A luncheon by the Tech Council Innovation Network will ask, "How can technology fight opioid overdoses?" Panelists include Dr. Tim Bartholow, vice president and chief medical officer of WEA Trust; Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, assistant professor of UW-Madison’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Dave Grandin, president and chief executive officer of Kiio, a company that cut filled opioid prescriptions by 78 percent in a clinical trial; and Katie Keating of IBM, which uses artificial intelligence to try and combat the opioid addiction crisis

This event will feature workshops on prevention and harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and criminal justice topics. The registration fee will be $70 per person. A full agenda will be available in January 2019. This event is part of Wisconsin's State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

Location: KI Convention Center in Green Bay 

The Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Conference brings together diverse participants dedicated to various aspects of agricultural health and safety. This year's theme will focus on stress and resilience, and the keynote speaker will address how process management can help reduce stress and related injuries.  Breakout sessions will include stress and resiliency. Held in Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Conference registration is open through November 15th, 2018. 

Registration deadline for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an educational program to help caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative. The program helps family caregivers reduce stress, better communicate feelings, and balance their lives. 

The workshops will be held once a week from 9:30-11:30 am on Fridays, November 2nd to December 14th, at the Aging and Disability Resource Center / Extension Office, 850 W Beaverbrook Ave. The ADRC serves Barron, Rusk, and Washburn Counties. 

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board, Statewide Trauma Advisory Councils, Physician Advisory Committee, EMS for Children Board, and their subcommittees meet in alternating months. 

The next meeting will be held at Wisconsin Technical College System, 4622 University Avenue, in Madison. 

Agendas are posted online at the Wisconsin Public Notice website.

Presented by the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Dodge County, this caregiving conference, "A Roadmap to a Stronger Tomorrow," aims to give people tools and methods to help those who suffer from symptoms of aging.  More information is available here. 

The 14th annual EMS/Fire Trendsetters Conference welcomes EMS providers of all levels, firefighters, police officers, public safety officers, critical care paramedics, nurses, flight nurse, physician assistant, and physicians to a weekend of education, socialization, and networking. 

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), will hold its 17th annual FOCUS conference for health care providers and DQA staff. 

The conference is intended for administrators, case/discharge Managers, caregivers, medical directors, nurses, pharmacists, quality improvement managers, risk managers, and social workers. 

Organized by the Wisconsin Medical Society and its partners, this annual advocacy event provides physicians with the opportunity to meet with their legislators and/or staff members, and to have input on important health care issues.