Mesa County Medical Society UPCOMING MEETINGS
Monthly meetings
DATE: Tuesday, Febraury 7, 2012
LOCATION: Bookcliff Country Club
TIME: 6:30 PM Social, 7:00 PM Dinner
The executive committee will meet on at 6:00 PM just prior to the general membership meeting.
NOTE: No charge for Medical Society Members or Family Medicine Residents and spouses. Otherwise, spouse/guests $30.00.
SPEAKER/TOPICS:
MS. CLAUDIA BRINK, Health Policy Analyst on the research faculty of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ms. Brink will share preliminary results of a study conducted in Mesa County and funded by the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, in light of Prof. Elinor Ostrom's design principles for sustainable common pooled resources. Ostrom was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for her contributions toward understanding the structure and sustainable functioning of common-pool resources.
These results will speak to the roots of the high levels of collaboration around healthcare, health and issues of concern to the community in general. She will also discuss their understanding of the innovative and broad reaching form of social entrepreneurship practiced in Mesa County and how that form of entrepreneurship has led to better health outcomes and lower costs. Ms. Brink will share their future research directions related to improving health behaviors among disadvantaged county residents.
Prior to becoming Health Policy Analyst, Brink was Asst. Director of the Workshop and the Coordinator of the Health and Healthcare Working Group that operated out of the Workshop. Members of this working group included: Dr. Donald Berwick, Dr. Elliott Fisher, Dr. Atul Gawande, Prof. Michael McGinnis (Political Science), Director of the Workshop and Prof. Elinor Ostrom (Political Science), Research Director.
RESERVATIONS: 243-2808 or dbennett2@bresnan.net
Upcoming Events
- February 2nd - Bread 101 at 2666 Dahlia Court 1:00pm
- February 16th - Small Group Lunch at Dream Cafe 12:00 pm
- February 21st - Book Club: "Russian Winter" by Daphne Kalotay
- March 30th - Doctor's Day, Donate Blood!
- April 28th - Progressive Dinner! Details to come
- May 6th - Rose Hill Rally 7:00am - 10:00am
Medicare Alert
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ATTENTION NEW PHYSICIANS:
If you would like to receive a Medical Society membership application please call 243-2808. We welcome your input and participation.
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