Thursday, July 29, 2010

[EQ] Submit Workshop Proposals for 2011 Farmworker Health Conference

2011 National Farmworker Health Conference Call for Workshops

Manejo del Crecimiento (Managing Growth): Migrant Health Programs and Partners

May 11-13, 2011 - Delray Beach Marriott, FL


Submit Workshop Proposal

Conference Overview
Health care reform will bring many changes to the health care system and will lead the way for a transformation of how health care is delivered in the United States and the territories. Community, migrant, homeless, and public housing programs will be looked upon to expand services for 45 million patients by 2015.

 

This unprecedented growth under health care reform will require that migrant health programs are aware of the opportunities, the challenges, and the paths to managing growth for their organizations, their patients, and their communities. 

 

Submit workshop proposals on the following topics and others that you may find of relevance to the migrant health programs and migrant and seasonal farmworker populations:

·         Program Specific

o        Health Care Reform (HCR)

o        Portability

o        Funding Opportunities

o        Shortage designation

o        Pesticides

o        Occupational Saftey Health Administration (OSHA)

o        U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs(USDA)

o        Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)/Medicare

o        National Advisory Council on Migrant Health

o        Medical Homes/Accountable Care Organizations

o        Farmworker (FW) program partners/advocacy

·         Operations Specific

o        EHR meaningful use

o        Planning for growth – successful applications (migrant)

o        Integrated delivery services

o        Outreach

o        Community Health Worker (CHW)/Promotoras

o        Accreditations

o        Board

o        Migrant Health (MH) 101

o        Clinical

§         Performance measures

§         Health Plan

§         Telehealth

§         Delivery models

§         Behavioral/substance abuse

§         Population Disease management

 

Submission Deadline
The deadline for the final round in the Call for Workshops for the 2010 National Farmworker Health (Farmworker) Conference is October 1, 2010.


Submission Process
To submit your workshop proposal for the 2011 Farmworker Conference, go to www.NACHCLiveLEARNING.com and click, Submit Workshop Proposal.
Or, click here.

 

For more information, contact: John Ruiz jruiz@nachc.com or Carla Brathwaite cbrathwaite@nachc.com, or call(301) 347-0400.



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