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Briefs: Workshop Summaries

User Liaison Program


Areas of Concentration

The User Liaison Program has information about:

Behavioral Health

Addressing the Problems of Depression: Implications for State and Local Healthcare Programs
July 10-12, 2000, Washington, DC

Improving the Outcomes of State Health and Human Services Initiatives: Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Strategies
July 19-21, 1999, Albuquerque, NM

Reducing Violence: Issues, Options, and Opportunities for State Governments
February 7-9, 2000, Albuquerque, NM

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Children's Health

Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Developing Integrated Systems of Care
November 3-5, 1999, Independence, OH

Designing Systems that Work for Children with Special Health Care Needs
September 23-25, 2002, Los Angeles, California

Improving Early Childhood Development: Promising Strategies for States and the Health Care System
January 30-February 1, 2002, Jacksonville, Florida

Improving the Quality of Care Delivered to Children Served by State Agencies
January 24-26, 2001. New Orleans, LA

Providing High Quality Services to Children with Special Health Care Needs Under Managed Care
September 10-12, 1997, San Diego, CA

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): What's Happening, What's Next?
May 26-28, 1999, Portland, ME

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Chronic Illness

Designing Healthcare Systems that Work for People with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities
December 1-3, 1999, Houston, TX

Evidence-Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders: Translating Research into Community-Based Programs
December 6-7, 2004, Chicago, IL

Managed Care and Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses
November 5-7, 1997, Chandler, AZ

Managing Care for Adults with Chronic Conditions
December 11-13, 2002, Philadelphia, PA

Using Evidence
May 8-10, 2000, Omaha, NE

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Cost and Financing

Buy-Right for Health Care Quality: Evidence and Indicators
Web Conference, October 21 and 27, 2004

Can You Minimize Health Care Costs by Improving Patient Safety?
Web Conference, September 20, 30, and October 1, 2002

Causes of and Potential Solutions to the High Cost of Health Care
Web Conference, October 10, 11, and 15, 2002

Health Care Costs: Why Do They Increase? What Can We Do?
May 21-23, 2001, Los Angeles, California

Realizing the Promise of Value-based Purchasing
December 11-13, 2000, San Antonio, TX

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Health Care Markets

Individual Health Insurance: Are You Ready for a Change?
Web Conference, April 24, 2002

The Individual Insurance Market: Performance and Potential
May 3-4, 1999, Atlanta, GA

Strengthening the Health Care Safety Net
October 25-27, 2000, Milwaukee, WI

Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
Web Conference, September 23-25, 2003

Structuring Health Insurance Markets: Protecting Consumers and Promoting Competition
May 13-15, 1998, Lake Buena Vista, FL

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Hospitals

America's Hospitals: In Danger or Bouncing Back?
Web Conference, November 19-21, 2002

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Information and Data Systems

Integrated State Health Information Systems
July 9-11, 1997, San Diego, CA

The Next Revolution: The Role of Informatics in Improving Health Care
July 25, 26, August 1, 2001

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Local Health

Local Health Departments in a Managed Care Environment:Challenges and Opportunities
May 6-8, 1997, Minneapolis, MN

Strengthening the Rural Health Infrastructure: Network Development and Managed Care Strategies
November 19-21, 1997, Asheville, NC

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Long-term Care

Improving Long-term Care for American Indians in Region VIII
July 21-23, 2003, Bismarck, ND

State Long-term Care Programs: Balancing Cost, Quality, and Access
May 6-8, 2002, Indianapolis, IN

Building a High-Quality Long-term Care Paraprofessional Workforce
February 7-9, 2001, Dallas, TX

Expanding Long-term Care Choices for the Elderly
September 11-13, 2000, San Diego, CA

Designing Healthcare Systems that Work for People with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities
December 1-3, 1999, Houston, TX

Managed Care and Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses
November 5-7, 1997, Chandler, AZ

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Managed Care

Integrated Delivery Systems in Managed Care: Challenges to State Oversight
March 24-26, 1997, Boston, MA

Local Health Departments in a Managed Care Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
May 6-8, 1997, Minneapolis, MN

Managed Care, Medicaid, and Public Health: Building Collaborations that Work
April 12-14, 2000, Jacksonville, FL

Managed Care and Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses
November 5-7, 1997, Chandler, AZ

Managing Care for Adults with Chronic Conditions
December 11-13, 2002, Philadelphia, PA.

Structuring Health Insurance Markets: Protecting Consumers and Promoting Competition
May 13-15, 1998, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Managed Care Integrated Delivery Systems
October 14-16, 1998, Philadelphia, PA

Using Evidence: Making Disease Management and Health Benefit Coverage Decisions
May 8-10, 2000, Omaha, NE

Workers Compensation and Managed Care: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Health Care System
July 30-August 1, 1997, Chicago, IL.

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Patient Safety

Improved Patient Safety: Sharing Issues, Successes, and Challenges Across States June 2-4, 2003, Seattle, WA

Improving Patient Safety In Rural Hospitals: A Workshop With Wisconsin Health Care Leaders
October 22-23, 2001, Madison, WI

Workshop: How Safe is Our Health Care System? What Can States Do to Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors?
March 20-22, 2000, Boston, MA

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Prescription Drugs

Appropriate Drug Use and Prescription Drug Programs: Adding Value by Improving Quality
November 5-7, 2001, Denver, CO

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Prevention

Evidence-Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders: Translating Research into Community-Based Programs
December 6-7, 2004, Chicago, IL

Improving Health Through the Expanding Use of Clinical Preventive Services: Issues and Strategies, Utah
June 7-9, 2000, Snowbird, UT

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Public Health

Managed Care, Medicaid, and Public Health: Building Collaborations that Work
April 12-14, 2000, Jacksonville, FL

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Quality

Buy-Right for Health Care Quality: Evidence and Indicators
Web Conference, October 21 and 27, 2004

Health Workforce Shortages: Quality Concerns and Policy Options
Web Conference, April 23 and 30, 2003

Providing High Quality Services to Children with Special Health Care Needs Under Managed Care
September 10-12, 1997, San Diego, CA

Putting Measurement to Work: Improving the Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults
October 17-19, 2001, Philadelphia, PA

Using Evidence: Technology Assessment, Disease Management, and Coverage Decisions
May 8-10, 2000, Omaha, NE

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Addressing Critical Concerns of Health Care Systems Serving American Indians/Alaskan Natives
June 12-14, 2000, Albuquerque, NM

Addressing Health Care Disparities
September 15-17, 2003, New Orleans, LA

Providing Care to Diverse Populations: State Strategies for Promoting Cultural Competency in Health Systems
June 9-11, 1999, Charleston, SC

Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities
April 4-6, 2001, Tucson, AZ

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Rural Health

Improving Patient Safety In Rural Hospitals: A Workshop With Wisconsin Health Care Leaders
October 22-23, 2001, Madison, WI

Rural Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities
March 6-8, 2000, San Francisco, CA

Strengthening the Rural Health Infrastructure: Network Development and Managed Care Strategies
November 19-21, 1997, Asheville, NC

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Special Populations

Addressing Critical Concerns of Health Care Systems Serving American Indians/Alaskan Natives
June 12-14, 2000, Albuquerque, NM

Beyond Olmstead: Community-Based Services for All People with Disabilities
July 11-13, 2001, Chicago, IL

Building Effective Programs: Coping with the Patchwork Quilt of Women's Health Issues
March 12-14, 2001, Atlanta, GA

Collecting, Using, and Disseminating Health Data on Minority Populations
March 5-6, 2002, Portland, OR

Evidence-Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders: Translating Research into Community-Based Programs
December 6-7, 2004, Chicago, IL

Improving Long-term Care for American Indians in Region VIII
July 21-23, 2003, Bismarck, ND

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State Policy Issues

Introduction to State Health Policy: A Seminar for New State Legislators
Seminar, March 31-April 3, 2005

Introduction to State Health Policy for New Legislators
March 19-21, 1999, Dallas, TX

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The Uninsured

Addressing the Needs of the Uninsured in a Challenging Economic Environment
Web Conference, March 12-14, 2002

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