Table 1.

Deliberation Agenda

Time	Activity & Topic
9:00–9:30 (30 min)	Registration ● Continental breakfast, informed consent, and Baseline Survey
9:30–9:45 (15 min)	Welcome ● Presentation on Deliberative Democracy: Why are we here? What are we going to do? What is Deliberative Democracy?
9:45–9:55 (10 min)	Introductions (Small Groups)
9:55–10:25 (30 min)	Large Group Session ONE ● Presentation on the Hepatitis C Virus and its Treatment, Q&A
10:25–11:10 (45 min)	Small Group Session ONE ● Discussion of the presentation and brainstorming other barriers to treating Veterans and ways to overcome those barriers.
11:10–11:55 (45 min)	Lunch
11:55–12:55 (60 min)	Large Group Session TWO ● Presentations on:  ○ Caring for Veterans with Hep-C in the VA, Q&A  ○ “First Come, First Served” and “Sickest First” Policies, Q&A
12:55–1:50 (55 min)	Small Group Session TWO ● Part 1: Discussion on the Pros and Cons of each policy, followed by an Anonymous Vote for their preferred policy. ● Part 2: Brainstorming ideas for modifying/improving the policies.
1:50–2:00 (10 min)	Break
2:00–2:30 (30 min)	Plenary Discussion ● Each facilitator reports their group’s preferred policy and reasoning. ● Room-wide discussion of the policies.
2:30–3:00 (30 min)	Post-Deliberation Survey ● Final Survey and compensation.