Proposals due Jan. 22

Speakers are being sought to make presentations at the Minnesota rural health conference, scheduled for June 28-29 in Duluth.

The deadline to submit a proposal is Jan. 22.

The conference is organized by the Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care; the Minnesota Rural Health Association and the Rural Health Resource Center. Find submission details and other related information here: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/conf/index.html.

Topic focus areas are:

• federal and state health care reform;
• health information technology;
• health care work force; and
• financing and reimbursement.