Medical Research, Development & Acquisition in Support of the Warfighter

"Military Medicine in a Complex Environment"

19 - 20 April 2016

Ellicott City, MD

Agenda

Monday, April 18, 2016

Small Business Considerations in Conducting Business with the Government

Where and How to Start the Process

  • CDR Mark Clayton, Deputy Director for Grants Management, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, USAMRMC

Contracting Basics - What to Expect

  • Cheryl Miles, Chief, Services Group, US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs

  • Susan Dael, SBIR/STTR Program Analyst, Allied Technologies & Consulting, LLC, providing support to USAMRMC

Feedback on Products New Products & Ideas and Vendor Days

  • Amanda Cecil , New Products & Ideas System Administrator, Allied Technologies & Consulting, LLC, providing support to USAMRMC

Intellectual Property - Who Owns What

  • Liz Arwine, Chief, Intellectual Property Law, USAMRMC

Industry/Academia Perspectives

  • Teri Schultz, Director, Office of Technology Management, The University of Texas at Arlington

 

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

1st Keynote (Health Affairs) Speaker:

  • Dr. Terry M. Rauch, Director of Research & Development Policy & Oversight, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Defense Health Headquarters

Panel Discussion: Train, Treat and Rehabilitate
Chair: Dr. Janet Harris, Director, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Program, USAMRMC

Panel Discussion: Infectious Diseases and Military Operational Medicine (Environmental Health, Injury Prevention, Physiological Health and Psychological Health)
Co-Chairs: COL Michael Kozar, Director, Military Infectious Diseases Research Program, USAMRMC
and LCDR Christopher Steele, Military Deputy Director, Military Operational Medicine Research Program, USAMRMC

 

2nd Keynote (Navy) Keynote Speaker:

Panel Discussion: Interoperability - Simulation, Health Information Technologies, Medical Devices and Beyond
Chair: Dr. Loretta Schlachta- Fairchild, Health Science Administrator, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Program, USAMRMC

Panel Discussion: Capability Gaps in Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Chair: Dr. Marcello Pilia, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Combat Casualty Care Research Program, USAMRMC

Panel Discussion: Advanced Product Development and FDA Regulatory Considerations for Vendors
Co-Chairs: Kathleen Berst, Deputy for Acquisition, US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity,
and Dr. Tyler Bennett, Deputy for Acquisition, US Army Medical Materiel Agency

 

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

3rd Keynote (Air Force) Speaker:

Panel Discussion: Special Operations Medicine
Chair: LTC Christopher Wilson, Biomedical Acquisitions Officer, US Special Operations Command

Panel Discussion: Performance Sustainment and Health Protection in Operational Environments
Co-Chairs: LCDR Christopher Steele, Military Deputy Director, Military Operational Medicine Research Program, USAMRMC
and Clifford Otte, Senior Technologist, 711th Human Performance Wing, US Air Force

Panel Discussion: Joint En Route Care
Co-Chairs: Lt Col Jennifer Hatzfeld, En Route Care Portfolio Manager, Combat Casualty Care Research Program, USAMRMC,
and Lt Col Antoinette Shinn, En Route Care Portfolio Manager, Combat Casualty Care Research Program, USAMRMC

 

4th Keynote (Army) Keynote Speaker:

  • Kristopher Gardner, Acting Director for Research and Technology, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Technology)

Panel Discussion: Challenges in Undersea Medicine
Co-Chairs: Dr. William D’Angelo, Program Officer, Office of Naval Research,
and CAPT Fred Yeo, Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Panel Discussion: Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC): Using an "Other Transaction" Consortium Model to Advance Military Medicine
Co-Chairs: Dr. Jonathan Miller, DHP Program Coordinator, Office of the Principal Assistant (Research and Technology), USAMRMC
and Dr. JB Phillips, Projects Officer, Office of the Principal Assistant for Acquisition, USAMRMC

Panel Discussion: Funding Opportunities
Chair: Col Wanda Salzer, Director, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, USAMRMC