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Hotel

Talking Stick Resort
9800 E. Talking Stick Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85056
Phone: (480) 850-7777
www.talkingstickresort.com

A special room rate of $159+Tax/night for single and double occupancy rooms has been negotiated with the hotel for NIHB Conference guests. Reserve your room now by calling the Talking Stick Resort reservation line at (866) 877-9697. Please reference Booking #10677.

Contact

For more details, contact NIHB at 202-507-4072 orNTHC@nihb.org

 

NIHB – 2016 Annual Tribal Health Conference

Achieving and Sustaining Quality Health Care in Indian Country

September 19-22, 2016

Participant Registration

All persons wishing to attend any component of the NIHB 2016 National Tribal Health Conference (33rd Annual Consumer Conference) must register as a participant for the conference. *Speakers and presenters are not exempt from registration and registration fees. Please complete one registration per participant.

Conference registration is only for those who wish to attend the conference sessions and conference activities. Persons only able to attend a portion of the conference must still register and pay the full registration fee.

Online Registration Forthcoming
Please check back July 11th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Conference Registration Fees
Early Bird Registration	Ends August 14, 2016	$425.00
General Registration	August 15, 2016 to September 16, 2016	$475.00
Onsite Registration	September 19-22, 2016	$525.00
NIHB Approved Speaker/Presenter Registration	Ends August 26, 2015	$425.00

Participant Registration Fees Entitle Each Registrant to:

• One Conference Packet
• Admittance for one to all conference activities including:
  • Opening Reception
  • Plenary Sessions
  • All Session Workshops
  • Access to Exhibit Hall and Marketplace
  • Locally Hosted Cultural Event

Please note that registration fees do not include the Awards Gala Celebration. Tickets for the Gala must be purchased separately.

Payment:

NIHB accepts credit card or check payment for participant registration fees. Please determine form of payment prior to beginning the registration process. Registration fees are assessed based upon the date of registration.

Credit Card Payment:

NIHB utilizes an online registration system and will process participant registration fees via an online credit card payment system. It is important to respond to all questions during the online registration process in order to expedite the registration and confirmation process. Please note that a unique email address is required for each participant registering.

Check Payment:

NIHB also accepts checks through the mail for participant registration fees. For Early Bird or Speaker/Presenter registration, please make sure your check arrives to our office prior to August 26 to ensure you are registered at the discounted rate.

Please make checks payable to the National Indian Health Board and mail to:

National Indian Health Board
ATTN: NTHC Registration
910 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Attention: NTHC Participant Registration

Note:

Please do not send cash or fax copies of checks for registration payment.
NIHB will not invoice for registration fees and purchase orders will not be accepted in lieu of payment.

Cancellation Policy (applicable to all participant registrations):

All cancellation requests / registration fee refund requests must be in writing and sent via email or postmarked on or before September 2nd, 2016 at which time a refund will be granted, less a $125 processing fee. Cancellation notices emailed or postmarked after September 2nd, 2016 will not be refunded. No Exceptions.

Substitutions are permitted and participant registrations are transferrable to another participant at the request of the original registrant. Please contact Lisa Wyzlic, NIHB Meetings and Events Planner directly with all cancellation, refund, and substitutions inquiries. Please have contact information for substitute participants available when contacting NIHB. NIHB reserves the right to make final decisions regarding cancellations.

 

For more details or help with any conference related issues, please contact Lisa Wyzlic, NIHB Meetings and Events Planner at NTHC@nihb.org or 202-507-4082.

Call for Proposals

Tribal health professionals, elected leaders, advocates, researchers, and community-based service providers are invited to submit abstracts for the National Indian Health Board’s 2016 National Tribal Health Conference (33rd Annual Consumer Conference), taking place September 19-22, 2016 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) encourages presentations highlighting evidenced-based, best or promising practices developed in and for Tribal communities. NIHB is particularly interested in presentations that provide strategies and resources along with information and research, so that participants may leave with the tools they need to make the knowledge they gain actionable. This year’s conference emphasizes achieving and sustaining quality health care, so please consider topics and content that will focus on key skills in one of the five conference tracks.

Innovation, Technology and Accountability in Indian/Tribal Health and Public Health Systems

This track will feature presentations on efforts to strengthen the performance, capacity and infrastructure of Tribal health and public health systems. This is a broad area, but seeks to highlight the specific efforts that are necessary to elevate the performance and standards of performance for Tribal health and/or public health systems and delivery mechanisms to meet the growing and unique needs of Tribal communities – this includes new advancements to include innovative technologies for health and public health. Abstracts in this track could include, but are not limited to, topics such as: Tribal/community health assessments, workforce development, Tribal activities to achieve clinical and/or public health accreditation, Tribal quality improvement plans, emergency preparedness, departmental reorganization, models to improve access to services, cross-jurisdictional service sharing, third party billing for services, and establishing accountability systems for performance management and improvement in clinical and/or public health settings.

Indian Health Law, Policy & Advocacy

This track will feature presentations on how to strengthen the creation and use of Tribal and federal laws and policies for the benefit of high-quality and sustainable healthcare service delivery and access. Indian health law is a growing field of law, ripe for development and implementation. Laws and codes govern all aspects of our daily lives, including health, healthcare delivery, public health, and access to healthcare services. All parties – lawyers and non-lawyers alike – need to understand how to work with laws and codes as effective advocacy tools. Recent changes to the federal laws around health care fuel a need for greater understanding of health law and policy. It is critical that Tribes have the resources necessary, not only to understand the laws and policies, but also to know how to effectively advocate for change. Abstracts in this track could include, but are not limited to, topics related to insurance coverage and reform, understanding the federal regulatory process, understanding how to work with the legislative process, Tribal health code and policy as change agents, and how Tribes can effectively make political and legislative change.

Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP and Health Care Reform

In 2010, after more than ten years of legislative effort, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act was permanently authorized and amended as part of the Affordable Care Act. The newly revised law, along with improvements to the Medicaid statute enacted in 2009 and the Indian-specific provisions in the Affordable Care Act are designed to improve access by Indian health care providers to a wide range of federal health care programs. This track will feature presentations on the implementation of health care reform and the unique challenges and successes being experienced by Tribes. Abstracts in this track could include, but are not limited to, topics related to: new partnerships and innovative arrangements with other entities, Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance programs, Health Insurance Marketplaces, administration of health care reform, eligibility and covered services, reimbursement for Tribal Health program staff and beneficiaries with a focus on specific provisions for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Cancer in Indian Country

This track will feature presentations on the impact that cancer has had on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, and a need for collective and localized prevention strategies. This track will not focus on clinical research on cancer, rather look at strategies either implemented by Tribes or partners or strategies needed in order to reduce the disproportionate cancer burden currently experienced by Tribes and AI/AN people. Abstracts in this track could include, but are not limited to, topics such as: community-based prevention strategies, Tribal policies for cancer prevention, surveillance and monitoring activities, research on environmental conditions related to cancer diagnoses, preventing co-morbidities, insuring adequate care and treatment for those living with cancer.

Indigenous Foods, Nutrition, Policy

This track will feature presentations helping to advance the knowledge and skills required to curb the obesity epidemic facing Indian Country. Combatting obesity is not as easy as telling people to eat better. It is a complex problem that is exacerbated by historical trauma, poor governmental policies, socioeconomic conditions, and lack of access to healthier food options. Tribes must construct an approach to their own health and wellness that understands these conditions and incorporates them into a comprehensive political strategy. Abstracts in this track could include, but are not limited to, topics such as: examination of the impact of Tribal codes and policy on obesity, suggestions for national level advocacy to alter federal governing policies and laws, food sovereignty, combatting food deserts, implementing cross cutting strategies to promote activity and improve nutrition, re-introducing traditional diets as an obesity prevention strategy, and economic policies for promoting access to healthier food choices.

*Please note that there are cross-cutting issues that are important and will be represented in all of the five tracks. These include: youth, health equity, use of new technologies, culture and public health, and the social determinants of health.

Abstracts will be accepted for the following presentation formats:

Workshops

A workshop is an in-depth, one and a half hour (90-minute) presentation on a topic relevant to one or more of the conference tracks. Workshops are excellent opportunities to share best or promising practices, share recent research or program outcomes, provide an in-depth exploration of new or arising public health issues or policies, or explore public health strategies and practices.

Abstract Submission Guidance

Group presentations are limited to four presenters, including a single, designated Primary Presenter.

Proposals must include the following information:

• Presenter information (complete contact information for the Primary Presenter, and name, e-mail, and affiliations for all other presenters)
• Format preference
• Selected summit track
• Presentation title
• Abstract (150 word limit)
• Learning Objectives – required minimum of two learning objectives
• Biography for each presenter (100 word limit each)

Deadline for Proposals: Proposal must be received by NIHB by 11:59 pm ET on Friday, July 22, 2016

Please note the following information regarding the abstract submission process

• Only the primary presenters of accepted abstract proposals will be notified by Friday, August 5, 2016. Primary presenters of accepted proposals are responsible for contacting co-presenters.
• All summit abstracts must be submitted via the online portal. Proposals submitted by e-mail, fax, or postal mail will not be accepted, unless permission is obtained in advance from NIHB.
• NIHB generally receives multiple proposals on the same or similar topics. For this reason, NIHB reserves the right to combine abstracts into a single workshop or seminar session.
• NIHB is unable to provide complimentary registrations for those presenters whose abstracts are accepted, so please note that registration for the full conference is required for all presenters.
• Preference will be given to abstracts that are interactive in nature.
• The abstract submission process must be completed in a single sitting (a user cannot start the submission process, save it and then return to finish it at a later date).

To submit an abstract for the 2016 National Tribal Health Conference (Annual Consumer Conference), please follow the link below.

 

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For more details or help with any presentation issues, please contact Devin Delrow NIHB at 202-507-4072 orNTHC@nihb.org