Healthcare Economic Trends and Impact.
Begins Tuesday, May 6.
details here.

If you are a believer that past performance is a strong indicator of future performance. You will be pleased to know that this year we have the luxury of sharing with you comments from past students of the Economic Trends & Impact course. When we asked what they liked best:

• The depth to which Dr. Weiland took us into the subject, the outside presenters, and the level the preparation Dr. Weiland did to teach the course. He is very knowledgeable.
• All the reading material
• Lectures by Dr. Weiland were most interesting; thought provoking, and relate to me
• The Guest speakers brought a breath of knowledge that a single instructor could not have done
• Dr. Weiland challenged me to question what I thought I knew and ask questions I hadn't before
• The materials available
• The guest speakers and the level of knowledge from Dr. Weiland
• Great Instructor and great guest speakers; very well-rounded
• No topic was off limits
• The opportunity for interaction
• The topics, the readings- I have really enjoyed the books
• Exploring the reasons our health care system is broken and looking at solutions

SAVE THE DATE
Managing Projects & Programs Summer Conference
Thursday, July 17
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This year, at least 25% of the speakers will be talking from the health care industry - including the keynote! So, if you are a project manager or program manager of any kind, you will want to take advantage of the early registration. Or better yet, talk to Ryan Brown about sponsorship so you can get an even better price on group tickets.

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If you are interested in the sponsorship for safety net workers to attend the Healthcare Management Certificate made possible by the Northwest Health Foundation click here for application.

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The School of Extended Studies is moving to 1515 SW 5th Ave.
This is going to be a busy summer for PSU's School of Extended Studies. We will be moving to what many call the 1515 building at the intersection of SW 5th & Clay. This is good news in many ways. We will be right on the new MAX line, bus mall and my personal favorite the streetcar. We will have limited parking in the building. But what all of us here at the Professional Development Center are a twitter about is our own classroom space on 10th floor. We are very excited about the possiblities and opportunities this reveals. More to come as our leadership defines next steps.

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Until the move all Management classes including BQ220 will be held here at the OEMBA facility at 200 SW Market Street.

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
FALL 2008 CLASSES:
Cause-and-Effect Connections between Quality and Efficiency, Brenda Bruns, MD, MSMgt., Chief Medical Officer, Health Net Health Plan of Oregon. Begins 10/7/08.

Maintaining the Financial Health of a Healthcare Organization, Bill Kramer, CEO, Kramer Consulting. Begins 11/18/08.

WINTER 2009 CLASSES
Culturally Competent Patient Centered Care James Mason, PhD., Manager of Diversity Education and Cultural Competence for the Providence Health Systems Oregon Region. Begins 1/6/09.

Deciphering the Management & Leadership Matrix Jim Tuchschmidt, MD, MM, Director, Portland VA Medical Center. Begins TBA.

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HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
Strategy Design & Operations. James Harker, Chief Strategy Officer, Providence Health System. Begins 10/3/08.

Art of Leadership Jim Tuchschmidt, MD, MM, Director, Portland VA Medical Center. Begins 11/14/08.