The state of rural health services is the subject of a two-day conference in Springfield that features presentations by several public policy and medical experts. The event, which is being held at the Crowne Plaza, begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, with panel discussions on the state of rural health care and the declining health care work force.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will deliver an overview on health-related issues at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday. Marsha Brand, executive director of the Office of Rural Health Policy for the Department of Health and Human Services speaks at 10 a.m. on Monday on federal policy on rural health.
The event is co-sponsored by the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the SIU Public Policy Institute. Registration is $25. For more information, call 217-545-7711 or www.siumed.edu/cme
This article appears in Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2003.
