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By now, you should have received your conference brochure for NYSARH’s 6th Annual Conference on Rural Health.  We’re sure you’re finding the lineup to be quite outstanding, with nationally-known speakers and timely and significant session topics.  Please complete your registration form and mail now to receive your early bird discount!

If you have not received your conference brochure, please contact NYSARH staff at (607) 756-1090, email Maria Hopko at mhopko@cnyahec.org, or go to http://www.nysarh.org/2007ANNUALconference.pdf to print your own copy of the brochure.

Keynote speaker Dr. Bob Paeglow will kick off the presentations on Thursday, September 13.  The founder of Compassion in Action/Koinonia Primary Care in Albany, New York, Dr. Bob has been featured on the CBS Evening News and on Good Morning, America, as well as in People magazine.  We’re also pleased to have Marcia Brand, PhD of the Office of Rural Health Policy, speak at our Awards Dinner on Thursday evening.  Scheduled for Friday, September 14 is keynote speaker William H. Thomas, MD, international authority on geriatric care, and James R. Knickman, PhD, president and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth).

Concurrent session topics include Health Workforce, Health Information Technology, and Leadership/Sustainability, with workshops and presentations by many notable professionals. We’ll also have a Policy Forum on New York State Rural Health Restructuring with invited speakers Dr. Richard Daines, New York State Commissioner of Health, and Daniel Gunderson, Upstate Economic Development “Czar”.
Have some fun, too!  Be sure to participate in the conference’s special events:               


  *   Exhibitor Reception (Thursday, Sept. 13) 
  *   Awards Dinner (Thursday, Sept. 13) 
  *   Walk/Jog/Run around Lake Placid’s Mirror Lake (Friday, Sept. 14) 
  *   a fun-filled “recre-ception” at the spectacular Olympic Center- grab some ice skates and skate where the 1980 U.S. Hockey team won the gold! (Wednesday, Sept. 13) 

As a NYSARH member, please take this opportunity to forward this message to your colleagues in the fields of health, education, and business.  Promoting NYSARH's Sixth Annual Conference on Rural Health is a great way in which you can help further NYSARH's mission as we strive together to improve the health and well-being of New York State's rural communities.