News and events
We invite you to join us in our Health Sciences events
throughout the year and read up on articles published by or about our
researchers.
Continuing events
Health Policy Roundtable
On April 29, 2011, 22 of
Arizona’s most important health care leaders met at the historic Colton House
in Flagstaff to engage in an afternoon of far-reaching policy discussions.
Dr. Paul Dutton, IHPI’s executive director
facilitated the meeting based on an Aspen Institute Seminar format.
“I think we succeeded at creating a convergent dialog on several issues. Of course, people disagreed. That’s to be expected. But by focusing on values and interests instead of well-worn positions we identified policy approaches to which most participants could agree,” said Dutton.
First Annual IHPI Fellow Research Collaboration Retreat
Senior Scientist Priscilla Sanderson organizes this gathering of IHPI Fellows. The goal of this retreat is to introduce IHPI fellows to each other and facilitate discussion of research interests and the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration through the Institute.
Check back to see when our 2012 event will be.
A Conversation on Health Care Reform
Every fall IHPI organizes a public education event.
Past year’s discussions have included a forum on health care reform on the Northern Arizona University campus. Paul Dutton, the Institute’s Executive Director, moderated a panel that included Eric Henley, MD at North Country Healthcare, Douglas Paget, MD at WL Gore & Associates, Kim Van Pelt, MA at St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, and Jacqueline Vaughn, PhD for Northern Arizona University’s Politics and International Affairs.
The event included a lively exchange among the panelists and approximately 250 students, health care providers, university faculty, and community members.
Fall Policy Forum
The Institute’s Office of Health and Society Studies, under
the direction of Dr. Bill Wiist, conducts an annual forum for the campus and
Flagstaff communities about timely health policy issues.
The 2010 Fall Forum was “Money and Politics: the buying and
selling of democracy.” Speakers included Dr. Wiist; Linda Brown, executive director
of Arizona Advocacy Network; John Dougherty, investigative journalist; and Dr.
Lori Polini-Staudinger, assistant professor in the Northern Arizona University
Department of Politics and International Affairs.
The 2011 Fall Forum was “Medical Marijuana Policy in
Arizona.” Speakers included Dr. Wiist; Allan Sobol, founder of the Arizona
Association of Dispensary Professionals; and Thomas Dean, a Flagstaff attorney.
Spring workshops
The Institute’s Office of Health and Society Studies, under
the direction of Dr. Bill Wiist, conducts an annual workshop that links health
sciences, social sciences, and humanities disciplines. The workshops offer
medical education credits to participants.
The spring 2011 inaugural workshop was “Integrating
Traditional Healing Practices and Clinical Practice.” Speakers included Dr.
Robert Trotter, Northern Arizona University chair and regent’s professor of anthropology;
Theodora Sockyma-Homewytewa, a Hopi medicine woman; Dr. Katy mohr-Almeida, a
psychologist and trained Curandera; and Dr. Susie John, a physician.
Coverage of and articles written by our researchers
- Lance Price, former senior
scientist
- Paul Dutton, executive director
- Priscilla Sanderson, senior scientist
- William H. Wiist, senior scientist