Health Conference sessions to be broadcast to Boise
October 19, 2006
The 色花堂app Kasiska College of Health Professions will present the 19th annual Idaho Conference on Health Care Oct. 25-28 at the ISU Pond Student Union Building in Pocatello, and 10 of the more than 30 workshops and presentations will be broadcast live to Boise this year via ISU鈥檚 Distance Learning Network.
Sessions broadcasted to Boise include the conference鈥檚 two keynote speaking sessions, 鈥淚daho Justice: The Cyanide Canary鈥 by authors Joseph Hilldorfer and Robert Dugoni at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, and 鈥淭he Trouble with Vioxx,鈥 by Dr. John Abramson, author of 鈥淥verdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine,鈥 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26.
The broadcasts to Boise can be viewed in Room 156 of the ISU Boise Center, located at 12301 West Explorer Drive. Capacity at the ISU Boise Center is limited and preregistration is encouraged to guarantee a seat in the 30-person capacity room.
The conference keynote addresses are open to the public, but registration fees are required for most conference events, including plenary speeches. Continuing education units are available to professionals desiring them. For a complete list of conference events and in-depth information on all speakers and presentations, visit the Web site www.isu.edu/kchp/hlthconf. Online registration is available on the Web site. Information is also available by calling 800-753-4781 or (208) 282-3155.
Events to be broadcast to Boise are:
鈥 Workshop 鈥 鈥淚ntuitive Eating: How to Help Clients Create a Health Relationship with Food, Mind and Body,鈥 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 25.
鈥 Keynote address 鈥 鈥淚daho Justice: The Cyanide Canary,鈥 7 p.m., Oct. 25.
鈥 Idaho Public Health Association panel 鈥 鈥淜eeping Employees Safe: Industrial Safety, Regulation and Enforcement,鈥 8:30 a.m., Oct. 26.
鈥 IPHA panel 鈥 鈥淐oal Gasification: Uncovering the Pros, Cons and Impact on Community,鈥 10 a.m., Oct. 26.
鈥 IPHA speaker 鈥 鈥淚ntuitive Eating: Concepts and Controversies: What Do You Mean It鈥檚 Healthy to Eat Chocolate and French Fries,鈥 1 p.m., Oct. 26.
鈥 IPHA speaker 鈥 鈥淎ddressing Obesity: Long-term Weight Loss and Chronic Disease,鈥 4 p.m., Oct. 26.
鈥 Keynote speaker 鈥 鈥淭he Trouble with Vioxx,鈥 7 p.m., Oct. 26.
鈥 Plenary speaker 鈥 鈥淯sing Terri: The Religious Rights鈥 Conspiracy to Take Away our Rights,鈥 8:30 a.m., Oct. 27.
鈥 Speaker 鈥 鈥淭he Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan,鈥 9:45 a.m., Oct. 27.
鈥 Speaker 鈥 鈥淩eforming Medicare: Searching for the Magic Bullet,鈥 11 a.m., Oct. 27.
The Health Conference is sponsored by the Kasiska Foundation and co-sponsored by the Idaho Public Health Association, Willamette Dental, Regence Blue Shield鈥檚 Caring Foundation, The Advantage Community, Blue Cross of Idaho, Delta Dental, Idaho Oral Health Alliance, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare鈥檚 Tobacco Prevention Program and Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Idaho Dairy Council and ISU Student Affairs.
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