
The Academy’s Colleges and the Federal Council will present an outstanding array of speakers who will underscore the recognition of wellness in the new millennium as a unique challenge that cuts across all disciplines of the Academy’s members. Social events and exhibits will provide plenty of time to network with your colleagues. Here are just a few of the sessions coming your way:
Thursday, November 9, 2000 (Federal Day)
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Registration |
7:00 – 7:45 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
7:45 – 8:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker RADM Michael L. Cowan “Ther Perils of Predicting the Present.”
Federal Day Program |
8:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Federal Panel and Awards |
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Break |
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Federal Luncheon, Keynote Speaker Carter E. Mecher, MD, “Patient Safety & Organizational Learning,” & Awards |
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Education Session* |
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Break |
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Federal Breakout Sessions |
6:00 – 9:30 p.m. | AAMA Gala Party – Business Dress |
Friday, November 10, 2000 | |
5:30 a.m. | AAMA Fun Run |
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | AAMA Registration |
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. | General Session – Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks, Keynote Speaker John Cassison ” The Art of Leadership” |
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Break & Exhibits |
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Sarah Freymann Fontenot, BSN,JD on “The Sweeping HIPAA Legislation & Its Repercussions.”
Panel Discussion following. |
11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Recognition Lunch |
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Break & Exhibits |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Educational Sessions* |
3:30 – 3:40 p.m. | Break – Exhibits and Refreshments |
3:40 – 4:40 p.m. | Educational Sessions* |
4:40 – 4:45 p.m. | Break – Exhibits and Refreshments |
4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | Educational Sessions* |
Saturday November 11, 2000 | |
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | AAMA Registration |
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Educational Sessions* |
9:00 – 9:10 a.m. | Break & Exhibits |
9:10 – 10:10 a.m. | Educational Sessions* |
10:10 – 11:00 a.m. | Break & Exhibits |
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Educational Sessions* |


