March 24, 2025

Register Early and Save: 2025 Rural Healthcare Innovation Summit, June 9-10

The Rural Healthcare Innovation Summit, hosted by Business Research Intelligence Network, brings together rural hospital executives, health system leaders and key stakeholders to explore sustainable solutions for rural healthcare delivery. This forum provides practical strategies for leveraging technology, partnerships and payment innovation to ensure rural healthcare sustainability and growth.

Throughout the two-day summit, participants will examine critical topics including digital health implementation, workforce solutions, value-based care models and strategic partnerships. The program features insights from successful rural healthcare leaders, interactive discussions and focused networking designed to address rural healthcare’s most pressing business challenges.

Attendees will gain actionable strategies for financial sustainability, operational excellence and innovative care delivery models tailored to rural settings. The Rural Healthcare Innovation Summit is essential for rural hospital executives, board members and healthcare leaders seeking to transform their organizations while preserving access to care in their communities.

Key Highlights:

• Rural Healthcare Transformation: New Models for Sustainability,
• Digital Innovation and Virtual Care Access,
• Financial Sustainability Through Alternative Payment Models
• Strategic Partnerships: Expanding Services While Maintaining Independence
• Rural Healthcare Analytics: Converting Data into Strategic Insights
• Workforce Solutions: Innovative Approaches to Talent Acquisition and Retention
• Network Development and Management in Rural Markets
• Emergency Services and Critical Access Models
• Rural Hospital Board Governance: Leading Through Transformation
• Capital Planning and Investment Strategies for Rural Providers
• Service Line Optimization: Making Strategic Choices
• The Future of Rural Healthcare

When: June 9-10, 2025

Where: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

Click Here to Request Brochure

Click Here to Visit Conference Website

March 19, 2025

Registration Open: Missouri Immunization Conference 2025, April 24-25

The Missouri Immunization Conference, 2025 brings together bright minds to give talks that are action-oriented on a wide range of subjects related to immunizations to foster learning and inspiration, as well as provoke conversations that matter and actions that lead to increased vaccination rates for Missourians.

The purpose of the conference is to provide immunization education to increase immunization rates and protect all Missourians.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

• Self-report increased confidence in their ability to provide effective education by delivering a strong recommendation to patients when discussing vaccines;
• Self-report increased knowledge about evidence-based strategies designed to address vaccine hesitancy, and combat misinformation;
• Self-report increased confidence in their ability to advocate for and effectively educate patients on vaccine preventable diseases;
• Self-report increased knowledge of how state legislative actions play a role in Missouri’s immunization rates; and
• Self-report increased knowledge of the increasing number of vaccine exemptions and the potential community health implications.

Presented by:

• Missouri Immunization Coalition
• University of Missouri
  • Sinclair School of Nursing
  • School of Medicine
  • Continuing Education for Health Professions
  • Extension

When: April 24-25

Where: Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, MO

Click Here to Register

March 19, 2025

Register Now: Missouri Rural Healthcare Workforce Summit, April 1 – 2

The Missouri Rural Healthcare Workforce Summit offers interactive experiences and leadership development coaching on Stay Interviews including:

• How to implement;
• How to integrate into your Broader Workforce Development Strategies; and
• Measuring and Evaluating Effectiveness.

Most importantly, you will leave with tangible resources to assist you in leading your organization!

The Rural Health Workforce Conference provides professional development, sharing of best practices, and mentorship opportunities that are key to successful recruitment and retention of rural health professionals.

This will be an avenue to provide:

• Hospital administrators with information on rural recruitment/retention strategies, and community engagement;
• Faculty development for individuals who teach health-profession students;
• Networking for rural-health professionals to share and showcase best practices;
• Residents and students with information on rural opportunities and to prepare them for rural practice (i.e., rural residencies, rural leadership, etc.);
• A venue for residents/students to present relevant rural-focused research projects;
• Professional development for rural-health professionals, administrators, and preceptors;
• Recruitment opportunities for rural hospitals, and
• Recognition of rural-health champions in Missouri.

When: April 1 – 2

Where: Wyndham Executive Center Columbia, Columbia, MO

Click Here to Register

March 19, 2025

Time to Register: PROMPT Learning Network

The next PROMPT Learning Network Meeting will be held in person, on April 24, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Missouri Soybean Association.

The goal of PROMPT is to:

• Support Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)/rural provider practices in transforming rural clinic practices to meet the ever-changing demands within the healthcare landscape,
• Improve clinical quality data capture and reporting, to better meet the needs of funders, payors, and patients, and
• Improve quality performance and patient care in rural Missouri.

When: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Where: Missouri Soybean Association, 734 South Country Club Drive, Jefferson City

Funding is available to cover a one-night hotel stay for up to 2 rooms and mileage for one vehicle. Contact Lisab@cabllc.com for more information.

Click Here to Register and See Agenda

March 11, 2025

Missouri Immunization Conference 2025 – Show Me Stronger Building Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World, April 24 – 25, Register Now

This conference brings together bright minds to give talks that are action-oriented on a wide range of subjects related to immunizations to foster learning and inspiration, as well as provoke conversations that matter and actions that lead to increased vaccination rates for Missourians.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will self-report:

• Increased confidence in their ability to provide effective education by delivering a strong recommendation to patients when discussing vaccines.
• Increased knowledge about evidence-based strategies designed to address vaccine hesitancy, and combat misinformation.
• Increased confidence in their ability to advocate for and effectively educate patients on vaccine preventable diseases.
• Increased knowledge of how state legislative actions play a role in Missouri’s immunization rates.
• Increased knowledge of the increasing number of vaccine exemptions and the potential community health implications.

Target Audience:

• Public health professionals
• Nurses
• Physicians
• School nurses
• Pharmacists
• Advanced practice providers
• Hospital and ambulatory care staff
• Social workers
• Psychologists
• Community health workers
• Pharmacists
• Nursing home administrators
• Health professions students
• Long-term care facility staff
• LPHA/FQHC staff
• Private healthcare providers practicing in rural, suburban, and urban settings
• Industry leaders
• Policymakers
• Community organizations

Presented By:

• Missouri Immunization Coalition
• University of Missouri
  • Sinclair School of Nursing
  • School of Medicine
  • Continuing Education for Health Professions
  • Extension

Click Here to Learn More and Register

March 11, 2025

Registration is Open – Rural Health Workforce Development Conference, April 1 & 2

This event offers interactive experiences and leadership development coaching on Stay Interviews including:

• How to implement
• How to integrate into your broader workforce development strategies
• Measuring and evaluating effectiveness
• Tangible resources to assist you in leading your organization

The Rural Health Workforce Conference provides professional development, sharing of best practices, and mentorship opportunities that are key to successful recruitment and retention of rural health professionals.

Target Audience:

• Rural Health Administrators
• Educators
• Students
• Community advocates
• Healthcare professionals

Presented By:

• University of Missouri
  • Continuing Education for Health Professions
  • Extension
  • Sinclair School of Nursing
  • School of Medicine
• Missouri Rural Health Association

Click Here to Learn More and Register

February 19, 2025

Register Now: Missouri Immunization Conference 2025, April 24-25

The purpose of this conference is to provide immunization education to increase immunization rates and protect all Missourians.

The conference brings together bright minds to give talks that are action-oriented on a wide range of subjects related to immunizations to foster learning and inspiration, as well as provoke conversations that matter and actions that lead to increased vaccination rates for Missourians.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will self-report increased confidence in their ability to provide effective education by delivering a strong recommendation to patients when discussing vaccines.
• Participants will self-report increased knowledge about evidence-based strategies designed to address vaccine hesitancy, and combat misinformation.
• Participants will self-report increased confidence in their ability to advocate for and effectively educate patients on vaccine preventable diseases.
• Participants will self-report increased knowledge of how state legislative actions play a role in Missouri’s immunization rates.
• Participants will self-report increased knowledge of the increasing number of vaccine exemptions and the potential community health implications.

Target Audience Includes:

• Public health professionals
• Nurses
• Physicians
• School nurses
• Pharmacists
• Advanced practice providers
• Hospital & ambulatory care staff
• Social workers
• Psychologists
• CHWs
• Health care administrators
• Individuals working to promote immunizations, prevent disease and protect Missourians through immunization education.

Where: Lodge of Four Season, Lake of the Ozarks

Click Here to Learn More and Register

February 19, 2025

Registration Open: Rural Health Workforce Development Conference, April 1 – 2

The Rural Health Workforce Conference provides professional development, sharing of best practices, and mentorship opportunities that are key to successful recruitment and retention of rural health professionals.

This will be an avenue to provide:

• Hospital administrators with information on rural recruitment/retention strategies, and community engagement;
• Faculty development for individuals who teach health-profession students;
• Networking for rural-health professionals to share and showcase best practices;
• Residents and students with information on rural opportunities and to prepare them for rural practice (i.e., rural practice (i.e., rural residencies, rural leadership, etc.;
• A venue for residents/students to present relevant rural-focused research projects;
• Professional development for rural-health professionals, administrators, and preceptors;
• Recruitment opportunities for rural hospitals, and
• Recognition of rural-health champions in Missouri.

Target Audience

• Rural health administrators,
• Educators,
• Students,
• Community advocates, and
• Healthcare professionals.

Click Here to Learn More and Register