2008 Conferences and Events

 

"Making Our Treatment Wishes Known": Robert F. E. Stier
Memorial Lectures in Medicine

Patrick Dunn, MD, FACP, Director of Ethics Education & Asst. Director Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health and Science University is giving this free public lecture on end-of-life decisions. Come explore the forces shaping complex decision making at the end of life, how we can make our treatment wishes known and make sure our wishes are followed. Discover how helpful tools, like advance directives, can guide the care of those who are dying.

Northwest Regional Critical Access Hospital Conference

March 19, 2008, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, Spokane, Washington

Plan to join your Critical Access Hospital colleagues from around the Northwest at this one-day conference designed specifically for CAH administrators, staff, clinicians and board members. Experts will present on quality/performance improvement, billing, rural workforce, health information technology, CMS, board development, models of rural care delivery, and more.

Featured speakers include Marcia Brand, PhD, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy; John Gale, MS, Maine Rural Health Research Center; Peter House, MHA, WWAMI AHEC Program Office; and Ed Phippen, Health Work Force Institute.

This conference is produced by state offices of rural health for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Conference sponsors include: Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts, Red Capital and The Neenan Company, Parker Smith Feek, GCI ConnectMD, Washington Health Foundation, Idaho Area Health Education Center, and Washington State Department of Health, Office of Community and Rural Health.

Northwest Regional Rural Health Conference

“Creating a Thriving Rural Workforce, Health System, and Community”
March 20–21, 2008: Red Lion Hotel at the Park, Spokane, Washington

The Northwest's largest conference on rural health—incorporating Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska—celebrates its 21st year in 2008. Keynote speakers include WA Governor Christine Gregoire; Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, Center for Rural Health & Health Sciences School of Medicine, University of North Dakota; Clinton MacKinney, MD, Stroudwater Associates; and a panel of Northwest Health Leaders moderated by Mary Selecky, Washington’s Secretary of Health.  The conference always strives to stay abreast of current policy and regulatory developments at the federal, regional, state and local levels which impact healthcare delivery. Conference brochure and registration online available below or call 509.358.7640  or e-mail ahec@wsu.edu.  

Conference sponsors include Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts, Red Capital and The Neenan Company, Parker Smith Feek, GCI ConnectMD, Washington Health Foundation, Idaho Area Health Education Center, and Washington State Department of Health, Office of Community and Rural Health.

From Hurt to Hope: Discovering Universal Approaches to Strengthening Supportive Learning Environments and Resilience

April 22-23: Spokane Convention Center

Complex trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences are affecting our children and having a direct correlation to their involvement in crime, drugs and alcohol abuse, and abusive relationships.  This conference will help educate our community on this issue, as well as start laying the foundation for a proactive response. This conference has immediate relevance to early learning, K-12, juvenile justice, health care, child protection, substance abuse communities and citizens concerned about protecting children. Keynote speakers include Robert F. Anda, MD, Center for Disease Control; Susan Cole, JD, MEd, author; and Robert Wolpow, PhD, Western WA University. Conference brochure and registration online available below or call 509.358.7640 or e-mail ahec@wsu.edu.  

The conference costs $140. Limited scholarships will be available for professionals in the private early learning system.
Clock hours, STARS credits, and continuing education credits offered for AAFP, AANP and NBCC.

Keynote speakers: Sponsored by: Spokane County Community Network and multiple state and local partners
Born Learning of NE Washington, Children’s Home Society of Washington, Eastern Washington University School of Social Work, Foundation for Early Learning, Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council, Mental Health Transformation Grant in Partnership with the State Office of Public Instruction, Safe Schools Healthy Students Grant partnership, Spokane Community Network, Spokane County Juvenile Court, Spokane Regional Health District, Thrive by Five, Washington State University Extension, and YFA Connections


Primary Care Update Conference

May 2–3, 2008, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, Spokane, Washington

The Inland Empire Chapter of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians, Family Medicine Spokane Residency Program, and the Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center, WSU Extension are proud to sponsor the 25th annual Primary Care Update.

The success of this format in the past has created an exciting opportunity for physicians and other health professionals to participate in educational sessions and workshops designed with the primary care practitioner in mind.

Exhibitors:

Platinum Support: Rockwood Clinic

North Idaho Conference on Aging

May 22, 2008, Edminister Student Union, North Idaho College, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

This ninth annual conference, “Aging Well: Pathways to Financial Health,” will present a variety of topics focusing on the impacts of aging on personal and family financial management.

For more information regarding the conference, contact the Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho, 208.667.6179, www.aani.org. Questions? Call 509.358.7640 or e-mail ahec@wsu.edu.