2017 Inaugural Meeting

2017 Inaugural Meeting

November 27, 2017
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington DC

The inaugural meeting of the National Navigation Roundtable was held on November 7, 2017 in Washington DC.  The meeting introduced the NNRT history, mission, vision and Task Group focus areas to the membership. 

Featured Speakers

Senator Thomas C. Alexander
Senator, South Carolina

Erica Sutton, MD, FACS
Founder/President, Surgery on Sunday Louisville, Inc.

Richard Wender, MD
Chief Cancer Control Officer, American Cancer Society

Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC
Executive Director, Million Hearts

Meeting Recap

7:30 – 8:45 AMRegistration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 AMWelcome & Introductions
Tracy Battaglia, Chair, National Navigation Roundtable
Andrea Dwyer, Vice Chair, National Navigation Roundtable
9:10 – 9:20 AMOpening Remarks
Harold P. Freeman, Honorary Chair, National Navigation Roundtable
9:20 – 9:45 AMIntroduction to the National Navigation Roundtable
Tracy Battaglia
9:45 – 10:45 AMIntroduction to NNRT Task Groups – A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Andrea Dwyer
Evidenced Based Promising Practices: Beth Calhoun & Tricia Strusowski
Policy: Karen Freund, Katie Bathje & Elizabeth Rohan
Training & Certification: Linda Burhansstipanov & Patti Valverde
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMTask Group Breakouts
12:15 – 1:00 PMLunch
Networking opportunity among Roundtable Member
1:00 – 2:15 PMTask Group Breakouts Reconvene
2:15 – 2:30 PMBreak
2:30 – 3:15 PMTask Group Chairs Reports
Roundtable Members reconvene in General Session
3:15 – 3:30 PMMeeting Wrap Up: Closing Remarks