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• “Tales of Transformation” Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path. November 9, 2011 Seven Feathers Casino and Resort Canyonville, OR. Participants in this program will review the stages of culture change transformation through images and stories that help organizations move from an institutional environment to one that offers all that home provides.
• Safety vs. Autonomy in Older Adults: What if Maslow was Wrong? October 19, 2011 Wellspring Medical Center, 1475 Mt. Hood Ave., Woodburn, OR. This presentation will explore the complex issues involved in trying to honor the personal preferences of older adults within the context of a health care/long-term care environment obsessed with “safety.”
• Making Oregon Vital for Elders presents: “M.O.V.E.ing Stories and a Celebration” – Our 5 Year Anniversary! Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 4PM – 7PM Lake Oswego, OR
• “Tales of Transformation” Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
  July 12, 2011 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  Seven Feathers Casino and Resort Canyonville, OR
• Generating Synergy for Your Culture Change Journey
  Presented by Lynda Crandall June 28, 2011, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  Best Western Sunridge Inn 1 Sunridge Lane, Baker City, OR 97814
• Building Home and Creating Community Marilyn Oelkfke May 26, 2011
  Wellspring Medical Center, 1475 Mt. Hood Ave., Woodburn, OR
• More than a Meal: Blending Service and Hospitality
  In a Culture Change Environment February 9, 2011 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  Sysco Food Services
  26250 S.W. Parkway Center Drive, Wilsonville, OR 97070
• Engaging Your Staff to Improve Clinical Practice and Achieve Excellence
  November 16, 2010 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  Oregon Medical Foundation Education Center
  11740 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 100, Portland, OR (503) 619-8000
• A Better Way of Dying: Person-Directed Care at End-of-Life
  July 15, 2010
  Al Kader Center, Wilsonville, OR
• Honoring Personhood: The Art of Enhancing Well-being in Elders
  April 22, 2010
  Wellspring Medical Center, Woodburn, OR
• How to Promote Culture Change to Consumers, Residents and Families
  January 27, 2010
  Roth’s West Salem Conference Center, Salem, OR
• “Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go Right Now” Making Your Everyday Practices More Person-Directed
  Oct. 22, 2009
  Monarch Hotel, Clackamas, OR
• “Tales of Transformation” Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
  November 3, 2009
  Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City, OR
• “Tales of Transformation” Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
  November 18, 2009
  Smullin Health Education Center, Medford, OR
• Pioneer Network’s 9th National Conference
  August 12-14, 2009
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• “Shared Leadership: The Key to Successful Change”
  An Afternoon with Culture Change Educators Barbara Frank and Cathie Brady (Info PDF)
  June 3, 2009
• Opening Your Culture Change Toolbox: A Resource Fair for Providers Seeking Tools for the Journey
  April 23, 2009 – (Info & Registration PDF)
• A Shared Vision: Surveyor/Provider Perspectives on the Culture Change Journey
  January 28, 2009 - (Info & Registration PDF)

Older Events

• Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
  October 16, 2008 - (Info & Registration PDF)
• Transforming Your Dining Services
  June 17, 2008 - (Info & Registration PDF)
• The Person-Centered Approach to Address Employee Absenteeism
  May 2, 2008 - (Info & Registration PDF)
• Leadership Pathways to Culture Change
  February 13, 2008 - (Info & Registration PDF)
• Old Age in a New Age
  September 25, 2007 - (Info & Registration PDF)
• Building Buy-in for Culture Change: Getting the Whole Team on Board
  April 26, 2007