July 18-19, 2005
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center
HOSTED BY:
SPONSORED BY:
for Rural Communities
WELCOME
… to the 2005 Minnesota Rural Health Conference
We hope that this year’s Conference provides an opportunity to
examine how Minnesota’s rural communities are using innovation
to maintain and improve the quality and access to health care.
The 2005 Rural Health Conference, “Smart Health for Rural
Communities,” builds upon the National Institute of Medicine’s
2004 report “Quality through Collaboration: The Future of Rural
Health.” Our opening keynote address by Clint MacKinney, M.D.
will address the findings and recommendations of this report.
The focus of the conference is on innovation and availability of
health care services in greater Minnesota through Quality,
Technology, Collaboration and Economics. Through 24 concurrent
sessions and keynote speaker Katharine Ann Campbell, C.H.E.,
you will hear about success stories, lessons learned and discover
new tools.
Thank you for joining the 2005 Minnesota Rural Health
Conference and encouraging healthy community development
today – for tomorrow.
Karen Welle
Assistant Director
Minnesota Department of Health,
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Raymond G. Christensen, M.D.
President, Minnesota Rural Health
Association; Assistant Dean, University
of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine
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Sally T. Buck
Associate Director
Rural Health Resource Center,
Minnesota Center for Rural Health
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Monday, July 18
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Rural Health Association
Board Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French River Room 1 & 2
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Conference Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration Area (Ground Level)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall (Ground Level)
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J (Second Level)
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. KEYNOTE 1: The Institute of Medicine’s
Quality Through Collaboration:
Ya, Sure, Minnesota Can Do That!. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Minnesota Rural Health Association State
Policy Forum on Universal Health Care. . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Time
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pizza Buffet and Networking Reception. . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
After 7:00 p.m Explore Duluth
Possibilities include Omnimax Theatre, Harbor Cruise or the William A. Irvin Boat Tour
Tuesday, July 19
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Lake Superior Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. KEYNOTE 2:
When There’s No Depth on the Bench . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
9:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Stratis Health HIT Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Split Rock 1
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSION A
. . . . . . . . . . . Gooseberry 1,2,3 ; French River 1 & 2; St. Louis River Room
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSION B
. . . . . . . . . . . Gooseberry 1,2,3 ; French River 1 & 2; St. Louis River Room
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Banquet Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harbor Side Ballroom
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Commissioner Dianne Mandernach and
Presentation of Minnesota Rural Health Awards . . . Harbor Side Ballroom
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION C
. . . . . . . . . . . Gooseberry 1,2,3 ; French River 1 & 2; St. Louis River Room
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION D
. . . . . . . . . . . Gooseberry 1,2,3 ; French River 1 & 2; St. Louis River Room
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
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CONFERENCE LOCATION
Harborside Convention Center
To Canal Park
Pioneer Halls
Auditorium
Arena
Omnimax© Theatre
Cityside Convention Center
Skywalk To Downtown Duluth
Ground Level
Auditorium
Arena
Pioneer Halls
SKYWALK
Edmund
Fitzgerald
Exhibit Hall
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2
3
Gooseberry
Registration Area
Convention Center Lobby
Split Rock
Skywalk Entrance
Cityside
Convention Entrance
Second Level-Skywalk
Second Level
Harborside
Horizon
Rooms
Arena
To get to Harborside Ballroom from
Cityside Convention Center, simply
follow the yellow line on the floor
through the skywalk. Then take the
escalator or elevator to the third
level. A dotted line on the map
indicates the route.
Lake Superior
Ballroom
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Auditorium
French River
Room
J
St. Louis
River Room
Board Room
Skywalk To
Downtown
Harborside
Ballroom
Pioneer Halls
Third Level-Harborside
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Clint MacKinney, M.D., M.S.
Family Physician, Senior Consultant, Stroudwater Associates and
Contract Researcher for the Rural Policy Research Institute, Center for Rural
Health Policy Analysis at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The Institute of Medicine Quality Through Collaboration:
Ya, Sure, Minnesota Can Do That!
Clint MacKinney, M.D., M.S.
Dr. MacKinney will discuss the most recent report from the Institute
of Medicine of the National Academies, Quality Through
Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health, including its findings and
recommendations with thoughts about what Minnesota health
professionals and others can do to support high quality and safe
health care for rural people and places.
Katharine Ann Campbell, C.H.E.
Chief Executive Officer, Mountainview Medical Center
When There’s No Depth On The Bench ...
For years, small rural hospitals have been living paycheck to
paycheck. The advent of the rural hospital flexibility program and
cost-based Critical Access Hospitals moved facilities to another
level. No longer in the crisis-de-jour mode, the facility is expected
to function at a higher professional level. The homegrown team is
the same while the expectations for their performance are in the
big league. Learn how an isolated, frontier facility developed a
topflight management team from a pool of long-term workers.
Katharine Ann Campbell, C.H.E.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Exhibitor Fair
Informational exhibits with program and resource information will be on
display throughout the conference in the Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
on the ground level. The Exhibit Hall will be the center of activity for
the evening reception, breakfast and breaks.
Minnesota Rural Health Association State Policy Forum
MONDAY JULY 18, 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
State legislators have been invited to discuss universal health care as a
solution to address the rising number of uninsured in Minnesota and rising
health care costs. Facilitated by Greg Grell, host of Minnesota Legislative
Report and producer of Almanac North on Duluth Public Television, and
producer of Almanac North on Duluth Public Television WDSE.
Formula for Success: Implementing Health Information
Technology and Electronic Health Records
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 9:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Margaret Amatayakal, R.H.I.A., C.H.P.S., F.H.I.M.S.S.
WORKSHOP OFFERED BY STRATIS HEALTH
A focused workshop offered during the four concurrent sessions.
Participants will assess the status of their organization with respect to
integrating health technology; discuss and gain an understanding of
what it takes to prepare organizationally for integrating health
information technology (HIT) and electronic health records through case
studies and analysis of their own environments.
Minnesota Rural Health Awards Presentation
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
The Minnesota Rural Health Hero and Team Awards will be presented
following the luncheon on Tuesday, July 19. Minnesota Department of
Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach will address conference
participants.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs and CMEs)
Application has been made for continuing education for physicians,
pharmacists, nurses and nursing home administrators. Health care
providers and administrators seeking continuing education credit for
attendance at the Minnesota Rural Health Conference are required to
sign attendance forms in the meeting rooms. Prior to leaving the
Conference, please obtain Certificates of Attendance at the Conference
Registration Desk.
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Dianne Mandernach
The Minnesota Department of Health-Office of Rural Health & Primary Care,
Minnesota Rural Health Association and Rural Health Resource CenterMinnesota Center for Rural Health recognize the following organizations for
their contribution of time and resources to help develop the program,
provide network opportunities, consider policy themes and promote the
conference.
Thank you, Planning Committee:
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Healthcare Education-Industry Partnership
Hospice Minnesota
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants
Minnesota Ambulance Association
Minnesota Dental Association
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance/
Care Providers of Minnesota
Minnesota HomeCare Association
Minnesota Hospital Association
Minnesota Pharmacists Association
Stratis Health
University of Minnesota/Area Health Education Center
Student registration supported through scholarship sponsors:
Humana and Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians.
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EXHIBITOR FAIR
3D/I
The Affiliated Group
Center for Diagnostic Imagining
Center for Rural Policy & Development
Children’s Institute for Palliative Care
College of St. Scholastica
C2P Group
Elderberry Institute
Fairview/University of Medicine
Telemedicine Network
First Plan of Minnesota
GE Healthcare –
Centricity Physician Office
Gold Cross Ambulance/Mayo Medical
Transportation
Healthcare Education-Industry Partnership
Hospice Minnesota
Humana
The MMIC Group
Midwest Dairy Association
Minnesota Area Health Education Center
Minnesota Association of Community Health
Centers and Neighborhood Health Care
Network
Minnesota Board on Aging
Minnesota Department of Health Asthma Program
Minnesota Department of Health Diabetes Program
Minnesota Department of Health - Office
of Minority and Multicultural Health
Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Office of Traffic Safety
Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Office of Traffic Safety
Minnesota Health Department – Office of
Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Medical Association
Minnesota Poison Control System
Minnesota Rural Health Association
Nonprofit Assistance Fund
Onvoy
PAL Medical Systems
PIC Wisconsin
Pine Creek Healthcare Capital, LLC
Rural Health Resource Center – Minnesota
Center for Rural Health
St. Luke’s
Stratis Health
Telepharmacy Solutions
The Trillium Group
UCare Minnesota
USDA Rural Development
WIPFLi LLP
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, July 18
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Rural Health Association
Board Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French River Room 1 & 2
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Conference Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration Area (Ground Level)
Tote bags sponsored by Pine Creek Healthcare Capital, LLC
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J (Second Level)
Karen Welle, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. KEYNOTE 1: The Institute of Medicine’s Quality Through Collaboration:
Ya, Sure, Minnesota Can Do That!. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
Clint MacKinney, M.D., M.S., FAMILY PHYSICIAN, STROUDWATER ASSOCIATES,
RURAL POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by First Plan of Minnesota
Break and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
Minnesota Rural Health Association State
Policy Forum on Universal Health Care. . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
Facilitated by Greg Grell, DULUTH PUBLIC TELEVISION
Free Time
Pizza Buffet and Networking Reception. . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Pine Creek Healthcare Capital, LLC
Tuesday, July 19
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Lake Superior Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. KEYNOTE 2:
When There’s No Depth on the Bench . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
Katharine Ann Campbell, C.H.E., MOUNTAINVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
9:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Stratis Health HIT Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Split Rock 1
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSION A
CONCURRENT SESSION A1 - Quality ___________________________________FRENCH RIVER 1
Institute for Health Care Improvement: “100,000 Lives” Campaign for Rural Hospitals
Clint MacKinney, M.D., M.S.,
FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND STROUDWATER ASSOCIATES
This session will provide a brief introduction and explanation of the Institute for Health Care
Improvement “100,000 Lives” campaign, followed by a discussion of the opportunities and
obstacles to implementing the campaign in rural hospitals.
CONCURRENT SESSION A2 - Economics __________________________________GOOSEBERRY 1
Critical Access Hospital Billing and Reimbursement Strategies
Ralph J. Llewellyn, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.H.F.P.,
EIDE BAILLY LLP
This session will provide alternative, effective and successful methods to help Critical Access
Hospitals improve their financial position. It will also provide a basic understanding of the costbased reimbursement methodology and how decisions impact final reimbursement.
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CONCURRENT SESSION A3 - Technology ________________________________FRENCH RIVER 2
Information Technology: Collaboration Success Stories
Clark Averill, E.E.T., COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION COLLABORATIVE, ST. LUKE’S; Melinda Machones, COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA;
Cheryl Stephens, M.B.A, M.T. (ASCP) SISU MEDICAL SYSTEMS; Mark Schmidt, C.C.P., SISU MEDICAL SYSTEMS;
Daniel Svendsen, C.P.A., SISU MEDICAL SYSTEMS
This session will answer the questions, “How is higher education involved in promoting health
information technology in northeast Minnesota?” and “How will the future needs of the health care
sector be served by evolving into a Regional Health Information Organization?” and “What does
this mean for the region?” The session will also examine the requirements of successful
collaboration, the benefits of true collaboration and the power of leveraging that comes with
standardization. Participants will learn that creating a truly integrated Electronic Medical Record
System is a time and resource consuming process.
CONCURRENT SESSION A4 - Collaboration_________________________ST. LOUIS RIVER ROOM
An Innovative Approach to Addressing Dental Access for Public Program Patients
Daniel Rose, D.D.S., ST. JOSEPH’S AREA HEALTH SERVICES
This session describes a hospital-based public health clinic that successfully increases dental access
for Minnesota public program patients. Participants will learn how a clinic can be started and
operated to achieve the intended result.
CONCURRENT SESSION A5 - Rural Population Health ______________________GOOSEBERRY 2
Purchasing Alliances: Health Care Coverage for Rural Farm Families
Liz Quam Berne,
ADVOCATES FOR MARKETPLACE OPTIONS FOR MAINSTREET;
Amy Fredregill, M.A.,
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES
A panel will discuss pilot projects underway in Minnesota and Wisconsin to create better health
coverage options for farm families and other cooperative members. This effort is partially funded by
a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CONCURRENT SESSION A6 - Workforce __________________________________GOOSEBERRY 3
Preceptor Education: “What Do I Do with This Student?”
Dan Mareck, M.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; Marty Witrak, Ph.D.,
Debbie Sisson, R.Ph., M.S., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY;
Diane Rydrych, M.A., OFFICE OF HEALTH POLICY, STATISTICS AND INFORMATION, MDH
COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA;
This session will address physician, nursing and pharmacy educational advising and mentoring for
students. It will also present principles of interprofessional teaching fundamental to educating
health professions students in rural ambulatory care settings.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSION B
CONCURRENT SESSION B1 - Quality ____________________________________GOOSEBERRY 1
Lean Health: An Approach to Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care
Robin Silverman,
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE;
Pat Balstad,
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
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EAST GRAND FORKS
Several northwest Minnesota regional hospitals received a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant with
Northland Community Technical College to develop and deliver a lean health curriculum. This threeway partnership integrates intercultural communication and conflict management training to maximize
results with the Lean Health Initiative.
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CONCURRENT SESSION B2 - Economics __________________________________GOOSEBERRY 2
• Developing a Strategic Plan for Hospital Financing
Raymond Brooks, M.B.A.,
PINE CREEK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL, LLC
This session will explain how having a strategic financial plan allows you to evaluate the "big
picture" and the direction of your hospital. Armed with a strategic plan, it is possible to
develop a comprehensive long-term solution, rather than a quick fix.
• Building Quality into New Construction: The "Wellness Approach”
Colleen A. Spike, R.N.,
ST. PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
This session will look at innovative ways to finance a new construction project and how wellnessbased environments build in quality in new construction.
CONCURRENT SESSION B3 - Technology ________________________________FRENCH RIVER 1
Minnesota e-Health Initiative: Electronic Health Records and More
Martin LaVenture, Ph.D., MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; Tim Malling, M.D., PAYNESVILLE AREA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;
Bill Palmer, M.B.A., GATEWAY CLINIC; Steve Moburg, PAYNESVILLE AREA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;
Matt Brauchler, PAYNESVILLE AREA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; Tess Settergren, M.H.A., M.A., R.N., ST. MARY’S DULUTH CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM
This panel will describe the status of the Minnesota e-Health Initiative, which includes: electronic
health records, regional health information organizations, public health and personal health
records. It will also highlight some electronic medical record experiences and discuss future
opportunities. Participants will gain an understanding of the electronic medical record option and
learn practical guidelines for implementation.
CONCURRENT SESSION B4 - Collaboration ______________________________FRENCH RIVER 2
Rural Mental Health and Primary Care: Collaboration is the Key
Linda Norlander, R.N., M.S., MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; C.J. Peek, Ph.D., PRIVATE CONSULTANT AND WORK GROUP FACILITATOR;
Rhonda Wiering, R.N., TYLER HEALTH CARE CENTER; Don Janes, M.S. and Licensed Psychologist, BECKER COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
This session will relate the statewide Rural Health Advisory Committee work group’s findings on
building promising collaborative practices between primary care and mental health and look at a
five-agency/clinic effort to increase access and integration of psychiatric care.
CONCURRENT SESSION B5 - Rural Population Health________________ST. LOUIS RIVER ROOM
Cooperative Strategies to Achieve Optimal Rural Health
• Achieving Cultural Competence
Loudi Rivamonte,
CENTER FOR CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH
This session will provide a cultural competence development model that is applicable to many settings
in rural Minnesota. Participants will hear how this assessment worked in diverse settings, such as Dakota
County Public Health, UCare Minnesota and the community of Willmar, Minnesota.
• Health Literacy
Karla Weng, M.P.H, C.P.H.Q., STRATIS HEALTH
This session will define low health literacy, and help participants understand the importance of creating
a shame-free environment. It will discuss the magnitude of low health literacy and its impact on the
health care community as well as identify strategies to address it in your organization.
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CONCURRENT SESSION B6 - Workforce __________________________________GOOSEBERRY 3
Engaging Youth in Health Care Careers Through Partnerships
Lawrence Colaizy, J.D., MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; Michael Mitchell, M.Ed., MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION;
John Flatt, M.A., DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Sonya Koplin McNamara, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP;
Guy Finne, MAYO CLINIC
The health care workforce shortage is a long-term reality but health care providers and secondary
educators are collaborating to provide meaningful work-based learning experiences for Minnesota.
This session will provide an overview of the goals and objectives of the Health and Long-term Care
Career Promotion Grant and discuss how Detroit Lakes used the grant to help a consortium of
schools and employers to create a successful health careers exploration program.
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Banquet Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harbor Side Ballroom
Sponsored by UCare Minnesota
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Commissioner Dianne Mandernach and Presentation
of Minnesota Rural Health Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . Harbor Side Ballroom
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION C
CONCURRENT SESSION C1 - Quality_____________________________________GOOSEBERRY 1
Economically Feasible Innovations in Rural Pharmacies
Rhonda Wiering, R.N.,
TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER;
April Hanson, Pharm.D.,
TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER
This session will highlight the Rural Pharmacy Education Practice partnership of a southwest
Minnesota Critical Access Hospital and the University of Minnesota Pharmacy School and look at
the changing role of pharmacists in a Critical Access Hospital working to achieve Institute of
Medicine medication recommendations.
CONCURRENT SESSION C2 - Economics ___________________________ST. LOUIS RIVER ROOM
Financing Capital Assets: An Array of Approaches
Kate Barr, M.A., NONPROFITS ASSISTANCE FUND; Steve Fenlon,
Terry Hill, M.P.A, RURAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER
MIDWEST HEALTHCARE CAPITAL;
Financing a new building, renovating or investing in major equipment is always a challenge for rural
health care providers. This session will describe, using practical examples, an array of options for
capital financing including loans, bonds, leases, grants and program related investments.
CONCURRENT SESSION C3 - Technology__________________________________GOOSEBERRY 2
MN-CAST: Technology Serving our Aging Population
Barbara Kilbourne, M.B.A.,
MINNESOTA HEALTH AND HOUSING ALLIANCE
Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance has undertaken a technology initiative (Minnesota Center
for Aging Services Technology) to help service providers identify, test and use technology to serve
older adults where they want to live. The session will explore how Minnesota is promoting the use
of enabling communications and operational technologies to meet the challenges of caring for
Minnesota's aging population with dignity and respect.
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CONCURRENT SESSION C4 - Collaboration ______________________________FRENCH RIVER 1
Building Health Liaisons Among Multiple Communities
Anne Willaert, L.S.W., HEALTHCARE EDUCATION-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP; Loretta Jean Heuer, Ph.D., R.N.,
Andrea Smith, MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICE, INC.; MariLou Gonzalez, MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICE, INC.
MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICE, INC.;
The Minnesota Community Health Worker Project is a statewide system change initiative to improve
health care quality and access, diversify the workforce and eliminate disparities. This presentation
will also discuss the implementation of a Diabetes Lay Educator Program in the Hispanic migrant
farm worker population.
CONCURRENT SESSION C5 - Rural Population Health _____________________FRENCH RIVER 2
Expanding Medicare Advantage to Rural Minnesota: Challenges and Opportunities
Nancy Feldman, M.A., UCARE MINNESOTA; Rick Failing, M.A., KITTSON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER;
John Haines, WOODLAND CENTERS MENTAL HEALTH BOARD AND PROJECT TURNABOUT
This panel will lead a provocative and candid discussion of how Minnesota’s largest Medicare
Advantage health plan is expanding its services to rural Minnesota. Participants will gain a better
understanding of the relationship between health plans and rural Minnesota health care providers;
and identify opportunities and challenges associated with Medicare and managed care in a rural
provider setting.
CONCURRENT SESSION C6 - Workforce___________________________________GOOSEBERRY 3
Minnesota’s Workforce Crisis for Health Professions
Valerie DeFor, M.H.S.A.,
HEALTHCARE EDUCATION-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP;
Jay Fonkert, M.A.,
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
This panel presentation will discuss supply and demand of workforce shortages, highlighting current
and projected staffing needs for the clinical laboratories in Minnesota. Hear an update on clinical
laboratory education in Minnesota and a review of the Healthcare Education-Industry Partnership
clinical laboratory workgroup activities.
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION D
CONCURRENT SESSION D1 - Quality ____________________________________GOOSEBERRY 1
Balanced Scorecard: A Smart Approach to Performance Improvement
Bob Stephen, M.B.A.,
WIPFLi LLP
Should your organization be using the Balanced Scorecard approach? Participants will learn concepts and
principles; how to assess readiness for implementing the Balanced Scorecard; and how other rural
hospitals are incorporating Balanced Scorecard in their approach to performance improvement.
CONCURRENT SESSION D2 - Economics ___________________________ST. LOUIS RIVER ROOM
Seeking, Responding to and Leveraging Grant Dollars
Tami Lichtenberg,
RURAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER;
Tom Vanderwal,
GREATER NORTHWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Learn how to maximize your funding opportunities in the Institute of Medicine target areas and
leverage limited funds with other entities to achieve program success. In addition, this session
describes three successful grant projects in northwest Minnesota: critical incident stress
management for pre-hospital personnel; ambulance manager education training; and development
of a trauma nursing core course.
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CONCURRENT SESSION D3 - Technology ________________________________FRENCH RIVER 1
Online Health Professions Education
Kristin Juliar, M.A., HEALTHCARE EDUCATION-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
Carol Church, R.N., M.S., ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Barbara Matthees, R.N., Ph.D., MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD
Deborah Proctor, MINNESOTA ONLINE
Janet Shanedling, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER
Marty Witrak, Ph.D., COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
Is it possible to get a health professional degree online? This session will explore online health
professional degrees in Minnesota and around the country and what students and health care
providers need to know.
CONCURRENT SESSION D4 - Collaboration ______________________________FRENCH RIVER 2
Minnesota Area Health Education Center: A New Generation of Partnerships
Barbara Brandt, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-MINNESOTA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER;
Jennifer Stumpf Kertz, M.P.P., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-MINNESOTA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER;
Lawrence Massa, M.S., RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Through focus groups with health professions students, Minnesota Area Health Education Center
(MN AHEC) discovered that lack of familiarity with rural communities is one reason students
hesitate to accept rural training options. Participants will learn how technology is fostering
awareness about rural health training options. This session will also look at MN AHEC and its
regional partnerships, strategies to implement community-based responses to workforce shortages
and perspectives on sustainable community-academic partnerships.
CONCURRENT SESSION D5 - Rural Population Health ______________________GOOSEBERRY 2
Addressing Asthma in Rural Minnesota through Coalitions and Technology
Janet Keysser, M.A., M.B.A., MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;
Erin Simmons, AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA ASTHMA COALITION; Kathy Thielen, R.N.,
DULUTH FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER
This session will cover the development and operation of the Minnesota Asthma Coalition including
membership strategies, collaboration with stakeholders and goals to meet the needs of rural Minnesota.
This session will also include an opportunity to learn how the Minnesota Department of Health
Interactive Asthma Action Plan works and how it can help the heath care provider give individualized
and accurate information to those who have asthma.
CONCURRENT SESSION D6 - Workforce __________________________________GOOSEBERRY 3
Rural EMS Systems and Growing a Health Care Workforce
Randall Fischer, N.R.E.M.T.-P., EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CENTER RESOURCE CENTER OF MINNESOTA/CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS;
Aarron Reinert, N.R.E.M.T.-P., LAKES REGION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
This presentation will focus on developing a model program for high school seniors on Emergency
Medical Technician training, community emergency response training and nursing assistance
certification. It will also include a case presentation of the development and collaborative
leadership of a rural, regional Emergency Medical Services system with different agencies working
together to provide advanced life support care.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Superior Ballroom J
Karen Welle, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE
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CONFERENCE COORDINATED BY:
Rural Health Resource Center
Minnesota Center for Rural Health
600 East Superior Street, Suite 404
Duluth, MN 55802
218.727.9390