MANY FACES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CONFERENCE
Preliminary Agenda
Many Faces of Community Health 2008:
Prevention & Treatment of Diabetes at the Community Level
(as of 4/10/2008)
Sessions and speakers may be updated.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibit Set-up
8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Welcome & Keynote Address - Dr. Joia Mukherjee1 (confirmed)
Engaging a Community in Disease Management
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break / Exhibits Open
10:45 – 12:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS I: clinical, policy, administration
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Jim Northrup2 (confirmed) Living with Chronic Conditions
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS II: clinical, policy, administration
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Break / Exhibits Open
3:45 – 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS III: clinical, policy, administration
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Evening Reception with music; Clinician Hero Award
Friday, October 31, 2008
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Awards: MDH Diabetes Champion & MNACHC Policy Maker
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Plenary: NCQA Medical Home on the National Stage
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break / Exhibits Open
10:45 – 12:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV: clinical, policy, administration
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Box Lunch pick-up
12:15 – 2:15 p.m. Workshop: Cultural Perspectives on End of Life Care
Topics for breakout sessions are subject to change/modification.
1Dr Joia Mukherjee is Medical Director of Partners in Health and a 1992 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School.
2Jim Northrup is a Native American elder, storyteller, and author who receives care for his diabetes from Tribal Health Services in Minnesota. He speaks, writes, and performs stories about his life experiences.
