Research & Outreach

Area Health Education Center

NW Regional Rural Health Conference

Wednesday - Thursday, March 24 - 25, 2010

Speaker presentations from the 23rd annual meeting are listed here in order of appearance. We are Going Green! Attendees should print handouts of sessions they are interested in before the conference. Copies of handouts will not be available at the conference.

Please adhere to copyright laws and use this information as intended--for the purpose of continuing education at this live March 24-25, 2010, conference only.  Presentations are posted as permission is granted by the speaker/author.

Documents are in PDF format. *If the name - or presentation -  below is not linked materials have not been submitted for distribution.

Round Tables are listed towards the bottom of this page.

See more conference information at www.ahec.spokane.wsu.edu.

Time

Speaker

Presentation

8:30

Barbara Doty, MD (Alaska)
Mary Lou Kinney, MEd (Idaho)
Stephen Kliewer, DMin (Oregon)

Jay Erickson, MD (Montana)
Jeff Mero, MHA (Washington)

WEDNESDAY'S OPENING PLENARY SESSION
NW Health Leaders Panel:
Moderated by Mary C. Selecky, WA Secretary of Health
See respective presentations by clicking on name at right

10:00

Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH
Sue Skillman, MS

The Dental Workforce, Access to Care and Oral Health
Status in Rural U.S.;
Washington's Oral Health Workforce
10:00
David Schmitz, MD
Ed Baker, PhD
Assessing Community Health Center Assets & Capabilities for Recruiting & Retaining Family Physicians: The CHC Community Apgar Questionnaire
10:00

Roger Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, MFR; John Roll, PhD; Gary Peck, MHA

Chronic Pain and Prescription Opiate Addiction: New Approaches for Rural Providers and Clinics
10:00
Jeff Mero, MHA Independent Elders and the Promise of Technology
11:05
Mark Koday, DDS
Art DiMarco, DMD
Jim Sledge, DDS
Kathy O'Meara-Wyman
Oral Health Workforce Initiatives in Rural Areas in Washington State
11:05
Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH
Can Health Care Reform Resuscitate Rural Primary Care in our Region?
11:05
Stephen Kliewer, DMin
Health Care and Spirituality
11:05
Sam JW Romeo, MD
The Principles of a Medical Home
NOON
Tom Locke, MPH, MD
WRHA AWARDS LUNCHEON:
Emcee Mary C. Selecky, WA Secretary of Health
The Future of Rural Health: Building a Patient-centered, Community-focused Health Care System for Rural America
2:10
 Round Tables
 See Round Table Grid Below for Handouts and Notes as available
3:45

Laura-Mae Baldwin, MPH, MD;
Davis Patterson, PhD

Are Rural Cancer Patients with Early Stage Prostate Cancer Accessing All Treatment Choices?
Obstacles and Opportunities for Providing High Quality Care: New Findings on Wyoming's Health Workforce
3:45
Barbara J. Doty, MD
Training Physicians, Alaska Style: Using Graduate Medical Education to Bolster the Primary Care Workforce
3:45
Day Egusquiza

Living with RAC: Moving Forward While Looking Back
Handout 2
; Handout 3

3:45
Chris Blodgett, PhD
Prevention and Early Intervention of Trauma in Rural Children
8:30am
Tim Skinner, MSEd
THURSDAY MORNING PLENARY
RECRUITENTION (not misspelled!) - Plans, Relationships, & Partners: Ingredients for Success in Rural Recruitment and Retention
9:30
Natalie Gonzalez, RD
Jennell Prentice, BA
Rochelle Wambach
Buoys for Providers: Loan Repayment Dollars to Recruit & Retain
9:30
Phil Hirsch, PhD Some Calm During a Perfect Storm: Telepsychiatry in Rural Healthcare
9:30
Shalina Mirza, BS
Kristin Juliar, MA

Connecting Communities and Stimulating Wellness through the Montana Rural Health Initiative
9:30

Gordon McLean, MA

Board Courage
Add'l Handout
10:50
Natalie Gonzalez, RD
Tim Skinner, MSEd
Storm Chasing: Sourcing Providers
10:50
John Nowak, ADN
Paula Dowdle, MHA

Using Lean Tools to Increase Patient Access in Hospital-Based Rural Health Clinics
10:50
Randal Beaton, PhD, EMT
Workforce Resiliency - in the Face of Disaster: Online Training Series
10:50
Cody Hodges, MPA
Sharon Vail

Community Health Improvement Partnerships in Oregon: Empowering Communities to Become Healthier
   

 

 

 

After the conference adjourns at noon, a bonus workshop is offered, "Health Care Provider Recruitment & Retention Training," from 12:00  - 4:00 p.m. Separate registration required.
Community Apgar Program
; Batten Down the Hatches

Round Tables

 No. Table Leaders Topics
R1. Miriam Marcus-Smith, RN;
Jean Shreffler-Grant, PhD, RN;
Terri Camp, RN, MHL;
Andrew Craigie, BS;
Davis Patterson, PhD

Changing Climate of Patient Safety Culture in Rural Hospitals

Handout; Notes

R2. Joseli Alves-Dunkerson, DDS, MPH, MBA;
Joella Pyatt, RDH
Oral Health Access in Washington
R3. Annmarie Keck, RN, CEN
Carolyn Stoval, BS
Pam Currier

Can Telehealth Help the Rural Healthcare Community Weather the Perfect Storm?
Handout
Notes

R4. Deana Molinari, PhD;
Tamara Hollinger Forrest, MS, RN
Recruitment, Retention, and Compentency
Handout; Notes
R5. Phyllis Eide, PhD A Discussion about Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change on Rural Health
Handout; Notes
R6. Debi Jefferson, RN

Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care of Others "Walking the Talk to Promote a Healthy Community"
Handout, Handout 2, Notes

R7. Karen Dickson, MHPA

Community Nutrition Education: A Plan for Healthy Eating
Notes

R8. Robyn Phillips-Madson, MPH, DO

Addressing Regional Rural Health Care Professional Needs through Innovative Collaboration in Higher Education

R9. Zeyno Shorter, MPH, PhD Rural Health Care in Washington from Women's Perspective
Notes
R10. Caitlin O'Brien, Sharon Kott TOOTH TIME: School Oral Health Screening Program
Handout
R11. Nick Lawhead
Sara Johnston, MA
A Healthy Dose of Social Media
Handout; Notes
R12. Valerie Lawrence, MLS HEAL-WA: a Web Portal Providing Access to Evidence-based Information to Health Professionals Statewide
Handout
R13. Christine Price, M.A.C.Ed
Shirley Broughton, MPHN
WSU Extension - Diabetes Education for Rural Communities
Handout; Notes
R14. John Franco, MPH, MSPCI Introducing Resiliency and Redundancy to Address the Recession: The Challenge for Local Health Jurisdictions
Handout, Handout 2, Notes
R15. Patricia Atkinson, MAT

Frontier Extended Clinic (FESC) Update
Handout; Notes

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