Past HCO Conferences
2008 Spring Conference at Wellspring Medical Center
Friday, June 13, 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Wellspring Medical Center
1475 Mount Hood Avenue
Woodburng, Oregon
- Take Your Media Pitches to the Next Level, Robin Mood, Portland Business Journal
- Social Media Netiquette: How Healthcare Benefits from the Web 2.0 Revolution, Zach Hyder, Fleishman-Hillard
- Brag and Share: Networking Activity
- Can You Say White Space? The ABCs of Brochure Design, Matt Schoolfield, Southwest Wash Medical Center
- Don't Be Afraid to Ask-It's All about Communication, Kathy Condon, KC Solutions
- Wellspring Medical Center Tour: Where the Science of Medicine and the Art of Healing Come Together
2007 Healthcare Communicators of Oregon Fall Conference
Friday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Oregon Medical Association
11740 SW 68th Parkway, Ste. 100
- Governor Kitzhaber, “On the Road to the Revolution: Fear and Loathing in the U.S. Health Care System.
- Networking session and break
- Acumentra Health: The Re-branding of OMPRO
- Dan Collard, StuderGroup, “Improving Patient Satisfaction."
- Maria Elena Castro, Community Outreach Manager, Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital: Mission in Motion.
2007 Healthcare Communicators of Oregon Spring Conference, Friday, May 11, 2007
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
525 N Santiam Hwy., Labanon, OR 97355
- The latest on healthcare issues and communications strategies from
local experts - Received a legislative healthcare update
- Participated in a networking activity and meet your colleagues in the
healthcare industry
The fee (including lunch) $30 for members; $40 for nonmembers. If you're
not already an HCO member, join now and save $10 on membership fees and
conference registration.
Contact Janet George at janet@your-r-smart.com or call (503) 590-1110.
This is it! The annual BIG conference for HCO.
Friday, November 3, 2006
Embassy Suites, Tigard, OR
Registration 8 a.m.
Introductions 8:30-8:45
- Andy Davidson, OAHHS, State of the State
- Bill Barr/ Regence-Consumer Drive Health care
- Pat McCormick, Conkling Fiskum & McCormick: Word of Mouth Marketing
- Locus Interactive
Spring Conference, Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Salem Hospital: Conference Room at the Family Birth Center
HCO’s Spring Conference lined up a dynamic panel of speakers including:
- Dr. Bruce Goldberg, DHS director, will discuss the future of Oregon’s Health care from a state perspective;
- Scott Gallant, Assoc. Exec. Director of the OMA to discuss how organized Medicine will survive Congress and the 2007 State Legislative Session;
- Larry Wheeler, VP of Communications and External Affairs for Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region will talk about the development and new approach fo the THRIVE program;
- Kathleen Nickel, Director of Communications at Mercy Hospital in Roseburg will give a short presentation: You’re National News-Now What? How Mercy Hospital in Roseburg handled media during its recent community’s crisis.
- $20 for members; $30 for non members. Register early.
- Contact Ken Cole at kcole@swmedicalcenter.org or call 360-514-03066.

