2009 Annual Conference Recap

NRHA's 2009 Annual Conference was an enormous success, and we'd like to thank each and every one of our attendees for a great week in Miami! See you next year, May 18-21, 2010, for the 33rd Annual Rural Health Conference in Savannah, Georgia!

2009 Annual Conference Handouts

Wednesday, May 6th

9:15-10:30

Keynote Speaker: Sanjeev Arora, MD

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11:00-12:15

1A: We've got a Mailbox, Why do We Need a Pharmacist?	Click Here for Andrea Radford's Handouts Click Here for additional handouts
1B: Rural Workforce and the Bureau of Health Professions	Click Here for Handouts
1C: Rural Best Practices	Click Here For Handouts
1D: CPR for your AR	Click Here for Handouts
1E: Grassroots Strategies for a Strong Workforce	Click Here for Kristine Sande's Handouts Click Here for Kathleen Spencer's Handouts Click Here for Tim Size's Handouts
1F: The Health of Rural High Poverty Communities	Click Here for Handouts
1G: The Medical Home Model	Click Here for Handouts Click Here for additional handouts
1H: VA Rural Health Centers	Click Here for Handouts

4:15-5:30

2A: The Impact of Trauma and Emergency Medical Care	Click Here for Chris Tilden's Handouts Click Here for Nels Sanddal's Handouts Click Here for Robert O'Connor's Handouts
2B: Managing and Reporting the Community Impact of Rural Hospitals	Click Here for John Gale's Handouts
2C: State Efforts to Address Mental Health Needs of Returning Soldiers	Click Here for Handouts
2D: The Future and Potential of Telehealth Services	Click Here for Handouts
2E: Partnering with the National Health Service Corps to Recruit Providers for Underserved Areas	Click Here for Mary Amundson's Handouts Click Here for Sonia Handforth-Kome's Handouts
2F: Rural Workforce Development	Click Here for Handouts
2G: Value Based Purchasing	Click Here for Handouts
2H: The Medical School of the Future	Handouts will be available soon

Thursday, May 7th

8:30-9:45

Plenary A: Daryl Weaver	Click here for handouts
Plenary B: Michelle Katz	Click here for handouts
Plenary C: K.C. Donnelly	Handouts will be available soon

10:15-11:30

3A: Issues in Rural Cancer Prevention and Treatment	Click here for Jessica Bellinger's Handouts
3B: Retail Medicine in Rural Michigan	Handouts will be available soon
3C: Focusing on Rural Women's Health	Handouts will be available soon
3D: Oral Health in Rural Health	Handouts will be available soon
3E: Community Paramedics	Click Here for Handouts
3F: The Role of Community Colleges in the Rural Health Workforce	Click Here for Handouts
3G: Leading in Uncertain Times	Click Here for Handouts
3H: Access to Capital for Rural Health Care Providers	Handouts will be available soon

12:45-2:00

4A: TACK- Rural Application	Handouts will be available soon
4B: Addressing America's Rural General Surgery Crisis	Click Here for Handouts
4C: Are Uninsured Border Minorities Most at Risk for Diabetes?	Click Here for Handouts
4D: Evaluating the Differences between FQHC, RHC, and Private Physicians	Click Here for Handouts
4E: Mental Health Initiatives at the Federa, State, and Community Level	Click Here for John Gale and Lisa Davis' Handouts Click Here for Kristi Martin's Handouts Click Here for Steven Denny's Handouts
4F: The Role of Regional Medical School Campuses in Promoting Primary Care	Handouts will be available soon
4G: Rural Medicare Update	Click Here for Dr. Dean's Handouts Click Here for Caroline Cochran's Handouts
4H: Implentation of a Regional Health Information Exchange in a Rural Setting	Handouts will be available soon

2:00-3:00

Keynote Address: Newt Gingrich

There will be no handouts for this session

3:15-4:30

5A: Responding to Domestic Violence in a Rural Health Setting	Handouts will be available soon
5B: Long Term Care Solutions for an Aging Rural Population	Click Here for Peter Fitzgerald's Handouts
5C: Social Networking and Me	Click Here for Handouts
5D: Long Term Success in Rural Recruitment into Health Careers	Click Here for Handouts
5E: Rural Medical Educators	Handouts will be available soon
5F: HRSA Update	Handouts will be available soon

Friday, May 8

8:15-9:00

Washington Update: Maggie Elehwany

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9:45-11:00

6A: Rural Healthcare Ethics	There are no handouts for this session
6B: Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program	Click Here for Marlene Miller's Handouts Click Here for Steve Hirsch's Handouts Click Here for Cindy Dupree's Handouts
6C: Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Idaho	Click Here for Handouts
6D: Emergency Preparedness and Response Needs of Seasonal and Migrant Workers	Click Here for Handouts
6E: Montana TRUST	Handouts will be available soon
6F: CMS Update	There are no handouts for this session