- April 6, 2010
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April 6, 2010 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMMark your calendars for a free and unique learning and networking opportunity. This Public Health Week event will include a screening of PLACE MATTERS followed by a discussion featuring live questions from participants at each site and answers from a panel of public health and healthcare professionals, community advocates and one of the Mom's featured in the documentary. Please see flyer for Simulcast Locations: UW-Madison, UW-LaCrosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, Milwaukee, Green Bay.
- April 1, 2010
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April 1, 2010 1:00 PM to 2:30 PMJoin the National Fatherhood Leaders Group (NFLG) for this important and informative Webinar featuring Senior White House Staff Joshua DuBois and Martha Coven. They will be presenting President Obama's Fatherhood and Healthy Families agenda.
- March 24, 2010
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March 24, 2010 2:30 PM to 4:00 PMThis call will feature speakers from the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center (PRC) about the work they are doing to build capacity for community-based participatory health research in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
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March 24, 2010 12:00 AM to 1:00 PMAlexandra Adams MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Director of the ICTR Collaborative Center for Health Equity will speak about conducting community based research with diverse populations and recent initiatives to improve health equity in underserved communities of Wisconsin.
- March 12, 2010
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March 12, 2010 8:00 AM to 9:00 AMDr Dennis Baumgardner will be presenting the Aurora Sinai Medical Center Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on "The Health of Milwaukee". Breakfast will be available at 7:30am.
- March 3, 2010
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March 3, 2010 8:30 AM to 11:00 AMMost states have demonstrated elevated interest in the potential to expand the scope of practice for a wide variety of skilled health care professionals -- nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, physical therapists, optometrists and others. This briefing will examine: how other states have developed evidence-based processes for considering modifications of scopes of practice; and research regarding the impacts expanding scope of practice, including quality, patient safety, access to care, and cost containment.
- March 1, 2010
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March 1, 2010 11:45 AM to 1:45 PMPlease join Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. and other grassroots community leaders. We need your help in mobilizing and empowering every household in our community to take part in. Milwaukee's Future: It's in OUR HANDS
- February 27, 2010
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February 27, 2010 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Conference objective is to help women of color in MILWAUKEE to develop a healthy lifestyle regimen while taking time for themselves. Often, women take care of their husbands, children, pets, households and careers before they take time for themselves. This must stop!!
- February 25, 2010
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February 25, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:00 PMToo much weight, liquor, and smoking. We choose our lifestyles. But should everybody else pay when the medical bills come due?
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February 25, 2010 9:00 AM to 10:30 AMThe Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, first defined and proposed by Dr. Elliott Fisher and colleagues, entails holding a group of providers and hospitals responsible for the quality, total spending, and health outcomes of a population of Medicare beneficiaries. ACOs represent a significant next phase in the ongoing effort to build appropriate financial incentives into the payment system and promote value in health care. Dr. Fisher will discuss the principles and key design features of ACOs, the variety of organizational models, and the challenges and opportunities to implementing ACOs in Wisconsin and nationally.
