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            Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Conferences and meetings on rural health and human services topics, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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		<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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<title>CMS Ambulance Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 9, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2009/11/ambulanceopendoorforum.html </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:41 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role</title>
<description>Dec 8, 2009. Web Seminar                      . Sponsored by Society for Public Health Education</description>
<link>http://www.sophe.org/event_items.asp?month=12&amp;year=2009&amp;item_id=15278 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:01:45 CST</pubDate>
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<title>CMS Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 8, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/SNFLTC120809.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:08:06 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Physicians, Nurses &amp; Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 16, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Physicians121609r.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title>21st Annual Gerontology Clinical Update Conference</title>
<description>Dec 3 - 4, 2009. Peachtree Banquet Center,                       Columbia, MO. Sponsored by MU Nursing Outreach and Distance Education</description>
<link>http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/gerontology09.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title>GRHA 2010 Rural Health Day</title>
<description>Feb 17, 2010.                       Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by Georgia Rural Health Association</description>
<link>http://grhainfo.org/newsletters/2009/GRHA_fall_2009_newsletter.pdf#page=7 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:09:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Together Rx Access Program</title>
<description>Dec 8, 2009. Webinar                      GA. Sponsored by Georgia Rural Health Association</description>
<link>http://grhainfo.org/events/TRx-Web-Invite-GRHA.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:48 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Aging in America 2010</title>
<description>Mar 15 - 19, 2010. Hyatt Regency Chicago,                       Chicago, IL. Sponsored by National Council on Aging</description>
<link>http://www.agingconference.org/AiA10/index.cfm </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:17:43 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships</title>
<description>Jan 19, 2010. Conference call line will be available                      . Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27097.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:06 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships</title>
<description>Dec 15, 2009. Conference call line will be available                      . Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27097.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:47:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, and Device Manufacturers Open Door Forums</title>
<description>Dec 16, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Pharma121609.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:08:49 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Florida Rural Health Association Annual Summit</title>
<description>Dec 1 - 2, 2009. Best Western Gateway Grand Conference Center,                       Gainsville, FL. Sponsored by Florida Rural Health Association</description>
<link>http://www.flrha.org/events.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:25:32 CST</pubDate>
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<title>CMS Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 3, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/SNFLTC120309.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:46:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Northern New Jersey Fundraising Conference</title>
<description>Jan 19, 2010. Hilton Newark Penn Station,                       Newark, NJ. </description>
<link>http://www.oegconferences.com/northern_new_jersey.php </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:50:43 CST</pubDate>
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<title>National Association for Rural Mental Health 2010 Conference</title>
<description>Jun 2 - 5, 2010. Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center,                       Denver, CO. Sponsored by National Association for Rural Mental Health</description>
<link>http://narmh.org/conferences/2010/2010conference.aspx </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 National Health Policy Conference</title>
<description>Feb 8 - 9, 2010. JW Marriott,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by AcademyHealth</description>
<link>http://www.academyhealth.org/Events/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1551&amp;navItemNumber=532 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:46 CST</pubDate>
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<title>8th Annual Indiana Rural Health Public Policy Forum</title>
<description>Jan 19, 2010. Hyatt Regency Downtown,                       Indianapolis, IN. Sponsored by Indiana Rural Health Association</description>
<link>http://www.indianaruralhealth.org/index.php?src=events&amp;srctype=detail&amp;category=IRHA%20Events&amp;refno=27 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:51:41 CST</pubDate>
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<title>CMS Home Health, Hospice &amp; DME Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 2, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/H3DME120209.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:09:49 CST</pubDate>
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<title>CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Dec 15, 2009. Hubert H.  Humphrey Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Rural121509.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:06:03 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)</title>
<description>Dec 10 - 11, 2009. Ronald Reagan Building, The International Trade Center,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Medicare Payment Advisory Commission</description>
<link>http://www.medpac.gov/meeting_search.cfm?SelectedDate=2009-12-10%2000:00:00.0 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:42:44 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Annual Critical Access Hospital Workshop and Annual Rural Health Clinic Forum</title>
<description>Feb 2 - 4, 2010. Holiday Inn Select Hotel and Suites,                       Bloomington, MN. Sponsored by Wipfli LLP</description>
<link>http://www.wipfli.com/EventDetail_HC_CAHandRHC_2010.aspx </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:20:44 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Washington Policy Conference</title>
<description>Mar 1 - 3, 2010. Marriott Crystal Gateway,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by National Association of Development Organizations</description>
<link>http://www.nado.org/conferences/washington.php?con_id=117&amp;con_type=7 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:12 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Remote Area Medical Foundation Free Clinic</title>
<description>Jul 23 - 25, 2010. Wise County Fairgrounds,                       Wise County, VA. Sponsored by Remote Area Medical Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:10:26 CST</pubDate>
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<title>11th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day</title>
<description>Nov 21, 2009. Throughout the U.S. and internationally                       . Sponsored by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention</description>
<link>http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&amp;page_id=FEE7D778-CF08-CB44-DA1285B6BBCF366E </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:13:38 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Affiliated Training Institutes 2010</title>
<description>Sep 10 - 11, 2010. Town and Country Resort &amp; Convention Center,                       San Diego, CA. </description>
<link>http://www.ivatcenters.org/ </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:33:05 CST</pubDate>
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<title>15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma</title>
<description>Sep 12 - 15, 2010. Town and Country Resort &amp; Convention Center,                       San Diego, CA. </description>
<link>http://www.ivatcenters.org/ </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:47 CST</pubDate>
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<title>7th Annual Hawai'i Conference</title>
<description>Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2010. Ala Moana Hotel,                       Honolulu , HI. </description>
<link>http://www.ivatcenters.org/ </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:23:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title>NJSOPHE 2009 Annual Meeting</title>
<description>Dec 3, 2009. Community Center-Fellowship Hall, 8000 Fellowship Rd,                       Basking Ridge, NJ. Sponsored by Society for Public Health Education</description>
<link>http://www.sophe.org/event_items.asp?month=12&amp;year=2009&amp;item_id=15204 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:15:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Remote Area Medical Foundation Free Clinic</title>
<description>Apr 24 - 25, 2010. McDowell County, West Virginia Mount View High Schoo,                       Welch, WV. Sponsored by Remote Area Medical Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/schedule.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Critical Access Hospital Conference</title>
<description>Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2010. Location to be determined,                       Kansas City, MO. Sponsored by National Rural Health Association</description>
<link>http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:57 CST</pubDate>
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