2017 Conference
34th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
The 34th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference was held October 18-20, 2017 at the Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Oregon.
The annual Oregon Rural Health Conference is the largest gathering in Oregon dedicated to sharing information and showcasing innovative approaches to health and the delivery of health care in rural Oregon. The conference brings together providers, administrators, consumers, policy makers and others to exchange ideas and share expertise.
Presentations
Wednesday
RHC Workshop
- Maintaining RHC Compliance Katie Jo Raebel, Wipfli
- RHC Medicaid Reimbursement Policies and Wrap-around Payments Jamal Furqan, Oregon Health Authority, Health Systems Division
Wrap-around Data Template - Integration of Dental Services within Your RHC Eli Schwarz, DDS, MPH, PhD, OHSU School of Dentistry
Quality Workshop
- Sustainable Improvement Michael Silver, MPH, Corporate Vice President of Improvement Science, HealthInsight
Conference
- Community Water Fluoridation: the Science, Citizen Beliefs and Politics Kurt Ferré, DDS, board member Oregon Public Health Association
- Community Water Fluoridation: the Science, Citizen Beliefs and Politics Charles Haynie, MD, rural Oregon surgeon
- Obstetric Safety Bundle Implementation in a Rural CAH Dale Robinson, MD, Women’s Clinic, Grande Ronde Hospital
- Mental Health Crisis Case Management in a Rural Emergency Department Allison Whisenhunt, LCSW, Manager, Care Management, Providence Seaside Hospital
- Prepared Not Scared: Getting Ready for Disasters in Oregon Matthew Eschelbach, DO, Emergency Medicine Physician, St. Charles
- Prepared Not Scared: Getting Ready for Disasters in Oregon Andrew Phelps, Director, Oregon Office of Emergency Management
Thursday
- Next Steps for Health Reform in Rural Oregon John Saultz, MD, Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU
- OHP Back Pain Policy: Tools for Oregon Rural Health Care Providers to Manage Patients’ Pain with an Integrative Approach Catriona Buist, PsyD, Assistant Professor Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine & Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University; Nora Stern, MS, PT, Program Manager, Persistent Pain Project, Providence Health & Services Oregon
- Oregon’s Opioid Crisis- Solutions for Low Resource Settings Andrew Suchocki, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Clackamas County Health Centers
- Roadmap to Dementia Diagnosis and Management: the State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Oregon Sarah Goodlin, MD, Chief Geriatrics, VA Portland Healthcare System
Behaviors Table
Clock Drawing Test
Dementia Diagnosis
MoCA Instructions
MoCA Test
Planning for the Future
The Zarit 4 Item Burden Interview - Roadmap to Dementia Diagnosis and Management: the State Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Oregon Patrick Gillette, MD, Former Medical Director at the Integrative Health Center & previous Chief Medical Officer, Rogue Community Health
- Using Telehealth to Provide Caregiver Support Allison Lindauer, PhD, NP, Asst Professor of Neurology, OHSU Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center
- Funder Presentation 1—Cambia Health Foundation Oregon-Washington Health Network (telehealth project) Dan Peterson, Oregon Washington Health Network
- Putting the Community in Community Benefit: Investment Strategies in Social Determinants Gustavo Morales, Executive Director, Euvalcree
- Primary Care Transformation Across Rural Oregon Chris Carerra, MPA, Program Manager, OHA
- Primary Care Transformation Across Rural Oregon Evan Saulino, MD, PhD, Family Physician
- Finding Success in Emergency Department Diversion through Team-Based Care and the Patient-Centered Medical Home in Prineville, Oregon Paul Gratton, DBA, Director of Adult and Graduate Business Programs, Montreat College
- Supervision of Physician Assistants: Are You Missing an Opportunity? Nicole Krishnaswami, JD, Operations and Policy Analyst, Oregon Medical Board
- Recruiting and Retaining our Healthcare Workforce: An Update on Oregon’s Incentive Programs Robert Duehmig, Deputy Director, Oregon Office of Rural Health; Bill Pfunder, Program Manager—Incentive Programs, Oregon Office of Rural Health
- Funder presentation 3—Northwest Health Foundation Gustavo Morales, Executive Director, Euvalcree
Friday
- COMP-NW Students Address 30-day Readmission Rates at Lebanon Community Hospital Mary Herberger & Monica Thurston, second year medical students, Western University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest
- Access to Care for Rural Latinos: Challenges and Potential Solutions Leda Isabel Garside, RN, BSN, MBA, Clinical Services Manager for ¡Salud! Services, Tuality Healthcare Foundation
- How Good are Rural Ambulance Protocols for STEMI, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest? Paul Rostykus, MD, MPH, EMS Physician, Jackson County
- A Comparative Analysis of the Rural and Urban Nursing Workforce in Oregon Rick Allgeyer, Research Director, Oregon Center for Nursing
- The Latest from Washington DC and What it Means for Rural Oregon John Williams , JD, Attorney, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC