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FY 2015 Report on Conference Spending by HHS Staff Divisions








  
  
    

  
      





January 31, 2016

**Sections of this report:** Summary of Costs by Staff Divisions | Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) | Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) | Office of the Inspector General (OIG) | Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

Summary of Costs by Staff Divisions

HHS StaffDiv
			Total Number of Conferences
			Total Cost
			Total Number of Attendees
			Average Cost per AttendeeASPE
			1
			$228,000
			185
			$1,232ASPR
			1
			$121,995
			135
			$903OASH
			1
			$170,000
			500
			$340OIG
			1
			$110,232
			92
			$1,198ONC
			1
			$189,401
			1,200
			$158**Total**
			**5**
			**$819,628**
			**2,112**
			**$388**Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

ASPE Immediate Office

**Name of Conference**: Advancing Policy and Practice: A 50 State Convening to Prevent Opioid Overdose and Addition

**Date:** September 17-18, 2015

**Venue, City, State or County**: Double Tree Hilton Hotel, Arlington, VA

**How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency:** The purpose of the conference was to convene a working meeting on interventions to address opioid-related overdose and deaths.  This meeting provided a unique opportunity to assemble and interface with government partners to comprehensively discuss best practices in interventions for opioid addiction.  This conference advanced the mission of the agency by bringing state governments together to leverage resources to address the three HHS targeted facts of this public health epidemic.

**Total Estimated Cost**: $228,000**Total Attendees**: 185**Total Feds on Travel**: 5**Total Non-Feds on Travel**: 163

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

ASPR Immediate Office

**Name of Conference:**Incident Response Coordination Team Meeting

**Date:**January 13, 2915

**Venue, City, State or County**: ASPR Mission Support Center, Frederick, MD

**How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency**: The purpose of this conference was to provide annual training to the Incident Response Coordination Team. The meeting provided the opportunity to discuss program updates, current topics and emerging issues and to train around new strategies, challenges and opportunities.  This conference advanced the mission of ASPE which is to deploy federal, state, local, territorial and tribal authorities during disasters, emergencies or national special security events.

**Total Estimated Cost**: $121,995**Total Attendees**: 135**Total Feds on Travel**: 135**Total Non-Feds on Travel**: 0

Office of the Assistant Secretary Health (OASH)

OASH Immediate Office

**Name of Conference:**Health Aging Summit

**Date:**July 15-17, 2015

**Venue, City, State, or County:** Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency:  The purpose of this conference was to convene federal and non-federal subject matter experts to examine the state of science on healthy aging, highlight evidenced-based practices that are working in communities and identify knowledge gaps. This conference advanced the mission of OASH by helping to coordinate activities in preventive health services, disease prevention and health promotion for the Department.

**Total Estimated Cost**: $170,000**Total Attendees**: 1200**Total Feds on Travel**: 20**Total Non-Feds on Travel**: 0

Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

OIG Immediate Office

**Date:** September 16-17, 2015

**Venue, City, State or County**: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan

**How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency**:  The purpose of this conference was to provide training for senior OIG managers and the opportunity to liaison and exchange ideas with Headquarters personnel and senior managers around the country.  This conference advanced the mission of the agency which requires managers to take training courses to refresh their skills and obtain pertinent information so they may effectively and efficiently manage their staff.

**Total Estimated Cost**: $110,232**Total Attendees**: 92**Total Feds on Travel**: 90**Total Non-Feds on Travel**: 0

Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

ONC Immediate Office

**Date:**December 11-12, 2015

**Venue, City, State or County**: Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C.

**How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency:** The purpose of this conference was to provide an opportunity for ONC’s stakeholders, grantees and programs to meet with ONC staff and industry experts to discuss successes, challenges, emerging trends/innovations and the future of ONC programs. This conference advanced the mission of the agency by allowing ONC to share with its’ federal partners and stakeholders best practices and lessons related to saving lives and saving costs through health IT.

**Total Estimated Cost**: $189,401**Total Attendees**: 1200**Total Feds on Travel**: 250**Total Non-Feds on Travel**: 0

                    
  


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