Registration & InformationThis workshop is sponsored by Annual Sponsors No Magic, SPARX Systems, Intel andModel Driven Solutions as well as Event Sponsors Gold Sponsor EDS, an HPcompany; and Silver Sponsor Appian. Not a"tech industry" event, this conference is exclusively healthcare focused, andwill highlight the challenges unique to healthcare organizations and emphasizecross-industry solutions that are viable within the healthcare domain It istargeted primarily to a health-IT savvy audience. The focus of the SOA in Healthcare conference is to conveyreal-world experiences, assembling a community of peers to exchange ideas anddiscuss what has worked, what did not work, and review best practices forattendees to benefit from lessons learned faced in real implementations. Conference OverviewService Oriented Architecture (SOA) adoption is viewed as a key enabler for the21st century enterprise due to increased opportunity for productivity andintegration, and requires significant changes for both business and ITexecutives. Peake`smajor responsibilities and accomplishments was the assembly of VA`s budget forfiscal year 2009, considered the most representative budget to support veterans`needs since the early 1950`s Dr. Peake is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Society of ThoracicSurgeons, and the American College of Cardiology. He has been honored with theOrder of Military Merit; the "A" Professional Designator; and the Medallion,Surgeon General of the United States.

government anddirected the nation`s second largest cabinet department, responsible for anationwide system of healthcare services, benefits programs, and nationalcemeteries for America`s veterans and dependents. During his tenure, VA employedmore than 280,000 people at hundreds of medical centers, nursing homes, benefitsoffices, and national cemeteries throughout the country One of Dr. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senateon December 14, 2007, and served from December 2007 through January 2009 Dr Peake was the principal advocate for veterans in the U.S. About the Keynote SpeakerJames Peake, M.D., was nominated by President George W Bush to be Secretary ofVeterans Affairs on October 30, 2007. In his role as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr.

Peakeoversaw the leadership and operations of a USD$90B federal agency containing anational USD$40B healthcare delivery organization. The Veterans HealthAdministration contains approximately 150 hospitals, operating over 1400 pointsof care with a staff of almost 250,000. "I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this conference with its focuson creating the means for the open sharing of information to streamline thebusiness of healthcare. With the attention the business challenges facing thehealthcare industry are now receiving, it is more important than ever for the ITcommunity to find and apply tools like SOA to align with those business needs,"said James B Peake, M.D., Lieutenant General, USA (Ret). Recognized for his support ofthe use of the EHR to support productivity, healthcare quality, and patientsafety, he provided the leadership and funding within the VA and the FederalHealth community to develop secure, interoperable health IT solutions. Peake will give the keynote address at the SOA in Healthcare conference on"Who Defines the `Service` in SOA?". A champion of timely, accessible, andhigh-quality medical care, Peake advocated the vital role of IT to directly andeffectively support the VA`s medical care program.