NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE WEEK (NPCW)

NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE WEEK (NPCW)

This year’s National Primary Care Week (NPCW) will be held from October 10th to 14th.

The theme for 2011, “Innovations in Primary Care,” will focus on what the future of primary care looks like and the ways pioneer health systems are reinventing their practices to promote continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated healthcare for their patients.

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Mon, Oct 10th
"The State of US Healthcare and the Future Role of Primary Care" with Robert Gluckman, MD
Location: Old Library 217 & the Great Hall
Time: 12-1pm

“Primary Care and Outpatient Internal Medicine” with Joe Hartman, MD, and Katie Iossi, Chief Resident
Location: Old Library 217 & the Great Hall
Time: 1-2pm

Tues, Oct 11th
"Approaches to Alternative Medicine: Integrating Naturopathic, Chiropractic and Oriental Medicine" panel discussion
Location: Richard Jones Hall 4320
Time: 12-1pm

Wed, Oct 12th
"Rebuilding Primary Care in a Broken Health Care System" with John Geyman, MD
Location: University Hospital South 8B60
Time: 12-1pm

Thurs, Oct 13th
"First, Do Some Good: Palliative Care in Primary Practice and Beyond" with Susan Toll, MD and Erik Fromme, MD
Location: OHSU Auditorium
Time: 12-1pm

Fri, Oct 14th
"International Primary Care: Lessons Learned Abroad" with Daisuke Yamashita, MD
Location: Old Library 217 & the Great Hall
Time: 12-1pm