Join the Question and Answer Session with Dr. Donald Warne, Director of Sanford Office of Native American Health, as he discusses Health Policy and Research
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9PM EST
Call in @ 1-408-600-3600, code# 625 657 964 or join our online meeting at this link. Meeting password: Gallstone
Taken from the Sanford Health website:
Sanford Health announced today the hiring of Donald Warne, MD, MPH as the Director of the newly created Sanford Office of Native American Health. “Dr. Warne brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership on Native American healthcare,” said David Link, Senior Executive Vice President of Sanford Health. “Don will be responsible for coordinating activities among Sanford Health, tribal communities and the Indian Health Service to facilitate improvement of Native American healthcare. These activities will focus on, but not be limited to healthcare delivery and healthcare research.” Dr. Warne most recently served as s the Executive Director of the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board in Rapid City. In addition, he is an adjunct clinical professor at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he teaches American Indian Health Policy. Dr. Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, and comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men. He received his medical degree from Stanford University in 1995 and his Master of Public Health from Harvard University with a focus on health policy in 2002. Dr. Warne is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and he is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Family Practice and the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. He has completed fellowships in Alternative Medicine from the Arizona Center for Health and Medicine and in Minority Health Policy from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Warne’s work experience includes several years as a primary care and integrative medicine physician with the Gila River Health Care Corporation in Sacaton, AZ and three years as a staff clinician with the National Institutes of Health in Phoenix where he conducted diabetes research and developed diabetes education and prevention programs in partnership with tribes. Dr. Warne’s professional activities have included: Senior Fellow, American Indian Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, University of New Mexico Health Policy Research Director, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona President of the Board, Native American Community Health Center, Inc in Phoenix President and CEO, American Indian Health Management & Policy, Inc Member, Advisory Council on Indian Health Care, State of Arizona Chair, Traditional Cultural Advocacy Committee, Phoenix Indian Medical Center Co-Chair, Native Research Network Co-Chair, Bio-sciences Institutional Review Board, ASU Member, National Institutional Review Board, HIS Member, Board of Directors, Society of Shamanic Practitioners Member, Association of American Indian Physicians
Upcoming Speakers
On Tuesday, March 20th Dr. David Baines will speak about the balance between modern and traditional medicine
Past Speakers
Dr. Erik Brodt (January 2012)
Dr. Yvette Roubideaux (June 2011)
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord (March 2011)
Dr. Kathleen Annette (February 2011)