Be ready to save a life this July 4th. Naloxone (NARCAN®) can save the life of someone suffering an overdose, and is available free and without a prescription across the District.

The DC Department of Behavioral Health and DC Health have observed an increase in overdoses on holiday weekends and encourage everyone to have naloxone on hand.

If your organization has a standing order to distribute naloxone and you need more naloxone, please reach out to Malachi Stewart (Malachi.Stewart@dc.gov) and Ryan Forte (Ryan.Forte@dc.gov). If your organization does not have a standing order to distribute naloxone, you can contact Sari Frankel (Sari.Frankel@dc.gov) so you can distribute naloxone in the future.

You can get free Text to Live materials to distribute by submitting an order here. Text to Live is always an option to get naloxone for individual use.

DC NEXT! (Network for Expectant and Parenting Teens) Network Partner Meeting

For more information, contact Oumou Ly at oly@dcpca.org

For more information, contact Megan Loucks at mloucks@dcpca.org

For more information, contact Megan Loucks at mloucks@dcpca.org

For more information, contact Melissa Mayer at mmayer@dcpca.org

DCPCA eClinicalWorks (eCW) Trainings

Training Overview: This training is designed for new staff members to get an overview of eClinicalWorks. It will be a two hour Webinar and will show you how to navigate the system. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

*You will need to complete the eCW New Staff Overview and Navigation Training before registering for the Front Office or Clinical Progress Notes Training.*

Training Overview: This training session course is intended for individuals who work in the front office registering patients. Participants will learn to create/import new patients, eHX Demographics update, the various components of scheduling appointments, and web-enabling patients.

Training Overview: To register for this training, you must have already taken the eCW Staff Overview. This training will cover the flow of SOAP notes in eCW. This will include the Office Visit Screen, the Resource Schedule, the Right Chart Panel, eHX/CRISP; Orders, Prescriptions, Labs, X-rays Procedures, Referrals; Billing Information and Locking progress note/Addendum.

*To register for this training, you must have already taken the eCW New Staff Overview and Navigation Training.*

Training Overview: This training session is intended for Medical Assistants. Participants will learn additional tools in the progress note that help document the note more efficiently in-browser version of eCW. After this training, you will have a better understanding of the Office Visit Screen and how to document in different sections of the progress note. This includes how to document the note by using templates, order sets, Right Chart Panel, and eHX/CRISP. Participants will learn the basics of the patient portal, referral, orders, alerts, telephone encounters, actions, and the various components of scheduling appointments and web-enabling patients.

*To register for this training, you must have already taken the eCW New Staff Overview and Navigation Training.*

CPC-HIE eCW eHX Training

Training Overview: The purpose of this training is to show users how to access and view data in the CPC-HIE for patients who have, or are receiving care at another CPC-HIE participating organization. This training will discuss the specific type of data that is available in the CPC-HIE along with the types of data that is blocked from sharing. This training will also demonstrate how clinical data can be imported from another participating CPC-HIE organization into a progress note. Participants will learn how to navigate the various windows in CPC-HIE to view clinical data as well as using the eHX/CRISP single sign-on interface to navigate and view hospital data for your patients. Additionally, users will be instructed how to publish documents to CPC-HIE.

For more information on eCW trainings, please contact Marlene Fuentes, eCW Project Manager, at mfuentes@dcpca.org

Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, July 22 - 24

Monday, July 12, 2021

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

2:00 - 3:00p.m. ET

Jodi Pekkala, MPH, Senior Consultant, Health Management Associates

During the July 21, 2021 Million Hearts Learning Collaborative Meeting, Health Management Associates, in partnership with DC Health, will be kicking off Part 1 of a four-part evaluation series. The goal is to support Million Hearts grantees with collecting the right data to effectively demonstrate impact, inform ongoing quality improvement, and build on their success. Part 1 of the series will begin with the purpose of measurement and evaluation, the intersection of improvement and impact, and developing a roadmap for change with consideration of various stakeholders. The session will include dedicated time for Q and A to support your evaluation planning for Million Hearts, along with tools and resource.

Email Riana.Buford@dc.gov for the meeting invitation.

We'd love for you to join us as a speaker for the 3rd Annual Perinatal Mental Health Symposium. We aim to bring together a multi-disciplinary group of attendees and speakers to learn together, share ideas, and increase our ability to better serve pregnant and postpartum people in our community.

To be considered as a speaker for the virtual November 8th symposium, please submit a proposal by July 10, 2021. Learn more & submit a proposal here.

Intersection of Substance Use, HIV, and HCV: What Behavioral Health Providers Need to Know

Part 1: Alcohol, HIV, and HCV – Wednesday, July 7

Part 2: Opioids, HIV, and HCV – Wednesday, September 8

Part 3: Stimulants, HIV, and HCV – Wednesday, October 13

This three-part video series from Corporation for Supportive Housing provides an overview of what harm reduction is and why it is important in working with those with SUD in the health care setting. Targeted to health center boards and leadership, the videos highlight what harm reduction is, how it can be applied in the health center setting, and strategies to incorporate into training, policies, and workflows. Together, the three videos are about 20 minutes long. The Corporation for Supportive Housing is a HRSA-funded NTTAP.