| 2017 | ||
| Friday, April 21st | 9:00 AM |
Bill Boling, Boling & Company Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM |
9:45 AM |
In the Trenches: Rural Healthcare According to Its Executives & Managers Mel Pyne, Emanuel Medical Center/Dorminy Medical Center\Candler County Hospital Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
10:45 AM |
James B. Langford, Georgia Prevention Project Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
11:15 AM |
The Opioid Epidemic & Addiction Treatment Macarena Garcia, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM |
12:15 PM |
Dean Burke, Georgia State Senate Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
1:15 PM |
State of Rural Healthcare Legislation & Public Policy Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
2:15 PM |
Bruce Baird Struminger, Project ECHO Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
2:45 PM |
Telehealth & the Future of Technology Impacting Rural Health Erica Baker, Georgia Medicaid Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
3:45 PM |
Distressed Provider Outlook: Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Acquisitions Kirk Olsen, ER Hospitals Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM |
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The Second Annual Rural Healthcare Symposium is part of an annual effort to bring attention to the national rural healthcare crisis. Key topics to be explored at this year’s daylong conference include: the opioid epidemic and addiction treatments, an overview of current rural healthcare legislation and public policy, the impact of technology on rural healthcare delivery, the economic realities facing rural providers and an inside look at the operations of rural healthcare facilities.