"Resilience in Rural"
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Wednesday, August 11
9:00 AM – Conference Welcome – Shane Ford, State Office of Rural Health
Welcome from Gold Sponsor, Angel Flight East, Jessica Ames
9:15 AM – The State of Rural Healthcare – Troy Brown, Chartis Group
10:15 AM – Concurrent Sessions 1
Home, Health, and Humility: How Community Health Workers Fit in Rural Spaces - Shanda Lewis
Reducing Suicide in Rural Communities - Jessica Devine
Six Things Every Rural Hospital CEO Must Do - Robert Thorn
Environmental Health Inequities in Rural Appalachia- Michele Morrone, PhD
11:15 AM – Concurrent Sessions 2
Using Collaboration to Address Local Food Insecurity - Alisha Barton
MIPS Reporting: Change is inevitable, Success is optional - Scott Mash
Developing the Rural Healthcare Workforce: A Rural Scholars Program - Michelle Musser
The Role of Social Service Referral Networks - Ana Koerner
12:15 PM – Concurrent Sessions 3
Opening a Non-Profit Pharmacy in South East Ohio - Rebecca Lahrman
CDC Health Equity Grant and Rural Impact - Jamie Carmichael
Access to Vision Care for Students in Appalachia - Dr. Shane Foster
Meeting Military Families Where They Are: A Rural Approach to Behavioral Healthcare through a Multi-institutional Program - Brei Miller
Growing the Next Generation of Rural Physician Leaders - Lori Martenson
1:00 PM – Adjourn
Poster Sessions – All day
Exhibit Hall – All day
Thursday, August 12
9:00 AM – State Office of Rural Health Updates, Shane Ford
Ohio Rural Health Association Updates, Presentation of the 2021 Rural Health Improvement Plan - Cory Cronin
Welcome from Sponsor, Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center, Kathleen Chelminiak
9:50 AM – Regional Breakout Conversations – Engaging with the 2021 Rural Health Improvement Plan
10:30 AM – Concurrent Sessions 4
CCNE Accredited Nursing Programs and Tuition Grants - Lauren Prieboy
Hope in Flight for Patients in Rural Communities - Jessica Ames
Pathways to Rural Practice in Ohio: A medical school collaborative - Michael Appleman, MA Ed
COVID-19 Emergency Authorization Providing Telemedicine in Rural Homes - Carl L. White
11:15 AM – Concurrent Sessions 5
Advocating for Safe Medication Use in Older Adults - Ruth Emptage, PharmD
Stress and Depression among Rural Social Workers in Ohio during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Daejun Park, PhD
You've Called 911 -- Now What? - Christopher J. Faulknor, BS, EMT-P I/C
Rural Health Clinic Cost Reporting - Overview and Emerging Topics - Julie Quinn, CPA, MBA
12:00 - 12:30 pm -The Rural Healthcare Landscape, Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association
12:30–2:30 PM – Rural Health Clinic Network Meeting, Kate Hill, The Compliance Team and Gregory Wolf, Lilypad
Understand Your Performance: State, Regional and National Benchmarks for Ohio RHCs, Gregory Wolf, Lilypad
Ohio RHC Self Survey presentation from Kate Hill
Ohio COVID Home presentation from Kate Hill
1:00 - 2:00 pm - ORHA Young Rural Health Professionals reception and networking meeting
Friday, August 13
Welcome from Gold Sponsor, The Compliance Team, Kate Hill
Keynote Presentation
9:00 AM – Keynote Presentation, Jessica Rector, MBA, Ignite the Burned Out
10:15 AM – Concurrent Sessions 6
Be the Leader Nobody Wants to Leave – Galvanize Retention Even During a Pandemic - Kristin Baird, RN, BSN, MHA
Meeting Patients Where They Are: Improvements in a Chronic Care Management Program in a Rural FQHC - Alicia Stafford
Comprehensive County Data Profiles - Richard Hodges and Orman Hall
Celebrating 100 Yeas of Care in a Rural Community - Allen Hocker, MHA, BSN, CNOR, RN
11:15 AM – Concurrent Sessions 7
Increasing Vaccination Uptake in Rural Health Communities - Denise DiDonato, MBA
Humanizing Healthcare Coverage in the Digital Age - Leveraging Patient Advocate Experts to Drive Revenue - Traci Barry
Oral Health In At-Risk Populations and Access to Care - Homa Amini, DDS, MPH, MS
Understanding Ohio’s Agriculture Improves Health Care Delivery - Bridget Britton
12:30-2:00 PM – Critical Access Hospital Network Meeting, Troy Brown, Chartis Group
Phone: 567-712-0697
