Panelists to discuss emerging healthcare challenges in Florida

 

SARASOTA, FL (June 18, 2007) – On Thursday, June 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Center for Research in Healthcare Systems and Policies (CRHSP) at USF Sarasota-Manatee will be holding a conference on Healthcare in Florida: Challenges, Research and Solutions.

 

The conference will be held at the Selby Auditorium on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus and will also include a panel of stakeholders that will discuss emerging healthcare challenges in Florida. 

 

The CRHSP has worked diligently to foster research and awareness in the Sarasota-Manatee community to improve the health outcomes and assist health policy formation through the advancement of healthcare information systems that support clinical decision making and policy-formation; and facilitate programs that promote community health improvement by providing a scholarly forum that connects and educates researchers, providers, policy-makers, and the public.

 

Breakfast and refreshments will precede the conference starting at 7:45 a.m.

 

For additional information or to RSVP, call Maria Wallace at 359-4537 or email mwallace@sar.usf.edu.

USF Sarasota-Manatee is an upper-level campus for those with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree interested in pursuing a baccalaureate or master’s degree, professional certification, or continuing education credit. The regional campus offers the prestige of a nationally ranked research university with the convenience of a hometown campus, including classes in south Sarasota County at Manatee Community College Venice.