Come join us in Hilo below the slopes of Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii
Professional Program 2009
The Pulama I Ke Ola Conference is dedicated to earth-friendly practices. We will not be reproducing handouts and recommend that participants download the presentation slides below and print out personal copies, as needed.
Day 1: Thursday, May 21, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 – Qi Gong Exercise with Karen Nesbitt, The International Qi Gong Foundation, Inc. at Campus Center Plaza
8:00 - 8:50 – Registration and Continental Breakfast in UCB 127
9:00 - 9:15 – Pule & Welcome in UCB 100
9:15 - 9:25 – Student Essay & Poster Winner Awards in UCB 100
9:25 - 9:30 - Qi Gong Centering Exercise
9:30-10:30 – Keynote Speaker – Mark Clanton, MD, MPH, American Cancer Society, High Plains Division Viewing Access to Care Through the Cancer Lens
10:45-12:15–Navigating and Health Resources–Issues/Solutions Helping Clients Through the Procedural Maze to Obtain Healthcare
Panelists:
- Karen Teshima, Patient Navigator & Cancer Survivor, Navigating Health Resources
- Donald Thomas, Ohana Health Plan, Quest Expanded Access Through the Ohana Health Plan
- Senator Josh Green, MD, State Senate, Healthcare Policy in Hawaii, 2009
- Christine Ma`i`i-Sakuda, MBA, Hawaii Primary Care Association, The Value of Health IT in Transitional Care Between Community Health Centers & Hospitals
12:30-1:30 –Network Lunch at UHH Cafeteria, Professional & Youth Sit-Down Bento Lunch
1:45 -2:45 – Speaker – Patricia Avila, MD, MPH, HMSA, eHealth - HMSA Online Care
3:00-4:30 – Access to Care and Communication Issues – Healthcare Access and Communication Issues and Solutions
Panelists:
- Dan Alicata, MD, UH JABSOM, Rural Primary Care and Behavioral Health Access for Children and Adolescents Through Telepsychiatry in Hawaii
- Sharon Vitousek, MD, North Hawaii Outcomes Project, Will Anyone Be There When You & I Need Care?
- Scott Daniels, PhD, Department of Health, State Office of Rural Health, Special Issues Related to Rural Health
- Christina Bell, MD, UH JABSOM, Polypharmacy for Long Term Care (LTC)
4:30-7:00 – Evening Reception in CC301, eDestiny Catering and Dennis Keawe -Taro and Health & Poi Pounding Demonstration
Day 2: Friday, May 22, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 – Qi Gong Exercise with Karen Nesbitt, The International Qi Gong Foundation, Inc. at Campus Center Plaza
8:00 - 8:50 – Registration and Continental Breakfast in UCB 127
9:00 -10:00– Speaker- Neal A. Palafox, MD, UH JABSOM, Health Disparities in the Pacific
10:15-11:45–Advocacy for ‘Disparate Groups’ – Helping Disparate Groups to Obtain Healthcare
Panelists:
- Howard Marks, MEd, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Healthcare for the Developmentally Disabled
- Edward Fisher, PhD, RPh, UHH College of Pharmacy, The Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Chris Ridley, LCSW, DCSW, Life Care Center of Hilo, Practical Advice & Interventions for Caregivers
- Craig Ono, MD, Shriners Hospital for Children, Worldwide Care For Children with Disabilities
12:00-1:30 – Lunch at Campus Center Plaza and Alternative Holistic Health Displays with Musical Entertainment by The Browns
1:45 - 2:45 – Speaker – Harald Barkhoff, PhD, UHH Kinesiology & Exercise Science, Mahele Olakino/Ho`oikaika Kino – Physical Activity & Health
3:00 - 4:30 – Old Problems/New Solutions – Continuing Health Problems Approached With New Solutions or Delivery Methods
Panelists:
- Supakit Wongwiwatthanaukit, PhD, PharmD, UHH College of Pharmacy, Using Five Key Components to Increase the Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation
- Laura Dierenfield, PATH (People’s Advocacy for Trails Hawaii), Improving Health Outcomes by Building Active Transportation Policy
- Woody Kita, Hawaii County Office of Aging, ADRC (Aging & Disability Resource Center), Meeting Seniors’ Needs
4:30 Closing: Qi Gong Centering Exercise
(Schedule subject to change, updated 5/20/09)