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News and Events for 2004
SPOTLIGHT
Sharon Honaker
December 29, 2004
Get an up-to-date diagnosis on older women's health issues. "Health Care Concerns of Women as They Age," will be held noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at Chicago Bar Association Headquarters, 321 S. Plymouth Court.
The public forum is sponsored by the CBA and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois' Joint Task Force on Issues Affecting Women as They Age. Among the panelists are State Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston), Phyllis B. Mitzen of the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, a not-for-profit research and advocacy institute, and Jonathan Lavin of the Suburban Area Agency on Aging. They will discuss long-term care, funding, and the transformation to home- and community-based care, and other issues.
The cost of the program is $10, including box lunch. Reservations are requested by Jan. 4. Call 312-554-2056.
Copyright (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune
The 2004-2005 Chicago Area
Schweitzer Fellows
present
Medicine on the Margins:
Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Refugees and People in Crisis
Featured Speakers:
Marianne Joyce
The Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture
Scott Portman
Director of International Program
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
and
a representative from
Doctors Without Borders
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
5:30pm - 7:30pm
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Pharmacy
833 S. Wood St., Room 134-3
A parking lot is available at Wood and Taylor.
For more information, contact Kristin Lahurd at (312)372-4292.
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
cordially invites you to the annual celebration of the
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program
and the
2004-2005 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows
Preparing for a Lifetime of Service:
The Schweitzer Experience
Keynote Speaker:
Reverend Dr. Kenneth B. Smith, Sr.
Senior Fellow, Chicago Community Trust
Immediate Past-President, Chicago Theological Seminary
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center, 3rd Floor
251 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois
Please RSVP to Health and Medicine at 312.372.4292 by November 8.
Health and Medicine
Policy Research Group
and the
University of Illinois-
Institute of Government and Public Affairs
present
Long-term Care in Illinois: The Next Generation
Monday, September 13, 2004
8:30am - 4:30pm
UIC-Chicago Illini Union
828 S. Wolcott, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois
Click here for the conference brochure and registration information or contact us at (312)372-4292.
Zero Health Disparities:
Building Capacity Through Empowerment
Thursday, May 20,2004 - Friday, May 21, 2004
U.S. Cellular Field, Conference/Learning Center
333 West 35th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by:
U.S. DHHS, Region V - Office for Civil Rights
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Office of Minority Health
in partnership with:
Illinois Department of Public Health - Center for Minority Health Services
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
Illinois Health Care Consortium
To register online go to www.springfieldfederation.org.
Click here for a copy of the conference brochure (pdf).
Community Factors in Health Care:
A Forum Discussion
Hosted by the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
6pm-8pm
University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration
969 E. 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Featured Speakers:
Suja Mathew, MD
Attending Physician, Stroger Hospital
Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College
Laura Michalski
Director of Clinical Relations, CommunityHealth
Health Care Conversion Foundations and Other Health Funders
Monday, March 8, 2004
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
29 E. Madison St., Suite 602
Registration is FULL.
Cocktail reception for
Walter Tsou
President-Elect
American Public Health Association
Sunday, January 18, 2004
For news and events for the previous years follow the links below.