March 2020 Edition

Training and Technical Assistance Offerings

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DCPCA Calendar Check out our calendar to see all DCPCA-facilitated trainings, Peer Groups, and events. http://www.dcpca.org/events

Upcoming Meetings

Clinical Directors Peer Group Friday, March 6, 2020 Time: 12:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST Location: 1620 I St NW Suite #300, Washington, DC 20006 + Zoom teleconference * Special agenda: Hear from health center members regarding their response to coronavirus COVID-19* For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .

Billing and Finance Peer Group Monday March 9, 2020 & Monday, April 13, 2020 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST 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, March 13, 2020 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST Location: GoToMeeting teleconference For more information, contact Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations, at [email protected] .

Emergency Preparedness Task Force (EPTF) Peer Group *COVID-19 Focus* Thursday, March 19, 2020 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST Location: Zoom teleconference For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .

Qual IT Opioid Use Disorder Workgroup Thursday, March 23, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST Location: GoToMeeting teleconference For more information, contact Berlinda Olivier, Quality Improvement Specialist, at [email protected] .

Qual IT Clinical Quality Improvement Committee Thursday, March 26, 2020 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. EST Location: GoToMeeting teleconference For more information, contact Berlinda Olivier, Quality Improvement Specialist, at [email protected] .

Qual IT CMO Roundtable Friday, March 27, 2020 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST Location: GoToMeeting teleconference For more information, contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, at [email protected] .

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings

* Featured Training *

Using eCW DIRECT for Health Information Exchange Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Location: Webinar Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deputy Director of HIT Operations at DC Primary Care Association Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Overview: Through Direct, one can send and receive referrals electronically (e-referrals), and exchange summary of care (CCD) information electronically including problem lists, allergies and medications. Direct protocols allows for greater interoperability across all certified EHR vendor products and healthcare organizations for the secure exchange of authenticated personal health information. Providers with Direct addresses aid with the necessary compliance for Meaningful Use requirements of the secure exchange of clinical data. In this webinar, participants will learn about using eCW Direct to exchange health information.The presentation will include an introduction to the use of Direct in the District, an overview of the functionalities of Direct, and a demonstration of key workflows and processes to send, receive, and reconcile information seamlessly into the EHR. Join to understand next steps for Direct in the District and how you can support the advancement of using Direct in your practice. . Who Should Attend: DC health center staff who send or receive electronic summary of care records   Register Now!

Harm Reduction Approaches in Behavioral Health Friday, March 13, 2020 Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST Location: Whitman-Walker Health, 1525 14th St NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA Facilitator: Kevin Waldorf-Cruz and David Facenda, Whitman-Walker Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members. Training Overview: Join Kevin Waldorf-Cruz and David Facenda of Whitman-Walker Health for an interactive learning session on applying a harm reduction approach to behavioral health and substance use issues. Kevin and David will provide an overview of harm reduction and discuss how to facilitate harm reduction plans and direct strategies. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how they might apply harm reduction principles to their specific populations and/or treatment settings. Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that provides patient care Register Now!

DCPCA BOLDplanning Plan Finalization Workshop Monday, March 23, 2020 & Thursday, March 26, 2020 (Unity staff only) Time & Location: March 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST at DC Primary Care Association March 26, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST at Unity Facilitator: James Woulfe, CHEP, CHPCP, CBCP, Senior Project Manager, Healthcare Lead at BOLDplanning Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Overview : DCPCA ECP Finalization Workshops represent the home stretch of the project. Like the other workshops in the series, the workshop is a hands-on session crafted to assist each facility in the finalization of its CMS-compliant ECP. Prior to the Finalization Workshop, your BOLD planning Project Manager will have conducted a thorough review and grading of the individual elements of your plan.  Each facility should have used that review to correct errors, fill in gaps, and complete their plan as much as possible prior to the Plan Finalization Workshop.  At the conclusion of the DCPCA ECP Finalization Workshops, all plan elements will have been completed and a straightforward, succinct action plan will be established for the finishing touches. Who Should Attend : Emergency preparedness planning leads at each health center. All staff involved in design and execution of core emergency planning and response activities. Register Now for March 23! Register Now for March 26th!

eCW New Front Office Staff Training Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Location: DCPCA,1620 I Street NW, Suite 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 Registering patients and creating appointments Searching eHX for patients and creating new patients Assigning insurance and sliding fee scale and collecting payments Assigning and managing Patient documents Creating Telephone encounters and Actions Register Now!

eCW New Clinical Staff Training Thursday, April 9, 2020  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 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 Register Now!

Introduction to BridgeIT Designer Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST 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 4/9/20*  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, April 9, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST 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 4/8/20* 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] . 

E/M Coding and Documentation Training Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Time: 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST Location: DCPCA,1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Facilitator: Shellie Sulzberger, LPN, CPC, ICDCT-CM, the President of Coding & Compliance Initiatives, Inc. Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Overview: Learn the essentials of evaluation and management medical documentation and coding. 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 Who Should Attend: Health center clinicians. Register Now! 

Integrated Behavioral Health Training Tuesday - Wednesday May 12 - 13, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Location: Friends Meeting of Washington; 2111 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Facilitator: Nick Szubiak of NSI Strategies Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Overview: Nick Szubiak of NSI Strategies will lead a two-day integrated behavioral health training experience. Providers and staff of integrated behavioral health programs will learn and practice skills to advance integrated behavioral health (IBH) practice. Who Should Attend: Behavioral health providers and IBH program staff. Registration opens soon. For more information, please contact Melissa Mayer, QI Specialist, at [email protected] . 

Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp Training Thursday, May 21, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST Location: DCPCA, 1620 I Street NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20006 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 that support quality improvement, including both clinical and administrative staff Members of QI teams. Register Now! 

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training Friday, June 5, 2020 Time: 9:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Location: 1620 I St NW, Suite #300 Washington, DC 20006 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. Register Now! 

NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) Training Tuesday - Thursday, July 14 -16, 2020 Time : 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST 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 D CPCA 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. Training components: Introduction to PCMH Program: Foundational Concepts of the Medical Home: an in-depth guide to NCQA PCMH requirements and the process for achieving PCMH Recognition. The model emphasizes a practice-wide commitment to transformation by demonstrating key features such as population health management, care coordination and continuous quality improvement. NCQA’s Advanced PCMH Program: Mastering the Medical Home Transformation: an advanced course is intended for individuals who have applied NCQA PCMH Recognition requirements in the practice setting. It examines the PCMH standards and the assessment process. Participants will take a deeper dive to each PCMH Concept and explore the key characteristics of a successful medical home in this hands-on program. Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that provides patient care. Register Now!

Ask, Advise and Refer Provider Training Helping Your Clients Quit Tobacco Training Overview: DCPCA is offering a tobacco cessation training in partnership with BreatheDC and DC Health that is designed to equip health care professionals with evidence-based skills to treat and care for patients with tobacco dependence. Facilitator: Charles Debnam, BA, MCHES, CTTS, CACII, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Community Wellness Alliance Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Who Should Attend : Any health center staff that supports patients care. If you are interested in DCPCA hosting this in-person tobacco cessation training at your health center, please contact Berlinda Olivier at  [email protected]

PrEP Detailing Kit Train-the-Trainer Opportunity Training Overview: Pre-exposure prophylaxis, also called PrEP, refers to the daily use of antiretroviral medication by people who are HIV-uninfected but at risk of infection, in order to prevent HIV acquisition . The Fenway Institute is offering free training sessions covering basics and case scenarios for PrEP and empowering clinicians to train their teams on how to use the PrEP Detailing Kit to make fast and well-informed decisions about PrEP management and care.  Facilitator: National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Who Should Attend : This training opportunity is open to providers and care teams If you are interested in hosting this in-person PrEP training at your health center, please contact Melissa Mayer at [email protected] .

Upcoming External Training Opportunities

HRSA Upcoming Trainings

Promising Practices on Addressing Stigma and HIV in Primary Care Settings Thursday, March 5 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET Register here Patient Safety Awareness Week: Achieving Safe and Reliable Health Care Tuesday, March 10 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET Join the webcast the day of the session Call-in: 888-795-3252 Passcode: 3284388 P atient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Office Hours: New to PCMH Hosted by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Wednesday, March 11 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Register here Safe Spaces Webinar Series Hosted by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a HRSA-funded NCA Part 1: Building a Culture of Trauma-Informed Care for Staff Wednesday, March 11 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Register here Part 2: Building a Culture of Trauma-Informed Care for Patients Wednesday, March 18 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET Register here Addressing SDOH Using Motivational Interviewing Strategies Hosted by the School-Based Health Alliance, a HRSA-funded NCA Thursday, March 19 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Register here UDS Mapper Advanced Topics: Using the UDS Mapper for Research Wednesday, March 25 11:00 a.m.-noon ET Register here Reaching 80%: A Health Center Discussion on Colorectal Cancer Screening Thursday, March 26 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Register here In case you missed it,  visit the Primary Health Care Digest archive, and subscribe to the HRSA Primary Care Digest . .

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Webcast Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020   Time : 2:00 p.m. EST Location : Webinar Join the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable for their annual webcast featuring Dr. Richard Wender, NCCRT Chair, and other guests celebrating the successes of the 80% in Every Community initiative and sharing more about colorectal cancer screening. Register Now! NCCRT Workshop & Discussion Session at Prevent Cancer Dialogue Date: Wednesday -Friday, April 15-17, 2020 Location : Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport, Arlington, VA The Prevent Cancer Foundation is hosting the Prevent Cancer Dialogue, an annual national conference that brings a diversity of stakeholders together to discuss the best ways to reinforce cancer screening, prevention and risk reduction initiatives in their communities. Register Now!

Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) DC Q&A Training  Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020  Time : 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST Location : Webinar 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. Save the Date! Future webinars are noon to 1 p.m. April 15th, May 20th, and June 17th. To receive the dial-in information, please contact [email protected]

Target: Accuracy Blood Pressure Measurement Training presented by Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST Location: 2024 E. Monument Street Baltimore, Maryland 21205 Cost: Free Measure Accurately: Blood Pressure Certification Course 9:00 a.m. - 11 a.m. This two hour, in-person training is designed to train health care professional on how to to measure in-offer blood pressure (BP) accurately on two BP measurement devices, manual and automated. This session will help clinician achieve commencement in consistency, accurate BP measurement and improve confidence in their ability to better identify patent at risk for hypertension. Measure Accurately: Blood Pressure Certification Courses for Trainer 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. This in-person training is designed to provide health care professional guidelines recommended best practices for training clinical staff in proper blood pressure measurement technique, ensure blood pressure is measured accurately and consistently across care teams every time. Register Now! For more information, please contact Faye Brooks at [email protected] or 410-246-6717

The Healthcare Partnership Initiative: Building positive relationships with your Frontline Workers Training Date: Friday March 27, 2020 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST Location: 4 Atlantic Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20032 Cost: Free The Healthcare Partnership Initiative is designed to reduce turnover rates and ensure organization health through the professional development of both Frontline Workers and Managers. In light of this, we will be hosting two seminars that are designed to provide Supervisors with tools and techniques that will aid in the further development of their relationship with their teams. These seminars will revolve around building trust and creating an air of security for both parties. While these seminars were formed specifically with Supervisors in mind anyone can attend. This is a free event and lunch will be provided. Register Now!

GW Cancer Center Upcoming Trainings

GW Cancer Center has an online e-learning series that offers a number of training and education opportunities for health care and public health professionals to help advance patient-centered care and evidence-based public health practice. The Online Academy provides free online trainings that are accessible to clinicians and cancer control professionals across the country.   To sign up for this opportunity click  http://gwcehp.learnercommunity.com/cancer-institute

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. 

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