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Vermont Workers' Center: Human Rights Day Conference & Launch of Put People First 12/21/2011

Human Rights Day Conference & Launch of Put People First

Madison-Deane Initiative - Navigating Serious Illness:The Role of Palliative Care 11/01/2011

The Madison-Deane Initiative (MDI) is the education arm of  the VNA End-of-Life Care services. It was created in 1997 to educate the general public and medical professionals about quality care at the end of life. MDI advocates for the strengthening and coordination of quality end-of-life care through education and communication between related organizations. MDI is a two-way resource, providing educational programs to the community, as well as access by the community for questions on topics related to quality care at the end of life.

The Story of the Vermont MDRO Prevention Collaborative 08/01/2011

The Story of the Vermont MDRO Prevention Collaborative.  For more information visit: http://www.vpqhc.org/interior.php/pid/13/sid/188

Vermont Blueprint for Health - Health Care Reform and Social Justice Part 2 04/11/2011

Vermont Blue Print for Health Annual Conference.  Part 2 features a keynote address by Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, titled "Health Disparities and the Rebuilding of a Primary Care Infrastructure Following Hurricane Katrina".

Vermont Blueprint for Health - Health Care Reform and Social Justice Part 1 04/11/2011

Vermont Blue Print for Health's annual conference featuring a keynote address by Eboni G. Price-Haywood, MD, MPH. Watch part two here.

Madison-Deane Initiative - Palliative Care: A Cure for Meaningless Suffering featuring Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP 03/28/2011

Dr. Diane E. Meier is Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), a national organization devoted to increasing the number and quality of palliative care programs in the United States. Her leadership of CAPC has led to the doubling of U.S. hospital palliative care programs in the last five years. She is also Director of the Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute; Professor of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; and Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

This program was brought to you by Madison-Deane Initiative (MDI), the education arm of the VNA End-of-Life Care services of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties.

MDI was created in 1997 to educate the general public and medical professionals about quality care at the end of life. Its mission is to transform end-of-life care through education, collaboration and inspiration. To accomplish this work, MDI depends upon the generosity of sponsors, supporters, partners and MDI friends.

Legislative Report: Representative Shap Smith, Speaker of the House 01/17/2011

Hosts: Reps. Bill Aswad and David Sharpe speak with Speaker of the House, Rep. Shap Smith (Lamoille/Washington-1).

Near & Far: Professor Thomas Hall - Making Health Care Affordable by Keeping People Healthy 07/19/2010

Richard Kemp and professor Thomas Hall talk about affordable health care. For more info, please visit Vermont Vedic Health.

If you have questions or comments about this program, please contact Richard Kemp at rtkemp@aol.com.

VT Department of Health Conference: Blueprint for Health. Part 3 of 3 04/26/2010

Blue Print for Health. 

Planning, Doing and Paying for Group Visits - Edward Noffsinger

Pulling it all Together: Question and Answer Session with the Speakers

The Seventh Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference will provide an introduction to self-management support in primary care, discuss systems redesign to support self-management, and outline the financial viability of self-management support and group medical visits.   The Blueprint is guiding a comprehensive  and statewide process of health system transformation designed to reduce the health and economic impact of the most common chronic conditions and focus on their prevention. 

Blue Print for Health part 1

Blue Print for Health part 2

VT Department of Health Conference: Blueprint for Health. Part 1 of 3 04/26/2010

Blue Print for Health.  Opening remarks.  Governor Douglas, Wendy S. Davis, Frederick C. Morin. 

Self-Management Support: Trends, Progress and New Directions - Judith K. Schaefer

The Seventh Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference will provide an introduction to self-management support in primary care, discuss systems redesign to support self-management, and outline the financial viability of self-management support and group medical visits.   The Blueprint is guiding a comprehensive  and statewide process of health system transformation designed to reduce the health and economic impact of the most common chronic conditions and focus on their prevention. 

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