June 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 HR & Workforce Development Peer Group
Monday, June 1, 2020 + June 8, 2020 + June 15, 2020 + June 22, 2020 + June 29, 2020

  • Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Location: Zoom teleconference

For more information, contact Ashton Pallitto, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, at [email protected] .
DCPCA Clinical Directors + Emergency Preparedness Task Force (EPTF) Peer Group – COVID-19 Focus
Friday, June 5, 2020 + Friday, June 19, 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] .
DCPCA Billing and Finance Peer Group
Monday, June 8, 2020

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

For more information, contact Tricia Quinn, Director of Policy and External Affairs, at [email protected] .
Qual IT Health Information Technology Workgroup
Friday, June 12, 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]
DCPCA Integrated Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Peer Group
Friday, June 12, 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].
Patient Navigators for Cancer Peer Group
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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

For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .
Qual IT Clinical Quality Improvement Committee 
Thursday, June 25, 2020

  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT
  • Location: GoToMeeting teleconference

For more information,contact Berlinda Olivier, QI Specialist, at [email protected].
Qual IT CMO Round Table
Friday, June 26, 2020

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

For more information,contact Berlinda Olivier, QI Specialist, at [email protected].
Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
DCPCA eClinicalWorks (eCW) Trainings - NOW VIRTUAL

eCW New Staff Overview and Navigation Training

  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

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 New Staff Overview and Navigation Training before registering for the Front Office or Clinical Progress Notes Training.*

T his training will be offered on the following dates and times:

Date: June 9 2020
Time :9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration : Click Here

Date: June 23, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration : Click Here

Date: July 8, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 9, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 21, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here


eCW New Staff Front Office Training

  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

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.

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

This training will be offered on the following dates and times:

Date: June 10, 2020 
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: June 24, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 8,2020
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 22, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here


eCW New Clinical Staff Progress Notes Training

  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

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.*

This training will be offered on the following dates and times:

Date: June 11, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: June 25, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 9, 2020
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

Date: July 23, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
Registration: Click Here

For more information on eCW trainings, please contact Valerie Berry, eCW Specialist and Trainer, at [email protected]

Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp Training
Thursday, September 3, 2020


  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Location: Virtual
  • Facilitator: Melissa Mayer, Quality Improvement Specialist, DCPCA and Berlinda Olivier, 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.



5- Day Virtual Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Regional Training
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 2020

  • When: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 2020
  • Facilitators: Bill Tulloch, Director, Quality Solutions Group, NCQA & Christina Borden, Director, Recognition Program Policy Resources, NCQA
  • Who should attend: Any person implementing PCMH model at their clinical practice, have earned and/or is pursing PCMH recognition and sustaining PCMH status through annual reporting.  
  • Cost: This training is offered at no cost to participants

Training Overview:   Through this 5-day training, we are offering two classes : Introduction to PCMH: Foundational Concepts of the Medical Home (3 days) and Advanced PCMH: Mastering the Medical Home Transformation (2 days). This virtual training includes a series of on-demand (pre-recorded) training videos interspersed with live webinars for faculty and learners to engage over questions and activities. Learners will have advanced access to the pre-recorded content to view on their own time and the live webinar sessions are scheduled over the course of 5 days. The virtual training covers the same content covered during the in-person seminars and learners can still meet eligibility to take the CEC exam or earn CCE maintenance of certification credits and other continuing education credits.


For more information, please contact Berlinda Olivier, QI Specialist, at [email protected] .

Qual IT Fall Virtual Conference
  Save the Date: Wednesday-Thursday, September 16 & 17, 2020

  • Location: Virtual
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

For more information, please contact Berlinda Olivier, QI Specialist, at [email protected] .
Ongoing Training Opportunities


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 patient care.

If you are interested in DCPCA coordinating this training for your health center, please contact Berlinda Olivier at   [email protected]
Chronic Disease Management Trainings

  • Time: Coordinate with DCPCA to select a 1 to 2-hour 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

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, 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]

Upcoming External Training Opportunities
Peer-to-Peer Webinar: COVID-19 & Diabetes Management in Special & Vulnerable Populations
Date: Wednesday, June 3
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration : Register here

Using Technology to Advance Prescribing Practices for PrEP
Date: Thursday, June 4
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration : Register here

PCMH Office Hours: Behavioral Health
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration : Register here

Returning to Primary Care: Diabetes Care During a Public Health Crisis
Date: Wednesday, June 10 - Part 1
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration : Register here

Date: Wednesday, June 17 - Part 2
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration : Register here

Date: Wednesday, June 24 - Part 3
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration: Register here

Harm Reduction and Isolation During COVID-19
Date: Monday, June 15
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Registration: Register here

Virtual COVID-19 Conference: Opening Plenary Session
Date : Friday, June 19
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Million Hearts
Quarterly SMBP Forum Webinar Focusing on SMBP for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. EST

Please save the date for the quarterly webinar. An expert panel will discuss and share insights on SMBP as it pertains to this sub-population along with opportunities for primary care practices to facilitate its use. Invite colleagues to receive the invitation and join the SMBP Forum using this registration link .
Re-Imagining Care: Re-Opening Dental Practices

Dat e: Thursday, June 4 2020
Time : 1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m. EST
Facilitator : Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson, Sr. Vice President for Western Operations
National Association of Community Health Centers

Training Description: Join us as we move beyond “Flattening the COVID-19 Curve” to NACHC’s New Webinar Series, “Re-Imagining Care”. This series will focus on how Health Centers will continue to lead the primary health care industry through flexibility and innovation in a post-COVID world.

Empowerment and Self-Management of Diabetes - The Pharmacist and Diabetes Care (Learning Collaborative)

Date: Friday, June 12, 2020
Time : 1:00 p.m – 2:30 p.m. EST
Facilitator : Terry Lawson, RPh, CDE

Training Description: Pharmacists play an important role in diabetes care by screening patients at high risk for diabetes, assessing patient health status and adherence to standards of care, educating patients to empower them to care for themselves, referring patients to other health care professionals as appropriate, and monitoring outcomes. This learning collaborative consists of 4 sessions and is designed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to provide effective, evidence-based diabetes care in Health Center settings.

Training Objectives:
  • Review the pathophysiology of diabetes and the acute and long-term complications of the disease
  • Familiarize pharmacist with important concepts in nutrition and weight control that contribute to optimal diabetes care
  • Provide comprehensive instruction on current standards of care for patients with diabetes

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. 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 for nonmembers.

 
DC Forensic Nurse Examiners (DCFNE) for Clinical Staff and Care Teams

Train to become a forensic nurse to assist victims of violent crime. The District of Columbia Forensic Nurse Examiners is the sole provider of forensic nursing care for adult victims of violent crime in the District. DCFNE has expanded to offer forensic nursing care to victims of intimate partner violence and life-threatening physical assault. DCFNE provides medical exams and evidence collection to victims of sexual assault aged 13 and older. DCFNE has received funding from the DC Department of Heath to train more RNs to become forensic nurses. Please see below for more information.
 
  • Training is August 17 - 21
  • Space is limited and it is competitive application process.
  • This training opportunity is worth over $1,000 per nurse.
  • The deadline to apply is June 19th.



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

Date: June 17, 2020
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

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