2007 ALASKA CONFERENCE HANDOUTS
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 11:00 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. | |
1A -- Medicare Advantage: Basics and Update | Summit Hall 2 |
1B -- Coding for Physician Services: The Importance of Correctly Coding ICD-9 and CPT-4 | Summit Hall 3 |
1C -- New Medical Model for Rural Underserved Communities | Summit Hall 4 |
1D-- Rural Healthcare Ethics: What is it and Where is it Going? | Summit Hall 5 |
1E -- Meeting the Needs of Rural Healthcare Through Distance | Summit Hall 6 |
1F -- The Flex Program: Showing a National Impact | Summit Hall 7-8 |
1G -- Essentials of Rural Public Health: The Rural Public Health Textbook | Summit Hall 9--10 |
1H -- Responses to Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages: | Summit Hall 11-12 |
1I -- Contributed Research and Education Papers | Summit Hall 1 |
1J - Poster Session Tour, Poster numbers 1 - 13 | Summit Hall Lobby |
THE NRHA RURAL HEALTH AWARDS LUNCHEON
12:15 -- 2:15 p.m
Marriot Hotel Ballroom
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:15 -- 5:30 p.m. | |
2A -- Exploring the Community Impact Activities of Small Rural Hospitals | Summit Hall 2 |
2B -- Reporting Adverse Events: What do Policy Makers Want Versus What do Rural Providers and Patients Need? | Summit Hall 3 |
2C -- Optimizing Resources for Rural CHCs. | Summit Hall 4 |
2D -- Nurse Retention: Work Environment Makes a Difference | Summit Hall 5 |
2E -- Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Development: Innovation Across the WICHE West | Summit Hall 6 |
2F -- Rural Medicare Update Click here to download Caroline Cochran's Handouts Click Here to Download Part 1 of Alma Hardy's Handouts | Summit Hall 7--8 |
2G -- Rural Economic Development Believes in Wellness, Too | Summit Hall 9--10 |
2H -- Global Illustrations in Rural Health Education and Training | Summit Hall 11-12 |
2I -- Contributed Research and Education Papers | Summit Hall 1 |
2J -- Poster Session Tour, Poster numbers 14 - 28 | Summit Hall Lobby |
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION 7:00 -- 8:00 p.m.
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The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Thursday, May 17, 2007
REILLY KEYNOTE ADDRESS 8:30 -- 9:45 a.m.
Arteaga
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10:15 -- 11:30 a.m. | |
3A -- Transforming the Future of Rural Health Care | Summit Hall 2 |
3B -- Effective Clinic Management -- Strategies for Success | Summit Hall 3 |
3C -- Unique Approaches in Dental Care in the Frontier: Alaska & Nevada's Experience | Summit Hall 4 |
3D -- Implementing a Successful Heart Failure Program in your Rural Hospital | Summit Hall 5 |
3E -- Quality in Small Rural Hospitals: A Look at Local, State, and Federal Quality Initiatives | Summit Hall 6 |
3F -- Hospital Federal Update | Summit Hall 7--8 |
3G -- The Obesity Epidemic -- Causes and Solutions for Rural America | Summit Hall 9--10 |
3H -- Providing Multicultural Experiences in Health Professions Educational Programs | Summit Hall 11--12 |
3I -- Contributed Research and Education Papers | Summit Hall 1 |
3J -- Poster Session Tour, Poster numbers 29 - 44 | Summit Hall Lobby |
LUNCH 11:30 a.m. -- 12:45 p.m.
Explorers Hall
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 12:45 -- 2:00 p.m. | |
4A -- Healthcare Quality in America's Heartland | Summit Hall 2 |
4B -- Meeting the IOM Rural Quality Improvement Challenge -- | Summit Hall 3 |
4C -- Rural Hospital -- Community Health Center Partnerships | Summit Hall 4 |
4D -- Indian Country Methamphetamine Initiative | Summit Hall 5 |
4E -- Innovative Approaches to Rural Healthcare Recruitment and Retention | Summit Hall 6 |
4F -- National Advisory Committee 2007 Report Findings | Summit Hall 7--8 |
4G -- Creating Healthy and Vital Rural Communities for the Aging Population | Summit Hall 9--10 |
4H -- Frontier Physician Education -- WWAMI in Alaska and Montana | Summit Hall 11--12 |
4I -- Contributed Research and Education Papers | Summit Hall 1 |
4J -- Poster Session Tour, Poster numbers 45 - 60 | Summit Hall Lobby |
CONSTITUENCY GROUP (CG) MEETINGS 2:00 -- 3:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3:00 -- 4:15 p.m. | |
5A -- EMS Outcome Measures: Results of the 2006 Demonstration Project | Summit Hall 2 |
5B -- Our Invisible Heroes: Healthcare Access Issues for Rural Minority and Multicultural Veterans | Summit Hall 3 |
5C -- Integrating Services in Frontier Communities: Two Models That Work | Summit Hall 4 |
5D -- Medicare Part D: How is it Working? Rural Concerns and Solutions? | Summit Hall 5 |
5E -- Achieve Maximum Impact With Your Messages | Summit Hall 6 |
5F -- The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program | Summit Hall 7--8 |
5G -- Rural America and Family Caregiver Support: Recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services | Summit Hall 9--10 |
5H -- Community Health Workers in an Evolving Healthcare Environment: Examples from Rural Kentucky and Texas Colonias | Summit Hall 11--12 |
5I -- Contributed Research and Education Papers | Summit Hall 1 |
5J -- Poster Session Tour, Poster numbers 45 - 60 | Summit Hall Lobby |
NETWORKING ROUNDTABLES/ISSUE GROUPS 4:15 -- 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 18, 2007
WASHINGTON UPDATE BREAKFAST 8:15 -- 9:30 a.m.
Download Maggie Elehwany's Presentation Here
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9:45 -- 11:00 a.m. | |
6A -- Strengthening the Responsibilities of the Ru Hospital Board and Best Practices for Building a Better Board | Summit Hall 2 |
6B -- Planning For, Implementing, and Understanding the Return on Investment from Health Information Technologies (HIT) | Summit Hall 3 |
6C -- Engaging Community Health Centers and Migrant Health Centers in Community Preparedness Planning Click Here to download the handouts | Summit Hall 4 |
6D -- Keeping the Doors Open: Improving Access | Summit Hall 5 |
6E -- House Calls -- 21st Century Style: A Home-Health | Summit Hall 6 |
6F -- Our Federal Partners: An Update from HRSA | Summit Hall 7--8 |
6G -- Health Literacy: Issues and Ideas for Rural Populations | Summit Hall 9--10 |
6H -- Health Professions Club Partnership and Summer Internship Program | Summit Hall 11--12 |
6I - Contributed Research and Education Papers Patterns and Consequences of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Across the Urban-Rural Continuum | Summit Hall 1 |
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS 11:00 a.m
Don't miss the NRHA Quality and Clinical Conference July 15-17 in San Diego, Calif. Designed for professionals practicing on the frontlines in rural health care, this interactive conference will provide tools, research and collaborative opportunities to improve quality of care in rural hospitals and integrate population health concerns into clinical practice, such as HIV/AIDS clinical care, mental health care and medication safety.
"Domestic and Sexual Violence in Rural Settings," a four-part teleconference/webinar series, will be available in May. The series will promote the importance of domestic violence prevention strategies within the health care setting, and will raise the visibility of domestic violence as a public health issue.
May 2, 2008 - Senate and House negotiators announced today that they have reached a comprise on a new Farm Bill. Staff for the Senate and House agriculture committees and for conferees will continue to work on finalizing a few remaining issues and obtaining official budget scoring from the Congressional Budget Office, but the main issues have been agreed to. The completed legislation will have to be approved by both the Senate and House before being sent to the White House. 
A new proposed combined methodology for determining designation as a Health Professional Shortage Area and/or Medically Underserved Population has been released. The NRHA provides this regulatory guide to explain the proposed methodology, to explain some how this could impact rural America, to share our initial intent on comments NRHA offers to HRSA regulators, and to give details on how rural advocates can submit their own comments on the proposed rule. 