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The conference is full and so I won't be attending. Although it is disappointing for me personally not to have that opportunity to meet others who are involved in conversations to understand one another's world views, I am greatly encouraged that there is enough interest in different forms of Dialogue and in getting these conversations started, that the conference registration exceeded the sponsor's expectations. This is very good news.
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I'll be going to this, and hope that Cindy will be able to attend as well.
First National Conference on Dialogue. US health care crisis, a business problem or a community problem?.
Our local dialogue group has been learning together for almost three years. Dialogue may be essential for our Whatcom County Pursing Perfection in Health Care work is to grow and benefit the entire community.
I wonder if one or two folks (Cindie Manning and Lori Nichols?) shouldn't look into this conference for its networking potential.
"Dialogue is a process which enables people from all walks of life to talk deeply and personally about some of the major issues and realities that divide them."
It is interesting to note that the crisis of American health care is generally not addressed like other systemic community problems. It is framed like an industrial or business problem. I contend that it is one of the most important and largest systemic community problems facing the United States. Other such problems are perceived to need the ultimate approaches to cooperation and communication, rather than looking only to increases in regulation and competition for solutions. It is as much about communities as business if the Institute of Medicine's Chasm Report has it right. That report points out that the real paradigm shift for improved health care is about systems and patient centeredness. Both of these are beyond the boundaries of current health care organizations. That is close enough to community for me. Let's begin to work and think like a community.
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