DC NEXT (Network for Expectant and Parenting Teens) Meeting

For more information, contact Iana Clarence at iclarence@dcpca.org

Training Overview: DCPCA is offering a tobacco cessation training in partnership with BreatheDC, Inc. that is designed to equip health care professionals with evidence-based skills to treat and care for patients with tobacco dependence. The goals for this training are for participants to 1) understand the use and history of the Ask, Advise and Refer model 2) be able to identify where patients and clients are in the quitting process, 3) address tobacco use in various communities 4) identify useful motivational tools to encourage quitting and 5) identify resources to assist patients and clients seeking help to quit smoking.

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 this 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 will show clinicians how to maneuver the eHX and all the functions available in eCW.

*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.*

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

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.

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

Training 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, CDCES can provide a didactic and experiential training that addresses the following topics:

Target Audience: This training is geared toward clinical staff members, including providers, Medical Assistants, Nurses and Care Coordinators

For more information, please contact DCPCA QI Team, at qidcpca@dcpca.org.

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National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

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Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Location: Online

Quality Talks is a series of stirring, succinct talks by emerging and established leaders who share ideas on how to improve health care. In addition to these dynamic talks, the event features interactive dialogues and networking opportunities for speakers and attendees.

Mark your calendars for Quality Talks 2021 on Wednesday, April 21. Registration opens soon. Save the date and join us online! In the meantime, watch recordings of the 2020 Quality Talks. 

UpSkillMA provides practicing Medical Assistants with next level training and expertise to excel in high-performing Primary Care teams. Participants learn at their own pace through an online platform that is user friendly, secure and HIPAA Compliant. Participants can be enrolled in scheduled cohorts with an instructor (click here for 2021 dates) or the course can be taken on-demand for more flexibility. 

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.