Creating Pathways Forward | 2022 Annual Conference

600 Hatheway Road,Vancouver WA 98661

04 November, 2022

Description

Business as usual doesn't fit our reality anymore—it’s time to create pathways forward. Professional healthcare communicators and advocates continue to contemplate strategies to emerge from the pandemic stronger, more creative, and more agile. How can we make the “new normal” a better normal for our patients, our providers and staff, and our communities…not to mention our own job satisfaction. Join your colleagues for "Creating Pathways Forward," the Healthcare Communicators Northwest 2022 Annual Conference. Thought leaders hailing from the healthcare and communications sectors and other sectors will lead us through a day of challenging our assumptions, realigning resources, and embracing new mindsets and approaches for a greater positive impact on both patient care and public health. The daylong event will include compelling content and speakers centered on: innovating out-of-the-box strategies, driving thought leadership, rethinking crisis communications, transforming public health, and adopting a genuine and lasting commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. And, there will be time to network in-person too! Topics and Speakers: Driving Thought Leadership + Tackling Big Issues with Todd Unger, Chief Experience Officer at the American Medical Association (AMA)New Mindsets to Re-Amplify Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion with Barbara Belk, Ph.D., Director of Equity Inclusion & Diversity - Pacific NW Market at Kaiser Permanente Insights into Crisis Communication Post-Pandemic Panel featuring: Michelle Brence, Associate Director of Strategy, OHSU; Jennifer Smith, Dir. of Communications for OHSU; Kennedy Soileau, Acting Chief Communications Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority; Brian Terrett, MBA, APR, Fellow PRSA, and Former Dir. of PR and Communications, Legacy Health Transforming Public Health Panel featuring: Dean Carson, Communications Officer at the Oregon Health Authority; Andres Rodriguez, Multicultural Communications Director at C+C; Cody Romero, Campaign Strategy Director at Brink Communications; Temryss Lane, Vice President of Indian Country at Pyramid Communications; Candace Jackson, Director of Health Justice at Pyramid CommunicationsEvent details: WHAT: Healthcare Communicators Northwest | 2022 Annual Conference; a live in-person event; breakfast and lunch served. WHEN: Friday, November 4, 2022, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.; registration starts at 7:30 a.m., conference kicks off at 8:30 a.m. WHERE: Artillery Barracks, Historic Fort Vancouver, 600 Hatheway Rd, Vancouver, WA 98661; Free parking is available. COST: Admission included in $100 annual HCNW membership fee (click here to become an HCNW member); Non-member and walk-in admission $120, plus fee; Bulk Tickets (5 and 10 ticket packages) $85 per ticket, plus fee. If you have questions, contact [email protected]. Register Now!