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| Aug 31, 2009 |
Dean’s Lecture at The U to cover health care reform issue |
| VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota presents the Dean’s Lecture, “The Health Care Reform Debate and Process: Observations of a Health Policy Fellow,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 at Farber Hall. |
| As part of the of the Beacom School of Business Dean's Lecture Series, Health and Aging Policy Fellow Brian K. Hensel, MSPH, Ph.D., Office of U.S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, will discuss points of difference in the current health care debate and share his experiences as a Health Policy Fellow in the legislative process. Students, faculty and guests will also learn firsthand the roles of policymaking and politics, the press, and academic research in this debate. Hensel oversees legislation in long-term care, end-of-life care, and health information technology. He collaborated in interdisciplinary research with scholars in health communication, health informatics, medicine and social work. His presentation is free and open to the public. For more information about this program, please contact the Dean's Office at the Beacom School of Business at (605) 677-5455. |
| About The University of South Dakota |
| Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
This material is available in an alternate format upon request. Please contact University Relations at 605-677-5759. If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate in any university activity or event, please contact Disability Services at 605-677-6389 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. |
MEDIA CONTACTS: |
| Phillip Carter |
| The University of South Dakota |
| 605-677-6258 |
| phillip.carter@usd.edu |
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