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Population Health Management Task Force National Learning Series 2024 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This national learning series, sponsored by HRSA, takes a deeper dive into issues related to HIV, Diabetes, and Chronic comorbid disease management, which all impact population health management. More Details...

How to Use Population Health Tools to Stratify Your Population for Care Management (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar demonstrates how to use population health electronic tools to identify patients with chronic illnesses with an obesity (or elevated BMI) comorbidity. Having this information allows health centers to identify the patients who would benefit from care management, additional resources, and care coordination services. More Details...

Clinical Leadership Core Competencies: Domains, Skills, Tasks (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Defining health center clinical leadership core competencies for the purpose of professional self-development along a clinical leader’s journey has been a work in progress within NACHC since 2014. Health center clinical leaders and advisors have developed and kept up-to-date this comprehensive set of core competencies that includes tasks and skills, behavioral examples, and proficiently levels aligned and integrated with NACHC’s Value Transformation Framework (VTF). More Details...

Screening for SDOH and Social Risk Factors in HIV-Vulnerable Populations: A Guide for Health Centers Serving Residents of Public Housing and HUD-Assisted Individuals (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers can support HIV+ patients and those vulnerable to HIV by integrating screening for the SDOH into their standard operating procedures. In this reference guide, we present a step-by step approach to integrating SDOH screening into the clinical and social support operations of health centers and PHAs. More Details...

Improving Hypertension Management: Applying Standing Orders and the Role of Medical Assistants (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Mary Blankson, Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI), this session will cover how to implement standing orders using CHCI's hypertension guidelines and other national best practices. It will emphasize the key role of Medical Assistants (MAs) and demonstrate how standing orders support broader healthcare initiatives. Participants will gain knowledge on how to apply standing orders for hypertension management in their own health centers to improve patient care and streamline clinical processes. More Details...

Developing Curriculum in Line with Accreditation: Best Practices for Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Postgraduate Training Programs (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Charise Corsino, Program Director of CHC's Postgraduate NP Residency Program, and Kerry Bamrick, Executive Director of the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers, this activity session will explore curriculum development in the lens of accreditation standards. More Details...

Navigating Comprehensive Care for Refugees: Integrating Clinical Care, Cultural Sensitivity, and Community Collaboration (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Kasey Harding, Director of the Center for Key Populations at Community Health Center, Inc., this webinar will explore clinical and cultural considerations depending on the country of origin, patient education, challenges in documentation, and care coordination with community organizations. This webinar will also include clinical and support staff to discuss lessons learned and best practices for operational aspects of refugee health clinics. More Details...

HIV Prevention and Care for People Assigned Female at Birth (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Dr. Whitney Irie and Dr. Kevin Ard in collaboration with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, this webinar will train health centers on best and promising practices for prevention and treatment of HIV among cisgender women, non-binary people assigned female at birth, and transgender men. More Details...

Resources for Dental Care Workforce in Health Centers (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: In this guide, you will find a description of state policies and strategies that can support the growth of programs to train, secure, and maximize opportunities for the dental workforce in health centers, including practical recommendations for health centers to “take action.” More Details...

Diabetes Resource Hub (2024). Resource Type: Other Resource Collection. Description: Welcome to NCFH’s Diabetes Resource Hub! NCFH is working with a number of partners in a learning collaborative supported by HRSA to further the knowledge of health centers in developing and implementing certified Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) and/or CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. More Details...

Using Geriatric Principles to Care for Aging Patients Living with HIV (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As the United States population ages and the survival rate of individuals living with HIV increases, there is a need to incorporate geriatric principles and assessments into the health center workflow when providing care for aging patients living with HIV. This webinar will provide recommendations on the optimal environment of care as well as how to assess a patient’s function and quality of life. More Details...

Maintaining Personal Connection in a Digital Age of Healthcare -- Setting Providers Up for Technological Success with Patient-Centered Encounters: Virtual Learning Collaborative (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This learning collaborative is designed to explore how technology can enhance, rather than hinder, personal connections in primary care. This session discussed actionable approaches to equip providers with the tools and skills necessary for thriving in patient-centered encounters within a digitally-driven health center environment. This session focused on balancing technological integration, including using available technological tools, with the need to preserve personal connection in patient care. More Details...

Strategies for Supporting People with Behavioral Health Needs in Medical Respite Care (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: This course builds on the previous courses to provide an overview and recommendations on how programs can support people with behavioral health needs. This course focuses on identifying specific strategies that can be utilized by program staff to increase the staff and programs'; ability to address the needs of people with behavioral health conditions. More Details...

Safety and Security for CHW's: Trauma-Informed Approach, Cultural Humility, Community Partnerships (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: Safety and Security for Community Health Workers (CHWs): Trauma-Informed Approach, Cultural Humility, and Community Partnerships online course offers intermediate teaching of the concepts and skills associated with trauma informed care, cultural humility, and community partnerships in the context of creating a physically and psychologically safe environment for CHWs and community members. More Details...

Program Approaches to Supporting People with Behavioral Health Needs in Medical Respite Care (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: This course builds on the previous courses to provide an overview and recommendations on how programs can support people with behavioral health needs. The course focuses on building programmatic policies and structures that can increase the programs\' ability to address the needs of people with behavioral health conditions. More Details...

Medical Respite Playbook: A Practical Guide for Managed Care Plans (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: The goal of this Medical Respite Playbook online course is to provide Managed Care Plans (MCPs) with information about the philosophy and practice of medical respite care, and offer suggestions on how MCPs can most effectively partner with medical respite care programs. More Details...

Foundations of LGBTQIA+ Health Care and Homelessness: Terminology, Concepts, and Best Practices (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: This 90-minute webinar will provide participants with an introduction to foundational terminology and concepts related to LGBTQIA+ identity and experience of homelessness with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health care. Participants will learn about healthcare disparities and applicable clinical practices that participants can integrate into their own contexts. More Details...

Do No Harm: Injection Related Wounds - Non-Clinical Interventions (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: This training is intended to provide practical information for non-clinicians on how to provide safe and ethical wound care education and dressings for injection related wounds, with a focus on xylazine. The training is also appropriate for clinicians with limited experience in treating wounds. The course will cover three main areas: ethical considerations in wound care for people experiencing homelessness, basic wound care principles that can be applied by both service providers and clients, and information on safe dressings and how to use them. The information provided on ethical considerations, education for clients, and the use of basic dressings is applicable beyond just injection related wounds. More Details...

Creating Care and Discharge Plans for People Experiencing Homelessness who are Hospitalized Toolkit (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: The goal of this toolkit is to provide concrete resources to hospital staff to support the care and discharge planning process for patients who are unstably housed. More Details...

Crisis Intervention and De-escalation in Primary Care Learning Collaborative: Session 3: Developing Crisis Prevention Policies and Procedures (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This Learning Collaborative will provide four learning sessions to help healthcare workers identify, de-escalate, and intervene in crisis behaviors in the healthcare setting. These four sessions will use evidence-based practice interventions that promote safety for patients and staff by emphasizing preventive measures and least-restrictive/non-physical interventions to reduce the risk of unsafe crisis behaviors. Each session of the Learning Collaborative will provide an opportunity for the participants to plan de-escalation and crisis interventions that promote patient and staff safety in their health centers. This Learning Collaborative aligns with the Health Center Performance Improvement domain of Quality, Patient Care, and Safety as it addresses approaches to reduce behaviors that may harm patients. More Details...