Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

The Minnesota Critical Access Hospital
and Rural Health Conference:
Engaging Communities & Transforming Health Care
June 23-24, 2008 in Duluth, Minnesota

Program (PDF:1MB/8pgs)
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008
7:30-8:30 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-10 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Keynote Speaker – Gary Boelhower, Ph.D., Chair of Theology and Religious Studies at the College of St. Scholastica Making the Best Possible Decision (PDF:67KB/7pgs)
10-10:30 a.m.	Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30-11:30 a.m. Session 1	A Study in LEAN Principles (PDF: 76KB/9 pgs) and An Experiential Case in Lean Principles (PDF: 387KB/55 pgs)
	Making Long Term Care Feasible (PDF: 55KB/15pgs)
	On the Rural Roads with Pediatric Simulation Training (PDF: 1MB/33pgs)

11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.	Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall

12:30-1:30 p.m. Session 2	Strategic Foundation Beneath our Health Care Transformation-Physician Integration, Electronic Health Records, Community Collaboration (PDF: 531KB/24pgs)
	Health Care Construction: Moving Your Project From Concept to Reality (PDF: 243KB/23 pgs)
	Implementing a Culture of Safety in Small Rural Hospitals (PDF: 280KB/34pgs)

1:40-2:40 p.m. Session 3	CAH Medicare Survey and Program Evaluation (PDF: 109KB/35pgs)
	Culture of People (PDF: 132KB/26pgs)
	CALS: Emergency Team Training for Rural Health Care Providers (PDF: 1MB/63pgs)

2:40-3 p.m.	Break in Exhibit Hall
3-5 p.m.	Rural Health Policy Forum (Rep. Huntley: PDF:447KB/20pgs and MDH Asst. Commissioner Leitz: PDF: 67KB/28pgs)
5-6:30 p.m.	Reception in Harbor Side Ballroom overlooking the Lake Superior Harbor
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008
7:30-8:15 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15-9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Keynote – Chaplain (Maj.) John Morris, Minnesota Army National Guard The Challenges of Reintegration for Combat Veterans and Their Families (PDF: 731KB/19pgs)
9:30-10 a.m.	Break in Exhibit Hall

10-10:50 a.m. Session 4	Navigating the Grant Proposal Process
	Quality Improvement for a Healthy Minnesota (PDF: 870KB/61pgs)
	Culture Matters: Improving Cultural Competency in Minnesota's Rural Physician Offices (PDF: 668KB/36pgs)
	Addressing Dental Access Through Community-based Education (PDF: 2MB/49pgs)
	Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health

11-11:50 p.m. Session 5	Design, Implementation and Progress of a Post-Doctoral Residency in Rural Psychology
	Increasing the Supply of Primary Care Physicians in Rural Minnesota (PDF: Dr. Cerra: PDF: 460KB/17pgs and Dr. Christensen: 18KB/12pgs and Dr. Moscovice 88KB/15pgs)
	Improving Continuity of Care After Treatment Through the use of Survivor Care Plans (PDF: 64KB/20pgs)
	Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Organizations (PDF: 76KB/27pgs)
	Bridging Youth, Family, Community: Working Together to Build a Health Community (PDF: 938KB/ 24pgs)

12-12:45 p.m.	Awards luncheon in Harbor Side Ballroom
12:45-1:10 p.m.	Dessert in Exhibit Hall

1:10-2 p.m. Session 6	Educating Rural Health Care Students Using an Academic EHR System: A Collaborative Effort in Minnesota (PDF: 1MB/30pgs)
	Engaging Communities and Transforming Health Care Through Administrative Simplification (PDF: 157KB/26pgs)
	Take Heart America: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Initiative, an Imperative and Life Saving Collaboration of our Communities (PDF: 3MB/78pgs)
	Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Project
	New Models of Care: Interprofessional Practice and Education Teams (PDF: 160KB/25pgs)

2:15-2:45 p.m.	Closing Keynote - John Becknell, EMS Best Practices, Inc. The Troubled State of Rural EMS and the Good News Ahead (PDF of presentation 3MB/36 pgs and of notes 58KB/1pg)
2:45-3 p.m.	Closing comments and prize giveaways

Program (PDF:1MB/8pgs)

The Minnesota Rural Health Conference is cosponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, the Minnesota Rural Health Association and the Rural Health Resource Center - Minnesota Center for Rural Health, along with the assistance of many other organizations concerned with rural health issues.