The Health Forum of West Michigan is hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Health and Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center at Grand Valley State University and is scheduled on the first Friday of each month during the academic year.  The forums are coordinated under the collaborative leadership of our community partners with sponsorship provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

The purpose of the Health Forum is to offer a venue for open discussion on health topics pertinent to the well-being of the community.

All Health Forum of West Michigan events are free and open to the public.

Have a topic suggestion for a future Forum?  Submit your ideas here!

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2018-2019 Health Forum Schedule

We're pleased to present our listing of Health Forum topics for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Last year we welcomed over 1100 health care practitioners, health care and business administrators, educators, students, and community members to our presentations. Many of our guests have become regulars each month!  Our topics covered a broad range of issues and interests and our panelists offered diverse perspectives on the given topic. We will continue to identify topics that are timely and relevant to the West Michigan community. We always welcome community input and topic suggestions can be made at the link above.

The Cost of Prescription Drugs: The Highs and Lows

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Friday, December 7, 2018

Welcome:
Jean Nagelkerk, PhD., FNP, FNAP
Vice Provost for Health, Grand Valley State University

PANELISTS:

Christina Barrington, PharmD
Vice President of Pharmacy Programs
Priority Health

Atheer Kaddis, PharmD
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Eric Roath, PharmD, MBA
Clinical Care Coordinator
Spartan Nash

Greg Wellman, R.Ph, PhD
Professor, Pharmacy Administration
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy

Moderator:
Michael Bouthillier, PharmD
Director of Operations
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy

West Michigan Health Care Economic Forecast

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Friday, January 11, 2019

Eberhard Center - 301 West Fulton Street
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI  49504

2019 HEALTH CHECK REPORT

Kevin Callison, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Global Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Tulane University

Sebastian Linde, PhD, Assistant Professor – Economics
Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University

Leslie Muller, PhD, Assistant Professor - Economics
Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University

Panel Discussion:
In Review: The Medical Mile