Group Description:
A group for people involved in scheduling or delivering presentations to the community about our work. Matt Webber is the leader of this group. Please contact Matt iif you have any questions.
Community Presenters
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| WCDB Presentation- 10 minute- April 2008 1.1.ppt | 3.09 MB |
| WCDB Presentation- 10 minute- April 2008 1.1.pdf | 10.24 MB |
| Frequently Asked Questions.pdf | 95.52 KB |
| Guidelines for Handling Audience Questions.pdf | 110.27 KB |
| Speakers Tips April 2008.pdf | 101.83 KB |
| WCDB flyer-color.pdf | 2.04 MB |
| WCDB flyer-BW.pdf | 2.04 MB |
| Chamber Letter draft.doc | 93.5 KB |
| Faith Letter draft.doc | 93.5 KB |
| Senior Center Letter draft.doc | 94.5 KB |
| Local Political Chapter draft.doc | 94 KB |
Training Series on Social Justice and Civic Leadership
Our friends at the Urban League of Portland are hosting a terrific training opportunity.
The Urban League of Portland invites you to join them for the 2010 Social Justice and Civic Leadership Training program. This free program is designed to enhance and focus your critical lens on social issues to strengthen your skills to create the change you want to see. You will build your capacity to advocate for policy change, social justice and increase our community's ability to influence decision-making, whether it be in your neighborhood, city, county or state.
They have a dynamic line-up of trainers who will share their expertise and experiences empowering their communities and strongly recommended that participants attend all 3 trainings in the series. The trainings are July 23-24, September 17-18 and November 12-13. Please take a look at the brochure for more information.
Space is limited so please send in your registration form by July 16th.
Please email registration form to Kyle at kyle@ulpdx.org or Fax it to the Urban League at 503-281-2612.
For more information on the Social Justice and Civic Leadership Training program please contact Inger at imcdowell@ulpdx.org or call her at 503-280-2600.
Please note - the brochure lists the Friday times from 6-8 and Saturdays from 10-4, so please ignore our event time that shows them as all day sessions.
Start Date and Time:
Fri, 07/23/2010 (All day)
End Date and Time:
Sat, 07/24/2010 (All day)
True Health Care Reform
- Traditional Medicine
Get Sick
Diagnose Disease
Treat with Drugs
- Lurelle Robbins's blog
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"Money-driven Medicine," the best video yet on how to fix health care
“Money-Driven Medicine is one of the strongest documentaries I have seen in years and could not be more timely. The more people who see and talk about it, the more likely we are to get serious and true health care reform.”
- Bill Moyers
- Rick Ray's blog
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Speak Up for Health Reform Done Right
Don't stand by and watch.
Talking Points: What to tell Congress during their August recess
The message below is the result of a collaborative effort among Archimedes Movement Community Leadership Council members and staff. Members of Congress are holding town hall meetings all over the country in August. We're maintaining a list of the Oregon ones here.
Now is the time to share your views on health reform.
Howard Dean in Portland
Howard Dean was in Portland last Friday at Powell's Bookstore giving remarks to a crowd of about 200 people about a book he has just finished called Howard Dean's Prescription For Real Reform. Rick had been invited to meet with him after the book signing and I tagged along.
Update on Health Information Technology
Liz Baxter and I attended the ‘Oregon Health Information Technology (HIT) Stakeholder Engagement Meeting' in Salem on Thursday July 23.
- Bill Andrews's blog
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The Trillion Dollar Mind Game
I've been frustrated for some time by the "$1 trillion over 10 years" price tag that has been placed on federal health reform legislation. First, because it was an arbitrary number that entered the debate, and second, that it has been touted as a 'line in the sand' number that we, as Americans, cannot cross.
- Liz Baxter's blog
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Both HB2116 and HB2009 are passed by Oregon House
Next step - vote on the floor of the Oregon Senate, possibly as soon as Wednesday. If you have not contacted your Senator yet, now is the time to do so.
Liz
- Liz Baxter's blog
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HB2116 Sent to Ways and Means Committee; HB2009 Work Session Today
HB 2116, which would generate revenue needed to pull down matching federal funds for expanding coverage to uninsured children and low income adults, was passed out of Oregon's House Revenue Committee on Thursday and sent to the Joint Ways and Means Committee with a do-pass recommendation.
- Liz Baxter's blog
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Free Webinar with Berwick, Davis and Fisher
Join Berwick, Davis, and Fisher for a Webinar on How Physicians Can Help Achieve Health Reform Legislation that will fundamentally change the U.S. health care system is now being shaped in Washington, D.C. And this time, nearly all stakeholders are at the negotiating table. Join a Commonwealth Fund/Institute for Healthcare Improvement webinar this Friday, May 22, 2009, at 11 a.m., E.D.T., as three of the nation's leading thinkers in health policy and practice outline how physicians and others can help create a health care system that offers high-quality, affordable care for all Americans while containing costs.
Webinar panelists Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Karen Davis, Ph.D., president of The Commonwealth Fund; and Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., professor and associate director of Population Health and Policy at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, will address quality improvement, integrated delivery, and payment reform as well as cost-saving measures that can help finance the coverage of the uninsured. A question-and-answer session will follow the panelists' presentations.
To register for this free one-hour online meeting, go to
http://commonwealthfundevents.webex.com.
Start Date and Time:
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 1:00am
End Date and Time:
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 2:00am
CANCELLED: Human Service Subcommittee of Ways and Means: HB2009
This meeting and discussion of HB2009 has now been cancelled.
These schedules are subject to change, so we will update this event if we hear there has been a change to the schedule.
You can also listen to/watch live streaming of committees and floor sessions at this link
http://oregonchannel.org/rams.htm (requires Windows Media Player)
Start Date and Time:
Tue, 05/26/2009 - 6:00am
Your Job: Keep the Legislature on Course
Three ways to get your message heard in Salem
In the midst of a legislative session with tough economic decisions to be made, it's very easy for the well-intentioned Oregonians serving in our legislature to lose sight of the goals of health reform. We have three ways to help you remind them to be bold and set a course for Oregon's future health system.
- Liz Baxter's blog
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Archimedes Member to give keynote talk at OSHP Annual Seminar (Salishan)
Archimedes Member Mike Grady, MD will be presenting the keynote talk at the 2009 Oregon Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (OSHP) Annual Seminar.
For a schedule of the entire seminar please go HERE.
TheOregon Society of Health-System Pharmacists is a professional pharmacy organization that advocates excellence in pharmacy practice. We strive to achieve this by supporting our members through:
- Educational opportunities promoting safe, efficacious and optimal drug therapy,
- Provision of a forum for the exchange of ideas and opportunities, and
- Interpretation and development of legislation relating to pharmacy practice standards.
Start Date and Time:
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 2:00am
End Date and Time:
Sat, 04/25/2009 - 3:00pm
Mike Grady, MD keynote talk at Community Nursing Network Conference
Archimedes member Mike Grady, MD will be giving the keynote talk at the 5th Annual Conference of the Community Nursing Network.
The full conference will be taking place from April 22-23 - more details HERE.
For more information - please contact Matt Webber at matt@wecandobetter.org.
Start Date and Time:
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 2:00am
End Date and Time:
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:00am
Archimedes Movement Presentation at Polk County Democrats Meeting
For more information contact Chairperson Alan Holland at 503-371-3920 or check HERE. Archimedes Movement member Mike Grady, MD will be speaking at the monthly meeting of the Polk County Democrats in Salem. The meeting will be held at the Salem Electric Building starting with refreshments at 6:30pm and the main program at 7pm. Please come out and attend.
Start Date and Time:
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:30am
End Date and Time:
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 1:00pm
Archimedes Presenter at Douglas County Democrats (Roseburg)
Archimedes Movement member Joe Zaerr will be speaking at the monthly meeting of the Douglas County Democrats in Roseburg. The meeting will be held at Chi's Garden Restaurant starting at 5pm with a social hours follwed by the main program at 6pm.
For more information contact Dean Byers with the Douglas County Democrats at byers@rosenet.net.
Start Date and Time:
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 9:00am
End Date and Time:
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:00am
Op-ed in Oregonian: Kitzhaber for Health Reform Czar
This morning the Oregonian published my opinion piece supporting Dr. John Kitzhaber to become either the next Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Health Reform Czar in the White House Office of Health Reform (or both).
Archimedes member Frank Turner presenting at Univ. of Oregon's Pre-Med Society
Eugene chapter member Frank Turner will be giving a presentation to the University of Oregon Pre-Med Society on Tuesday evening.
About the Pre-Med Society:
The Asklepiads Pre-Med Society is a student-run organization at the University of Oregon open to all students interested in the medical field. The Asklepiads offers pre-med students with the opportunity to explore their career options by actively participating in health-related volunteering activities and preceptorships with health professionals in the local community. The Asklepiads allows for student insight on the MCAT and difficult science courses as well as medical school applications and interviews. The Asklepiads also provides pre-med students with the opportunity to meet one another and share their fears, experiences and aspirations about pursuing a career in the medical field.
Start Date and Time:
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 10:00am
End Date and Time:
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:00am
Archimedes Member Joe Zaerr to present at Washington County Committee for Citizen Involvement
Archimedes member and CLC respresentative Joe Zaer to make presentation at Washington County CCI meeting.
The Washington County Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) includes representatives from Citizen Participation Organizations (CPOs) across Washington County.
For more information please contact Matt Webber at matt@wecandobetter.org
Start Date and Time:
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:00am
End Date and Time:
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 12:00pm
