Practice Management Insight

June 2012

A report on events affecting Oklahoma providers

February 24 – June 22

Program Evaluation & Assessment Training

OKC

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June 1 – July 4

Fireworks Safety Month

Prevent Blindness America

June 1 – 30

Cataract Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness America

June 1 – 30

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.

June 1 – 30

National Aphasia Awareness Month

National Aphasia Association

June 1 – 30

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month

Stop CMV – The CMV Action Network

June 1 – 30

National Safety Month

National Safety Council

June 1 – 30

National Scleroderma Awareness Month

Scleroderma Foundation

June 1

Art of Effective Case Management

Enid

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June 3

National Cancer Survivors Day

National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation

June 6 – 8

Planning and Innovation Institute

Open Minds

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June 8

Ethical Dilemmas Training-Case Managers Only

OKC

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June 8

Ethical Dilemmas Training-RSS Only

OKC

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June 8

Nicotine Dependence Treatment Symposium

Durant

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June 11 – 17

Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Network

June 12

Preventing Underage and High Risk Alcohol Use

Lawton

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June 13

Drug Utilization Review Board Meeting

OHCA

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June 14

OHCA Board Meeting

OHCA

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June 14 – 17

9th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

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June 17

Father’s Day

June 19

World Sickle Cell Day

African American Blood Drive and Bone Marrow

Registry for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness

June 19 – 20

Combined ASI/ASAM

OKC

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June 20

Preventing Underage and High Risk Alcohol Use

Edmond

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June 21 – 22

Case Mgmt Training

OKC

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June 22

ODMHSAS Board Meeting

OKC

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June 27 – 30

National Convention

National Alliance on Mental Illness

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