7:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
7:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Set Up |
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Networking Tables |
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Welcome |
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address: Leading in Times of Change: How Leaders Can Balance Humility with Ambition - Dr. Amer Kaissi, Professor and Executive Coach, Trinity University
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10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Break in Exhibit Hall |
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Breakout Session #1 (Session Tracks: Leadership and Workforce Development, Access to Care, Behavioral and Mental Health, and Process Improvement) - 1A: Taking Care of Our Own: An In-house Childcare Center as a Tool for Recruitment and Retention
- Brian Lovdahl, CCM Health
- Kelly Johnson, CCM Health
- 1B: Addressing Their Unique Needs: How a Rural Health Care Plan is Narrowing Behavioral Health Gaps in Eight Minnesota Counties
- Ruth Boubin, South Country Health Alliance
- Madison Babcock, South Country Health Alliance
- Becky Ziller, South Country Health Alliance
- 1C: Food-as-Medicine in Rural Minnesota: Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Health Outcomes Through Produce Prescription Programs
- Rachel Johnson, Riverwood Healthcare Center
- Cherylee Sherry, Minnesota Department of Health
- 1D: Improving Whole-Person Care Through Oral Initiatives in Greater Minnesota
- Dr. Lyubov Slashcheva, Apple Tree Dental
- Nicole Ferrian, Apple Tree Dental
- 1E: The 5 Pillars of Telehealth: Access and Equity for Rural Communities
- Zomi Bloom, Wilderness Health
- Dr. Laura Colicchia, Allina Health and Minnesota Perinatal Physicians
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Plenary Panel: Minnesota’s Healthcare Workforce: An Overview and Recent Trends - Wade McKittrick, Montevideo Public Schools
- Keri Bergeson, University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Teri Fritsma, Minnesota Department of Health
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2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Breakout Session #2 (Session Tracks: Leadership and Workforce Development, Access to Care, Behavioral and Mental Health, and Process Improvement) - 2A: Creating Pathways to Rural Practice: The Impact and Outcomes of the University of Minnesota’s Rural Physician Associate Program
- Dr. Kirby Clark, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Anthony Lussenhop, Alomere Health
- Dr. Barret Wolfson, Scenic Rivers Health System
- 2B: Increasing Access to Mental Health Crisis Support Information in Minnesota's Rural Communities: A Unique Partnership Between the Network of the National Library of Medicine's Minnesota State Advisory Group and the National Alliance on Mental Health Minnesota
- Lisa Sanders, Essentia Health
- Katherine Chew, University of Minnesota
- Erica Lake, Network of the National Library of Medicine (Region 6), University of Iowa
- 2C: Enhancing Tobacco Treatment in Rural Settings: A Cost-Effective Approach to Reducing Chronic Health Disparities
- Vikki Ebenhoh, South Central Human Relations Center
- Heidi Winter, Woodland Centers
- Dr. Jennifer Timm, Bridges Health, Winona State University
- 2D: How Health Care Homes Level Progression Advances Health Equity and Population Health in Rural Primary Care
- Jen Strickland, Minnesota Department of Health
- Tiffany Schouten, Red Lake Service Unit
- 2E: Advancing Health Equity in Rural Minnesota: Lessons from a Statewide Critical Access Hospital Learning Collaborative
- Carrie Howard, Stratis Health
- Jennifer Jerde, Ridgeview
- Regan Dose, Ridgeview
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3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | Break in Exhibit Hall |
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. | Minnesota Rural Health Association Policy Forum |
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. | Networking Reception |