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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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<title>Low-Income Health Access Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Mar 23, 2010. Hubert H. Humphrey  Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/LIHA032310.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:38 CST</pubDate>
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<title>CMS Home Health, Hospice &amp; DME Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Apr 14, 2010. Hubert H. Humphrey  Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/H3DME041410.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:11:09 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Physicians, Nurses &amp; Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum</title>
<description>Apr 13, 2010. Hubert H.  Humphrey Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</description>
<link>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Physicians041310.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:27:03 CST</pubDate>
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<title>American Public Human Services Association Spring Conference</title>
<description>Mar 28 - 30, 2010. Fairmont Hotel,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by American Public Human Services Association</description>
<link>http://www.aphsa.org/Conference/calendar.asp?action=viewevent&amp;eventid=170 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:19:15 CST</pubDate>
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<title>National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators Spring Conference</title>
<description>Mar 26 - 29, 2010. Fairmont Washington,                       Washington, DC. </description>
<link>http://www.aphsa.org/conference/calendar.asp </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:11:26 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 AzPHA Spring Conference</title>
<description>Apr 23, 2010. Banner Desert Medical Center,                       Mesa, AZ. Sponsored by Arizona Public Health Association</description>
<link>http://www.azrha.org/spr10agenda3.10.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:03 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Coffee with Coker:  Physician Alignment Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals</title>
<description>Mar 16, 2010. Webinar                      . </description>
<link>http://cokergroup.com/coffee/ </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:17 CST</pubDate>
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<title>HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin Spring 2010 Conference</title>
<description>Apr 16, 2010. Bestwestern Bridgewood Resort,                       Neenah , WI. Sponsored by Hipaacow.org</description>
<link>http://hipaacow.org/Events/Spring2010.aspx </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:20 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 12th Annual Conference</title>
<description>Oct 21 - 23, 2010. Seelbach Hilton Hotel,                       Louisville, KY. </description>
<link>http://www.cfha.net/ </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:06 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Bureau of Health Professions All Advisory Committee Meeting</title>
<description>Apr 21, 2010. Doubletree Hotel &amp; Executive Meeting Center,                       Bethesda, MD. Sponsored by Bureau of Health Professions</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-5006.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:53 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Rural Behavioral Health Symposium</title>
<description>Sep 21 - 23, 2010. Renaissance Glendale Hotel,                       Glendale, AZ. Sponsored by National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health</description>
<link>http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/Activities/Rural_BH_Symposium_2010.html </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Eight Annual Western Region Flex Conference</title>
<description>Jun 10 - 11, 2010. Omni Tucson National Resort,                       Tucson, AZ. Sponsored by Arizona Rural Health Office</description>
<link>http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/flex/wrfc10.html </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:58:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2nd Annual Wisconsin Rural Health Summit</title>
<description>May 10, 2010. Kalahari Resort,                       Wisconsin Dells, WI. Sponsored by Wisconsin Office of Rural Health</description>
<link>http://www.worh.org/WI-RHSummitInfo10 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:55:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Vermont Agricultural Health &amp; Occupational Safety Training</title>
<description>Apr 7 - 11, 2010. Lake Morey Resort,                       Fairlee, VT. Sponsored by AgriSafe Network</description>
<link>http://agrisafe.org/user/File/AgrSafe%20RegistrationBrochure210CMEs.pdf </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:28:12 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Building Green in Rural America: A Symposium on Policy and Practice</title>
<description>Jun 9, 2010. Rayburn House Office Building,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by Housing Assistance Council</description>
<link>http://www.ruralhome.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=234:hac-green&amp;catid=19&amp;Itemid=41 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:23:08 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Pennsylvania Primary Care Workforce Summit</title>
<description>Mar 23 - 26, 2010. Sheraton Harrisburg/Hershey,                       Harrisburg, PA. Sponsored by Pennsylvania Association of  Community Health Centers</description>
<link>http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1001280192&amp;key=DD40B </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:36:20 CST</pubDate>
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<title>11th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health, &quot;A Growing Hunger: The Nation's Demand for Food Safety and Nutrition Information&quot;</title>
<description>Apr 8, 2010. Bowling Green State University,                       Bowling Green, OH. Sponsored by National Association of Local Boards of Health</description>
<link>http://www.nalboh.org/Ned_E_Baker_Lecture.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:23:16 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Iowa Governor's Conference on Public Health</title>
<description>Apr 13 - 14, 2010. Scheman Conference Center,                       Ames, IA. Sponsored by Iowa Public Health Association</description>
<link>http://www.iowapha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=127969 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:25:15 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)</title>
<description>Apr 1 - 2, 2010. 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=2010-04-01%2000:00:00.0 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:06:15 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health</title>
<description>Apr 6 - 7, 2010. Doubletree Hotel,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4123.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:49:02 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Weight of the State Conference: A Statewide Summit on Childhood Obesity</title>
<description>May 17 - 18, 2010. Westin Richmond,                       Richmond, VA. </description>
<link>http://www.preventionconnections.org/savedate2.shtml </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:36:43 CST</pubDate>
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<title>6th Annual New England Small Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Summit</title>
<description>May 6, 2010. New England Center, University of New Hampshire,                       Durham, NH. Sponsored by New England Rural Health RoundTable</description>
<link>http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/activities/perimp.html </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:37:05 CST</pubDate>
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<title>NACCHO Annual 2010 Conference</title>
<description>Jul 14 - 16, 2010. Memphis Cook Convention Center &amp;#9642; Marriott Memphis Downtown,                       Memphis, TN. Sponsored by National Association of County and City Health Officials</description>
<link>http://www.naccho.org/events/nacchoannual2010/ </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:04:11 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee Advisory Meeting</title>
<description>Mar 24, 2010. OMNI Shoreham Hotel,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4069.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:42:41 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee Advisory Meeting</title>
<description>Mar 17, 2010. OMNI Shoreham Hotel,                       Washington, DC. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4041.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:39:51 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Wyoming Telehealth Summit</title>
<description>Apr 15, 2010. University of Wyoming Conference Center,                       Larimie, WY. </description>
<link>http://www.uwyo.edu/wynette/ </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:08:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Montana Economic Development Summit</title>
<description>Sep 13 - 14, 2010. Montana Tech,                       Butte, MT. </description>
<link>http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=89 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:34:55 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Spring Health IT Summit</title>
<description>May 12 - 13, 2010. Ritz Carlton- Ft. Lauderdale,                       Fort Lauderdale, FL. </description>
<link>http://www.ihealthtran.com/springccs.html </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:39:43 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative Outcomes Congress</title>
<description>Apr 8, 2010. Best Western Kelly Inn,                       St. Cloud, MN. Sponsored by Stratis Health</description>
<link>http://www.stratishealth.org/events/PCoutcomes.html </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:30:31 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on  National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020</title>
<description>Apr 1, 2010. Web Conference Only                      . Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</description>
<link>http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-3309.htm </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:29:49 CST</pubDate>
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