Category: Conferences

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

June 18, 2024

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

Join Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) IEA Region 7 for a Maternal Health meeting in St. Joseph on July 11.

Learn about HRSA maternal health programs and resources, and join the discussion about maternal health issues, including:

  • Challenges in serving mothers and families
  • Strategies and models to support maternal health
  • Current technical assistance needs
  • Opportunities for collaboration

This meeting is offered in person only; there will not be a virtual option.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 11, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Where:

East Hills Library

502 N. Woodbine Rd

St. Joseph, MO 64506

Register Here

Registration Now Open: NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences, September 24-27

June 18, 2024

Registration Now Open: NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences, September 24-27

Don’t miss your chance to share with rural colleagues, network with partners, and learn from clinic and CAH experts from across the country.

NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital conferences are being held September 24 – 27, in Kansas City, MO. These conferences offer more than 40 educational and networking opportunities designed for clinic and hospital professionals and board members serving rural America.

Registration is open now, so act early to save and reserve your hotel room.

Click Here to Learn More and Register

2025 Call for Presentations

June 17, 2024

2025 Call for Presentations

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting session and research presentation proposals for the NRHA Annual Rural Health Conference, which will be held May 20-23, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Any person with an interest in rural health is invited to submit session proposals or original research for presentation during the nation’s premier conference celebrating all things rural health.

Presentation submission information:

  • Submissions must meet all the requirements of the category
    • Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed
  • Submissions must be received no later than Aug. 15, 2024
  • Only electronic abstracts will be accepted
  • Notification of acceptance will be sent out in late October
  • Presentations may not market products or services
    • Exhibit space is available for that purpose
  • If accepted, presenters must register for the conference
    • As a small gesture of appreciation for the work in preparing a presentation, NRHA will offer a limited-time discount on registration fees
    • If you register and pay in full by the early-bird deadline, you will receive a 50% discount on your registration fee
    • All registrations received after this deadline will be charged the full registration rate
  • No honoraria or travel expense reimbursement will be provided for any presenter submitting through “Call for Presentations”
  • If accepted, speakers agree to present in person
  • Standard audio/visual equipment provided by NRHA includes:
    • LCD projectors
    • Screens
    • Podium microphones
    • Computers must be provided by the speaker
  • Sessions are 75 minutes in length

Questions? Call Gabriela Boscan at 202 639-0550

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Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

June 12, 2024

Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is hosting a virtual National Telehealth Conference that brings public and private sector leaders together to discuss telehealth best practices.

Conference topics include:

  • Licensing across state lines to increase access to behavioral health care
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future
  • Expanding access to services for underserved and low-income communities
  • Exploring health care innovations and future telehealth technologies
  • Improving health equity through expansion of broadband connectivity and adoption of telehealth

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 9:30 – 5:00

Register Here

Livestream Tomorrow’s 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference

May 28, 2024

Livestream Tomorrow’s 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference

If you missed your chance to register for tomorrow’s 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference, all grand plenary sessions on May 29 and 30 will be livestreamed on HHS Live throughout the event.

If you did not register and would like to participate via livestreaming, HHS Live will connect you to the grand plenary events, including:

  • Wednesday, May 29
    • 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. ET – Welcome from CMS Administrator and HHS Maternal Health Panel
    • 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. ET – Afternoon Plenary Session: Keynote address by Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
  • Thursday, May 30
    • 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. ET – Welcome from CMS Principal Deputy Administrator and Announcement of the CMS Health Equity Award
    • 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. ET – Afternoon Plenary Session: Access, Affordability and Quality: A Discussion with CMS Leadership
    • 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. ET – Closing Remarks

If you registered virtually, please still plan to use your virtual registration through Zoom Events. The virtual conference platform is the only way to view all the breakout sessions and access additional networking opportunities.

Click Here to Join the HHS Live

Calling RHC, CAH experts: Present at NRHA’s hometown event

April 2, 2024

Calling RHC, CAH experts: Present at NRHA’s hometown event

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting presentation proposals for the Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences.

The goal of NRHA’s RHC and CAH Conferences is to share effective practices, policies, and information and provide insights and best practices addressing many of the access, quality, and patient safety issues confronted by CAHs and RHCs.

Five interest tracks are available for CAH Conference submissions:

  • Innovation
  • Financial
  • Leadership
  • Quality
  • Best practices

Deadline submission: May 28

Conference Dates: September 24 – 27

Learn More

Submit Proposal Here

Call for Speaker Proposals – NOSORH Annual Meeting

March 11, 2024

Call for Speaker Proposals – NOSORH Annual Meeting

The National Organization or State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is now accepting speaker proposals for the 2024 NOSORH Annual Meeting.

The NOSORH Annual Meeting will be held in Niagara Falls, New York, September 11 – 12, 2024.

NOSORH encourages a diverse range of speakers to submit proposals that focus on, but are not limited to, these key rural health topics:

  • Innovations and Success Stories in State Offices of Rural Health (SORH)
  • Advancing Health Equity and Inclusivity
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Behavioral Health and Rural Health Integration
  • Workforce Development and Sustainability
  • Strengthening Rural Health Systems and Infrastructure
  • SORH Leadership Strategies
  • Emergency Management and Community Resilience
  • Economic Development and Health
  • Social Determinants and Community-Based Solutions
  • Emerging Models and Technologies in Rural Health
  • Intersectoral Collaborations

Speaker Benefits and Logistics

  • Approved travel expenses for one speaker will be fully reimbursed
  • Lodging and per diem will be covered during the designated period
  • Receipts for all expenditures over $25 are required, excluding food and beverages

See full details on speaker benefits and logistics

Submit a Proposal

NRHA Now Accepting RHC, CAH Event Presentation Proposals

March 5, 2024

NRHA Now Accepting RHC, CAH Event Presentation Proposals

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting presentation proposals for the Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conference.

Conference Goals:

  • Share effective practices, policies and information
  • Provide insights and best practices addressing:
  • Access
  • Quality
  • Patient safety issues

Five interest tracks are available for CAH Conference submissions:

  • Innovation
  • Financial
  • Leadership
  • Quality
  • Best practices

This year’s events will be held Sept 24 – 27 in Kansas City, MO, NRHA’s hometown.

The deadline for submissions is May 31.

Learn More about NRHA RHC and CAH Conference

Submit Presentation Proposal

Registration is Open for the 2024 Missouri Immunization Conference, “Building Immunity in Missouri Communities”

February 5, 2024

Registration is Open for the 2024 Missouri Immunization Conference, “Building Immunity in Missouri Communities”

Don’t miss this enlightening and transformative experience as the Missouri Immunization Coalition (MIC) gears up to host its much-anticipated annual Missouri Immunization Conference.

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 knowledge about:

  • Evidence-based strategies designed to address vaccine hesitancy, and combat misinformation
  • How state legislative actions play a role in Missouri’s immunization rates
  • Increasing number of vaccine exemptions and the potential community health implications

And, increased confidence in:

  • their ability to provide effective education by delivering a strong recommendation to patients when discussing vaccines
  • their ability to advocate for and effectively educate patients on vaccine preventable diseases

Target Audience

Public Health Professionals             Nurses                                                 Physicians

School Nurses                               Hospital & ambulatory staff                    Pharmacists

Advanced Practice Providers           Social Workers                                      Psychologists

Community Health Workers            Nursing Home Administrators                 LPHA/FQHC staff

Long-term care staff                      Health Professions Students                   Policy makers

When: April 25 – 26, Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia

Attendee Pricing:

  • $100 MIC members
  • $150 Non-MIC members
  • $25 Students eager to contribute to the future of healthcare

Exhibitor Pricing

  • $600 for-profit organizations
  • 300 nonprofit organizations

Register Here

Scholarships Now Available for NRHA’s New Orleans Events

February 1, 2024

Scholarships Now Available for NRHA’s New Orleans Events

Registration is open for the National Rural Health Administration’s (NRHA’s) Annual Rural Health Conference, in New Orleans, May 6 – 10 and scholarships are available for those who would otherwise not be able to attend.

Scholarship Information:

  • Total individual scholarship award will be $1,500 to help offset the cost of:
    • Registration fees
    • Hotel accommodations
    • Travel expenses
      • Scholars are expected to provide their own funds to pay for any remaining expenses
  • Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award upon receipt and review of the application
    • Scholars will receive their award once they arrive at the conference
  • Scholarships funds are available for students and community members with a critical need for financial support with conference expenses
  • Scholarships will be awarded to people who meet the eligibility criteria and who are unable to attend without such support

Join hundreds of rural health leaders to help raise the standard for rural health with more than 80 innovative, practical, and cost-saving sessions and much more.

NRHA’s Annual Conference runs concurrently with:

Don’t forget to nominate your rural health heroes for NRHA’s 2024 Rural Health Awards and submit health equity research posters through February 8.

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Apply for Scholarship