2023 Primary Care Conference

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For all individuals and groups who are not affiliated with one of Bi-State's 26 member organizations. If you are a government employee of any kind, please email Clem Noone at cnoone@bistatepca.org for access to our rate for government employees.

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FY23 Bi-State Members: Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Amoskeag Health, Battenkill Valley Health Center, Coös County Family Health Services, Community Health Access Network, Community Health (Rutland), Community Health Centers (Burlington), Gifford Health Care, Greater Seacoast Community Health, Harbor Care, Health Care for the Homeless Manchester, HealthFirst Family Care Center, Lamprey Health Care, Lamoille Health Partners, Little Rivers Health Care, Mountain Community Health, Mid-State Health Center, Northern Counties Health Care, North County Health Consortium, New Hampshire AHECs, Northern Tier Center for Health, North Star Health, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, The Health Center (Plainfield), Vermont's Free & Referral Clinics, and White Mountain Community Health Center.

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FY23 Bi-State Members: Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Amoskeag Health, Battenkill Valley Health Center, Coös County Family Health Services, Community Health Access Network, Community Health (Rutland), Community Health Centers (Burlington), Gifford Health Care, Greater Seacoast Community Health, Harbor Care, Health Care for the Homeless Manchester, HealthFirst Family Care Center, Lamprey Health Care, Lamoille Health Partners, Little Rivers Health Care, Mountain Community Health, Mid-State Health Center, Northern Counties Health Care, North County Health Consortium, New Hampshire AHECs, Northern Tier Center for Health, North Star Health, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, The Health Center (Plainfield), Vermont's Free & Referral Clinics, and White Mountain Community Health Center.

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Tuesday, 16 May 2023 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM EDT

Lake Morey Resort, 82 Clubhouse Road, Fairlee, Vermont, 05045, United States.

2023 Primary Care Conference | Social and Environmental Drivers of Community Health

Please join us for the 2023 Primary Care Conference: Social and Environmental Drivers of Community Health, on Tuesday May 16, 2023. The conference will be from 8:30 am –3:30 pm at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. That’s right; for the first time since 2019, the PCC will be in-person!

This year, our theme is the social and environmental drivers of health. Our speakers will present an engaging morning keynote (TBA) to start our day; an afternoon session on mental health & primary care integration in New Hampshire & Vermont; another afternoon session on cybersecurity preparedness and lessons learned from health centers in New Hampshire & Vermont; and finally an afternoon plenary on climate change and health outcomes in Northern New England. There will also be recognitions of our annual Bi-State Awards honorees and our Leadership Development Program class of 2023, flexible time to meet with peers and event sponsors, and provided lunch catered by Lake Morey Resort.

Please scroll down this page for more info on our speakers and sessions. Clicking on agenda items will pull up more details on those sessions. We are still confirming and updating information for our Keynote, flexible time, and awards ceremony – please stay tuned to this site and your inboxes for the latest. The Early Bird registration discount for Bi-State Members is in effect until March 31.

Please email Clem Noone at cnoone@bistatepca.org if you have any questions or need any assistance.

**If you are a government employee of any kind, please email Clem Noone at cnoone@bistatepca.org for access to our rate for government employees.

**If your plans for the May 16 Conference include staying overnight, please call the Lake Morey Resort reservations department at (802) 333-4311 by or before April 14.*

Event Location

Lake Morey Resort

About Organizer

Bi-State Primary Care Association

www.bistatepca.org

Bi-State Primary Care Association is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that represents New Hampshire and Vermont’s 22 Community Health Centers serving over 300,000 patients at 148 locations across every county in New Hampshire and Vermont. Bi-State works to promote access to quality, affordable primary health care with an emphasis on reaching underserved populations. Bi-State Primary Care Association was founded as a 501(c)3 charitable organization in 1986 with offices in Bow, New Hampshire, and Montpelier, Vermont.

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Speakers

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Learn more aboutGreg White

Greg White

Chief Executive Officer

Lamprey Health Care

Learn more aboutVic Topo, MSW

Vic Topo, MSW

President and CEO

Center for Life Management

Learn more aboutCynthia Whitaker, PsyD, MLADC

Cynthia Whitaker, PsyD, MLADC

President and CEO

Greater Nashua Mental Health

Learn more aboutDan Quinlan, MS, MBA

Dan Quinlan, MS, MBA

Founder

SolaVida

Dan Quinlan is the founder of BirchGlade Consulting and the non-profit SolaVida. His focus is on working with people who are passionate about making the world a more humane and healthy home for all people. His work revolves around reducing carbon pollution – through projects in advocacy, communications, and finance - all are designed to help drive the shift to a global new energy economy. Dan holds a BSEE (University of New Hampshire), a MS-Physics (Penn State University), and an MBA (Columbia University).

Learn more aboutPaul Friedrichs MD

Paul Friedrichs MD

Chair, Board of Directors

NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action

Paul Friedrichs MD is a family doctor, poet, and lover of the earth. He lives with his family in Exeter, NH where he spent a 33 year FQCHC career with Lamprey Health Care, Newmarket. He is drawn to climate action in order to pass along a vibrant, healthy and sustainable earth to future generations, and out of respect for all life here on earth. His proudest moments include the birth of his three children, being named New Hampshire Family Physician of the Year, and winning Yale University’s award for best essay on the history of art.

Learn more aboutJodi Harper, MSW, LICSW

Jodi Harper, MSW, LICSW

Associate Director/Project Manager

Southern NH Area Health Education Center/Lamprey Health Care

Learn more aboutTess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN

Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN

President and CEO

Bi-State Primary Care Association

Since 1995, Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN, has served as the president and chief executive officer of Bi-State Primary Care Association serving NH and VT. Ms. Kuenning works with federal, regional, and state policymakers, health policy organizations, foundations, and payers to develop strategies and programs that promote, sustain, and build community-based primary health care services and infrastructure. In 2009, she received the Norton Wilson State Regional Leadership Award and in 2010-11 was appointed by the Secretary of US-DHHS to serve on the federal Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. In 2013, she was named as the Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor in Community Health Policy, a special initiative of GWU School of Public Health and Health Services. In 2013 she was selected to serve on a DHHS panel of health care experts and testified in the U.S. HELP Senate Committee on primary care needs of 30 million uninsured Americans and in 2018, testified in this same U.S. Senate subcommittee on Marketplace Association Health Plans. Since 2013, Ms. Kuenning serves as faculty for the Geiger Gibson Health Policy Fellows Program at the GWU and serves on numerous state, federal, and national committees. Prior to joining Bi-State, Ms. Kuenning worked as a nurse consultant for the US PHS and HCFA as a principal public health advisor throughout New England. She has a master’s degree in Nursing and Public/Community Health and is a CNS in MCH. Her practice experience includes tertiary hospital cardiac specialty/ICU and a clinician and educator for clinics in Kathmandu and rural Nepal.

Learn more aboutDaniel J.W. King, MS, MA

Daniel J.W. King, MS, MA

Chief of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), United States DHS

Daniel J. W. King is the Region 1 Chief of Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Region 1 is headquartered in Boston and Mr. King oversees CISA cybersecurity services and support via Cybersecurity Advisors throughout New England. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s digital and physical threats to reduce risk and enable secure and resilient infrastructure into the future. Before his time with CISA, Mr. King was Global Lead for IBM Security Command. Mr. King served 30 years on active duty with the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel (O6). His service included Desert Shield/Storm, Joint Endeavor, Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and many other international contingency operations. He was assigned duties at NATO/SHAPE, U.S. CENTCOM, U.S. INDO-PACOM, and U.S. CYBERCOM. Mr. King holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and master’s degrees from the University of Southern California, U.S. Army War College, and the University of Maryland. Mr. King is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) and holds additional industry certifications for penetration testing, incident response, and security leadership.

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Event Schedule

07:30 AM

Registration/Check-in

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

08:30 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN

President and CEO

Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN

President and CEO

Since 1995, Tess Stack Kuenning, CNS, MS, RN, has served as the president and chief executive officer of Bi-State Primary Care Association serving NH and VT. Ms. Kuenning works with federal, regional, and state policymakers, health policy organizations, foundations, and payers to develop strategies and programs that promote, sustain, and build community-based primary health care services and infrastructure. In 2009, she received the Norton Wilson State Regional Leadership Award and in 2010-11 was appointed by the Secretary of US-DHHS to serve on the federal Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. In 2013, she was named as the Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor in Community Health Policy, a special initiative of GWU School of Public Health and Health Services. In 2013 she was selected to serve on a DHHS panel of health care experts and testified in the U.S. HELP Senate Committee on primary care needs of 30 million uninsured Americans and in 2018, testified in this same U.S. Senate subcommittee on Marketplace Association Health Plans. Since 2013, Ms. Kuenning serves as faculty for the Geiger Gibson Health Policy Fellows Program at the GWU and serves on numerous state, federal, and national committees. Prior to joining Bi-State, Ms. Kuenning worked as a nurse consultant for the US PHS and HCFA as a principal public health advisor throughout New England. She has a master’s degree in Nursing and Public/Community Health and is a CNS in MCH. Her practice experience includes tertiary hospital cardiac specialty/ICU and a clinician and educator for clinics in Kathmandu and rural Nepal.

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