Iowa PCA Events

Annual Conference

The Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA) Annual Conference will be held on October 21-23, 2019 at the Des Moines Holiday Inn – Airport and Conference Center.

The 2019 conference will continue the tradition of offering our community health center members an outstanding training event. The conference is intended for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Senior Leadership, Clinic Managers, Clinicians, Oral Health staff, Human Resource Directors, Quality Directors, Operations, Outreach & Enrollment, and Communications staff.

More information about the training topics will be available later this spring. For questions about the conference, please contact Katie Owens () or Andrea Abrahamson ().

Sponsors and Vendors

Awards

The nomination process for the 2019 Iowa PCA Annual Award program will open later this spring for the following three awards:

The Carl Kulczyk Memorial Award
This award was established in recognition of Carl Kulczyk's outstanding contributions to the Iowa PCA and community health field prior to his death in 2008. This award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to his/her organization over the course of his/her tenure at the health center. Eligibility: A Board member or staff member who serves in a leadership/management position at an Iowa health center. Nominees have a multi-year history with the health center and have made significant contributions to advancing the mission of the health center and to strengthening the role of the health center throughout the community(ies) it serves.

The Unsung Hero Award
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a level of excellence in his/her work which distinguishes his/her services and contributions during the past year. Eligibility: An individual who is a staff member or volunteer at an Iowa health center who is not typically recognized publicly for his/her contributions. Nominees may include, but are not limited to, front-line staff, outreach workers, financial assistance staff, interpreters, accounting, and human resources staff. Nominees demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the health center and a dedication to providing outstanding service to health center patients.

The Outstanding Provider Award
This award recognizes a distinguished provider who exemplifies excellence in clinical practice and demonstrates a dedication to the health center mission and to the patients he/she serves. Eligibility: An individual who is a medical, dental, or behavioral health provider at an Iowa health center. Nominees may include, but are not limited to, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dental hygienists, registered nurses, nurse midwives, social workers, and pharmacists.