Thank you for attending the 2024 Appalachian Health Leadership Forum!
To obtain continuing education credit for your attendance at the Forum, you must complete the session evaluation for each session you attend by May 18, 2024. Evaluations will close after that date and the CE certificate will be sent by email after May 18th.
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | |
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Session 1 Title: Public Health and Community Development: Building Community Infrastructure, Health Equity, and Economic Prosperity Presenters:
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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session 2 Title: Effective Board Decision-Making: Not Every Decision Should be Unanimous Presenter: Roger Hanshaw, J.D., Ph.D., Partner, Bowles Rice
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| 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Session 3 Title: Smithers & Montgomery Intergenerational Gateway Community: Melding Mobility, Health, and Economic Development Presenters:
Click here for the presentation slides from Scott Keller and Kevin Barnett.
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| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session 4 Title: Bridging Outdoor Economic Development and Access to Physical Activity Presenter: Danny Twilley, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President- Economic, Community, & Asset Development, West Virginia University Click here for the presentation slides.
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| 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Session 5 Title: Now that you have a community plan, how do you find funding and financing to realize your community’s vision? Presenters:
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| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Session 6: Keynote Presentation: Relational Leadership and Media: Using our rural stories of SELF, US and Now for Advocacy Presenter: Benjamin Gilmer, MD, MS, Author and Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine, and Director of MAHEC Rural Health Initiative Click here for the presentation slides.
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| Saturday, April 27, 2024 | |
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9:00am – 10:30am Session 7 Title: Governing Boards and the Efficiency Trap Presenter: Cathy A. Trower, Ph.D. President, Trower & Trower, Inc. Click here for the presentation slides.
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| 11:00am – 12:00pm
Session 8 Title: The Evolving Healthcare Landscape: Strategies for Rural Health Leadership Presenter: Robert Coffield, JD, Attorney, Nelson Mullins Law Firm Click here for the presentation slides.
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12:30pm – 1:30pm Session 9 Title: Managing Risk: Best Practices for Healthcare Boards Presenter: Jenna Walker Misiti, Esq., MHA, CHC, Appalachian Healthcare Legal Consulting Click here for the presentation slides.
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1:45pm- 2:45pm Session 10 Title: Interactive Governance Clinic Presenters: Governance Presenters:
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