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SBIRT WEBCAST SERIES SESSION 2
Brief Intervention and Brief Therapy: Enhancing Treatment Follow-Through with the Non-Dependent User
Presenters: Anjali Nandi, MA, LAC, MAC, Program Director, Center for Change, Boulder, CO
Tracey Ayers, LPC, CAC III, Co-Owner, Brief Therapy Institute of Denver
Target Audience: Primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants, clinic support staff, and interested healthcare professionals

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm MT

This presentation is the second in a three-part series sponsored by the Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC) on the use of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treat (SBIRT) in healthcare settings. This session will highlight the brief intervention and brief therapy components of the SBIRT approach to screening patients for alcohol and substance use and connecting patients with risky levels of use to appropriate services. Brief intervention is a proven method of helping patients build awareness and resolve ambivalence about substance use and brief therapy focuses on assisting patients with achieving specific short-term goals and building skills to eliminate harmful or debilitating behaviors. Healthcare providers can improve the quality of care delivered by offering and connecting patients to these services.

Please note: Due to the generous sponsorship of CCGC, this event is free not only to participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members, but is also free for all participants from Colorado (including computer link and CME).

Colorado Participants: COPIC is awarding 1 ERS point for their insureds who participate in all three SBIRT webcast presentations. You must complete the Evaluation and CME questions for all three events to qualify. These evaluation forms will be submitted to COPIC after you have completed the third event.

• Understanding the continuum of care for the non-dependent, high-risk substance user including the components of a brief conversation
• Assessing and enhancing motivation for change and determine appropriate referral for patient
• Examining the construct of brief therapy and what patients can expect from a brief therapy referral
• Identifying opportunities for coordinating patient care including treatment referrals and patient follow through
• Addressing perceived barriers to implementing screening and brief intervention including time, reimbursement and available specialty care

To register for this event, click on the link below and follow the instructions: https://compx17.eventcenterlive.com/cfmx/ec/register/reg.cfm?BID=1&RegID=54B7A101

SBIRT WEBCAST SERIES SESSION 3
New Clinical Guideline for Alcohol and Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment
Presenter: w. Perry Dickinson, MD, Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Family Medicine
Target Audience: Primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants, clinic support staff, and interested healthcare professionals

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm MT

This presentation is the third in the three-part series sponsored by the Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC) on the use of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treat (SBIRT) in healthcare settings.

Please note: Due to the generous sponsorship of CCGC, this event is free not only to participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members, but is also free for all participants from Colorado (including computer link and CME).

Colorado Participants: COPIC is awarding 1 ERS point for their insureds who participate in all three SBIRT webcast presentations. You must complete the Evaluation and CME questions for all three events to qualify. These evaluation forms will be submitted to COPIC after you have completed the third event.

• Examine the rationale for regular alcohol and substance use screening in primary care settings.
• Determine appropriate assistance for patients according to their level of use and risk.
• Use a brief intervention or motivational conversation to help patients achieve their health goals.
• Apply strategies for implementing alcohol and substance use screening and brief intervention in clinical practice.
• AIdentify available tools and resources on alcohol and substance use screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment.

To register for this event, click on the link below and follow the instructions: https://compx08.eventcenterlive.com/cfmx/ec/register/reg.cfm?BID=1&RegID=B2E546D5

This session was presented live on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Please click HERE to learn more about the online archive of this webcast.

Click HERE to learn more about purchasing or borrowing CHAMPS Archived Webcasts on CD-ROM.

    
Change for the Better:
Creating Work Relationships that Work
Presented by Libby Wagner

Target Audience: Community Health Center clinical staff, non-clinical staff, and board members

This three-webcast series was designed to help participants create positive relationships with coworkers, ultimately improving productivity, trust, and morale in the workplace. A focus on improving interpersonal and communication skills allows staff and board member to focus on the work of serving patients and communities. Each session includes concrete resources, specific communication tools, and immediately useable skills for creating positive change in the workplace. The three webcasts can be utilized individually, but participants of all three events will build upon concepts and skills.

WORK RELATIONSHIPS SERIES SESSION 1
Creating Positive Work Relationships: Tools for Increasing Trust and Building Commitment to Shared Goals
Topics: Using Four Core Dimensions: Respect, Empathy, Specificity, and Genuineness; How to gain buy-in and commitment; Behavioral strategies for improving relationships - even the difficult ones; Q & A
Archived online through September 2008
CME available through September 2008

To view this Session 1 online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146000485.

WORK RELATIONSHIPS SERIES SESSION 2
Introduction to Ethical Influencing: Asking for What You Want and Making Behavior Requests
Topics: Converting undesirable behaviors to desirable behaviors; Dealing with real-time issues that need to be resolved; Utilizing specific, positive feedback as an additional influencing tool; Q & A
Archived online through November 2008
CME available through November 2008

To view Session 2 online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146000866.

WORK RELATIONSHIPS SERIES SESSION 3
Confrontation without Conflict: How to Address Difficult Issues Directly and Respectfully
Topics: Three kinds of respectful confrontations; Dealing with tough emotional interactions; Strengthening relationships through honest communication; Q & A
Archived online through January 2009
CME available through January 2009

To view Session 3 online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146001198.

Medications for Diabetes and Its Complications:
A Case-Based Approach
Presented by Laura Shane-McWhorter, PharmD

Target Audience: Community Health Center clinical staff
Topics: Discuss the current controversy surrounding glitazone use; Describe use of newer agents for diabetes including inhaled insulin and DPP-IV inhibitors; List new American Heart Association target blood pressures for specific disease states; Review information regarding the direct renin inhibitor, aliskiren; Discuss priorities in hyperlipidemia treatment in patients with diabetes; Q & A
Archived online through December 2008
CME available through December 2008
1.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit available through January 16, 2009

To view this archived webcast online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146001066.

Introduction to SBIRT Webcast Series

Target Audience: Primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants, clinic support staff and other interested healthcare professionals

This three-webcast series, sponsored by the Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative (CCGC), addresses ways to implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treat (SBIRT) in healthcare settings. SBIRT is an evidence-based approach to reducing risky substance use and improving health outcomes. The SBIRT practice consists of universal screening in healthcare settings to identify healthcare risks related to substance use, brief intervention using motivational conversation to explore options for positive change, and referral to specialized treatment during any phase of the process.

Please note: Due to CCGC sponsorship, these archived events are all free to all participants from Colorado (including computer link and CME).

Colorado Participants: COPIC is awarding 1 ERS point for their insureds who participate in all three SBIRT webcast presentations. You must complete the Evaluation and CME questions for all three events to qualify. These evaluation forms will be submitted to COPIC after you have completed the third event.

SBIRT SERIES SESSION 1
How to Implement Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Presented by John Higgins-Biddle, PhD
Topics: What and why of SBIRT, including a brief history of SBIRT; How to provide universal screening in healthcare settings; Essential elements of brief intervention; Critical steps of evidence-based SBIRT practices; Q & A
Archived online through May 2009
Application for CME credit has been filed with AAFP; determination of credit is pending.

To view Session 1 online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146001822.

Dr. Higgins-Biddle has provided a follow-up to several questions that were posed during the live event, but he was unable to address due to time constraints. Click HERE to download and print this information.

SBIRT SERIES SESSIONS 2 & 3
Topics: Sessions 2 and 3 of this series will be offered in August and October, 2008. Please click HERE for more information.

  
Oral Health Basics for the Primary Care Provider
Presented by Michael Crutcher, DDS

Target Audience: Community Health Center primary health care providers and leadership
Topics: Caries as a preventable infectious/transmissible disease; Detection of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and use of fluoride varnish in the practice/clinic; Relationship of Periodontal Disease with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, reproductive outcomes, and pancreatic cancer; Effects of oral contraceptives, heart medicines, antidepressants, and other prescribed medicines on the oral tissues; Detection of caries on adolescent/adult teeth: meth mouth and soda pop caries; Effects of tobacco products on the oral soft and hard tissues; Q & A
Archived online through June 23, 2009
Application for CME credit has been filed with AAFP; determination of credit is pending.

To view this archived webcast online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146001924.

Please be aware that the internet is a dynamic environment and the chosen links may change at anytime. CHAMPS does not endorse and cannot be held responsible for the content of the sites listed below, nor for any programs they espouse.

American Academy of Family Physicians
Type: Search for future CME activities accredited by AAFP (including online offerings) by state or topic
Theme(s): Clinical topics

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
Type: Virtual seminars, learning system, online school
Theme(s): Executives

BoardSource
Type: Consulting & training, one-day courses, forums, teleconferences
Theme(s): Non-profit boards

Brown Consulting Associates, Inc.
Type: Webcasts
Theme(s): Billing and coding

  
Bureau of Primary Health Care - Uniform Data System C.Y. 2005
Type: Online training program (27 minutes)
Theme(s): Appropriate for those familiar with the UDS but who have not been able to attend training or need an overview of updates to the 2005 UDS reporting requirements.

  
California Distance Learning Network
Type: Webcasts, satellite broadcasts, CD-ROMs, videos, etc. searchable by subject, media type or date; click on “Courses & Programs”, then choose search type
Theme(s): Administration, communications, health & wellness, professional health, public health, diseases, culture

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)/Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
Type: Webcasts, satellite broadcasts, CD-ROMS, videos, etc., searchable by date and keyword; registration required; no charge
Theme(s): Clinical topics

  
CharityUniversity
Type: Live telephone classes, on-demand internet classes
Theme(s): Board and administrative topics

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Provider Education Project
Type: Free online CE course, resources
Theme(s): Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Clinical Directors Network (CDN)
Type: Webcasts, videoteleconferences, etc.; click on desired links to the left on the home page
Theme(s): Clinical topics

CMEWeb.com, Thompson American Health Consultants
Type: Online CME courses; listed by topic, clinical specialty, and specialty credit; registration required
Theme(s): Clinical topics

Delta Dental PANDA
Type: Seminars; videotape available
Theme(s): Dental

  
HealthStream CME Search
Type: Nationwide search of live and video/CD-ROM CME opportunities
Theme(s): Clinical, administrative, managerial, legal, and professional development topics

  
Joint Commission Resources (JCR) Learning Management System
Type: Audio and web conferences, online education, and education via satellite
Theme(s): Areas of Joint Commission accreditation including standards, survey process, sentinel events, outcomes measurement, and more

  
MedConnect CME/CE Center
Type: Online CME and CE opportunities listed by topic; registration required, no charge
Theme(s): Medicine, family practice, managed care, and pharmacy topics

  
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Type: Live online webcasts
Theme(s): Maternal and child health

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Type: Seminars, conferences, webcasts, audio conferences, web-based education, etc.
Theme(s): Administrative and managerial topics


Metro Denver Dental Society Continuing Education Calendar
Type: National dental CE opportunities listed by date
Theme(s): Clinical, dental

    
National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (NACHC)
Type: Forums, conferences, workshops, seminars
Theme(s): Boards, executives, finance, operations, business planning, clinical etc.

  
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)
Type: Web Conferences
Theme(s): Various, including: coding, mental health, practice management, guidelines, etc.

  
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Type: Online series in six parts; includes videos, transcripts, and resource links
Theme(s): Complementary and alternative medicine

  
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Type: Archived workshop, available online or on CD-ROM
Theme(s): Pesticide exposure and treatment

  
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Type: Live training via phone and internet conenction
Theme(s): Comprehensive Coding Education Program

  
Office of Continuing Education, UNC School of Public Health
Type: Online public health module
Theme(s): Public health ethics, boards of health training, publich health nursing, etc.

Public Health Training Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Type: Webcasts, satellite broadcasts, netconferences, and other distance learning
Theme(s): Clinical topics

psychCME
Type: Live symposiums, TV broadcasts, live audio conferences, and reports
Theme(s): Psychology

  
Richard Male & Associates
Type: Training sessions
Theme(s): Fundraising, grant writing, information technology, development, marketing, etc.

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