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Learning Engagement Conference - 2023

 Learning Engagement Conference - 2023

Greater Plains Collaborative (GPC) team would like to invite you to our 2023 Learning Engagement Conference being held Wednesday, May 10th through Thursday, May 11th in Kansas City at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center!  Each year the GPC Clinical Research Network (CRN) holds a gathering of patients, patient advocates and caregivers, along with the academic leaders from each GPC site.  We are excited to announce that our conference will again be held in-person this year!  GPC representatives use this conference to meet with one another for discussion on current GPC activities and future goals. This is also a great opportunity for patients and other stakeholders to learn about PCORnet, the CRN program, and the GPC in general. Many patients and stakeholders became interested in our initiatives after the conferences and subsequently joined GPC activities. We learned that GPC partners who attended the Learning Engagement Conference could more fully understand what PCORnet is all about, which is critical for full participation and contribution. 

 Additionally, the GPC will be holding a half-day meeting with Oracle/Cerner Federal customers (Veteran’s Administration and DoD) on Friday, May 12th to cultivate relationships and identify opportunities for collaboration.  GPC investigators are welcome to attend and invite their VA researchers to the workshop.      

Registration Link 

When: May 10-11th (LEC), May 12th (GPC VA workshop)

Events

May 10th - LEC Day 1

  • GPC Orientation - 8:00 am - 8:50 am CST
  • Main Session- 9:00 am - 4:30 pm CST

May 11th - LEC Day 2

  • Main Session - 8:00 am - 1:00 pm CST

May 12th - GPC DoD VA Oracle Health Workshop

  • Main Session - 8:00 am - 1:00 pm CST

Where: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kansas City, MO 

  • 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110 

What: The agendas below are "draft versions". Any updates will be included in print in the folders you will receive at the event.   

Current Draft Agendas: 

Logistics 

Requested Attendees: Sites received money in their budgets to pay for travel for 5 people, and UMO will cover travel expenses for all patients who attend. We are requesting the following attendees from each site, but sites are welcome to send additional people if they would like: 

  • Site PI 
  • Patient Advisor (UMO covers travel expenses) 
  • Patient Engagement Officer 
  • IRB Representative 
  • Dev Team Member 
  • Project Manager 

Flights: Please plan on flying to Kansas City MCI  airport. Plan to arrive in time to make it to the conference center by 8am at the latest on Wednesday, 05/10, and make sure to plan your return flight so that you can stay until the end of the conference at 1pm on Thursday, 05/11. GPC DoD VA workshop attendees can stay until the end of workshop at 1pm on Friday, 05/12. You may find it easiest to fly on 05/09 Tuesday night and attend the morning session on 05/10. UMO will cover the costs for flights for patient advisors. 

Hotel Accommodations: This year we will be utilizing one hotel (see below). A hotel reservation link and a GPC code will be sent to all the registrants to reserve their rooms. As people will likely be arriving and departing on various dates this year due to our early session on 05/10 Wednesday and VA workshop on Friday, 05/12. Please make sure to register early and reserve your hotel with the reservation link as soon as possible so that we can adjust our block accordingly and ensure everyone receives the best rates.  

Meals: The following meals will be available at the event: 

  • Tuesday, May 9th 
    • Optional informal dinner for those arriving early at TBD (location) - Attendees will need to pay for their own food and be reimbursed by their sites. They will also need to arrange their own transportation. 
  • Wednesday, May 10th  
    • Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the conference center to all the attendees. 
    • Dinner planned for everyone at TBD (location)   
      • More details on the dinner location is TBD 
  • Thursday, May 11th  
    • Breakfast will be provided at the conference center 
    • Lunch will be provided at the conference center 
    • Optional informal dinner for those still in town at TBD (location) - Attendees will need to pay for their own food and be reimbursed by their sites. They will also need to arrange their own transportation 
  • Friday, May 12th 
    • Breakfast will be provided at the conference center 
    • Lunch will be provided at the conference center 

Transportation:  

  • We will have shuttles available at the following times: 
    • Wednesday, 05/10: 
      • May 10th- Marriott Plaza Hotel 4445 Main St ⇔ Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Rd. 
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min: 7:30a- 8:30a 
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min – 4:30p- 5:30p 
    • Thursday, 05/11 
      • May 11th- Marriott Plaza Hotel 4445 Main St ⇔ Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Rd. 
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min. 7:30a- 8:30a 
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min – 4:30p- 5:30p 
    • Friday, 05/12: 
      • May 12th- Marriott Plaza Hotel 4445 Main St ⇔ Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Rd.   
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min. 7:30a- 8:30a
      • Shuttle times: every 15 min – 11:45a- 12:45p

Attendees will need to arrange their own transportation for the following times: 

  • To and from the airport 
  • To and from any informal dinners attended on Tuesday, 05/09, Wednesday, 05/10, and Thursday, 05/11 
  • To and from any networking activity attended on the afternoon of Thursday, 05/11 

We recommend the following transportation services for travel attendees need to arrange themselves: 

Please continue to check back for the most up-to-date information on the 2023 Learning Engagement Conference and GPC DoD VA Workshop. We look forward to seeing you all in Kansas City!! 

 

 

ABOUT PCORI

This work is supported through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Program Award (#RI-MISSOURI-01-PS1).

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