Annual Conference 2005 - Phoenix, AZ

ANMF Ninth Annual Conference
June 17-18, 2005

Phoenix, Arizona
 

Program

Friday, June 17th

1:00 pm    Registration  -  Good Samaritan Hospital, first floor conference room

2:00 pm    Welcome: "Managing Change in a Changing World"  -  Brendan Thomson, MD

2:15 pm    Keynote Address:  "Travel Medicine in Nepal:  A 23 Year Perspective"  -  David Shlim, MD

3:00 pm    "ANMF:  Advancing Medical Practice and Training in Nepal"  -  Donald Blair, MD

3:15 pm    "Neurosurgical Education in Nepal"  -  Arnie Calica, MD, PhD

3:30 pm    "Nepali Children:  Victims of Conflict"  -  Sangita Basnet, MD

3:45 pm    BREAK

4:00 pm    "Schools in the Crossfire"  -  documentary film

5:00 pm    BREAK  -  for Dinner

6:00 pm    Reception at the Thomsons'  -  4 miles from the Hilton Suites

8:00 pm    Special Meeting of Board of Directors (open to all)

Saturday, June 18th

9:00 am    Buffet Breakfast at the Hilton Suites

9:30 am    Annual Meeting of Members (open to all)  -  Hilton Suites conference room

9:30 am    Marvin Brustin, Honorary Consul General of Nepal

9:45 am    "Fundraising to Make a Difference"  -  Allison Brustin

10:00 am   Chairperson's Report  -  Janak Koirala, MD

10:10 am   Executive Director's & Treasurer's Report  -  Julia Shepardson

10:15 am   2004 Projects  -  Sanjaya Khanal, MD

10:30 am   2005 Projects  -  Janak Koirala, MD

10:40 am   Uterine Prolapse Project  -  Gaury Adhikary, MD

11:00 am   Report from ANMF/Nepal

11:15 am  BREAK

11:30 am  Committee Reports

• Outreach  -  Bill Brewster
• Website  -  Fred Shepardson
• Budget 2004/2005  -  Julia Shepardson
• Fundraising & Development  -  Gaury Adhikary, MD

12:00 m  Meeting recessed to reconvene at 2:15 pm

12:00 m    "Nick Simons Institute of Rural Health Care Training"  -  Mark Zimmerman, MD (narrated PowerPoint)

12:15 pm  "Six Stories"  -  documentary film by Mohan Mainali

1:00 pm     LUNCH  -  at the Hilton Suites

2:00 pm     Annual Meeting of Members continued (open to all)  -  Hilton Suites conference room

2:00 pm    Election of Directors

2:30 pm    Annual Meeting of Board of Directors (open to all)

2:30 pm  Election of Officers

2:45 pm  Appointment of Committee Coordinators

3:00 pm  Future Plans

• Objectives for 2005/2006
• Approval of Budget
• 2006 Conference  -  New Jersey, Selection of Coordinator and Topic
• Selection of 2007 Conference Site and Coordinator

3:45 pm  Other Business

4:00 pm     Planning and Discussion Meetings (open to all)

6:30 pm     Dinner at the Autumn Court  -  1.5 miles from the Hilton Suites

Saturday, June 18th - Planned Extra Activities for Guests & Family

7:00 am     Hiking with Sandy Thomson  - Sixty to ninety minute easy to moderate hike

10:00 am   Docent Tour of the Art Gallery  - with Raime Manch

2:00 pm     Docent Tour of the Heard Museum

Venue:   

Good Samaritan Medical Center
1111 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Hilton Suites Phoenix
10 East Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 222-1111 or (800) 445-8667

To get from the Hilton Suites to the Good Samaritan Medical Center:

1 mile south and 1/2 mile east to 1111 East McDowell Road. The Hilton provides a complimentary van service. Just say to the driver: "Good Sam East entrance, please."

Accommodations:

Hilton Suites Phoenix
10 East Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 222-1111 or (800) 445-8667

$79.00 single/double net rate special for ANMF Conference Attendees

Registration:

Pre-registration closed. Please register when you arrive at the conference.

For more information, please contact:

Brendan Thomson, MD, ConferenceCoordinatoranmf.net

Julia Shepardson, ExecutiveDirectoranmf.net

 

Further details will be posted as they develop. Stay tuned!