2023 Power of Rural Healthcare Conference Agenda

The agenda may be subject to change. During the event, be sure to use the conference app for the most up-to-date schedule.

7:00 am

Workshop Registration opens

Open for the pre-conference workshop. Conference registration opens at 11 am.

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Complimentary Breakfast

Continental breakfast available for Workshop attendees.

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pre-conference Workshop: Bridges to Health & Healthcare

Pre-registration required.

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Melissa Martin

11:00 am

Conference Registration opens

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Complimentary Lunch

Light lunch available.

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Welcome & Keynote

Rural Healthcare: Partnership & Innovation

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Rachel Gonzales-Hansen

2:30 pm - 4:20 pm

Thriving Through Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

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Darlene Brace, LCSW, LAC, ACS, CATP, ADS, RYT

2:30 pm - 3:20 pm

How We Fit Together: Wyoming Health Council & Equality State Research Network

  • Participants will be able to identify the key aspects of community-based practice research.
  • Participants will be able to identify at least strengths of our collaborative model.
  • Participants will help us identify other strategies to support our work.

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Robert H. Johnston

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Tai L. Baker, MS

3:30 pm - 4:20 pm

Wyoming Medical Center: Taking Care of Wyoming Through Teamwork

  • Statewide network of care: Hub & Spoke approach, telehealth, telestroke
  • Working with our community partners
  • COVID-19: Moving into endemic

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Lance Porter, MBA

4:30 pm - 5:20 pm

Increasing Patient Satisfaction and Decreasing Anxiety Using AIDET and Other Communication Skills for All Types of Healthcare Workers

  • Understand why there is clear connection between quality communication and patient satisfaction (to include family members).
  • Find out how all staff members are at the heart of communication to increase patient satisfaction.
  • Realize that consistent and quality communication tactics result in a culture of excellent care.
  • How these communication techniques (AIDET, the manage up, harvesting recognition, and the great handoff) can lead to a higher overall rating of the facility, and increase their willingness to recommend
  • How each staff member can develop their own department-specific words to ensure quality communication with the patient and their family and how to measure their competency

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Tom R. Holt, MS, MEd, CPT

4:30 pm - 5:20 pm

CHAMPS Region VIII & Wyoming Salary Survey Review

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Andrea Martin

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception

  • Enjoy this networking opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new connections.
  • Spend time with exhibitors.
  • Sponsored by WYPCA.

8:00 am

Registration Open

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Complimentary Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Keynote: Secrets of the Staffing Fix

Reduce perpetual costly turnover, Stop pressuring staff for overtime, Eliminate excessive agency costs, Reduce vacancies, Avoid excessive sign-on bonuses

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Brian Lee, CSP, HoF

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Snack Break

10:15 am - 11:35 am

Poster presentations

Enjoy a snack and visit the many poster presentations in Salon B.

10:45 am - 11:35 am

Hardwiring the 5-Star Patient Experience

Gain frontline buy-in and ownership to improve the patient bedside experience, Build a patient-driven culture of compassion, Apply 10 breakthrough recommendations to become the Employer and Provider of Choice, Overcome the 12 biggest barriers to frontline engagement, Apply the “License to Please” 7 best practices “empowerment bundle”

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Brian Lee, CSP, HoF

10:45 am - 11:35 am

Strategic Change Management Using Your Data: Building Your Strategy

  • Participants will be introduced to the 7 steps of developing and executing on an organizational data strategy
  • Participants will be introduced to key performance indicators and how to prioritize performance measurement opportunities throughout the organization
  • Participants will be introduced to strategies to engage staff, management and Board of Directors in effectively utilizing data

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Shannon Nielson

11:35 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch Break

Lunch on Tuesday is on your own. Enjoy all the dining options Laramie provides.

1:00 pm - 2:50 pm

High Performing Health Centers: Preparing Value Through Quality

  • Participants will understand the criticality and contribution of each of the 7 factors for quality and value-based care delivery
  • Participants will be introduced to strategies to assess and measure performance against these contributing factors
  • Participants will be introduced to key strategies to impact health center performance within each of these domains

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Shannon Nielson

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Increasing Healthcare Outcomes for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs

  • Participants will be able to identify at least two health care disparities that individuals with complex communication needs may experience.
  • Participants will be able to identify at least two innovations being incorporated in Wyoming aimed at reducing the disparities.
  • Participants will increase their understanding of communication strategies that can be implemented during health care encounters to increase outcomes for individuals with complex communication needs.

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Terri Wofford, MS, CCC-SLP

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Leah Horst, MA, CCC-SLP

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Cancer in Wyoming: The Current Landscape of Needs and What's on the Horizon

  • Discuss the incidence of cancer in the state of Wyoming.
  • Report on the definition of what constitutes a rural or frontier oncology patient.
  • Describe the cancer care journey of the rural Wyoming cancer patient.
  • Express understanding of why research with rural Wyoming oncology patients is important.

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Star Jones, CPM

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Jennifer M. Stephens, MA, PhD, RN, OCN, CCNE

2:50 pm - 3:15 pm

Snack Break

2:50 pm - 4:05 pm

Poster presentations

Enjoy a snack and visit the many poster presentations in Salon B.

3:15 am - 4:05 pm

Sliding Fee Strategies to Maximize Access for Communities

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Joe Rivera

3:15 am - 4:05 pm

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program

  • Introduction to the Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program
  • Early intervention is best for patient involvement in their own goals of care planning
  • Education about dementia is helpful to families as they navigate this complicated disease

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Amy Shaw, PA

4:15 pm - 5:05 pm

Behavioral Health Integration: Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorders in Rural Communities

  • Increase knowledge of Behavioral Health Integration in primary care settings.
  • Understand how Behavioral Health Integration can increase access to care for individuals experiencing opioid use disorders.
  • Identify opportunities to decrease barriers for individuals who could benefit from access to medications to treat opioid use disorders in rural communities.

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Nancy McGee, DNP, PMHNP-BC

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J'Laine Proctor, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-C

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Samantha Reed, DNP, PMHNP-BC

4:15 pm - 5:05 pm

Wyoming Frontier Information (WYFI)

  • Improving the efficiency of healthcare information to rural and other facilities in the state.
  • Sharing of patient healthcare information in a secure environment.
  • Improving patient care and avoiding medical errors.

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Andrea Bailey

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Debbie Paiz

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Complimentary Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Workforce Recruitment

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Keri Wagner

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Michelle M. Eaton Scimecca

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Kathi Murray, RN, MS

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Caroline Hickerson, CPRP

10:30 am - 11:20 am

Integrated Primary Care Delivery through Telehealth

  • Understand how One Health leverages telehealth for our FQHC patients.
  • Highlight school-based and behavioral health use case.
  • Convey lessons learned.

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Sarah Compton

10:30 am - 11:20 am

Enroll Wyoming: Meeting Clients Where They Are to Facilitate a Healthier Wyoming

  • Understand how One Health leverages telehealth for our FQHC patients.
  • Highlight school-based and behavioral health use case.
  • Convey lessons learned.

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Angela M. Thatcher, PhD

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Dasa Robertson

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

Vision and Goals for Wyoming Medicaid

Newly appointed Wyoming State Medicaid Director, Lee Grossman, will lead a discussion describing the future vision and goals for Wyoming Medicaid. There will be dedicated time for feedback and questions, which are encouraged.

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Lee Grossman

11:30 am - 11:55 am

The Wyoming Disability Project: Using Photo-Voice to Explore Community Inclusion in the Rural West

  • Community Based Participatory Research
  • PhotoVoice
  • Disability Inclusion in Wyoming

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Michelle Jarman, PhD

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Margaret Holland, PhD

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Sandra Leotti, PhD

11:55 am - 12:20 pm

Developing Statewide Mental Health Education Through Professional Development Across Wyoming

  • Describe the ECHO model and its unique benefits to professionals regarding accessibility, real-time problem solving, building a community of practice, and evidence-based practices.
  • Demonstrate the implementation of mental health education and supports into existing UW ECHO professional development networks.
  • Illustrate the impact of attending UW ECHO sessions through participant attendance and feedback in evaluations.

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Emily Kirsch, BS

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Cari Glantz, BA

12:20 pm - 1 pm

Lunch

Exhibitor raffles! Conference game prizes!
On-the-go lunch options provided.