20th Annual Northwest Regional Rural Health Conference

“Listening Beyond Cultures, Challenges and Diversity To Better Provide Health Care Services.”
 
The networking, collaboration, and communication of better practices pertaining to rural health issues, cultural competence and diversity, have strengthened the efforts and resources of rural health providers in every region represented at the conference. 

Fifty-three evaluations were returned, upon which the evaluation summary of Kathy Ward’s presentation is based.  (Average of scores on a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being high)  

Presentation: 4.5   
    
Written and verbal comments by the participants:  
1. Very good information provided, awareness of culture and perception.  2. Very good thought-provoking content. 
3. Yes, partnerships (patient-health care provider) are essential in the work we do.  
4. I am glad that you talked about compassion fatigue because caregivers often forget about their own health.  
5. I liked when you said ‘listening with your mind, body, eyes, hands and heart’... what a concept!  It makes so much sense, how can we help others if we do not listen to them.
6. You have spoken from the heart... we need to hear more of that!
The joy of networking!
Resources
How can we listen without judgement and with the heart
Describing characteristics of the best human being...
What resources are more important for the work we do?
Cultural competence or Cultural knowledge...
How to foster a culture of process improvement
Barriers for listening...
We can co-create wellness modeling wellness
Team exercise about communication...
Participants sharing their views about the talk
We can make a difference together...
Red Lion Hotel, Spokane, WA