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Join former Rush University Medical Center President, Peter Butler, MHSA, professor in and chairperson of the Department of Health Systems Management, and Janice Phillips, RN, PhD, CENP, FAAN, Director of Nursing Research and Health Equity and Associate Professor of Nursing at Rush University, as they delve into U.S. health policy today. Drawing on Phillip’s background influencing policy during her Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship in the U.S. Senate, among other experiences, and Butler’s nationally recognized healthcare executive experience, this course will provide a foundational understanding of U.S. health policy and how it will impact your profession and career expectations.
U.S. Health Policy Today: The Issues, The Process, and The Future will:
A lunch and learn series, the course will be taught through four, one-hour sessions, meeting weekly for four consecutive weeks. Online companion resources will include brief videos to watch prior to each class as well as a list of resources you can access to learn more about health policy. The final class will include a facilitated panel of experts to share views on the future of healthcare, particularly as it relates to the impact of social determinants of health.
May 1, noon - 1 p.m.
May 8, noon - 1 p.m.
May 15, noon - 1 p.m.
May 22, noon - 1 p.m.
Rush University Campus (Room 971)
Box lunch included.
NOTE: After registration you may alert us to any dietary restrictions.
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Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of (4) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC Credit Designation – Nurses The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is (4) contact hours.
This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.
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Rush University designates this live activity for (4) Continuing Education credit(s).
Based on viewing videos and recommended readings prior to each class, students are expected to be called upon and be engaged in dialogue during each class. They will also be asked to question and comment during the fourth class that includes a panel discussion. A primary learning and evaluation tool will be a final paper that should reflect knowledge gained, the analysis of policy options, and clear and persuasive articulation of a recommended course of action.
Students will be required to view short videos provided on-line prior to each class. There will be several recommended readings for the course, and there will be a list of additional resources that can be used during the course of the class or in the future. Class participation will be 25% of the student’s assessment, and a final three page paper will be 75% of the assessment. Feedback will be provided for each. The final “grade” will be pass fail.
The final paper is the primary tool for demonstrating achievement of the course objectives. You are expected to assume that you will be running for Congress in the 2020 election, either for the House of Representatives or Senate. You are expected to prepare a three page written statement on your healthcare platform that would include the following:
The paper should be singled-spaced and no longer than three pages, excluding any references. You may draw on references provided as part of the course or found elsewhere. There are no politically wrong or right answers, but your paper needs to be supported be careful thought backed by referenceable facts.