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Wednesday, October 12, 20227 – 8 amHomesteadBreakfast8 am – 2:45 pmHomesteadRural Health Clinic (RHC) Workshop9 am – 2:45 pmArea Health Education Center (AHEC)LandmarkInvitation only10:00 – 10:55 amRural Health Disparities RoundtableHeritageInvitation only11 am – 2:30 pmFireside RoomOregon Association of Hospitals and Healthcare Systems12 pm – 1:30 pmHomesteadNetw orking lunchSee separate agenda for detailsInvitation onlyConference3 pm – 3:10 pmWelcome and Opening RemarksHomesteadRobert Duehmig, Interim Director, Oregon Office of Rural Health3:10 pm – 4:10 pmPlenary SessionHomesteadAlan Morgan, NRHA President
Wednesday, October 12, 20224:20 pm – 5:15 pmConcurrent SessionsHomesteadBuilding Community Infrastructure to Address SocialDeterminants of Health and Equity through CommunityInformation ExchangeSusan Fischer-Maki, M.Ed. serves as the Director of CommunityBenefit Initiatives at AllCare Health,A panel discussion will provide session attendees with informationon CIE functionality and how these new platforms can build onestablish community networks of care, on lessons learned aboutCIE implementation from the perspective of a funder, a FederallyQualified Health Center, and a community-based organization.They will present a model for authentic engagement of CIEstakeholders in the co-creation and ongoing governance of thesystem and discuss opportunities on the horizon for CIE to align withhealth care transformation and other key state-level strategies suchas those focused on health equity, early childhood care andeducation, and workforce development.LandmarkStar Rating Wake-Up Call and One Critical Access Hospital’sOrganizational Response for Agile ImprovementMeg Linza, MSN, RN, CPHQ - Director of Quality, Risk, ClinicalEducation, & Employee HealthBrett Byers, BSN, RN, CPHQ - Quality Nurse SpecialistIn 2021, CMS changed the methodology used to calculate hospitalCare Compare Star Ratings. This change of methodology,combined with organizational silos, caught Columbia MemorialHospital (CMH) off guard. In this presentation, we will discuss CMH’sresponse to an unexpected Star Rating with a focus on breakingdown silos and positioning the organization to respond quickly toquality performance data.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022HeritageIncreasing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerWorkforce in Eastern Oregon: Outcomes, Lessons Learned &Next StepsMeredith Lair, Executive Director at Northeast Oregon Area HealthEducation Center (NEOAHEC).Margaret Scharf, DNP, Clinical Associate Professor and ProgramDirector at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School ofNursing.The need for mental health providers in rural Oregon is great. Thissession looks at a creative partnership to increase the number ofPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP) trained andpracticing in eastern Oregon and how this can be expandedacross rural Oregon.5:15 pm – 7 pmGreat HallReception/Networking with Partners7 – 8:30 pmFireside RoomOregon Rural Health Association (ORHA) Board MeetingDinner on your own
Thursday, October 13, 20227:30 am – 8:30 amHomesteadBreakfast, ORHA Annual Meeting, Announcements8:40 am – 9:40 amPlenaryHomesteadAchieving Quadruple Aim: Rethinking Our OrganizationalOperating Systems to Become More People-Positive andComplexity ConsciousOrion Falvey, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Orchid Health9:40 – 10:10 amGreat HallRefreshment Break/Networking with Partners/Posters10:10 – 11:05 amConcurrent SessionsHomesteadHow to Move Your Practice to a More Value-based PaymentModelBill Roller, Orchid HealthThere are many challenges facing our clinics. This session will help youbetter understand your clinic finances with the state Medicaid program,how you can leverage the program to get an upfront monthly paymentvs waiting for claims and wrap around. This will allow you to better serveyour patients and become less dependent on FFS claims.Thursday, October 13, 2022
LandmarkProject ECHO and a Rural Advisory Panel: Tools to Help Createa Community Health Infrastructure in Rural OregonNancy Elder, MD - Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network(ORPRN) Director, and PI of The Health Equity, Access and QualityImprovement with ECHO in Rural Oregon (HEAL-OR) ProjectMaggie McDonnell, MPH - Oregon ECHO Network (OEN) Director;Project Director of HEAL-ORHealth is a community affair. There is a need for “communities ofsolution,” comprised by primary care, public health andcommunity organizations to identify the local and regional healthproblems and then engage and activate partners to address theproblems. This session looks at the Community of Solutions AdvisoryPanel developed to define and address health problems facing sixrural and frontier counties in the Columbia River Gorge and easternOregon.HeritageThe Intersection of Oral and Behavioral Health - Can We Meetin the Middle?Laura McKeane, EFDA, Director of Oral Health Services at AllCareCCOKelli Beaumont, EPDH at Capitol Dental CareOral health is often viewed as separate from general health, but isin fact an integral part of overall health. Behavioral health providersare in a position to offer intervention for various oral healthproblems due to regular visits with their patients and theirunderstanding of the patient’s individual needs. Additionally,behavioral health can impact oral health, and vice versa. A modeldeveloped in Southern Oregon has integrated an ExpandedPractice Dental Hygienist into a behavioral health/physical healthsetting.Thursday, October 13, 2022
11:15 am – 12:10 pmConcurrent SessionsHomesteadFirstline Infection Control in Health CareJudith Guzman-Cottrill, DOPediatric Infectious DiseasesContractor for Oregon Health AuthorityCOVID-19 Response and HAI ProgramThis session will address infection control and how to lead aninfection control training. Attendees will learn how to use newtraining toolkits to recognize infection control risks throughout theworkday, so they can take action to protect their patients,themselves, and their co-workers.LandmarkPublic Health Resource AllocationShane Sanderson, Linn County Public HealthRural public health is a key component to healthy communities, yetfunding for public health programs is a challenge. This session willfocus on creative solutions to funding needed programing andimplementing equity within county public health.HeritageTBD12:15 – 1:30HomesteadAwards Luncheon – Hospital Quality and Hero of the Year Award1:30 – 2:30Refreshment Break /Dessert/NetworkingGreat Hallwith Partners/Poster Session with Students2:35 – 3:25 pmPlenary SessionHomesteadPublic HealthMichael Baker, Ph.D.Jefferson County Public Health DirectorThursday, October 13, 2022
3:30 – 4:20 pmConcurrent SessionsHomesteadBroadband in Rural OregonRep Pam Marsh; Didgette McCracken, OSU ExtensionService/Cyber Mills Nonprofit; Dr. Tim Powell (Evergreen FamilyMedicine CEO); Daniel Holbrook, Mgr., Oregon Broadband OfficeAccess to quality and affordable broadband is essential for thecontinued utilization of telehealth and tele education services.The federal government will be awarding billions of dollars to statesto implement a broadband strategy. This session will look at thestate broadband plan, legislative intentions and how communitiesare successfully implementing strategies.LandmarkHEART: Healing Ethno-Racial Trauma: A Culturally DesignedModel for Trauma Informed Care.Trevor Whitbread, MA, MS, Marriage & Family Therapy Association,South Lane Mental HealthThe Latinx community is the largest minority population in Oregon.Many of these families reside in rural areas, working in healthcare,agriculture, tourism and manufacturing. This presentation aims toprovide information about how the HEART model can be used toprovide culturally-responsive clinical care and develop programsfor Latinx immigrant families who reside in rural Oregon.HeritagePublic Health, CAHs, CCOs, and RHCs Working TogetherRural health is facing multiple challenges beyond the impact ofCOVID-19. CAH, Public Health, RHCs and CCOs all play a leadingrole in finding solutions to these challenges. This session will look atways we can work together to address rural health needs and workto improve community health.Dinneron yourownFriday,October15,2022
8:00 am – 9:15 amPlenary Speaker - TBDHomestead9:25 am – 10:20 amConcurrent SessionsHomesteadHealing After Disaster—Guide with SupportLucy Zammarelli, MA – Supervisor, Lane County H&HS and HumanServices Liaison for the McKenzie Valley wildfire responseW ildfires and other disasters affect rural communities and createhumanitarian crises that are best addressed both immediately andlong term. Effective response requires coordination of funding andservices from multiple federal, state and local partners. Thesuccessful response to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire has been set forthin a guidebook providing lessons learned for future disasterresponse that can be duplicated and adapted as needed.LandmarkCrisis de Nuestro Bienestar: Latino Mental Health Barriers &Recommendations in OregonCommissioner Irma Linda Castillo, MSCommissioner Melina Moran, FNPCommissioner Josefina RiggsThe Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs will educate attendeesabout one of the most in-depth studies regarding mental healthissues, barriers, and solutions for the Latino/a/x population inOregon. Attendees will participate in a mapping-exercise toidentify a network of Latino mental health care providers and statelevel policy solutions that are culturally and linguisticallycompetent.HeritageRural Health Workforce – Competition or Partnership?Friday, October 15, 2022
10:30 – 11:30 amConcurrent SessionsHomesteadRole of Rural Facilities in Educating the WorkforceLandmarkCommunity Collaborations: Reaching Vulnerable Populationsthrough PartnershipsHeritagePublic HealthTBD11:40 am – 12:00pmHomesteadWrap up, prizes
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP) trained and practicing in eastern Oregon and how this can be expanded across rural Oregon. 5:15 pm - 7 pm Reception/Networking with Partners Great Hall 7 - 8:30 pm Oregon Rural Health Association (ORHA) Board Meeting Fireside Room Dinner on your own Wednesday, October 12, 2022
