Category: Lecture Texts and Proceedings
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“Time Will Tell”: The Intellectual Merger of Family Medicine and Community Medicine
Explore the inspiring legacy of Dr. Joe Scherger and the evolving role of family physicians in delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care amid modern challenges.
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Fellows and Senior Fellows of the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access
The National Consortium on Community-Based Medical Education provides the academic home for the collaborative research projects of the Coastal Research Group and plans the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access and associated activities. The Senior Fellows of the National Consortium are persons who have participated in ten or more of the National Conferences on…
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The National Conferences’ Named Lectures
The Coastal Research Group has sought to honor major intellectual leaders in the Family and Community Medicine movements. Typically, each of the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access has one of three named lectures associated with the conference. One honors G. Gayle Stephens, MD, one honors the late Charles E. Odegaard, Ph.D. and the…
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National Conference Scholar Positions Established for 23rd through 29th National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access
Over the past 29 years, the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access have been conducted by the Coastal Research Group, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, dedicated to the advancement of the goals of family and community medicine and public health. The National Conferences are invitational and invitations are by tradition first offered to previous National…
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University of Washington’s Vice-Dean Suzanne Adams to Give 24th Charles E. Odegaard Lecture Lecture at 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access
Suzanne Adams, MD, MPH, University of Washington’s Vice-Dean for Academic, Rural and Regional Affairs, has been named the 24th Charles E. Odegaard Lecturer at the 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access. The Lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12th at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. At the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM),…
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Dean James Herman to Give 27th G. Gayle Stephens Address at 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access
James Herman, MD, MSPH, the Dean of the Uiniversity of Oklahoma/Tulsa University School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, has been named the 27th G. Gayle Stephens Lecturer at the 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access. The Lecture is scheduled for Tuesday April 11, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Doctor Herman was previously…
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Norman B. Kahn, Jr., MD to Give 23rd J. Jerry Rodos Lecture April 10, 2017 at 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access
Doctor Norman B. Kahn, Jr., the Executive Vice-President of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, will present the 23rd J. Jerry Rodos Lecture on Monday April 10, 2017, the first morning of the 28th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access. The academic and professional career of Doctor Kahn, a Senior Fellow of the National Conferences on…
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Macaran Baird, MD to be 26th G. Gayle Stephens Lecturer
Macaran A. Baird, MD, Chair of the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been announced as the 26th G. Gayle Stephens Lecturer. The lecture will take place on Monday, April 4, 2016, the first morning of the 27th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access, at the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i,…
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Joshua Freeman, MD, to be Charles Odegaard Lecturer at 27th National Conference
Doctor Joshua Freeman, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Kansas University Medical Center, will deliver the 23rd Charles E. Odegaard Lecture at the 27th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access. Throughout his career an advocate for social justice in medicine, Dr Freeman is the author of “Health, Medicine and Justice: Designing a Fair…
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"Time Will Tell": April 13, 2015, Day One of the 26th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access
HYATT REGENCY ORANGE COUNTY HARBOR BOULEVARD AND CHAPMAN AVENUE GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA The schedule for April 13, 2015 (first day of the 26th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access) is as follows: 6:30 a.m. Breakout Groups (with Breakfast) Salon 7 North Tower/ Second Floor (conference registrants only) 8:15 AM First Plenary Session (Pacific Room)…
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"Time Will Tell": April 14, 2015, Day Two of the 26th National Conference on Primary Heatlh Care Access
This section of the 26th National Conference follows: “Time Will Tell”: April 13, 2015, Day One of the 26th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access HYATT REGENCY ORANGE COUNTY HARBOR BOULEVARD AND CHAPMAN AVENUE GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA The schedule for April 14, 2015 (second day of the 26th National Conference on Primary Heatlh Care Access)…
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"Time Will Tell": April 15, 2015, Day Three of the 26th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access
This section of the 26th National Conference follows: “Time Will Tell”: April 14, 2015, Day Two of the 26th National Conference on Primary Heatlh Care Access HYATT REGENCY ORANGE COUNTY HARBOR BOULEVARD AND CHAPMAN AVENUE GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA The schedule for April 15, 2015 (third day of the 26th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access)…
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Proceedings of the 25th National Conference Stephens Tribute (Pugno, Mills Questions and Comments)
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center Department of Family Medicine for funding the transcription and editing of this section of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth National Conference: This section follows: Proceedings of the 25th National Conference – G. Gayle Stephens Tribute (Frey, Geyman) The designated lead questioner for the…
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Proceedings of the 25th National Conference – G. Gayle Stephens Tribute (Frey, Geyman)
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center Department of Family Medicine for funding the transcription and editing of this section of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth National Conference: This session follows: Proceedings of the 25th National Conference, April 14, 2014: the 24th G. Gayle Stephens Lecture (Flinders) Donald Frey,…
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Proceedings of the 25th National Conference, April 14, 2014: the 24th G. Gayle Stephens Lecture (Flinders)
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center Department of Family Medicine for funding the transcription and editing of this section of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth National Conference: This section follows: Proceedings of the 25th National Conference; April 14, 2014 (Second Plenary Session, LeRoy Questions and Comments) Mark…
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Proceedings of the 25th National Conference; April 14, 2014 (Second Plenary Session, LeRoy, Questions and Comments)
This section follows: Proceedings of the 25th National Conference: April 14, 2014 – Second Plenary Session, Part 3 (Herman) We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (Dayton, Ohio) for funding the transcription and editing of this section of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth National Conference: The designated lead…
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History and Legacy are Core Themes of the 25th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access (Part 1)
The National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access are invitational conferences, limited to around 50 registrants. Each of the conferences has been comprised of persons involved in the delivery of primary health care, in the training of primary care physicians and primary care teams and in public health. The 25th National Conference will take place…
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24th National Conference: Dr Robert Maudlin to be 19th J. Jerry Rodos Lecturer
The J. Jerry Rodos Lectures (established in 1995) center on the subjects of community-based medical education and practice and the amelioration of health care disparities. The 2013 Rodos Lecturer will be Robert Maudlin of Providence Health Systems, Spokane, Washington. His lecture will take place on April 10, 2013, on the third day of the 24th National…
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24th National Conference: Doctors Pugno, Palafox and North in Roundtable on Intended and Unintended Consequences of PPACA
The J. Jerry Rodos Concerns At the 23rd National Conerence on Primary Health Care Access, held in Carlsbad, California in April 2012, Doctor J. Jerry Rodos expressed the opinion that the health insurance reform legislation that comprises PPACA was deficient in several respects. The deficiencies include the lack of plan for developing the workforce of…
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24th National Conference: the Medical Student and the Future of American Healthcare
On the fourth day of the 24th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access, April 11, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i, a special series of presentations focus on the medical students who will be expected to provide the services that PPACA (“Obamacare”) envisions. The presentation is in three parts. The first, relates to curricular…
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24th National Conference Theme Presentation: An Update on the ATSU-SOMA Distributed Teaching Health Center
Dr Frederic Schwartz, Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Services of the A. T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine of Arizona, will present new information on the medical school’s nationally recognized initiative, which centers the last three years of its four year medical school in federally qualified community health centers. Building on the successful implementation…
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24th National Conference: Boston University's Doctor Thomas Hines to Give 22nd Charles E. Odegaard Lecture
The 22nd Charles E. Odegaard Lecture will be presented on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the 24th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access at the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i in Koloa, Kaua’i. The 2013 Odegaard Lecturer is Doctor Thomas Hines, Assistant Professor at Boston University (Massachusetts) and Director of the Boston Medical Center family medicine…
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24th National Conference Senior Faculty to Focus on Impact of Accountable Care Act on American Health Care (Freeman, Sundwall)
Since the 23rd National Conference in Carlsbad, the Patient Protection and Accoutable Care Act (PPACA) has survived challenges at the United States Supreme Court and the presidential election. At the 24th National Conference on Primary Health Care Access, to be held April 8th through 11th, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Kaua’i, the Senior Fellows of…
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The 23rd National Conference on Primary Health Care Access to be Held April 16-18, 2012 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California
The Twenty-Third convocation of the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access will be held April 16 through 18, 2012 (concluding at noon on April 18th) at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California. The theme of the conference is “Realities and Illusions”. The first of the three conference days will concentrate on the health…
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23rd National Conference – Doctors Joshua Freeman and Hector Flores to Discuss 2011-12 Developments in Health Insurance Reform
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