March 17-19: Tools to achieve rural health success

rural-health-conferences-300SPOKANE, Wash. – The Northwest’s largest gathering on rural health will take place during two conferences March 17-19, drawing health professionals from Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Washington.

Building on the theme, “Policy to Reality: Rural Health Tools for Success,” experts and community leaders will present new strategies and innovations in patient care, community health, workforce retention, telehealth and healthcare reform. Federal partners will present what’s happening on the national level.

Registration is required to attend the conferences; find details below.

The 13th Northwest Regional Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conference will begin Tuesday, March 17. The one-day conference is designed specifically for CAH administrators, staff, clinicians and board members.

“Healthcare will always be about caring for people as individuals, but we’re moving toward a more holistic system that also cares for a community or population and pays for care based on how well we do that rather than how often people receive care,” said conference chairperson Kim Kelley. “At this conference, we’ll see how this is happening in rural areas across the Northwest.”

The conference costs $75. For details, keynote topics and featured speakers, see http://extension.wsu.edu/ahec/conferences/cah-rhc/.

The 28th NW Regional Rural Health Conference, March 18-19, is designed for a wide range of rural health advocates including providers, community leaders, administrators, board members, commissioners, policy makers, public health professionals and more.

The conference strives to stay abreast of policy and regulatory developments that impact healthcare delivery at the federal, regional, state and local levels. At the same time, it delivers content inclusive of collaborative rural models, innovative community projects, quality healthcare information technology and other underlying components that shape the way business is done.

The conference costs $125-$245. For details, keynote topics and featured speakers, see http://extension.wsu.edu/ahec/conferences/cah-rhc/.

Online registration for both conferences is available at https://www.regonline.com/cah-rhc2015. For more information for both conferences, contact the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington, Washington State University Extension, at 509-358-7640 or ahec@wsu.edu.

 

Contact:
Conference Management, Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington, WSU Extension, 509-358-7640, ahec@wsu.edu