9:15a-10:15a

Health Care Reform:  The Rural Advantage
Keynote Speaker:
Paul D. Moore, D.Ph.
Senior Health Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of Rural Health Policy

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1:00-2:00p

State and DHCS 1115 Waiver Update

Speakers: Sandra Willburn, Chief, CA Office of Primary and Rural Health Care, DHCS, Bobbie Wunsch, Pacific Health Consulting Group; Dean Germano, CEO, Shasta Community Health Center;  Lee Kemper, Director, County Medical Services Program  

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2:00-3:00p

eHealth Update

Speakers: Speranza Avram, Executive Director, California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO); Eric Brown, Executive Director, California Telehealth Network (CTN);Carladenise Edwards, Executive Director, Cal eConnect; Larry L. Dickey, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Office of Health Information Technology, California Department of Health Care Services; and, Betsy Thompson, CMS

Click here to download CalHIPSO Update.
Click here to download CTN Update.
Click here to download DHCS Update.
Click here to download CMS Update.

9:00-9:45a 

NRHA Federal Update

Speaker: Danny Fernandez, Government Affairs and Policy Manager, National Rural Health Association

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10:00-11:15a

Concurrent Sessions A

1) Advancing Preventative Health in Rural California: Oral Health, Premature Birth, Nutrition & Obesity, and Infectious Disease Prevention

Speakers: Paul Glassman DDS, MA, MBA, Professor of Dental Practice and Director of Community Oral Health, University of Pacific; Dean Blumberg, M.D., UC Davis Medical School; Harold Goldstein, Dr.Ph,  Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy; Robert Kahle, M.D., MSJ, Medical Director, Women’s and Children’s Services, Mercy Healthcare Sacramento & Secretary Treasurer California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) & Chair, CA Premature Infant Health Coalition; and, Andy Krackov, Assistant Vice President, Programs and Partnerships, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Click here to download oral health presentation.
Click here to download prematurity presentation.
Click here to download immunization presentation.
Click here to download obesity presentation.
Click here to download kidsdata presentation.

2) ) Rural Mental Health Challenges, Resources and Successful Models of Practice

Speakers: Harriet Markell, Director, CA Council of Community Mental Health Agencies; Michael Heggarty, Director, Nevada County Health and Human Services; and, Herbert A. Cruz, M.D., Psychiatrist, Fresno County Behavorial Health

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Click here to download CA Council of Community Mental Health Agencies' presentation.
Click here to download Telepsychiatry presentation.

3) Cal-SEARCH: A Case Study of Building the Rural Healthcare Workforce for the 21st Century

Speakers: Jim Perkins, Deputy Director of Programs, California Primary Care Association; and, Angela Minniefield, MPA, Deputy Director, Health Care Reform Implementation, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

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4) Electronic Health Records: Rural Hospital-Led Community Project & Vendor Selection and Contracting

Speakers: Mark Freitas, Director of Business and Information Technology, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; and, Kimberly Harris-Salamone, PhD., Vice President of Health Information Technology, Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)

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Click here to download HSAG presentation.

11:45a-1:00p

Rural Champions Awards Luncheon

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1:00p-2:15p

Concurrent Sessions B

1)  An Innovative Program for Improving Children’s Oral Health in Lake County

Speakers: Cathy Ferron, Principal Consultant, Ferron and Associates; Marta Fuller, RN, Coordinator, Children’s Dental Disease Prevention Program, Lake County Health Services; and, Joan Reynolds, Healthy Start Director, Lake County Office of Education

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2) Rural Telehealth: Success, Failures & Enhancing Development

Speakers: Christine Martin, Executive Director, California Telehealth and eHealth Center; and, Kurt Hahn, North Sonoma County Healthcare District

3) Communities Working Together to Become Culturally Competent

Speakers: Kristina Wertz, Legal Director, Transgender Law Center, Daniel Gould, Health Network Coordinator, Equality California; Annie Barnes, Executive Director, Sunrise Special Services Foundation, Inc.

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4) Utilizing Grassroots Outreach and Partnerships to Increase Access to Quality Healthcare in Rural Communities

Speakers: Becky Damazo, RN, MSN, California State University, Chico; and, Barbara Clifford, Program Manager, California Health Collaborative

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Click here to download CA Health Collaborative presentation.

2:30p-5:30p

Rural eHealth Summit

1. Summit Overview and Opening Remarks (30 minutes)
   
   Speaker: Lynn Barr, CSRHA HIT Director
   
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2. Best Practices Panel (45 minutes)
   
   Panelists: Darcie Antle, Director, Ukiah Valley Rural Health Center; Mark Freitas, Director of Business and Information Technology, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; and, Charles Kitzman, Chief Information Office, Shasta Community Health Center
   
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   Click here to download Ukiah Valley Rural Health Center presentation.

Rural Workforce Summit

1. Summit Overview and Opening Remarks (15 minutes)
   
   Speaker: Steve Barrow, CSRHA Policy Director
   
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2. Summit Opening Panel of Experts (60 minutes)
   
   Panelists: Barbara Halsey, Director, California Workforce Investment Board;  Linda Zorn, Director, Regional Health Occupations Resource Centers, Butte College; Dave Jones, CEO, Mountain Valleys Health Centers, Board of Director CSRHA & Chair CSRHA’s Workforce Advisory Committee; and Tamarra Harris, Director of Human Resources, Trinity Hospital
   
   Moderator: José Millan, Vice Chancellor, Economic Development and Workforce Preparation, Chancellor’s Office California Community Colleges
   
   Click here to download CA Workforce Investment Board presentation.
   Click here to download Butte College presentation.
   Click here to download Mountain Valleys Health Centers presentation.
   Click here to download Trinity Hospital presentation.
   Click here to download Chancellor's Office of CA Community Colleges presentation.
   
   
3. Table Breakouts and Reaction Plans (120 minutes)
   
   Panelists: Barbara Halsey, Director, California Workforce Investment Board; Angela Minniefield, MPA, Deputy Director, OSHPD, Healthcare Workforce Development; and Kevin Barnett, MCP, Dr.PH Senior Investigator, Public Health Institute & Co-Director California Health Workforce Alliance
   
   Moderator: Steve Barrow, CSRHA Policy Director