Events

Upcoming Webinar

• Nurse Assistance Program
  December 3, 2025 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central
  The North Dakota Board of Nursing will share the Nurse Assistance Program as an alternative to discipline for nurses who may be struggling with behavioral health, physical health, or substance use disorder. Maureen Bentz, MSN, RN, CNML, director, administrative services and licensing/NDNAP coordinator, will talk about the program and how it can be helpful to multiple healthcare organizations. Continuing education credits will be available from the North Dakota Board of Nursing. Registration is required.

Past Events

View these webinar recordings:

• Rural Cancer Care and Models to Improve Care Delivery in Rural Communities (Must sign in or create a free account)
  Presented by Wade Swenson, II, MD, MPH, MBA, CPPS, FACP, FACHE, FACMPE
  April 23, 2025
• The Importance of Screening for Postpartum Depression at Well-Child Visits
  Pretest | Posttest
  Presented by Dr. Kathryn Obregon, pediatrics specialist, CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck
  May 9, 2024

Annual Events

The NDRHA participates in the following events:

• NDRHA Annual Meeting
• Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
  The Dakota Conference provides an opportunity for over 300 healthcare professionals, educators, and students to share strategies for building and sustaining healthy communities in North Dakota. It includes two and one half days of preconference workshops, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, poster presentations, evening workshops, and an awards banquet.
• National Rural Health Day
  The third Thursday in November has been set aside to highlight rural communities as wonderful places to live and work, increase awareness of rural health-related issues, and promote the efforts of State Offices of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health in addressing these issues.

Visit National Rural Health Association Conferences for a listing of NRHA conferences.