Thursday October 17, from 3:15-4:15 Elzbieta Nolan, Co-Director, Colorado Welcome Back  and Laurence Nolan, Co-Director, Colorado Welcome Back Elzbieta and Laurence Nolan are co-Directors of the Colorado Welcome Back, a program of Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, in Denver, which helps foreign-trained healthcare professionals re-establish careers in healthcare in Colorado. Elzbieta is...

Dr. Irene Frederick is Academic Director for the University of Denver, University College, Master’s Degree and Certificate program in Healthcare Leadership. She holds an MD from the Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine-Pennsylvania State University, is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow in the American College...

Donna Kusuda, MSN, CPHQ Chairperson for Think About it Colorado Donna has many years of experience in the field of quality improvement, patient safety and risk management in hospital, ambulatory care and the managed care settings.  She received her graduate degree in nursing from the University of Colorado and...

Starting in October, Connect for Health Colorado will serve individuals, families and small employers who are looking for health insurance and will provide access to up-front financial assistance to eligible consumers to reduce costs. Customers will shop through a website and get expert help in person and over the...

Andrea (or Andi) Dwyer is the Integration Manager at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Andi was a key member of the team who developed and implemented the patient navigation of the Colorado Colorectal Screening Program (CCSP), one of the largest screening and early detection navigation programs in the...

Disaster Recovery 12:45-1:45 Breakout Session V Register Today David Jemmett, CTO, ClearDATA – has 25 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, diagnostic, medical software and healthcare professional services. He is responsible for developing strategic partner and distribution relationships to further build ClearDATA’s market leading position in healthcare cloud computing and information...

He’s Back! Tommy Barnhart will commence this year’s Annual Rural Health Conference with a discussion on the Future of Rural.  Tommy Barnhart has over 40 years of experience in healthcare finance and operations, working with hospitals, long-term care providers, home health agencies, hospices, clinics and other healthcare entities. Tommy...