Mark your calendars: All of Us webinar and Twitter chat

It might almost be Halloween, but no tricks here! Mark your calendars for these two upcoming All of Us events co-hosted by the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities. After a morning Twitter chat, join the 1.5 hour webinar, which will feature presentations from local Montana disability advocate speakers Bob Liston and Marsha Katz of ADAPT Montana, as well as a presentation from Dr. Erica Woodhal, a professor in the University of Montana’s Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences.

All of Us Includes Disability Twitter Chat

When: Wednesday, October 31, 12:30 p.m. EST (10:30 a.m. MST)

Hosted by: the American Association on Health and Disability (@AAHD1)

Co-hosts:

• Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York – CIDNY (@CID_NY)
• Lakeshore Foundation (@LakeshoreFound) (@NCHPAD)
• University of Montana Rural Institute (@RIIC_ED)
• Summit Independent Living (@SummitILC)
• Center for Development and Disability UNM School of Medicine

Hashtag: #AllofUsInclusion; #JoinAllofUS

This Twitter chat will discuss why it’s important that people with disabilities are included in government research programs. The chat will also cover precision medicine and the All of Us Research Program, and explore the impact that research programs like All of Us can have on the disability community.

For more information, contact Emily Siegel by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at (301) 545-6140 ext. 203.

After the Twitter chat, join the free webinar:

Webinar on All of Us Research Program and Precision Medicine

When: Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 12 p.m. MST (2 p.m. ET; 10 a.m. PT; 1 p.m. CT)

Presented by:

• Karl D. Cooper, American Association on Health and Disability
• Erica Woodahl, University of Montana Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Bob Liston and Marsha Katz, ADAPT Montana

This 1.5 hour webinar will share information about precision medicine and the NIH All of Us Research Program. Topics include precision medicine, precision health, and technologies promoting health. The webinar is free, but registration is required.

Register here: https://umontana.zoom.us/meeting/register/0cb267ae0efe5bde7510d14dfea9e911  

Continuing education credits are available.

For more information, contact Meg Traci by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at (406) 243-4956.

Want to learn more about NIH’s All of Us Research Program? Go to https://www.joinallofus.org/en for more information and to learn how you can get involved.