JUNE
18-19,
2007
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DULUTH,
M I N N E S O TA
MINNESOTA RURAL
HEALTH CONFERENCE
GROWING HEALTHY RURAL COMMUNITIES
DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTER
OBJECTIVES
Learn about initiatives to
increase access to health
care in rural areas.
Discuss rural Minnesota’s
health care system and
learn about efforts to
advance quality and patient
care for specific groups.
Discover the future trends in
rural health care.
Explore how technology has
the potential to address
geographical barriers and
workforce shortages in
rural communities.
MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
GROWING HEALTHY RURAL COMMUNITIES
Dear Rural Health Colleagues,
This year's Minnesota Rural Health Conference unites all of us who care
about rural health. We're excited to offer three concurrent forums that we
hope will provide something for everyone.
On Monday June 18, the Center for Rural Policy and Development will host
its annual Minnesota Rural Forum. This year's Forum will discuss and
debate topics covered in the Spring 2007 Rural Minnesota Journal focused
on rural health care.
Concurrent with the Minnesota Rural Forum on June 18, hospital
administrators and hospital representatives from the 79 Critical Access
Hospitals in Minnesota will gather for a Critical Access Hospital Conference
to share common experiences and issues.
Later that evening, a reception overlooking the Duluth Harbor will bring
everyone together before the start of the Minnesota Rural Health
Conference on Tuesday, June 19. The Conference promises a full day of
keynotes and breakout sessions examining how rural communities are
maintaining and improving the quality and availability of health care.
We think joining forces will increase our knowledge of rural health issues,
strengthen collaboration among new partners, and generate fresh energy to
identify strategies for keeping rural health in Minnesota strong and vital.
Please join us in Duluth – your participation will ensure that these joint
events provide a valuable forum for learning and collaborating. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Mark Schoenbaum
Liz Quam
Sally Buck
Director
President
Associate Director
Office of Rural Health and
Minnesota Rural
Rural Health Resource
Primary Care, Minnesota
Health Association
Center – Minnesota Center
Department of Health
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
KEITH J. MUELLER, PH.D.
Participants will be challenged to think of the
Director, RUPRI Center for Rural Health
future for rural health care and what their
Policy Analysis, University of Nebraska
role is in shaping that future.
Medical Center
What Path to the Future
ROGER MACDONALD, M.D.
Will we Follow for
A Country Doctor’s
Rural Health?
Casebook
This session will
A Minnesota country
describe two alternate
doctor whose practice
scenarios for the future
began in the mid-20th
of health care delivery
century remembers
in rural areas. In one nothing changes in
those days when
current trends and the system self destructs.
“country” meant isolated. He calls on his
In the other providers, payors, consumers,
experiences to offer encouragement, as well
and community activists take actions now to
as a challenge, to those who follow in the
transform delivery and finance, thereby
footsteps of “Doc.”
creating a different future.
HIGHLIGHTS
live entertainment, appetizers and a cash bar
Exhibitor Fair
overlooking the Duluth Harbor Monday June
The Exhibit Fair will be the center of activity
18, 4:30 – 6:30 pm. Participants of the
for the Forum networking lunch, breakfast and
Minnesota Rural Forum, Critical Access
breaks. Informational exhibits with program
Hospital Conference and Minnesota Rural
and resource information will be on display
Health Conference are all welcome to attend.
throughout the conference. Exhibit forms are
online at http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/
Minnesota Rural Health Awards Presentation
cfh/orhpc/conf/07.htm or call Summer Fosdick
Tuesday, June 19, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
at (218) 727-9390 ext. 233.
The Minnesota Rural Health Hero and Team
Awards will be presented following the
If your organization would like to sponsor the
luncheon on Tuesday, June 19.
Minnesota Rural Health Conference, contact
Summer Fosdick at (218) 727-9390 ext. 233.
Ipod Giveaway
Participants who visit the Exhibit Fair and stay
Monday Evening Reception
until the end of the conference are eligible for
Join us for an evening reception including
prizes. The grand prizes are Ipods.
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
MONDAY JUNE 18, 2007
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Minnesota Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conference
(Invitation Only) Registration and breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota Critical Access Hospital Conference (Invitation Only)
Minnesota Rural Forum
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Minnesota Rural Health Conference Registration
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Social Reception – Participants of the Minnesota Rural
Health Conference, CAH Conference, and Minnesota Rural
Forum are welcome
TUESDAY JUNE 19, 2007
7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Minnesota Rural Health Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote – Keith Mueller, Ph.D.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Breakout Session 1
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Breakout Session 2
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Closing Keynote – Roger MacDonald, M.D.
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closing Comments and Gift Giveaway
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MN RURAL FORUM
Center for Rural Policy and
MONDAY JUNE 18, 2007
Rural Forum
Development’s Minnesota
Health Care Reform: Time for
Minnesota Rural Forum Registration,
Another Minnesota Miracle?
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Duluth Entertainment and
As part of the annual Minnesota
Convention Center – Cityside)
Rural Health conference the
forum offers open discussion and
Networking Lunch, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
debate around the path to health
(Exhibit Hall)
care reform in Minnesota.
Welcome & Opening Remarks, 1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
(Harborside Ballroom)
Keynote Speaker, 1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
DOUGLAS WOOD, M.D.
Minnesota’s Health Care System: Transform,
Mayo Health System, Rochester
Reform or Status Quo?
Minnesota’s
Douglas Wood, M.D., Mayo Health System, Rochester
Health Care
System:
Recap of the 2007 Legislative Session and a Look
Transform,
at 2008, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Reform or
Panel including Linda Berglin, Senate Health
Status Quo?
Committee Chair and Tom Huntley, House Health
In the 2007
Committee Chair, moderated by Sheila Kiscaden.
legislative session, legislators
This panel will be an interactive recap of the
concentrated on expanding health
outcomes of the 2007 legislative session and
insurance coverage to the 7
directions for 2008.
percent of Minnesotans who are
uninsured. Coverage is important,
Break, 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. (Harborside Ballroom)
but it is even more important to deal
with health care's cost and quality.
What Every Legislator Needs to Know About Rural
Legislators intend to develop a
Health Care, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
comprehensive health reform
Perspectives from four points of view will be
package for the 2008 session. Dr.
followed by an interactive discussion between
Wood will provide insights about
legislators and conference attendees.
how Minnesota should seek to
change our health care system and
Social Reception, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
what role providers should play in
(Harborside Skywalk Lobby)
these important discussions.
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CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL CONFERENCE
MONDAY JUNE 18, 2007 (Invitation only)
CAH Conference Registration and Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
CAH Conference, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration for the Minnesota Rural Health Conference, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (DECC Lobby)
Social Reception, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Harborside Skywalk Lobby)
MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
TUESDAY JUNE 19, 2007
Registration, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In 2005, EMS Outcome Measures were
defined in advance of Pay for Performance
Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. (Exhibit Hall)
Medicare payments. This session will report
the results of a pilot project on EMS Outcome
Welcome & Introductions, 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Measures that was conducted in 2006 and
(Lake Superior Ballroom)
the follow up to adjust the outcomes.
Opening Keynote, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
1B – Collaborative Strategies in Chronic
What Path to the Future Will we Follow for
Disease Management and Prevention in a
Rural Health?
Rural Community
Keith Mueller, Ph.D., RUPRI
Paula Thompson, St. Elizabeth’s
Medical Center
Break, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (Exhibit Hall)
Take a look at one rural hospital’s ability to
Breakout Session 1, 10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m.
use a team approach to expand a diabetes
self management program. Learn how they
1A – Preparing EMS for Pay for
discovered a need for patients, developed a
Performance: Results of the EMS Outcome
disease management/prevention program,
Measures Multi-State Pilot
and through grant funding were able to
Aarron Reinert, National Registry
identify outcomes with a goal to increase
Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic,
future reimbursement.
Lakes Region EMS
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1C – The Minnesota Telehealth Network –
Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN), along
You are Invited!
with its partner clinics, has been working to
Maureen Ideker, R.N., M.B.A.,
increase medical capacity for HIV/AIDS care
Tri-County Hospital
in rural Minnesota for 15 years. This session
will discuss the unique model used by RAAN
Session attendees will learn how
to assist the growing number of people living
Minnesota’s largest telemedicine network is
with HIV/AIDS in rural Minnesota.
growing and connecting and what
opportunities this may present. Current
Breakout Session 2, 11:00 am – 11:50 am
telehealth offerings and the latest
innovations nationally will be highlighted
2A – Sexual Violence as a Health Issue:
along with a live virtual demonstration.
Collaborating for Quality Improvement and
1D – Area Health Education Center’s
Dani Lindner, M.S., HOPE Center;
(AHEC’s) Community-Based Strategies for
Melanie Matson, M.A., HOPE Center
Community-based Care
Developing a Strong Health Care Workforce
Brendan Ashby, M.B.A., Northeast
This session will showcase two projects that
Minnesota AHEC; Kathy Huntley, M.S.,
describe ways health providers can
Southern Minnesota AHEC
collaborate to understand and improve
service to people who have experienced
Directors of the Northeast and Southern
sexual violence, as well as better address and
Minnesota AHECs will share methods that
prevent sexual violence in their communities.
have worked in rural communities to involve
the education, business and health care
2B – Quality Measurement, Quality
sectors in recruiting and retaining health
Improvement, and Pay for Performance in
care professionals, including a “grow your
Rural Hospitals
own” approach.
Michelle Casey, M.S., University of
Minnesota, Rural Health Research Center;
1E – Increasing Access to Quality HIV/AIDS
Ira Moscovice, Ph. D., University of
Care in Rural Minnesota
Minnesota, Rural Health Research Center
Beth Carlson, M.A., Rural AIDS Action
Network; Charles Hempeck, M.S., Rural
This session will describe national quality
AIDS Action Network; Thiha Tin, M.D.,
measurement, quality improvement, and
Immanuel St. Joseph Clinic
pay-for-performance initiatives for involving
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rural hospitals. It will provide an opportunity
2E – Creating Healthy and Vital Communities
for discussing the implications of these
for the Rural Aging Population
initiatives for rural hospitals in Minnesota.
Larhae Knatterud, Minnesota Department of
Human Services; Linda Norlander, M.S.,
2C – Culture Matters: A Cultural
Minnesota Department of Health, Office of
Competency Initiative
Rural Health and Primary Care
Mary Beth Dahl, R.N., Stratis Health;
Richard Nordahl, Sanford Tracy
Presenters will discuss the project 2010
Medical Center
initiative, a statewide effort to generate
ideas and strategies for the aging baby
This session will focus on the Culture
boomers and will also discuss the
Matters: Cultural Competency Initiative—an
Minnesota Department of Health’s healthy
initiative that includes 28 urban and rural
aging project.
adult primary care clinics from across the
state of Minnesota. Aggregate results of the
Awards Luncheon, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
(Harborside Ballroom)
Service Standards Assessment will be shared
along with practical recommendations for
Breakout Session 3, 1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
implementing the standards.
3A – End of Life Issues: Chronic Care and
2D – Promoting Dental Careers in
Terminal Care in Rural Communities
Rural Minnesota
Sandra Stover, M.D., Sawtooth
Patrick Lloyd, D.D.S., M.S., University of
Mountain Clinic
Minnesota School of Dentistry
Participants will learn about transitioning
Participants will learn about the School of
from a chronic care model to a palliative care
Dentistry’s comprehensive approach to
model, developing a palliative care model,
educate dental professionals; increase the
and presenting end-of-life issues to diverse
likelihood that student dentists will consider
ethnic and socioeconomic rural populations.
rural community practice after graduation;
and support the dental workforce needs of
3B – Achieving Oral Health for Minnesota’s
greater Minnesota communities. Included
Head Start Children: A Community
will be issues to consider when recruiting
Collaborative Practice Model
dental professionals for your community.
Deborah Jacobi, R.D.H., M.A., Apple Tree
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Dental; Gayle Kelly, M.S., Minnesota Head
This session will focus on how residency
Start Association; Clare Larkin, R.D.H.,
education of pharmacists can prepare
Normandale Community College, Minnesota
pharmacists for the multifaceted role of
Dental Hygienists’ Association
medication management in rural
communities. Strategies for providing this
This session will provide an overview of the
training opportunity as well as results from
development and positive outcomes of the
experiences in Minnesota will be discussed.
Community Collaborative Practice model
from the perspective of Head Start, a dental
3E – Mobile Mental Health Support for
association, a dental hygiene educator and
Rural Older Adults
a nonprofit dental provider.
Mary Doucette M.S., Elder Network
3C – Minnesota Community Health Workers:
Participants will explore rural issues, such
Important Partners in Health Care
as isolation, that contribute to changes in
Carol Berg, R.N., M.P.H., UCare Minnesota;
mental health in older adults. Elder Network
Cecil Gassis, YWCA Mankato; Anne
Peer Counseling offers “mobile mental
Willaert, Healthcare Education Industry
health support” to older rural residents.
Partnership, Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities System
Closing Keynote, 2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
A Country Doctor’s Casebook
This session will allow attendees to discuss
Roger MacDonald, M.D.
ways in which Community Health Workers
can strengthen their program’s ability to
Closing Comments and Gift Giveaway,
help people address their health needs and
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
access services they need.
3D – Rural Pharmacy Residencies –
Advancing Patient Care and Preparing
Pharmacists for Rural Pharmacy Practice
Todd Lemke, Pharm.D, Paynesville Area
Healthcare System; Andrew Traynor,
Pharm.D, University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy
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LOCATION & LODGING
2007 MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Conference Location
Lodging
Rural Health Conference rates held until
May 17, 2007
Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center
(DECC)
Hawthorn Suites
350 Harbor Drive
www.thesuitesduluth.com
Duluth, MN 55802
325 Lake Ave. South
(218) 722-5573
Duluth, MN 55802
www.decc.org
(218) 727-4663
(877) 766-2665
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WEATHER
In June, temperatures in Duluth range from 56 to 78 degrees. We recommend that you dress
in layers!
Outside Magazine included Duluth in the top 10 outdoor towns in the United States. Duluth
features natural attractions, outdoor music venues, minor league baseball and an active arts
community. The city boasts over 105,000 acres of green space within city limits and is well
known for its rocky shoreline along Lake Superior.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
2007 MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Registration Fees
Pre-payment Required
$125 full conference registration (Monday and Tuesday, or Tuesday only)
$100 full conference registration for speakers ($25 discount)
$100 full conference registration for those who travel more then 250 miles one-way to Duluth
$30 full conference registration for students
If you are attending Monday’s Minnesota Rural Forum only, please register at www.ruralmn.org.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs & CMEs)
Application has been made for continuing education for nurses, nursing home administrators,
pharmacists and physicians.
Cancellations/Substitutions
Registration fees, minus a $40 processing charge, will be refunded if written cancellation is
received before June 8, 2007. If a registered person cannot attend, a substitute is welcome.
Please fax the name of the substitute, to (218) 727-9392, so the attendee list can be updated.
Reasonable accommodations are available (e.g., dietary needs or sign language). Contact
Summer Fosdick, Rural Health Resource Center, (218) 727-9390 ext. 233 or
[email protected].
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REGISTRATION FORM
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Please return completed form with payment by June 8, 2007 to:
2007 Minnesota Rural Health Conference
Rural Health Resource Center
600 East Superior St., Suite 404
Duluth, MN 55802
Fax: (218) 727-9392
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CEU/CME Credit requested (check one):
n American Academy of Family Physicians
n Minnesota Board of Examiners for
Nursing Home Administrators
n Minnesota Board of Nursing
n Minnesota Board of Pharmacy.
(included in registration fee):
n Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall,
Monday, June 18
n Evening Reception, Monday, June 18
n Breakfast Buffet, Tuesday, June 19
n Awards Luncheon, Tuesday, June 19
Questions contact:
Summer Fosdick, (218) 727-9390 ext. 233
or [email protected]
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PAYMENT INFORMATION
2007 MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Registration fee
n $125 Full Conference
n $100 Speaker/Travel Discount n $30 Student
n Please check if you will be attending the Rural Minnesota Forum on Monday, June 18, 2007.
(included in conference fee)
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THANK YOU
2007 Minnesota Rural Health Conference Planning Committee
The Minnesota Department of Health – Office of Rural Health and Primary
Care, Minnesota Rural Health Association and Rural Health Resource
Center – Minnesota Center for Rural Health would like to thank members of
the Planning Committee who contributed time and resources to develop the
program, provide networking opportunities and promote the conference.
n Brendan Ashby, Northeast Minnesota Area Health Education Center
n Kari Benson, Minnesota Board on Aging
n Michelle Casey, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
n Ray Christensen, M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School – Duluth
n Emily Finstuen, Minnesota Pharmacists Association
n Jack Geller, Center for Rural Policy and Development
n Ann Gibson, Minnesota Hospital Association
n Pat Glasrud, Minnesota Dental Association
n Debra Jahnke, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Annette Kritzler, Stratis Health
n Tom Major, Minnesota e-Health Initiative, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Sonja Koplin McNamara, Health Education Industry Partnership
n Kristina Milinkovich, Stratis Health
n Judy Neppel, Minnesota Rural Health Association
n Linda Norlander, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Becky Schierman, Minnesota Medical Association
n Lee Schutz, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Adam Suomala, Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance
n Linda Watson, University of Minnesota Health Science Libraries
n Karen Welle, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Gary Wingrove, Minnesota Ambulance Association
Staff to the 2007 Minnesota Rural Health Conference
n Sally Buck, Rural Health Resource Center – Minnesota Center for Rural Health
n Summer Fosdick, Rural Health Resource Center – Minnesota Center for Rural Health
n Peggy Malinowski, Office of Public Health Practice, Minnesota Department of Health
n Mary Ann Radigan, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
n Kristen Tharaldson, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Dept. of Health
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