September 2018 Edition
Training and Technical Assistance Offerings
You are receiving this email because of your participation in a DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA) Training/ Technical Assistance Program. 
Training Recap
Conducting Culturally-Competent Nutrition Education for Patients Training: Thursday, August 16, 2018
T hank you to the attendees who participated in the the Conducting Culturally-Competent Nutrition Education for Patients Training on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

The focus of this training was on the Ethiopian patient community as a case study. Attendees learned how to customize nutrition education to accommodate their patient’s existing dietary habits. In addition, attendees walked away with a better understanding of how to best work with their patie nts and resources to support their efforts.  DCPCA would like to thank our facilitators, Nancy Chapman and Stephanie Johnson from Advocates for Better Children's Diets (ABCD) for conducting a very informative training. We also thank Sean Sullivan and Community of Hope for hosting us at their facility!
Upcoming Meetings
Workforce Development Peer Group
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location: Community of Hope, Conway Health & Resource Center: 4 Atlantic St, SW, Washington, DC 200032

For more information or to join the Workforce Development Peer Group contact: Andrea Schorr, Chief of Staff: [email protected]
Emergency Preparedness Task Force Meeting
Thursday, September 13, 2018

  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location: DC Health: 899 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 (5th Floor-HEPRA)

For more information or to join the Emergency Preparedness Task Force Meeting contact: Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Manager: [email protected]

Behavioral Health Peer Group
Friday, September 14, 2018
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location: Bread for the City - 1575 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

For more information or to join the Behavioral Health Peer Group contact: Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: [email protected]


Oral Health Peer Group Meeting
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

  • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location: Conference Call

For more information or to join the Oral Health Peer Group contact: Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: [email protected]
Conference Registration Now Open!!
QualIT Fall Conference
September 24-25, 2018
  • Times: September 24, 2018 - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM and September 25, 2018 - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location: Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Hosted by DCPCA and HealthEfficient, join this two-day convening of health centers across DC and NY as we share best practices and learn from subject matter experts. Agenda to be released in the coming days. The QualIT conference will address a range of topics essential to health centers:
  • Clinical: Best Practices for Quality Improvement, PCMH Tips & Tricks, Addressing Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Payment
  • Operations: Recruitment & Retention, Learning Management, Coding Compliance, Revenue Cycle Improvement, FQHC Credentialing
  • IT: Data management, eCW11e Transition, IT Security, Meaningful Use


If you have any questions regarding the upcoming QualIT Fall Conference, please contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement at [email protected]. 
Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  • 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
  • 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, September 13, 2018
  • 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 Boot Camp
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, 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 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. Read more
Ongoing Technical Assistance
BridgeIT Designer and BridgeIT Viewer
Make the most of your BridgeIT Reporting with DCPCA's one-on-one interactive BridgeIT technical assistance sessions. This is an ongoing DCPCA technical assistance opportunity. To schedule your "BridgeIT Designer/Viewer" technical assistance session, contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at [email protected] . 
 

Upcoming External Training Opportunities
Health Center Workshops
sponsored by Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell
For more information about the
Upcoming Health Center Workshops, click here.
eClinicalWorks Remote Version 11 Super User Training by eCW
sponsored by HealthEfficient & QualIT
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members who participate in the QualIT Project

These web-based sessions for eClinicalWorks version 11 Super User Training by eClinicalWorks trainers that provide detailed information about the new version. Please be sure to register the individuals that are interested in attending and or all of these sessions. The log in information is located on the registration page.

We would encourage organizations that have a number of people that want to attend the session to log in from a training room to ensure we have enough phone lines for everyone. Our GoToMeeting account will support 100 users. 

For more information about the eClinicalWorks Remote Version 11 Super User Training by eCW contact Stephanie Rose, HealthEfficient at [email protected].

Webinar: Cardiovascular Disease: Reduction of Risk and Treatment through Diet and Lifestyle Change
sponsored by Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI)
Tuesday, September 20, 2018
2018 Health Workforce Research Symposium
sponsored by Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies
Space is limited so register by September 25th!



For more information, contact David Armstrong at (518) 402-0250 or email  [email protected] .
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