FEBRUARY 2024 | VOLUME 2

HCANHUB

YOUR MONTHLY NEWS FROM HCAN

2023 HCAN Annual Report Now Available!

We are excited to announce the release of our 2023 Annual Report. Health centers continue to stand at the forefront of health care quality, innovation, and addressing social drivers of health.

Read the annual report here.

HRSA: Today with Macrae

HRSA's upcoming Today with Macrae webcast is a Question-and-Answer session dedicated to getting you the information you need. Submit your questions by Tuesday, February 20, via the BPHC Contact Form (General/Other HRSA > Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates). HRSA will do it's best to answer as many questions as possible at the session.

Date: Tuesday, February 27

Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

Join the day of the session

Join by phone: 833-568-8864

Webinar ID: 160 488 1173

HRSA's COVID-19 Response Programs to Transition to ASPR

Thank you to all HRSA-supported health centers and their community partners for their efforts! Since the programs launched in December 2021, health centers have received more than 44 million COVID-19 tests and more than 165,500 COVID-19 treatment courses! HRSA appreciates your commitment to ensuring that medically underserved communities can access COVID-19 treatment and supplies.

As you may have heard during the recent Today with Macrae*, with the transition of COVID-19 therapeutics to the commercial market, HRSA management of the COVID-19 therapeutics and testing supply ordering will end on Saturday, March 16. After that date, the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will manage ordering through the Health Partner Order Portal (HPOP). Health centers participating in the Testing Supply Program or the Therapeutics Program can continue using HPOP to order no-cost COVID-19 testing supplies and free antivirals (Paxlovid and Lagevrio) until the federal supply of these products is depleted.

If you missed the recording you can view it here.

New Clinical Director Training

Community Care Network of Kansas and NACHC are co-hosting the New Clinical Director Training April 5 - 6, 2024 at the 21 C Museum Hotel Kansas City.

The New Clinical Director Training is a foundational and essential building block in the career development of health center Clinical Directors and Leaders. This training will provide the core knowledge and address the core competencies that all health center Clinical Directors need to function as effective managers, leaders, and advocates for their health centers and communities.

There are 22 seats left for the training. Cost is $425/person.

To register for the training click here.

HCAN Webinar: Working With New Americans

Date: March 26th, 2024

Time: 10:00 am Central

Join Health Center Association of Nebraska for a webinar on Working with New Americans presented by Lutheran Family Services on Tuesday, March 26th at 10:00am Central Time. Gain valuable insight on the refugee experience to better serve this population.

Speaker: Katherine Saaid, Lutheran Family Services

(Bio: Katherine Saaid has been with Lutheran Family Services since 2022. She is passionate about providing refugee families with resources to empower them to thrive in their transition to the US. Originally from Sudan, she has firsthand experience with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture.)

Topics Covered:

• Resettlement Process
• Trauma
• Barriers to Care
• Worldview Cultural Differences
• English as a Learned Language (ELL)
• Tips for Working with New Americans

For more information and to view the flyer click here.

To register for the webinar click here.

CISA Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. CT

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 7, (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) invites you to join a two-hour security webinar to enhance your organization’s resilience in case of an active shooter incident. Registration is free.

Objectives:

• Provide information about best practices, communications protocols, and resources that will assist stakeholders to develop or enhance their emergency planning, preparedness, and response to active shooter incidents.
• Discuss the elements of active shooter incident response planning with guidance from expert instructors.
• Describe common behaviors, conditions, and situations associated with active shooter events.
• Discuss how to recognize potential workplace violence indicators

Preparing employees for a potential active shooter event is an integral component of an organization’s incident response planning. Because active shooter incidents are unpredictable and evolve quickly, preparing for and knowing what to do in an active shooter situation can be the difference between life and death. Every second counts.

To register for the training click here.

Obstetric Risk Management Virtual Mini Conferences

Register now to attend sessions on both days of this engaging, two-part virtual education series on obstetric/maternal clinical risk management and patient safety best practices. Content will be unique for each day and attending both mini conference dates is recommended!

Day One: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Delivering Safe, High-Quality Obstetric Care

• The role of primary care in obstetrics
• Legal perspective on obstetric risks
• A team-based approach to obstetric care

Time 1:00-4:30 (3.5 hours)

Day Two: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Delivering Competent and Coordinated Care

• Individualized care of the obstetric patient
• Addressing maternal-fetal risks before, during, and after delivery  
• Best practices for obstetric training and competencies

Time 1:00-4:30 (3.5 hours)

Who should attend?

• Providers and clinicians who provide or oversee prenatal, delivery, or postpartum care
• Providers and clinicians who provide non-obstetric healthcare services to patients who are, or could become, pregnant or postpartum during the course of treatment (e.g., primary care sick visits, dental care, or mental health services)
• Risk management, patient safety, and quality improvement professionals
• Executive leaders, administrators, and other non-clinical staff who want to better understand obstetric risks and support strategies that promote delivery of safe, high-quality obstetric care

To register for one or both of the sessions click here.

From DEI to DEIA: How to Incorporate Accessibility into Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan

If you work in the DEI space, then you’re likely familiar with recent efforts to add “accessibility” to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Even if the term “DEIA” is new to you, your organization may be looking for ways to ensure workers with disabilities can thrive in the workplace. The benefits are clear for workers and employers alike: focusing on inclusion can increase employee morale, job satisfaction, and productivity – and help you build and retain a stellar workforce. So how can you integrate accessibility into your HR initiatives? Here are eight tips to consider for best practices and legal compliance.

1. Understand How Disabilities Affect Employees and Employment

As you’re thinking about your accessibility goals, consider the statistics that impact the workplace:

• About 27% of U.S. adults have a disability
• Even though employment opportunities for workers with disabilities have been steadily improving over the last few years, the unemployment rate is still double that of workers without disabilities
• Many disabilities are not apparent (and are sometimes referred to as “invisible disabilities”).
• Nearly half of workers with invisible disabilities have not disclosed their condition to their employer
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), anxiety, dyslexia, and autism are the most common invisible disabilities that employees identified in SHRM’s 2023 survey.

These statistics show that many workers may be facing employment barriers and yet their employers are unaware. This demonstrates the value of being proactive and having an inclusive approach to your accessibility strategy.

To continue reading the article click here.

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