All Past Events

ALL PAST EVENTS

July 29, 2021 | Medicine’s Institutionalized Racism: What’s a Doctor to Do?

On most measures of medical outcomes, American patients do better if they’re white. Physicians, nurses ...

June 29, 2021 | Beating the Shortage: Solutions to Oregon’s Mental Health Workforce Woes

Mental health agencies and counseling practices struggled to recruit and retain workers --  in rural ...

June 10, 2021 | On the Brink: Oregon’s Looming Crisis of Housing & Support for Older Adults

Oregon’s growing population of older adults, many of whom have little or no retirement savings, ...

May 25, 2021 | Vaccine Confidence: Choosing Messages and Messengers to Bolster Community Immunity

As COVID-19 variants rip through our community, the stakes for achieving herd immunity through vaccinations ...

May 20, 2021 | Racism as a Public Health Crisis: From Declaration to Action

The Centers for Disease Control, American Medical Association and even Multnomah County have recently declared racism as a crisis ...

May 6, 2021 | Chest Wall Deformities: Old Diagnosis, New Evidence

Explore new treatment approaches for chest wall deformities in children and adults in this session ...

April 26, 2021 | Under Pressure: Nursing Care During Community Crises

This event highlights the struggles and triumphs of Oregon nurses caring for our community through ...

April 19, 2021 | Mental Health Policy Roundtable: Legislative Solutions 2021

Oregon voters are demanding new investment and a revamped approach to mental health care and ...

April 13, 2021 | Single Payer vs. Free Market: A Debate on the Future of Healthcare

When the current paradigm of healthcare delivery began four decades ago, the goal was to control ...

April 6, 2021 | Caring for Our Carers: Policy and Community Solutions for Our Caregiving Crisis

In 10 years, there will be as many adults aged 65+ as children in the ...