Living Well with Chronic Conditions Statewide Forum 2008

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Valley River Inn, Eugene

This was the third annual gathering of organizations and individuals who are supporting those living with chronic conditions through Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), known in many areas of Oregon as"Living Well with Chronic Conditions."

Welcome & Update on Oregon’s Self-Management (pdf)

• Sarah Bartelmann – Self-Management Coordinator, Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke Programs, Oregon DHS
• Jennifer Mead - Health Promotion Coordinator, Seniors & People with Disabilities, Oregon DHS
• Audrey Sienkiewicz – Arthritis Program Coordinator, DHS Public Health

Keynote Presentation: Self-Management and the Health Care System – Halsted Holman, MD (pdf)

The keynote speaker was Halstead Holman, MD, one of the original researchers and developers of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program at Stanford University. Dr. Holman discussed ways to link clinical and community efforts to support self-management, sharing examples from around the country. Dr. Holman is a professor of medicine at Stanford University, a champion for patient-centered medicine and self-management.

Morning Breakout Sessions:

Introduction to Living Well with Chronic Conditions (sorry, no presentations available)

• Brenda Johnson – MED, Deschutes County Health Department
• Jennifer Mead – MPH, Seniors & People with Disabilities, Oregon DHS

Positive Living: Lessons Learned – Integrating Positive Self-Management for People with HIV/AIDS Into Your Own Program or Practice (pdf)

• Kurt Hunter – Prevention Counselor/Peer Leader, OHSU Partnership Project's SHOP
• Kate Langley Powell –Insurance Specialist/Leader, Multnomah County
• Lauren Nathe – Nurse Manager/Master Trainer

Success in an Independent Community (pdf)

• Patty Meagher – RN, Chronic Disease & Diabetes Educator

The Oregon Living Well Network: Beyond the Listserv (pdf)

• Sarah Bartelmann – MPH, Self-Management Coordinator, Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke Programs, Oregon DHS

Afternoon Break-out Sessions:

Barriers & Motivators for Recruitment & Retention – What we Learned from Focus Groups (pdf)

• Beverly Cridland – RN, Master Trainer & Program Coordinator, Gerontology Institute at Sacred Heart Medical Center
• Susan Stearns, Director, 100% Access Coalition, United Way of Lane County

Living Well and Mental Health Populations (pdf)

• Arlene Logan – LCSW, Rogue Valley Council of Governments
• Lonny Mayeda – LCSW, Jackson County Mental Health

Health Systems and Living Well – The Group Health Experience (pdf)

• Kim Wicklund – MPH, Group Health Cooperative

Loading for Success: Living Well 2020 (pdf)

• Sharon Johnson – MS, Associate Professor, Oregon State University Extension Service.
• Bernadette Maziarski – Living Well Coordinator, OHSU Extension Service

Living Well in a Health Community (pdf)

• Tracy Carver – MPH, Community Partnerships and Self-Management Coordinator, Oregon Asthma Program, Oregon DHS
• Kirsten Aird – MPH, Community Programs Manager, Tobacco Prevention & Education Program, Oregon DHS

Implementing Tomando Control de Su Salud at Yakima Farm Workers Clinics (pdf)

• Christina Muro – BSW, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Coordinator, Salud Medical Center
• Sue Plaster – MS, RD, CD, Project Coordinator, Salud Medical Center

For other questions please contact the Living Well program at 971-673-1123 or send e-mail to:living.well@state.or.us

Forums from previous years:

• 2007

   

• 2006