Rural clinical issues focus on the primary concerns of access, quality, and equity. Rural health care's disparities in clinician access can be answered best by improving recruitment of all primary care providers. The National Rural Health Association has a long history on advocating for rural equity in the Medicare program, providing leadership on rural recruitment efforts, and ensuring quality healthcare in a rural setting.
For individuals searching for additional linkages on rural clinical issues, the NRHA has a Clinical Constituency Group, which is chaired by Raymond G. Christensen, MD. Dr. Christensen can be contacted at: rchriste@d.umn.edu
In addition, a special interest group of the NRHA committed to advancing the training of physicians for rural practice through network development and advocacy is the Rural Medical Educators Group. It is chaired by James G. Boulger, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth. Dr. Boulger can be contacted at: jboulger@d.umn.edu
For legislative and regulatory information pertaining to rural clinician issues, please contact Tim Fry at: fry@NRHArural.org
Join us in San Diego
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.
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June 5-6, 2008 : National Conference on Medication Access, Use and Safety in Rural America : Minneapolis, MN
The College of Pharmacy PREPP Institute and the National Rural Health Association are hosting this conference. Current issues being addressed include; policy, practice and innovations, collaboration and advancement of pharmaceutical care in rural communities. Join local, state and national leaders in Rural Healthcare for this two day conference. For further information, please visit www.ruralcenter.org/pharmacyconference or contact Amy L. Olson at 612-624-4671.
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July 14-17, 2008 : Quality and Clinical Conference : San Diego, CA
Registration is now open for the 2008 Annual Quality & Clinical Conference, to be held in San Diego July 14-17.
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December 10-12, 2008 : Minority and Multicultural Health Conference : Albuquerque, NM
Plan now to attend the NRHA Minority and Multicultural Conference in Albuquerque, NM. The goals and objectives of the conference are: To provide a forum to examine issues related to connecting the need for partnerships between economic development and rural health among minority and multi-cultural populations; to identify the environmental and developmental challenges faced by health care agencies seeking to serve rural minority & multicultural populations; to identify the barriers and/or challenges to linking economic development and health care to rural minority & multicultural populations; and to identify best practices & methodologies toward forging partnerships among economic development and rural minority and multicultural populations.
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