Highlighted Workshops and Events
We list hundreds of events on our Rural Reporter Calendar, but the workshops and events below are either our workshops or events we'd like to highlight.
The Department of Health Services will hold two days of workshops focused on best practices for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery in Wisconsin's opioid crisis. This event is open to the public, and there will be more than two dozen workshops on a variety of topics, from how to implement a 24/7 opioid treatment program, how to collaborate and partner with the faith community, a training on how to use naloxone, the impact of the opioid crisis on children, the impact of the opioid crisis on women, and using the MATRIX model for opioid use disorder. There will also be panel discussions on infectious diseases, harm reduction, stigma reduction, and medication-assisted treatment.
The registration fee will be $75 per person for the full conference. The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks on both days. The deadline to register is March 12, 2019.
Event Website »The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will hold a two-day event focused on trauma's role in the misuse and abuse of opioids. The registration fee will be $75 per person for the full conference. The event is designed for mental health professionals, substance abuse counselors, medical professionals, law enforcement, and related professions. A full agenda will be available in February 2019.
Event Website »Attendees to the annual Wipfli Rural Health Clinic Conference will receive quality education and have the opportunity to communicate directly with industry experts and to network with colleagues at other rural health clinics. The sessions are intended for all levels of rural health clinic professionals including administrators, CFOs, CEOs, CIOs, directors of finance, finance professionals, reimbursement analysts and office managers.
Location: Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells.
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Advocacy day is a day when EMS departments, from rural to urban, can talk with their state legislators and share issues and policies that are important to them. Register here.
Location: TBD
Agenda:
10 a.m. Morning Session—participants will gather for an issue briefing, legislator panel, and preparation for the afternoon visits. Participants will receive a folder of information for their use, and a separate folder to take to their legislative representatives.
12 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Afternoon Session—participants will walk to the Capitol and visit their legislators to discuss the issues detailed in the morning sessions.
3:00 p.m. Conclusion—all visits should be finished up.
Materials:
- EMS Day Save the Date (8.5x11")
- EMS Day Save the Date for Facebook
- EMS Day Save the Date for Twitter
- EMS Day Save the Date for Instagram
Partners:
NOSORH, The Joint Committee on Rural Emergency Care (JCREC), and the South Carolina Office of Rural Health will hold the 2019 National Rural EMS & Care Conference in Charleston, South Carolina.
Invited attendees include rural EMS directors, medical directors and officers, rural health care providers, state EMS officials, state rural health officials, hospital administrators, elected officials, federal agency officials, and other EMS partners.
Event Website »This two-day summit from Wisconsin Rural Partners will bring together people from across the state, in all types of professions and positions, to identify the top issues facing rural Wisconsin. The event uses facilitated panel sessions for the participants to identify top issues, address their strategies, share experiences and success stories.
Location:
Indianhead Technical College
1900 College Drive
Rice Lake, WI 54868
The American Heart Association, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, and the Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program will hold this year's Wisconsin Stroke Conference: A Look at Rural and Urban Settings and Everything In Between on May 16th, 2019. The workshop "Abstracting Stroke Data That Will Work For All" will be held on May 17th.
Register here by May 2nd. Reserve your room at the Kalahari Resort by April 15th under Wisconsin Stroke Conference- WI Office of Rural Health by calling 877-253-5466.
Please see the attached flyer for details and registration information.
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Wisconsin Stroke Conference Online.pdf 
