Two of our favorite resource hubs:

DC NEXT (Network for Expectant and Parenting Teens) Meeting

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

Training Overview: This training will discuss key topics for behavioral health practitioners interested in expanding their skills for working with adolescents, including:

DCPCA eClinicalWorks (eCW) Trainings

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.*

Training Overview: This training will show clinicians how to maneuver the eHX and all the functions available in eCW.

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.*

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.

Training Description: Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

Mental Health First Aid is for everyone. People whose occupations have a high level of daily interaction with the public, such as first responders, nurses, teachers, and police officers, and health care workers, have found the course very valuable. DCPCA encourages staff with patient-facing roles to participate.

Facilitator: Lynn Hennighausen, MS, is a National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid known for her dynamic, interactive style

Registration: Free for staff of DCPCA member health centers. Register for one of four virtual classes below. Please note this is a two-part training: a 2-hour self-paced pre-work session and a 5.5-hour live videoconference session.

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

Training Overview: The Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) webinar will empower practices to better manage their patient's hypertension and provide a holistic view of patient's health over time to enable timely intervention before a costly episode.