization
9:10 – 9:20 a.m. / Overview of Conference Program / Dr. Stanley Lalta—Program Coordinator
9:20 – 9:25 a.m. / Introduction of Liaison and Support Team / Conference Coordinator
9:25 -- 9:30 a.m. / Remarks on behalf of Caribbean Social Security Organizations / Representative of Belize Social Security Board (host of Fifth Conference)
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. / Feature Address and Formal Opening / Minister of Health, OR Premier of Bermuda
9:45 – 9:50 a.m. / Vote of Thanks / Representative of Host Organization
9:50 – 10:15 a.m. / Group Photograph / Conference Coordinator
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. / BREAK
SESSION I: Chairman—to be decided
10.30 – 10:50 a.m. / Self-Introduction of Participants
10:50 - 11:40 a.m. / International developments in national health financing systems and lessons for the Caribbean / Ruben Suarez - PAHO, Washington DC
11:40 – 12:30 p.m. / Ethics in health system reform / Mark Roberts—Harvard University
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. / LUNCH
SESSION II: Chairman – to be decided
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. / Update from countries with national health financing plans / Aruba, Antigua, Belize, Bermuda, and Bahamas
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. / BREAK
3:45 – 5:15 p.m. / Update from countries with national health financing plans / Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. / WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION / Sponsored by …….
DAY 2 – 23rd November, 2011
TIME / TOPIC / PERSON/PRESENTERSESSION III: Chairman –to be decided
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. / BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION / Conference hosts
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. / Update from countries planning national health or other health financing initiatives / Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, and St Maarten
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. / BREAK
SESSION IV: Chairman— to be decided
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. / Reinsurance options and best practices for the Caribbean / Representative of reinsurance or insurance regulatory agency
11:30 – 12:15 p.m. / Findings and recommendations on regional health insurance mechanism / Dr John Harvey—DAH Consulting Inc.
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. / LUNCH
SESSION V: Chairman---to be decided
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. / PANEL DISCUSSION - Managing Overseas Care Arrangements / Aruba, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, and St Maarten
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. / BREAK
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. / National Health Plan: Evidence and reform strategy - Bermuda Experience / Jennifer Attride-Stirling, BHeC
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. / Projecting Health Care Expenditure - Case Study of Jamaica / Stanley Lalta, HEU/UWI
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. / OFFICIAL DINNER / Sponsored by…
DAY 3 – 24th November, 2011
TIME / TOPICS / PERSON/PRESENTERSSESSION VI: Chairman—to be decided
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. / BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION / Conference hosts
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. / PANEL DISCUSSION - Partnering for Information Technology Applications / Bermuda, Belize, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. / BREAK
SESSION VII: Chairman---to be decided
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. / Expert Review and Commentary on Presentations / Panel to be decided
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. / Progress Report on Conferences and Planning for Future / Stanley Lalta
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. / Presentations, Vote of Thanks and Closure of Conference / Conference hosts
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. / LUNCH
1:15 – 6:00 p.m. / Social Event: Island Tour and Shopping / Conference hosts