May 2019 Edition
Training and Technical Assistance Offerings
Upcoming Meetings
Behavioral Health Peer Group
Friday, May 10, 2019
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006

For more information or to join the group contact Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: elong@dcpca.org.
Billing and Finance Peer Group
Monday, May 13, 2019
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006

For more information or to join the group contact Tricia Quinn, Director of Policy and External Affairs at pquinn@dcpca.org.
Patient Navigators for Cancer Peer Group Meeting
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
  • Location: Bread for the City: 1525 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
  • About: Learn about best practices for cancer screening and come away with more tools to advance your practice's efforts.

For more information or to join the group contact Berlinda Olivier, Quality Improvement Specialist at bolivier@dcpca.org .

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Conference
2019 DCPCA Annual Meeting and Health Summit
Registration is FREE!!!


For more information contact Emily Long, DCPCA, at elong@dcpca.org. 
Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deptuy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA and Valerie Berry, eCW Specialist / Trainer
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

At this session, you will:
  • 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
Training : eCW New Clinical Staff Training
Thursday, May 9, 2019
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deptuy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

At this session, you will:
  • 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
Training : Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
  • Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, DCPCA and Berlinda Olivier, DCPCA, QI Specialist
  • 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 key QI principles including the Model for Improvement, PDSA process, SMART goals, and quality measures. We will apply the concepts learned to real-life case studies through hands-on group exercises.

At this session, you will:

  • Understand core principles of quality improvement (QI)
  • Practice utilizing key tools to implement effective QI, including:
  • Developing a PDSA plan
  • Creating SMART goals
  • Conducting Root Cause Analysis
  • Developing process flow diagrams
  • Selecting appropriate quality measures

Who Should Attend: 

  • Any health center staff that support quality improvement, including both clinical and administrative staff
  • Members of QI teams



For more information contact Megan Loucks, DCPCA, at mloucks@dcpca.org. 

Training : Oral Health and Diabetes Training
Thursday, May 30, 2019
  • Time: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
  • Location: Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health: 700 Second Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
  • Facilitators: Dr. Sean Boynes, DMD; Dr. Mark Deutchman, MD

Training Overview: In this ½ day training program, participants will learn about the correlations between oral health and diabetes, and how providers can incorporate activities into their practice to address the unique needs of diabetic patients. Presenters will also discuss how the dental and medical teams can work collaboratively to provide a high level of interprofessional care for their patients. Specific guidance will be given related to periodontal disease , inflammation and treatment in both the medical and dental settings.

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the evidence for the reciprocal link been periodontal disease and diabetes
  • Demonstrate how medications can play a role in oral health
  • Outline what can be done in medical office to address oral health in diabetic patients (for medical providers)
  • Outline what can be done in the dental office to address patients with who have diabetes/pre-diabetes (for dental providers) 

Who Should Attend: 

  • Clinical Staff which include MDs, RNs, and NPs
  • Dental Staff



For more information contact Emily Long, DCPCA at elong@dcpca.org.
Training: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the LGBTQI Communities Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
  • Location: TBD
  • Facilitators: Leanne Brotsky, Training and Outreach Specialist, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Training Overview: Please join DCPCA and the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence for a workshop on intimate partner violence (IPV) in the LGBTQI communities! Facilitators will provide information on the dynamics of IPV, with a specific focus on IPV in the LGBTQI community. We will discuss best practices for engaging with LGBTQI individuals experiencing IPV, including screening for IPV in the medical setting. Resources for survivors of IPV in DC will be shared. This training is designed for medical professionals and health center staff.

Learning Objectives:
  • Participants will be able to define domestic violence and intimate partner violence (IPV)
  • Participants will be able to identify red flags/warning signs of IPV
  • Participants will learn best practices for screening for IPV in all patients, with a specific focus on screening patients who identify as LGBTQI
  • Participants will understand the barriers/challenges and resources/services available to LGBTQI survivors of IPV


Who Should Attend: Providers of All Levels (Physicians (MD); Physician's Assistant (PA); Nurse Practitioners (NP); Nurses (RN); and Behavioral Health Staff 


For more information contact Emily Long, DCPCA at elong@dcpca.org.
Ongoing Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
Allergy Testing for Asthmatic Patients
Are you familiar with ImmunoCAP, an IgE blood test for allergies? ImmunoCAP identifies allergic triggers. Knowing the specific triggers allows clinicians to provide recommendations to reduce symptoms and asthma exacerbations. NIH recommends IgE testing and other actions for all patients with persistent asthma. ImmunoCAP is available to DC providers and covered by health insurance.

Call your LabCorp representative or Trish Hartford at hartfop@LabCorp.com p) 202-770-7931 to schedule a comprehensive training session for your providers regarding Allergy Testing for Asthmatic Patients. This training will introduce ImmunoCAP and discuss how to read results, and incorporate knowledge of allergic triggers into standardized protocols for asthma care.
BridgeIT Designer and BridgeIT Viewer
Make the most of your BridgeIT Reporting with DCPCA's one-on-one interactive BridgeIT technical assistance sessions. To schedule your "BridgeIT Designer/Viewer" technical assistance session, contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at msmoot@dcpca.org .   

Emergency Preparedness Training Opportunities
DCPCA offers the following trainings:

  • CPR, AED, & First Aid Training: Lay Person/Basic Life Support (BLS): Healthcare Provider
  • Emergency Preparedness 101-Basic Training
  • Active Shooter/Active Threat Training
  • Stop-the-Bleed training
  • De-Escalation training

Trainings can be customized to fit specific groups at your facilities and can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization. For additional information, please contact Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager, at mezeofor@dcpca.org or call (202)552-2345.

Team-Based Approach to Blood Pressure Control Training
DCPCA has partnered with the American Heart Association (AHA) to offer an in-person training titled "A Team-Based Approach to Blood Pressure Control" for our member health centers. This training is facilitated by Dr. Richard T. Benson, Associate Medical Director of Stroke at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center with the NIH Stroke Program. For additional information please contact Berlinda Olivier, Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist at bolivier@dcpca.org.

Upcoming External Training Opportunities
Health Forum:Community Health Connect
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
With guidance from the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Community Advisory Group, we are pleased to announce our upcoming health forum on the topic of the opioid epidemic in the District of Columbia. The goal of this event is to foster an inclusive and mutually supportive network for health professionals, learners and social service providers to share best practices, trends and helpful resources in local policy, treatment and provider services.

Training: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Training
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Training: Professional Grant Development Workshop
May 28-29, 2019
Sponsored by the GWUGrant Training Center. This intensive two-day grant proposal workshop is geared towards those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills, as well as beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing and writing winning proposals to various funding agencies. The focus will be on how to effectively write proposals in times of keen competition and limited resources. 


Webinar Series: Behavioral Health Staff in Integrated Care " The Vital Role of Collaboration across Teams: Expand the Impact of Your Care"
Monday, May 6, 2019
Health centers across the country are stepping up to better address the complexity of their patient populations by broadening their behavioral health workforce. Many are taking on this challenge by advancing their integration of behavioral health through strengthening relationships across disciplines within the team. Experts in psychology, psychiatry and nursing will share ways in which they effectively utilize their roles at the top of their license to monitor and support high-risk patients. By examining these various roles, experts will address how you can effectively support integration at your health center to improve outcomes. 
Training: NACHC Leadership LIVE!!
May 15-16, 2019
For more information, download flyer!

Webinar: Translating AHA's New BP Measurement Scientific Statement into Practice
Thursday, May 30, 2019
* Activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Looking for ways to incorporate the latest BP guidelines into practice?
This one-hour webinar will train your team on the AHA’s new BP measurement statement and demonstrate how available resources in Target: BP support translating the evidence into practice. Speakers include Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD of Case Western Reserve University and Neha Sachdev, MD of the AMA.

Symposium: The ANEW Way Forward: Innovations in Interprofessional Training Using Integrated Behavioral Health Models in Primary Care
Saturday, June 1, 2019
The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program at Penn, A4CP: ARPNs for Community Practice, will be collaborating with the HRSA-funded National Center for Integrated Behavioral Health (NCIBH) to host a day long symposium on June 1, 2019. The symposium is entitled The ANEW Way Forward: Innovations in Interprofessional Training Using Integrated Behavioral Health Models in Primary Care. This symposium seeks to generate a collaborative learning community for researchers and practitioners in behavioral health and primary care settings by addressing integrated behavioral health gaps in primary care workforce training. We have some excellent speakers lined up, offering 10 CNE/CME sessions. 

Summit: 2019 DC Health and Medical Coalition Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
To learn more information and to register, click here.
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