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Event Program

WASHAA 5th Annual Meeting
November 2, 2017 | 2100 Building 24th Avenue S., Seattle, WA 98144

The Health Advocacy Toolbox: Skills & Resources You Should Know

Event Program

8:30 am 
Registration Opens
9:00 am
Welcome
Robin Shapiro, WASHAA Board Chair
Suzanne Sturdivant, RN, ERA Living
​Karen Curtiss, CampaignZERO Founder
9:30 am 
State of Health Advocacy Industry 
​Robin Shapiro
10:00 am
Technology Trends in Health Advocacy 
​Dew-Anne Langcaon, Founder, iHealthHome
10:30 am
Choosing Wisely: Avoiding Unnecessary Tests and Treatments​
David Ansley, Senior Analyst, Health Product Development, Consumer Reports
11:00 am
Taming the Medicine Cabinet: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Red Flags
Joshua Akers, PharmD, BCACP, Manager, Pharmacy Clinical & Quality Programs, Kaiser Permanente
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
Break Out Groups
  • Patient/Consumer: Specific Tools to Use in the Hospital - Karen Curtiss
  • Advocate: Strategies for Successful Business Building - Robin Shapiro
12:15 pm
Lunch
Kate Smith, "Professional Hospital Clown Talks About Truth"
1:00 pm
Small Group Discussion Exercise
2:00 pm
Meeting Concludes

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