Events

Our current events are listed in the calendar at right. The following are archives of our major periodic events.

Safe Table Forums

Established in 2000, Safe Table Forums are designed to bring together stakeholders in Washington's health system for informed discussion on timely, often controversial topics. The forum series is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This session is co-sponsored by the Washington Health Foundation.

Washington Health Legislative Conference

Since 1985, the Washington Health Legislative Conference has brought together stakeholders from across the state to discuss current and potential health legislation. The largest nonpartisan conference of its kind in our state, the conference consistently attracts over 500 health care providers, payers, consumers, public officials, lobbyists, researchers and more each year.

UW Dept of Health Services Policy Seminar Series

The University of Washington Department of Health Services and the Resource Center for Health Policy co-sponsor a monthly policy seminar. The purpose of this series is two-fold: to provide an overview of important health policy topics to faculty and staff in other fields, and to allow School of Public Health faculty and staff to become better acquainted with colleagues' work.

2007 Genomics Workshop

The University of Washington Resource Center for Health Policy, in conjunction with the Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality, the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program, and the Center for Genomics and Public Health, hosted a Genomics Workshop in Seattle, Washington on October 29-31, 2007. The purpose of this workshop was to develop a road map for the integration of genetic testing into the delivery of health care, addressing the gap between advances in genomics and health care.

2008 Genomics Workshop

The University of Washington Resource Center for Health Policy, in conjunction with the Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality and the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program, hosted a second Genomics Workshop in Seattle, Washington on December 3-5, 2008. The challenge for this workshop was to undertake a more detailed analysis of next steps to undertake to establish clinical utility: what tools are available; who could or should do what; how the work should be done, and how the work will be financed.