CALENDAR OF EVENTS

(Updated June 23, 2011)

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For Rural Health Specific Events Also See: Virginia Rural Health Association's Health-Related Events, Conferences & Education page.

June 24, 2011 Friday, 2:00 a.m.: "Tips on Using Health IT Within A Patient Centered Medical Home For The Safety Net Community." From HRSA. Click here for more information and to register..

June 28, 2011 in Abingdon, VA and June 29, 2011 in Roanoke, VA. A Region 3 training on Military Culture, Navigating the V.A. and an Introduction to TBI & PTSD. Click here for more information.

July 18, 2011: NHIN 305: The Value Proposition: Exploring the National Strategy for Health Information Exchange. Click here for more information, including course description.

June 21, 2011, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. "National Web-Based Teleconference: Using Health IT Chronic Disease Management." "This free 90-minute teleconference will explore the use of health IT applications to improve management of the care for the elderly and those in chronic pain or otherwise chronically ill." Date: June 21, 2011, Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., E.S.T. From AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, June 15 at 1:00 ET: "Texting Illegally? How Secure Messaging Increases Physician Satisfaction and Keeps You HIPAA CompliantTuesday, June 14, 2011. Free Webinar. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, June 29. "The Intersection of HIPAA, HITECH and Life Sciences."1 - 2 p.m. (ET). Complementary Webinar from McGuireWoods. Click here for more information.

"Success in a Large and Diverse Multi-State HIE." From Medicine And Technology, June 13, 2011. Click here to access article. [VTN note: Regarding Finding Success in a Large and Diverse Multi-State HIE, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT]

Monday, June 13, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Advancing Health in Rural America: Maximizing Nursing’s Impact. In-person or free Webinar available. In Collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. An archived version of the webcast will be posted for viewing any time after 5:00 p.m. ET on June 13, 2011 (4:00 p.m. CT, 3:00 p.m. MT, 2:00 p.m. PT), which you can access here: http://championnursing.org/aarp-solutions-forum. Click here for more information.

Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. ET. "A Clinician's Guide to e-Prescribing Understanding the Regulations & Making the Transition." Click here for more information.

Monday, June 13, 2011. "Health IT Policy and Standards Committees Quarterly Update." From National eHealth Collaborative. Free Webinar: 1:00-2:30 ET. Click here for more information.

Monday, June 13, 2011 "Advancing Health in Rural America: Maximizing Nursing’s Impact. In Collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation." Click here for more information. [VTN note: In-person and Webinar attendance available. Registration required.]

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 "Live Webinar: Ensuring Successful EHR Launches." From Medicine and Technology, June 7, 2011. Click here for registration information. [VTN note: Free Webinar]

HHS: HIT Policy Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings, AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. Click here to access notice.

"Medical Society of Virginia e-Health Roundtables: May 20, 2011 and September 21, 2011. Click here for more information.

Thursday, April 21, 2011 9 am to 5:30 pm/EDT Public Hearing Certification/Adoption Workgroup: Upcoming Meetings." Click here for more information and to access calendar for all meeting.

April 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Free VHIT Webinar Features CMS Officials." On Wednesday, April 20, Virginia HIT (VHIT) will host a free webinar for health care providers who are working to achieve meaningful use to qualify for the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments. The 45-minute webinar begins at 12:00 pm and features two officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Region III office – Barbara J. Connors, DO, MPH, the region’s Chief Medical Officer, and Patrick Hamilton, CMS Health Insurance Specialist." Click here to access more information.

April 28th Event, "'A Discussion with the FDA,'" To Focus on Fostering Health Care Innovation." From PRNewswire, April 14, 2011.

UPMC Telehealth Symposium 5 - 6 May 2011, Center for Connected Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA In this symposium dedicated to TeleHealth "Opportunities and Challenges With Telemedicine", Europe will be strongly represented with different speakers to discuss and share views on the various topics proposed (Telehealth and the Law, EU views of Telemedicine, Case study by Renewing Health EC funded project). From the European Commission Information Society. Click here for more information.

August 9-11, 2011. CDC: Fifth Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media. Atlanta, Georgia. Click here for more information.

October 21 - 22, 2011. "Reform's New Focus on Health and Wellness, Independent Aging, Chronic Condition Self-Care and the Tools That Support Them." Boston, Massachusetts Click here for more information.

CMS: 2010 – 2012: Eligible Professional (EP) Health Information
Technology (HIT) Planner. Click here to access calendar.

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