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WSHA 2019 Rural Hospital Leadership Conference
June 23, 2019 - June 26, 2019
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Pre-registration for the conference is now closed. Walk-up registrations will be accepted starting at 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 23 at the registration desk in the Stehekin foyer.
Join us for WSHA and AWPHD’s annual conference that focuses exclusively on rural health care — the 43rd Annual Rural Hospital Leadership Conference June 23-26 at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan! This year’s conference includes an inspiring group of plenary speakers as well as breakout sessions that focus on governance, advocacy and safety.
The social events are included in your conference registration. Adult family members are welcome to join you at all social events, and children are welcome at the kid-friendly functions. There is no separate RSVP or ticket required for you or your guest(s) at any of the social functions.
- Cocktail reception — Sunday, June 23
- Ice cream social — Sunday, June 23 (kid-friendly)
- Wine tasting at Tsillan Cellars — All attendees welcome — Monday, June 24
- Dinner at Tsillan Cellers – Hospital Members and Adult Family Members Only – Monday, June 24
- BBQ on the beach — Tuesday, June 25 (kid-friendly)
Lodging
Campbell’s Resort (sold out with waiting list)
campbellsresort.com
Lakeside Lodge and Suites (sold out)
www.lakesidelodgeandsuites.com
The Midtowner Motel
www.midtowner.com
Book through Campbell’s Resort at 1-800-553-8225 to make arrangements, and ask for the WSHA room block
Agenda
Continuing education credits offered
Sunday, June 23
| 9:30 am | Golf Tournament and Luncheon – Bear Mountain Ranch
Register now — Registration includes a complimentary round of golf, a cart, golf club rentals (limited availability), beverages, awards ceremony and lunch. For more information email Sheraine Fitzgerald at sfitzgerald@coverys.com or call 206-235-7710. Sponsored by Coverys, Networx Health & Intalere |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Registration – Stehekin Foyer Sponsored by Dingus, Zarcor & Associates, PLLCReception – Campbell’s Resort Terrace Sponsored by Cerner |
| 7:30 – 8:30 pm | Ice Cream Social – Stehekin Ballroom Sponsored by Coverys |
Monday, June 24
| 7:30 am
Centennial & Stehekin Foyers |
Continental Breakfast | Time with Exhibitors |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:45 – 9:45 am
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
The State of Rural Healthcare
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| 9:45 – 10:45 am
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive
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| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by RehabVisions |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Breakout 1: Centennial Ballroom: Beyond the Hospital: Partnering with Communities to Improve Rural Health
Breakout 2: Stehekin Ballroom: Financing Innovation
Breakout 3: Park Room: You’re Not Paranoid: Labor & Employment Law Developments 2018-2019
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| 12:00 – 12:15 pm | Transition to Lunch | Time with Exhibitors |
| 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Lunch & Legislative Update Sponsored by USI Sausage Making & Card Playing: Inside Scoop on the 2019 Legislative Session
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| 1:15 -2:15 pm
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Rural Transformation and Global Budgets: A Discussion
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| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by RehabVisions |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Breakout 4: Centennial Ballroom: The Board’s Role in Advocacy
Breakout 5: Stehekin Ballroom: Stemming the Tide: Responding to Opioid Abuse in Rural Communities
Breakout 6: Park Room: The Road to Safe Deliveries: Navigating Rural Obstetrics
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| 4:00 – 4:30 pm | Transportation to Winery |
| 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Wine Tasting at Tsillan Winery
Sponsored by Parker Smith & Feek, Intalere, NetworxHealth, Hall Render, and Killian Lyman, LLC |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | New! Hospital Members-Only Dinner at Tsillan Winery (included with registration) Sponsored by Parker Smith & Feek, Intalere, NetworxHealth, Hall Render, and Killian Lyman, LLC |
Tuesday, June 25
| 7:30 – 8:30 am
Edmunds Room |
PHD Workers’ Compensation Trust Board Meeting and Breakfast |
| 7:30 – 9:00 am
East/West Room |
New Board & Commissioner Welcome Breakfast |
| 7:30 – 9:00 am
Centennial & Stehekin Foyers |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am
River Room |
CEOs Only Meeting |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Fundamentals of Community Engagement
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| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Transition to Breakouts |
| 10:10 – 11:10 am | Breakout 7: Centennial Ballroom: Who’s on Deck: Board Succession and Development
Breakout 8: Stehekin Ballroom: Ignorance is Not Bliss: New State Laws You Should Care About
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| 11:10 – 11:20 am | Break Sponsored by RehabVisions |
| 11:20 am – 1:30 pm
River Room |
Board Chair Lunch
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| 11:20 am – 12:20 pm | Breakout 10: Centennial Ballroom: Quality & Carrying Out the Board’s Duty of Care
Breakout 11: Stehekin Ballroom: Playing the Hand You’re Dealt: Implementing the New Nurse Staffing Regulations
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| 12:20 – 1:30 pm
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 – 1:40 pm | Transition to Breakouts |
| 1:40 – 2:40 pm | Breakout 12: Centennial Ballroom: Emerging Technology and Challenges in Telehealth
Breakout 14: Park Room: Getting Potential Board Members On-Board: From Orienting Candidates to Bringing on Commissioners
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| 2:40 – 2:50 pm | Break Sponsored by RehabVisions |
| 2:50 – 3:50 pm
Centennial & Stehekin Ballrooms |
Cracked Not Broken
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| 4:00 – 5:30 pm
River Room |
Rural Hospital Committee Meeting |
| 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Social Hour on the Beach Sponsored by Moss Adams |
| 7:00 – 8:30 pm | BBQ on the Beach Sponsored by Wipfli LLP |
Wednesday, June 26
| 7:00 – 8:00 am
Edmunds Room |
Unemployment Compensation Trust Board Meeting and Breakfast |
| 7:00 – 8:30 am
Centennial Foyer |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:30 am
East/West Room |
AWPHD Board Meeting |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Breakout 15: Centennial Ballroom: Stopping Violence in Health Care
Breakout 17: Park Room: Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest: Empowering Communities with End of Life Conversations
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| 9:30 – 9:45 am | Break Sponsored by RehabVisions |
| 9:45 – 10:45 am
Centennial Ballroom |
AWPHD Mid-Year Member Meeting |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am
Centennial Ballroom |
Secrets of a Long Life
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Presentations and Handouts
Monday June 24
- The State of Rural Healthcare:
- Breakout 1: Centennial Ballroom: Beyond the Hospital: Partnering with Communities to Improve Rural Health
- Breakout 2: Stehekin Ballroom: Financing Innovation
- Breakout 3: Park Room: You’re Not Paranoid: Labor & Employment Law Developments 2018-2019:
- Breakout 4: Centennial Ballroom: The Board’s Role in Advocacy
- Breakout 5: Stehekin Ballroom: Stemming the Tide: Responding to Opioid Abuse in Rural Communities
- Breakout 6: Park Room: The Road to Safe Deliveries: Navigating Rural Obstetrics
Tuesday June 25
- Fundamentals of Community Engagement:
- Breakout 7: Centennial Ballroom: Who’s on Deck: Board Succession and Development
- Breakout 8: Stehekin Ballroom: Ignorance is Not Bliss: New State Laws You Should Care About:
- Breakout 9: Park Room: Nose in, Hands Off: Financial Oversight and Challenges for Board Members
- Breakout 10: Centennial Ballroom: Quality & Carrying Out the Board’s Duty of Care
- Breakout 11: Stehekin Ballroom: Playing the Hand You’re Dealt: Implementing the New Nurse Staffing Regulations
- Breakout 12: Centennial Ballroom: Emerging Technology and Challenges in Telehealth
- Breakout 14: Park Room: Getting Potential Board Members On-Board: From Orienting Candidates to Bringing on Commissioners
- Kevin Hines — Cracked Not Broken:
Wednesday June 26
- Breakout 15: Centennial Ballroom: Stopping Violence in Health Care
- Breakout 16: Stehekin Ballroom: PHD Laws: Opportunities and Restrictions
- Breakout 17: Park Room: Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest: Empowering Communities with End of Life Conversations
Plenary speakers
Stephanie Land — Author
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Stephanie Land is the author of Maid, a story exploring issues of poverty and the stigma surrounding those working to survive and navigate a social safety net with many gaps. Land’s story unfolds in the Pacific Northwest, at a homeless shelter (and subsequent transitional housing) in Port Townsend where she and her infant daughter lived. We follow them on a journey to Missoula, Montana, where Land worked her way through college in her 30s. It was here that she finally realized her longtime dream of becoming a writer, and has since appeared in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Washington Post, and many other outlets. |
Kevin Hines — Brain Health Advocate & Storyteller
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Kevin Hines is a brain/mental health advocate, award-winning global speaker, bestselling author and documentary filmmaker who reaches audiences with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (19 years of age), he attempted to take his life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of only thirty-four to survive the fall, and the only one to regain full physical mobility. He is the only Golden Gate Bridge jump survivor who is actively spreading the message of living mentally healthy. The fall would break his body, but not his spirit. Today, Kevin dedicates his life to saving lives by spreading the message of hope and sharing his art of living mentally well. He is one of the most respected and admired voices of lived experience. Kevin’s story is a remarkable testament to the strength of the human spirit and a reminder for us to love the life we have. |
Tony Buettner — Explorer and Entrepreneur, Blue Zones
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Tony Buettner is a former expedition member, explorer, and entrepreneur. In just one talk, Tony will share with his audience the tools to help them live longer and more fulfilled lives. After decades of travel, observation, and scientific study, Tony is the perfect expert to showcase the nine common diet and lifestyle habits that connect the Blue Zones together in longevity and health. These nine habits could add 12 years of quality life to the average American, all through a science-backed blueprint. |
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