Annual Meeting May 2015

“Moving Forward in the Face of Chaos”
May 27 & 28 – Madison, Wisconsin

Powerpoint Presentations

Introduction

• Randall Longenecker MD, Executive Director, The RTT Collaborative
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Rural Training Tracks and American Health Care: Looking forward over our shoulders

• John Frey MD, Professor Emeritus and Previous Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

RTT Technical Assistance Program Update

• Daniel Mareck MD, Chief Medical Officer, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Regulatory Context for RTTs and other Rural Programs

• Miechal Lefkowitz, CFMFO for the Acute Care Division of CMS, CMS Regional Office Rural Health Coordinator for Region II (NY)
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)
• Lou Sanner MD, RPS Consultant and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

Building an Evidence Base for RTT Sustainability

• Davis Patterson PhD, Deputy Director, WWAMI Rural Research Center, Seattle, WA
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)
• David Schmitz MD, Project Advisor, RTT TA, and Rural Program Director, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)
• Sherry Adkins MD. Family Physician, rural program graduate

Connecting with our Rural Roots: How an entrepreneurial spirit can guide RTT development

• Lori Rodefeld MS, Residency Coordinator, Monroe Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe, WI
• Mark Thompson MD, Chief Medical Officer, Monroe Clinic, Monroe, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Place Based Surgery

• David Kermode DO, F.A.C.O.S., Knoxville, IA
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

A Private Integrated Health Care System Perspective on Developing a RTT

• John Brill MD, Milwaukee, WI
• Barb Schober, RNC, MBA, Elm Grove, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

NIPDD Rural Fellow Presentations

• Dave Schmitz MD, Boise, ID
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)
• Joel Wells DO, Corydon, IA
  • Presentation Slides (pdf)

Courting Preceptors: How to Invite, Engage, and Support Faculty and Preceptors

• Kara Traxler BS, Sauk City, WI
• Lori Rodefeld MS, Monroe, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Approach to Growing a Rural Workforce

• Byron Crouse MD, Madison, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

The Oldest and Newest Providence RTT’s in Washington and Oregon: Collaboration, Innovation, and Challenges

• Robert Gobbo MD, Hood River, OR
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Of potholes and detours: Colorado’s bumpy road to opening new RTTs

• Kim Marvel PhD, Aurora, CO
• Daniel Burke MD, Denver, CO
• Emillia Lloyd MD, Pueblo, CO
• David Smith MD, Greeley, CO
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

May 29 – Baraboo, Wisconsin

The Baraboo Story: Always Moving Forward in the Face of Chaos

• James Damos MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Previous Program Director, Baraboo RTT 1996-2012
• Presentation Slides (pdf)
• Video

Avera LIGHT Program (Physician fatigue/burnout prevention)

• Jill Kruse, DO, Baraboo RTT Alumnus, Tyndall, SD
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Health Policy Lessons from Baraboo: One Resilient RTT Changes a State

• Sandy Anderson, Baraboo, WI
• Tim Size, Sauk City, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)

Challenges for Rural Program Directors

• Sandy Cowan, Becky Brenson and Jora Cassidy, Baraboo, WI
• Presentation Slides (pdf)