Ohio Association of Free Clinics 13th Annual Conference
 
Educational Opportunities

We are offering three tracks of educational opportunities this year: Administration, Clinical and Resource Development.  
 Applications have been filed for CNE, CME and CSW credits.

 
Schedule of Events
10/08/2012
10:00 am - 11:45 amWelcome & Opening Plenary Session
Using Social Media for Public Relations & Building Awareness of Your Free Clinic [More Info]
Mike Sevilla, MD, Family Medicine Rocks
11:45 am - 12:00 pmBreak with Exhibitors
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pmLunch with Keynote Speaker
Caring for Those Who Care: The Emotional and Organizational Dimensions of Well-being [More Info]
Rebecca J. Erickson, Professor of Sociology, The University of Akron
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmBreak with Exhibitors
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1:45 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session One (Running Concurrently)
How to Thrive as an Executive Director (Admin Track) [More Info]
Marty Hiller, Partner, Hiller and Servaites
1:45 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session One (Running Concurrently)
Lifestyles ABC's: A Unique Program of Diabetes Education (Clinical Track) [More Info]
Anthony Costa, MD, Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, NEOMED
Cathy Smathers, RN, Nurse Director, Townhall II
1:45 pm - 3:00 pmBreakout Session One (Running Concurrently)
The Impact of Public Health Services Act & The Affordable Care Act on Free Clinics (Resource Dev. Trk) [More Info]
Cathy Corcella, Consultant, Cathy Corcella Consulting
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmBreak with Exhibitors
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pmBreakout Session Two (Running Concurrently)
Best Practices and Good Governance for Nonprofits (Resource Dev. Track) [More Info]
Thomas Kern, Associate, Benesch
Meredith Rosenbeck, Attorney, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
3:30 pm - 5:00 pmBreakout Session Two (Running Concurrently)
Health Literacy: Stimulating the Conversation, Having the Conversation, Taking Action (Clinical Trk) [More Info]
Susan Labuda Schrop, MS, Vice Chair for Administration and Community Outreach, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Brian F. Pendleton, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, The University of Akron
3:30 pm - 5:00 pmBreakout Session Two (Running Concurrently)
Patient Centered Medical Home - Practice Transformation (Admin Track) [More Info]
Lee Elmore, Executive Director, North Coast Health Ministry
Kathie Brown, Executive Director, Wheeling Health Right
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmEvening Reception & Silent Auction [More Info]
 
10/09/2012
8:00 am - 9:15 amPlenary Session

Twelve Attributes That Will Transform Your Free Clinic into a Center of Excellence [More Info]
Mark Cruise, Principal, Free Clinic Solutions
9:15 am - 10:00 amRoundtable Discussions: Reaction to the Twelve Attributes [More Info]
10:00 am - 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am - 11:15 amOAFC Membership Meeting [More Info]
11:15 am - 11:30 amBreak
11:30 am - 12:45 pmBreakout Session Three (Running Concurrently)
Preparing for Interviews & Working with the Media, An Overview (Resource Dev. Track) [More Info]
11:30 am - 12:45 pmBreakout Session Three (Running Concurrently)
Understanding Electronic Medical Records (Clinical Track) [More Info]
Michelle Emerson, Consultant, Raindrop Consulting
Sharon Sherlock, Executive Director, Reach Out of Montgomery County
11:30 am - 12:45 pmBreakout Session Three (Running Concurrently)
Working with Local United Ways to Support Health Safety Net Services (Admin Track) [More Info]
David Ciccione, Senior Impact Director for Health, United Way of Central Ohio
Isi Ikharebha, Executive Director, Physicians CareConnection
12:45 pm - 2:00 pmOAFC Networking Luncheon
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2:15 pm - 4:00 pmWorking with the Media - Hands-on Training [More Info]