Distance Learning
CHAMPS understands that CHC personnel often need remote avenues for continuing education. To help serve this need, CHAMPS not only offers a series of live and archived online webcasts, but also develops topic-based teleconferences.
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Register for Upcoming Live CHAMPS Webcasts
View Online Archived CHAMPS Webcasts
- Bipolar vs. Borderline Personality Disorders
- Pharming: 340B Pharmacy Programs
- Meaningful Use for CHCs
- National Health Service Corps: Make NHSC Work for You
Register for Upcoming Live CHAMPS Teleconferences
Access Archived CHAMPS Teleconferences
- Audio Archive: 2011 Immunization Update
- Audio Archive: 2010 Salary Survey Report Follow-Up Web Conference
Purchase CHAMPS Archived Distance Learning Events on CD-ROM
Borrow CHAMPS Archived Distance Learning Events on CD-ROM
Visit the Distance Learning Library
Review Other Online Learning Resources
CHAMPS UPCOMING LIVE WEBCASTS
CHAMPS live, online webcasts are offered four to five times each year; each event targeted at clinical and/or non-clinical staff is available for 1.5 Continuing Education (CE) credits.
COST: CHAMPS live webcasts are FREE for participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members, including computer link and CE credit. Fees apply for other participants: $75/link to the webcast, $15/person for CE credit, unless otherwise indicated. Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.
Oral Health, Systemic Health and Pharmacology
Date: Monday, March 5, 2012
Time: 11:30AM - 1:00PM Mountain Time / 12:30PM - 2:00PM Central Time
Presenters: Bob Russell, DDS, MPH, Public Health Dental Director, Iowa Department of Public Health; Sandra Leal, PharmD, Director of Clinical Pharmacy, El Rio Health Center
Target Audience: Health Center Dental Directors and Dentists
Summary: Oral health coupled with systemic health are well understood to be foundations for improved health outcomes and quality of life for patients. This presentation will address the important opportunity to understand the linkage between oral and systemic health, as well as the value of medication review to improve common concerns for patients. Strategies for collaboration between dental providers, medical providers, and patients will be explored to identify and resolve common barriers to improve both oral and systemic health.
Objectives: Through participating in this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the inter-relationships between oral and systemic disease
- Highlight the role of the primary care clinician in promoting oral health
- Describe how medication can affect oral health
- Explain strategies for collaborating with the health care team to optimize medication use with oral health
Continuing Education Credit: 1.5 CE credits will be available for this webcast.
Cost: Thanks to NNOHA co-sponsorship of this event, participation is FREE to all health center professionals regardless of membership status.
Registration: Advance registration is required. Click HERE for online registration.
This program is sponsored by Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS) and National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA).
CHAMPS ONLINE ARCHIVED WEBCASTS
All CHAMPS webcasts are archived online for at least one year beyond the live presentation date, and most are available for Continuing Education (CE) credit for one year.
COST: CHAMPS online archived webcasts are FREE for participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members, including computer link and CE credit. Fees apply for other participants: $75/link to the webcast, $15/person for CE credit, unless otherwise indicated. Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.
Visit the Distance Learning Library to downloand handouts, evaluations, and other documents created for these and other past CHAMPS webcasts.
Bipolar Disorder vs. Borderline Personality Disorder:
How to Tell the Difference and Why it Matters
Presented by Andrea Auxier, PhD, and Katrin Seifert, PsyD, Salud Family Health Centers
Target Audience: Health Center Providers and Support Staff
Topics: Understanding the commonalities and differences between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder; Being prepared to detect and accurately diagnose these conditions; Understanding treatment options,particularly in integrated systems; Q & A
Archived online through 02/28/12
CME available through 03/01/12
To view this archived webcast online,
Click HERE and follow the on-screen instructions.
Charges May Apply. Please Click HERE for More Details.
Pharming: Implementing, Utilizing, and Maximizing
340B Pharmacy Programs
Presented by Donavan Smith, RPh, Wayne Community Health Center
Target Audience: All HealthCenter Staff
Topics: Designing a plan to implement and/or improve a 340B pharmacy; Identifying ways to maximize revenue from an in house pharmacy; Stating justifications for utilization of an in-house pharmacy; Learning the health outcomes benefits of implementing medication therapy management; Q & A
Click HERE to download a webcast follow-up document addressing 340B drugs and Medicaid patients.
Archived online through 03/28/12
CME available through 03/29/12
To view this archived webcast online,
Click HERE and follow the on-screen instructions.
Charges May Apply. Please Click HERE for More Details.
Meaningful Use for CHCs: From Visionary Concept to Actualized Practice
Presented by Christopher Tonozzi, MD, Physician, Mountain Family Health Center, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Associated Community Health Information Exhange (CACHIE) and Heather Stocker, Senior Project Consultant, Colorado Community Managed Care Network (CCMCN)
Target Audience: Any staff directly involved in Meaningful Use efforts, from medical providers to support staff
Topics: Meaningful Use intent, requirements, and key components; Identifying Medicaid and Medicare defined Eligible Professionals who qualify for Meaningful Use incentives; Understanding Meaningful Use registration, payment, and timeline including potentially problematic areas; Recognizing gaps between current and prospective practice related to Meaningful Use; Activating solutions to achieve Meaningful Use; Q & A
Archived online through 05/17/12
CME available through 05/18/12
To view this archived webcast online,
Click HERE and follow the on-screen instructions.
Charges May Apply. Please Click HERE for More Details.
National Health Service Corps: Make NHSC Work for You
Presented by Erica R. Grover, MPH, Public Health Analyst and NHSC Specialist, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Target Audience: Current and Potential NHSC Sites and Clinicians
Topics: Successfully survive an NHSC site visit; Navigate the new online NHSC site application and understand upcoming online functionalities for NHSC sites; Assist providers in becoming competitive NHSC applicants; Support NHSC providers to remain in compliance; Identify local NHSC resources and upcoming events; Q & A
Archived online through 07/19/12
CME available through 07/20/12
To view this archived webcast online,
Click HERE and follow the on-screen instructions.
Charges May Apply. Please Click HERE for More Details.
CHAMPS UPCOMING LIVE TELECONFERENCES
CHAMPS live teleconferences are offered throughout the year; each event targeted at clinical and/or non-clinical staff is available for Continuing Education (CE) credit.
COST: CHAMPS live teleconferences are FREE for participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members. Fees may apply for other participants; refer to information about each individual event (below) for more details. Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.
New CHAMPS teleconferences are currently under development.
Please check back for additional details.
ARCHIVED CHAMPS TELECONFERENCES
Recordings of CHAMPS teleconferences are typically available for three months beyond the live presentation date. Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for teleconference recordings.
COST: CHAMPS recorded teleconferences are FREE for participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members. Fees may apply for other participants; refer to information about each individual recorded event (below) for more details. Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.
Audio Archive: 2011 Immunization Update Teleconference
Presented Live on August 10, 2011
by William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist and Training Team Lead
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Target Audience: Those involved with immunization delivery including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants, and other interested health professionals.
Objectives:
Dr. Atkinson presented vaccine recommmendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), highlighting changes in the recommendations during 2011. A question and answer period followed the presentation.
Fees: There is no fee to listen to this audio archive.
CME Credit: There is no CME credit available for this audio archive.
Please click HERE to access the 2011 Immunization Teleconference Update audio archive.
When you see the RollCall screen type in the following reference number: 2672311 and click submit.
Click on the second, .wav file, and the audio will begin.
You may click HERE to access the slide handouts that accompany the audio presentation.
Audio Archive: 2010 Region VIII Salary Survey Report Follow-Up Web Conference
Presented by Andrea Martin, CHAMPS
Target Audience: Health Center and PCA Staff and Board Members Utilizing Salary and Workforce Data
Topics: Provide an overview of the survey history and methodology; Provide an understanding of how regional data is analyzed; Explore the structure of the final 2010 Region VIII Health Center Salary, Benefits, Turnover, and Vacancy Survey report and the supplemental Region VIII/Region X Data Comparison report
This event can be accessed from the Members Only section of the CHAMPS website. Please log on HERE, then click on "CHAMPS Region VIII Health Center Salary Survey Reports" and subsequently on "2010 Audio Archive of Salary Survey Report Follow-Up Conference".
Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.
