{"id":5565,"date":"2025-11-03T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5565"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:00:52","slug":"national-rural-health-day-preparing-for-change-challenges-and-opportunities-in-rural-health-care","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/event\/national-rural-health-day-preparing-for-change-challenges-and-opportunities-in-rural-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"National Rural Health Day &#8211; Preparing for Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will host an illuminating discussion on the challenges facing rural health care and the role pharmacists play in access to care. Panelists will share their experiences of working and leading in rural settings at critical access hospitals, ambulatory care, and telepharmacy networks as well as the legislative process to support these areas of need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcus Riccelli, Washington State Senator<\/li>\n<li>Cori Farrar, Director of Pharmacy at Newport Hospital &amp; Health Services<\/li>\n<li>James Hendrix-Ward, Pharmacy Operations Manager at NEW Health<\/li>\n<li>Justin Peters, CFO at Newport Hospital &amp; Health Services<\/li>\n<li>Desiree Sweeney, CEO of NEW Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WSU Spokane: Walgreens Auditorium (PBS 101)<\/li>\n<li>PNWU Campus: MultiCare Learning Center and Delta Dental Equity Hall (DDEH 256)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5dmDzdXJ1Zj8L30\"><strong>Please RSVP<\/strong> to ensure that we have enough refreshments for attendees.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will host an illuminating discussion on the challenges facing rural health care and the role pharmacists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2067,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[1518],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"event_city":"Spokane","event_state":"WA","event_venue":"Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building (PBS\/SPBS)","event_organizer":"College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences","event_organizer_email":"&#112;harm&#097;c&#121;.gocoug&#115;&#064;&#119;su.edu","event_organizer_phone":"","event_organizer_website":"https:\/\/pharmacy.wsu.edu\/","event_website":"","event_cost":"","event_excerpt":"In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will host an illuminating discussion on the challenges facing rural health care and the role pharmacists play in access to care. 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