CONFERENCE UPDATE - Tentative Agenda 4/6/21
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National Area Health Education Center Organization
2021 Biennial Conference
Preliminary Program
June 29 – July 2, 2021
All Times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
| Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | AHEC 101: New Staff and Director Orientation |
| 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Center Director Constituency Group (CDCG) Meeting |
| 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Program Office Constituency Group (POCG) Meeting |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Break |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Joint CDCG/POCG Meeting |
| | Poster Session Setup Dates and Times will be Communicated to Poster Presenters Via Email |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Viewing/Judging |
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| Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Conference Opening Plenary I Inclusive Excellence Dr Katrina Hutchins Author & Motivational Speaker Awards Legacy Award & Center of Excellence Award |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Transition to Breakout/Concurrent Sessions & Poster Viewing/Voting |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Session I |
| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Transition to Breakout/Concurrent Sessions & Poster Viewing/Voting |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Breakout Session II |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | *AHEC Scholar Session I Scholar Welcome Event |
*Throughout the conference, specific sessions will be earmarked for Scholars to attend. During the conference where a separate session is not scheduled, we invite Scholars to attend the general conference sessions.
| Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
| 11:30 PM - 12:45 PM | Round Table Discussions COVID-19 Innovations: How has your AHEC responded? Focus Areas: - Pipeline Programs
- AHEC Scholars
- Continuing Education
- Practice Transformation
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| 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM | Transition to Plenary |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Plenary II Cultural Competency Dr James Pogue Motivational Speaker Panel Discussion Healthcare for ALL: How are we serving our vulnerable populations? A patient perspective Awards Poster Awards |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Transition to Breakouts |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Session III |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | *AHEC Scholar Session II AHEC Scholar Panel Discussion: Tips and Techniques for Conducting the Career Search |
| 3:45 PM - 3:50 PM | Break |
| 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM | Plenary III HRSA Updates Plenary IV AHEC Scholars Cultural Competency Panel Discussion Hosted by the Diversity Committee Awards Presidential Awards |
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| Friday, July 2, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Plenary V Building Powerful Teams that Truly Transform Primary Care Thomas Bodenheimer MD, MPH San Francisco General Hospital |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Closing Plenary VI Business Meeting Closing Remarks |
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM | Advocacy Workshop |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Breakout Session IV |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | *AHEC Scholar Session III AHEC Scholar Breakout Sessions |
| 5:00 PM | Conference Ends |