9AM – 2PM Registration – Ballroom Foyer

10 – 12:00PM Rural Aging Innovation Fair – Johnson City

12 -12:45PM Lunch – Carousel Ballroom

12:45 – 1:10PM Opening Remarks 

• Liz Urbanski-Farrell – Welcome
• Karen Madden NYS DOH Office for Rural Health

1:20 – 2:30 Keynote Speaker – Carousel Ballroom

• Sponsor remarks
• Yvonne Johnson – Introduce Speaker
• Alana Knudson – Keynote Speaker

2:30 – 3:00PM Exhibitor Break – Ballroom Foyer

3:00 – 3:00PM Breakout Sessions A, B, C, D, E

A: Cultural Competency – Endicott

• Rural Cultural Competency – Mary Maruscak
• Community System Redesign: An alternative approach to improving rural population health – Kristin Pullyblank

B:  Aging & Diversity – Binghamton

• Growing Older & More Diverse in Rural NY – Nancy McGraw
• NYSARH Diversity Dashboard – Ali Coates

C: Substance Use – Southern Tier

• NYS OASAS Rural Health Initiatives – Leslie Puryear, Bridget Hartman-DeCenzo
• Accessing Recovery Services in Rural NY – Jennifer Donadio, Timothy Bax, Katherine Chambers

D: Collaboration – Latesse

• Growing Partnerships and Removing Barriers from the Ground Up – Elizabeth Phillips, Sherry Wyckoff, Sharon D’Errico, Cherise McDaniel

E: Telehealth – Johnson City

• Using Videoconferencing to increase access to evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management education in rural NY – Ann Morgan, Jerome James, Shannon Van House

4:00- 4:30PM Poster Session – Carousel Ballroom

4:30 – 5:30PM Policy Panel; Social Care Networks: 1115 Waiver – Carousel Ballroom

• Liz Urbanski-Farrell, Moderator
• Mark Ropecki, Care Compass Network
• Patty McMahon, Finger Lakes IPA
• Nikki Kmicinski, WNY Integrated Care Collaborative

5:30-6:30PM Networking Reception – Tioga Room & Balcony

6:30 – 8PM Scenario Planning Dinner –  Binghamton Room

6:30 on Dinner on your own

7:30 – 9:00AM Registration – Ballroom Foyer

8 – 8:45AM Round Table Breakfast – Johnson City

• Disinformation, Pauline Hoffmann St. Bonaventure
• Cancer Screening, Brad West, Genentech
• Farm to table/school/institutions, Kevin Davidson, RHNSCNY
• Rural Emergency Hospital designation, Elizabeth Weir, Ira Davenport
• Mental Health First Aid, Jason Faulkerson, R-AHEC
• AmeriCorps, Julie Pitts, RHNSCNY
• Rural Multi Epidemic – Lovina John, Community Education Group

8:45 – 10AM Announcements& Plenary Speaker  – Carousel Ballroom

• Co-Chairs Lisa Berard & Doug Wildermuth – Announcements
• Jack Salo – Introduce Speaker
• Brian Justice – Plenary speaker

10 -10:30AM Exhibitor Break – Ballroom Foyer

10:30 – 11:30 AM Breakout Sessions F, G, H, I, J

F:  The Rural Non-Profit Landscape in 2024: Leading During Challenging Times – Endicott  -Tina Barber, Jack Salo, Sharon Chesna 

G:  Suicide Prevention – Binghamton

• Suicide Prevention: Raising Awareness – Susan Glodstein
• Talk Saves Lives:  Suicide Prevention – Audrey McDougal

H: Climate Change – Southern Tier

• Binghamton 2 Degrees – Andreas D. Pape, Yvonne Johnston, Pamela Mischen
• Partnering with the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Center – Sandra Jee, Augusta Williams, Olivia Malvasi, Perry Sheffield, Jennifer D. Becker, Kelly Galloway,

I: Rural Workforce

• Operation Healthcare: Careers that have Everyone Buzzing – Christine Schuyler
• Institute for Career Advancement in Medicine -Whitney Callaghan 

J: Rural Health Policy

• State Policy Advocacy Clinic – Alexandra Dufresne

11:30– 12:30PM NYSARH Annual Meeting – recorded – Carousel Ballroom

12:30 – 12:45PM Group Photo of Board of Directors –  Carousel Ballroom

12:45 – 3:15 NYSARH Board meeting with Lunch – Carousel Ballroom