IHS Data Meeting

The conference summary is now available.
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Conference Evaluation and Certificate no longer available. If you have questions, please send an email to diabetesprogram@ihs.gov

Conference presentations and handouts are all available at the Schedule at a Glance page.

The meeting's complete program book is available for download here. It contains the final agenda, the abstracts for each session, and speaker and participant lists.

A conference beneficial to all new and experienced data users addressing diabetes and obesity in the Indian health system.

The conference provided plenary sessions and concurrent sessions with both clinical and technical applications.

Program Overview and Objectives

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Identify current status of diabetes and obesity data-related issues
Learn the impact of cost and quality issues
Network and share common issues and best practices for capturing, reporting, using and improving data to help improve the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native people
Review currently available and advanced diabetes and obesity related data systems and analysis tools in IHS, Tribal, and Urban (I/T/U) health care settings
Explore opportunities for education, training and career development in data management and program analysis in I/T/U systems

This conference offered the opportunity to:

Attend a national program
Earn CEU credits
Attend an educational conference with applicable outcomes for you
Explore Tucson in amazing weather
Spend the holidays with your family in Tucson
After the meeting take advantage of free shuttles to the nearby shopping centers, where you can find perfect gifts for everyone on your shopping list.

Download the Conference Brochure here (PDF).