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Walter Reed Army Medical Center Community Forum

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

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Welcome/Introductions Ms Cynthia Rome, Dir., Army Community Service

Major General Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., Commander, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center

COL Jeffrey Davies, Garrison Commander

COL Rosaline Cardarelli, Medical Center Brigade Commander

COL James Gilman, Commander of Walter Reed Health Care System

The Participants

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Agenda

Welcome Agenda and How to Proceed Issues with Army Life ~ Groups Begin Work LUNCH Scope Solutions Results ~ Groups Present Closing Remarks

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ObjectivesIdentify issues that seriously impact the

quality of life for soldiers, their families, and/or civilian staff

Specify the scope of those issues

Recommend possible and creative solutions for those challenges

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Rules for the Day

What Rules or Guidelines would you like the group to follow today?

You make the rules you enforce them!

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Process for the Day

IdentifyIssues

Prioritize or Select

Most Important

Define Scope

IdentifySolutions

Present Results to

Whole Group

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Identify/Prioritize Issues

Brainstorm Issues & Concerns of Army Life

Multi-vote to reduce to smaller list

If necessary, use Criteria Matrix to prioritize

Choose no more than the top three most important issues

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Write the Issue(s)

Should be one sentence

Short, simple, clear

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Define Scope of the Issue(s)

Summarize your concern

What is the problem?

Why it is a problem?

Focus on one subject per issue

Do not offer solution

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Write the Issue Scope

Write a paragraph with at least 3 sentences

The sentences must:1. State the current situation

2. Provide validation(facts)

3. State the impact of the issue

 

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Identify/Prioritize Solutions

Brainstorm realistic solutions for each issue

Multivote and/or use Criteria Matrix to select best of solutions

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Write Proposed Solutions

Write clear, concise statements that say what should be done to address the issues you identified

Give a Maximum of 3 recommendations per issue

Begin with verbs such as “change, publish, establish”

Be sure that the solutions will resolve the issues

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Groups Work