Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Presentations:

Minnesota Rural Health Conference

Smart Health 2006: Focus on Technology
Creating connections and strengthening
Minnesota's rural communities

July 17-18 at the Duluth Entertainment and
Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota

Keynote Addresses

Tom Morris, (PowerPoint 1MB) deputy director, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Federal Rural Health Information Technology Policy, Program and Funding Updates
Maureen Swan (PowerPoint 1MB), president, MedTrend Inc: Top Trends Every Health Care Executive Should Know

General Sessions

Electronic Health Records: Rural Community Projects and Success Stories
- Bonnie O'Neil, Riverwood Healthcare Center
- Tim Rice, (PowerPoint 2MB) Lakewood Health System
- Cheryl Stephens,(PowerPoint 120KB) Community Health Information Collaborative
- Dan Svendsen, (PowerPoint 186KB) SISU Medical Systems
Minnesota e-Health System Development: Current Status, Infrastructure, Funding and Policy
- Andy Burmeister, Office of Senator Norm Coleman
- Tom Huntley, Minnesota House of Representatives
- Bernadine Joselyn, (PowerPoint 1MB) Blandin Foundation
- Mary Klimp, (PowerPoint 56KB) Queen of Peace Hospital
- Martin LaVenture, (PowerPoint 836KB) Minnesota Department of Health
- Greg Linden, (PowerPoint 419KB) Statis Health

Concurrent Sessions

Focus on Health Workforce	Focus on Access, Quality and Safety	Focus on Telemedicine
What’s Going on Online in Minnesota? Online Professional Health Education Models. Carol Church, (PowerPoint 543KB) Itasca Community College Jane Foote, (PowerPoint 72KB) Minneapolis Community and Technical College Barbara Matthees, (PowerPoint 80KB) Minnesota State University: Moorhead Janet Shanedling, (PowerPoint 3MB) Academic Health Care Center Marty Witrak, (PowerPoint 16KB) College of St. Scholastica	Lean Application in a Small Rural Health Care Organization Patricia Wangler, (PowerPoint 2MB) First Care Medical Services and Crew Resource Management: What Hospitals can Learn from Aviation to Improve Patient Safety (PowerPoint 4MB) Mary Quinn Crow, Northfield Hospital John Doherty, Gear UP LLC	Telemedicine in Minnesota: Where we are and Where We’re Going Karen Welle, (PowerPoint 145KB) Moderator, MDH Office of Rural Health & Primary Care Maureen Ideker, (PowerPoint 3MB) Tri-County Hospital Denise Kolb, (PowerPoint 92KB) Minnesota Department of Human Services John M. Scanlan, (PowerPoint Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Sandra Schmunk, (PowerPoint 2MB) Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center Stuart Speedie, (PowerPoint 4MB) University of Minnesota
One-Click Learning (PowerPoint 3MB) Cindy Gruwell, University of Minnesota Gwen Halaas, University of Minnesota Linda Watson, University of Minnesota	Coordination of Care and the Patient’s Journey: Improving Community Health Care Systems Maddy Forsberg, (PowerPoint 221KB) Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging Annette Kritzler, (PowerPoint 1MB) Stratis Health Matt Will, (PowerPoint 2MB) Gold Cross/Mayo Medical Transportation	Telemental Health for Minnesotans Harvey Caldwell, (PowerPoint 86MB) New Connections: Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs, Inc. and Telehomecare: Pursuing, Planning and Prospering Joyce Doughty, (PowerPoint 64KB)Good Samaritan Home Health Care
Health Careers/SIM Man for K-12, Post Secondary and Employee Training Julie Shelton, Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center Allicen Waxlax, Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center (PowerPoint to come)	Minnesota Trauma System and Web-based Trauma Registry (PowerPoint 28MB): Providing Optimal Trauma Care through Coordination, Connectivity, and Clinical Quality Improvement Tim Held, Minnesota Department of Health Chris Ballard, Minnesota Department of Health	eICU Care: Partnering Critical Care Through Technology (PowerPoint 14MB) Lois Coudron, Avera Healthcare Patt Herr, Avera Healthcare Jean Winter, Avera Healthcare and Telepharmacy: A Regional Partnership for 24-7 Pharmacy Services Mike Dudzik, (PowerPoint 2MB) St. Luke's Hospital Tom Dickson, (PowerPoint 32KB) Community Memorial Hospital