Session I – Rural people, populations and health: Examining definitions and personal views of rurality
Katherine Simmonds, PhD, MPH, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Clinical Professor, Roux Institute/Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Session II – Navigating Changing Times – Government Affairs and its impact on national initiatives and local healthcare systems
Katie Fullam Harris, MS
Chief Government Affairs Officer, Maine Health
Session III – The Power of Palliative Care in Navigating Care Choices
Rebecca N Hutchinson, MD, MPH,
MaineHealth | Senior Medical Director of Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine Division Chief, Department of Medicine, Maine Medical Center – Portland, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Session IV – The Perils of Fusion
Dr. Matthew Wilkening, NHOC
Session V – Gettin’ by – How Poverty Changes the Brain
Linda Riddell, MS
PLEASE NOTE – Copies of these will be available onsite.


















