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.

Opioid Epidemic - Update

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Friday, April 5, 2019

Richard M. DeVos Center - Loosemore Auditorium
401 West Fulton Street
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI  49504

7:30 a.m. Light Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Presentations
9:30 a.m. Event concludes

WELCOME:

Jean Nagelkerk, Ph.D., F.N.P., FNAP
Vice Provost for Health
Grand Valley State University

SPEAKERS:

Steve Alsum
Executive Director
Grand Rapids Red Project

Jayne E. Courts, M.D.
Executive Medical Director
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Geriatric Medicine
Mercy Health Saint Mary's/Mercy Health Physician Partners

Sherriff Michelle LaJoye-Young
Kent County Sherriff's Department

Ron Scott, M.A. SPHR
Consultant, EAP Services
Employee Assistance Program/Church Assistance Program
Pine Rest Christian Health Services

MODERATOR:

M. Lisa Pagnucco Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Studies
Grand Valley State University

Organ Donations and Transplantations

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Friday, May 3, 2019

Richard M. DeVos Center - Loosemore Auditorium
401 West Fulton Street
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI  49504

7:30 a.m. Light Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Presentations
9:30 a.m. Event concludes

WELCOME:

Katie Branch, M.S.N.
Director of Simulation
Grand Valley State University

Panelists:

Dorrie Dils, M.H.A., B.S.N
Chief Executive Officer
Gift of Life Michigan

Michael Hofmann, M.D.
Nephrologist
Mercy Health Kidney Transplant Center

Anupam Kumar, M.D.
Lung Transplant Physician
Richard DeVos Heart & Lung Transplant Program
Spectrum Health

David Start, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner, Ottawa County
Deputy Medical Examiner, Kent County

MODERATOR:

Abbey Sladick, M.S. Comm
Vice President of Communications
Mel Trotter Ministries

All Health Forum events are free and open to the public. Participants should use the GVSU Seward parking ramp/lot accessible from either Lake Michigan Drive/Pearl Street or from Fulton Street.

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Questions may be directed to dykstrdi@gvsu.edu.