April 2020 Edition
Training and Technical Assistance Offerings
On behalf of all of us here at DCPCA, thank you for all that you are doing to respond to the coronavirus health emergency. Your work is saving lives, particularly among our community's most vulnerable individuals and families.

We have postponed many of our trainings given new demands on health center staff. We are sending a separate weekly COVID-19 newsletter to our members with resources (including upcoming COVID-19 trainings and meetings) to inform clinical and operational decisions. If you need any support, please reach out to our team at [email protected] and we can direct you to a PCA staff person who can provide the appropriate response.

DCPCA Calendar

Check out our calendar to see all DCPCA-facilitated trainings, Peer Groups, and events.

Upcoming Meetings
DCPCA Clinical Directors + Emergency Preparedness Task Force (EPTF) Peer Group – COVID-19 Focus
Friday, April 10, 2020 + Friday, April 24, 2020

  • Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Zoom teleconference

For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .
Integrated Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Peer Group
Friday, April 10, 2020

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Zoom teleconference

For more information, contact Melissa Mayer, QI Specialist, at [email protected].
Qual IT Health Information Technology Workgroup
Friday, April 10, 2020

  • Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: GoToMeeting teleconference

For more information, contact Lassine Cherif, Information Security & IT Manager, at [email protected]
Billing and Finance Peer Group
Monday, April 13, 2020 + Monday, May 11, 2020

  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Location: Zoom teleconference

For more information, contact Tricia Quinn, Director of Policy and External Affairs, at [email protected] .
Qual IT Patient Engagement & Access Workgroup
Monday, April 27, 2020

  • Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: GoToMeeting teleconference

For more information, contact Melissa Mayer, QI Specialist, at [email protected].
Patient Navigators for Cancer Peer Group
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

  • Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: GoToMeeting teleconference

For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .
Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
Qual IT Spring Virtual Conference: Responding to COVID-19
Monday-Tuesday, April 20-21, 2020

  • Time: April 20, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.; April 21, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Virtual
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

The Qual IT Care Alliance will hold its first virtual conference. Attendees can select specific hour-long sessions to join via Zoom, and do not need to block or attend the full 3 hours on either day. Topics for the conference have been updated to reflect health centers' response to COVID-19. Topics include:
  • Telehealth and reimbursement
  • Clinical staffing changes in response to COVID-19
  • Making use of the portal and patient-reported data
 
E/M Coding and Documentation Training
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

  • Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Shellie Sulzberger, LPN, CPC, ICDCT-CM, the President of Coding & Compliance Initiatives, Inc.
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Learning Objectives:
  • Communicate updates to medical coding rules for 2020
  • Describe what medical documentation facilitates
  • Understand medical necessity and general principles of documentation
  • Understand key components of Evaluation & Management Codes
  • Review counseling and coordination of care coding
  • Address new versus established patients/clients
  • Share tips for coding Annual Wellness Visits and preventive services
  • Outline the importance of specificity related to ICD-10 reporting and documenting
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eCW New Clinical Staff Training
Thursday, May 7, 2020

  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Learning Objectives:
  • Navigating eCW and customizing My Settings
  • Importing clinical data from eHX
  • Document in progress note
  • Navigating to CRISP query portal in eCW
  • Creating Telephone encounters and Actions
  • Using Templates and Order sets
Introduction to BridgeIT Designer
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

*Prerequisite for Day 2 training on 5/7/20*


Learning Objectives:
  • eCW to BridgeIT Database Copy Process
  • Accessing BridgeIT
  • The BridgeIT Toolbox
  • Review of Menu Items
  • Overview of the Primary Window
  • Understanding Your Data – Data Sources
  • Designing Projects Using Project Wizard
  • Creating Expressions
  • Importing Projects Into Your Workbook
  • Editing, Running & Saving Projects
  • Copying Projects

To register, please contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at [email protected] .


Follow-Up to Introduction to BridgeIT Designer
Thursday, May 7, 2020

  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

*Attendance required at Day 1 training on 5/6/20*

Learning Objectives :
  • Answer follow up questions from the Day 1 training, review the take-home BridgeIT Exam, create a second custom report as a group and have a final question and answer period to wrap up.


To register, please contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at [email protected] .

Integrated Behavioral Health Training Series - NOW VIRTUAL
Tuesday - Wednesday May 12 - 13, 2020

  • Time: Exact start and stop times will be announced soon
  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Nick Szubiak of NSI Strategies
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview: This training series will include a one-hour overview of integrated behavioral health (IBH), which is open to all members of the health center care team. Providers and staff of integrated behavioral health programs will learn and practice skills to advance IBH in their practice. A description of these two opportunities and links to register can be found below.

IBH Overview for the Care team -Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Nick Szubiak will lead a one-hour overview of integrated behavioral health (IBH) in the primary care setting. The presentation will review models of integration, roles in the integrated care team, and patient-centered care. This training is open to any health center staff who want to learn more about IBH. This training will be recorded and the recording shared with those who register.



Integrated Behavioral Health Training for IBH staff - Tuesday May 12, 2020 from 11 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT and Wednesday, May 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT (please note: exact start and stop times, along with a full agenda, will be shared soon). Nick Szubiak will lead a two-day integrated behavioral health course. This training is open to behavioral health staff at DC health centers, including integrated behavioral health providers and support staff.



For more information, please contact Melissa Mayer, QI Specialist, at [email protected] .

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training - NOW VIRTUAL
Friday, May 15, 2020

  • Time: 9:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Watson, M.A., Ed.M., Dr.Ph.
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview:   Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication style which aims to help providers engage patients in conversations about behavior change.  Motivational Interviewing challenges the practitioner to suspend his/her drive to direct, advise, and confront. This workshop is ideal for anyone who performs direct patient care, and who frequently engage in conversations with patients about changing their behavior (managing diabetes, quitting smoking, reducing alcohol use, adhering to medication as prescribed, etc.). Decades of research have demonstrated the effectiveness of MI as an evidence-based intervention to compassionately guide the behavior-change process. Join this workshop to learn practical MI tools that can support day-to-day patient care.

Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that provides patient care.



Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp Training - NOW VIRTUAL
Thursday, May 21, 2020


  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, DCPCA; Berlinda Olivier, Quality Improvement Specialist, DCPCA; Melissa Mayer, Quality Improvement Specialist, DCPCA.
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview: The Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp is geared towards any health center staff that support quality improvement, including both clinical and administrative staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and practice key QI principles including the Model for Improvement, PDSA process, SMART goals, Root Cause Analysis, process flow diagrams, and quality measures. We will apply the concepts learned to real-life case studies through hands-on group exercises.

Who Should Attend : Any health center staff members that support quality improvement, including both clinical and administrative staff; members of QI teams.



Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training
Friday, June 5, 2020

  • Time: 9:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Location: 1620 I St NW, Suite #300 Washington, DC 20006, or virtual given COVID-19 status
  • Facilitator: Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Watson, M.A., Ed.M., Dr.Ph.
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview:   Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication style which aims to help providers engage patients in conversations about behavior change.  Motivational Interviewing challenges the practitioner to suspend his/her drive to direct, advise, and confront. This workshop is ideal for anyone who performs direct patient care, and who frequently engage in conversations with patients about changing their behavior (managing diabetes, quitting smoking, reducing alcohol use, adhering to medication as prescribed, etc.). Decades of research have demonstrated the effectiveness of MI as an evidence-based intervention to compassionately guide the behavior-change process. Join this workshop to learn practical MI tools that can support day-to-day patient care.

Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that provides patient care.




NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Training
Tuesday - Thursday, July 14 -16, 2020

  • Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University: 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
  • Facilitator: Bill Tulloch: Director, Quality Solutions Group - NCQA & Christina Borden: Director, Recognition Program Policy Resources - NCQA
  • Registration Cost: $200 for DCPCA Members

Training Overview:   This 2.5-day intensive will give participants essential knowledge and skills to support new PCMH 2017 standards and earn NCQA PCMH “Certified Content Expert” designation. For those who do not intend to pursue certification, the training is extremely valuable for implementing PCMH, earning PCMH 2017 recognition and sustaining PCMH status through annual reporting.   This training is being offered to DCPCA, MACHC and WVPCA members at a greatly-reduced cost of only $200 per person.

Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that provides patient care.


Ongoing Training Opportunities
Chronic Disease Management Trainings

  • Time: Coordinate with DCPCA to select a 1 to 2-hr time that works well for your team!
  • Location: Virtual...or, we come to you!
  • Facilitator: Vivian N. Ayuk, PharmD, CDE from FlexCare Pharmacy
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

T raining Overview: DCPCA is offering a selection of chronic disease management trainings in partnership with Flexcare Solutions that is designed to equip health care professionals with evidence-based skills to treat and care for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our training facilitator, Vivian N. Ayuk, PharmD, CDE from FlexCare Pharmacy, can provide a didactic and experiential training that addresses the following topics:

  • The Pharmacist Role in Comprehensive Medication Management for Chronic Disease
  • Core Nutrition and Exercise Changes for Weight Loss in Diabetes
  • Diabetes Medications Education
  • Initiating and Understanding Insulin
  • Medication Adherence – Engaging Patients
  • Improving Outcomes for Statin Therapy
Target Audience : This training is geared toward clinical staff members, including providers, Medical Assistants, nurses and Care Coordinators

If you are interested in DCPCA coordinating this tr aining for your health center, please contact Berlinda Olivier at  [email protected]



Ask, Advise and Refer Provider Training: Helping Clients Quit Tobacco

  • Time: Coordinate with DCPCA to select a 1 to 2-hr time that works well for your team!
  • Location: Virtual...or, we come to you!
  • Facilitator: Charles Debnam, BA, MCHES, CTTS, CACII, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Community Wellness Alliance
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview: DCPCA is offering a tobacco cessation training in partnership with BreatheDC and DC Health that is designed to equip health care professional s with evidence-based skills to treat and care for patients with tobacco dependence.

Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that supports patients care.

If you are interested in DCPCA coordinating this training for your health center, please contact Berlinda Olivier at  [email protected]
Upcoming External Training Opportunities
HRSA Upcoming Trainings
A Population Health Strategy to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Thursday, April 16
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

UDS Mapper Special Topics: Using the UDS Mapper to Understand Social Determinants of Health Issues for Health Center Patients
Thursday, April 16
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

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NACHC Flattening the COVID-19 Curve

Date : Thursdays in April
Time : 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement, will hold webinars for the next few Thursdays. BPHC Associate Administrator Jim Macrae will deliver updates on the April 9 webinar.

eClinicalWorks - Live Webinars

eClinicalWorks offers free, live, online webinar training sessions for various eClinicalWorks product topics. These complimentary webinars are administered via GoToMeeting. To register, select a topic of your choice and click the GoToMeeting registration link. An Internet connection and a telephone or microphone and speakers (VOIP) are required to attend the sessions. For more information about our webinars, refer to the  FAQ .
  • All Live Webinars are 1 hour long
  • All Live Webinars are offered in EXE and Browser
  • Look for "System Enhancement" webinar to learn about the latest enhancements in eClinicalWorks.

Most webinar topics have also been recorded, so you can watch them at your convenience. For a list of the webinar recordings, click here .
NCCRT Virtual Workshop & Discussion Session at Prevent Cancer Dialogue

Date :  Wednesday - Friday, April 15-17, 2020

The Prevent Cancer Foundation has announced that they will not be hosting the Prevent Cancer Dialogue as an in-person event. Instead, the Dialogue will be a series of virtual opportunities this summer. The online opportunities will be announced in April.



Webinar: Recent Report Finds that Colorectal Cancer Burden Shifting to Younger Individuals

Date : Monday, May 4, 2020
Time : 3:00 to 4:00 PM EDT

A close look at what the most recent data tells us about colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, and screening rates in yo unger individuals. According to the report, the burden of colorectal cancer is swiftly shifting to younger individuals as incidence increases in young adults and declines in older age groups. Learn about these findings and more in this webinar featuring report lead author Rebecca Siegel, MPH and Richard Wender, MD, NCCRT Chair and Chief Cancer Control Officer for the American Cancer Society.


 
New CEU Course on Colorectal Cancer Screening for Medical Assistants
 
The NCCRT partnered with the American Association of Medical Assistants to develop a new CEU course on improving colorectal cancer screening rates for medical assistants: Medical Assistants’ Roles in Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: Getting to 80% . The course is authored and narrated by Durado Brooks, MD, MPH, Vice President, Cancer Control Interventions at the American Cancer Society and NCCRT Steering Committee member. It is free to AAMA members for a limited time and $5.00 for nonmembers.

 
HITEQ Webinar: HIV Prevention and Treatment for patients with SUD in an Integrated Behavioral Health Setting

Date : Thursday, April 23, 2020
Time : 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Join the HITEQ Center, in collaboration with the National Council for Behavioral Health, for a webinar on understanding from a beginner perspective, how to integrate HIV prevention screening into integrated behavioral health services, including how to identify patients at risk for HIV with a focus on SUD, facilitate screening, and prompt for rescreening at appropriate intervals.

Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) DC Q&A Webinar

Date: Upcoming dates are April 15th, May 20th, and June 17th.
Time : 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT

Join the CRISP team to receive a high-level overview of what's up and coming at CRISP DC. Learn how to maximize use of CRISP DC tools via live demonstrations and participate in live Q&A with CRISP DC subject matter experts. Facilitators will give an overview of How the Care Team Widget Works: Sharing Care Program Information for Improved Care Coordination. This training is intended for any health care practitioner that uses CRISP for patient care coordination.

To receive the dial-in information, please contact [email protected]

Free Self-Paced Online Trainings on Public Health Topics
Check out our library of informative and engaging content in the Public Health On Demand training section. These distance accessible training opportunities are available to you anytime, anywhere, and from any device.

DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA) | http://www.dcpca.org/events

This publication is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $565,223. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.