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November 16, 2021 | Breaking Ground: Building a Framework to Age Well in Oregon

Significant demographic shifts are occurring throughout the nation that reflect a permanent change to the American age structure. According to Read more

November 9, 2021 | Contemporary Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Explore the latest treatment options for this common but complex cardiovascular condition in a session led by expert physicians in Read more

October 28, 2021 | Healthy Development: Oregon’s Expanded Strategy for Kindergarten Readiness

Oregon leads the nation in developing a strategy to engage the health sector in kindergarten readiness. In 2018, a four-part Read more

October 25, 2021 | Mandates Revisited: Early Impacts on the Workforce and Patient Care

Because the mandate implementation continues to generate news on a daily basis, this program is a direct follow-up to our Read more

September 29, 2021 | Uncomfortable Realities: Facing the Challenges of Vaccine Mandates

Oregon’s health care workers are required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by October 18 under Gov. Kate Read more

September 14, 2021 | Investing in Health Equity Through Oregon’s Medicaid Waiver: What’s the Best Approach?

Oregon Health Authority is currently drafting a Medicaid waiver application to allow flexibility in how the state tailors its Medicaid Read more

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 and other health care professionals Read more

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 areas in particular  -- even Read more

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, will soon require increased support Read more

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 have never been higher. Overcoming Read more