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Note: Use the following symbols to help identify the resources most appropriate for you.

	SYMBOL	INTENDED AUDIENCE
		CHC Non-Clinical Staff: Administration, Management, Finance, Operations, Development, etc.
		CHC Clinical Staff: Medical providers, Behavioral health specialists, Dentists, etc.
		CHC Board Members

    
Managing Change Series: Empowering CHCs to Succeed
Presented by Patricia Moten Marshall, SynerChange Chicago

Target Audience: Health Center staff and Board of Directors members

This series is sponsored through a partnership of the State and Regional Primary Care Associations of Region VIII: AUCH, CCHN, CHAD, MPCA, WYPCA, and CHAMPS.

Even without the passage of healthcare reform, the amount of change impacting community health centers is staggering. This series will help participants understand the challenge that change poses for individuals and organizations and provide helpful insight into how to successfully achieve change objectives. As pre-work for Staff Sessions 1, 2, and 3, registrants will identify a current change project within their area of responsibility to focus on during the session.

Those interested may attend any combination of sessions. However, participants interested in Staff Sessions 2 and 3 are strongly encouraged to attend Staff Session 1, as those events will build upon concepts & skills. All events will be archived online after the live events; Staff Sessions will also be available on CD. Advance registration is required. See below for registration details individual to each event. Charges may apply.

Governance Session - Considerations for Governance in Managing Change
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010
An online archive of this event is now available. Click HERE or see below for more details. Charges may apply.

Staff Session 1 - Change as a Process
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
An online archive of this event is now available. Click HERE or see below for more details. Charges may apply.

Staff Session 2 - Roles within the Change Process
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Time
Topics: Distinguish the roles individuals perform during the change process (sponsor, change agent, target, and advocate); Understand the relationships of the various roles during the change process; Learn what is required to effectively perform one's role(s) so that change objectives are achieved
Event Host: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Registration for this event is now open.
Click HERE for online registration.
Each computer may register once.
Charges may apply.

Staff Session 3 - Resistance to Change
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Time
Topics: Appreciate why resistance to change is natural and unavoidable; Understand positive vs. negative perceptions of change, and the impact of those perceptions on how resistance manifests itself; Learn steps to effectively manage the inevitable resistance that surfaces during major change
Event Host: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Registration for this event is now open.
Click HERE for online registration.
Each computer may register once.
Charges may apply.

Staff Sessions 1, 2, and 3 will be offered for 1.5 hours of CME credit. Determination of credit is pending.

NOTE: Computer links and CME credit for the live and archived versions of these webcasts are free for member participants from the following organizations (click on the links for more membership information about each sponsor). All other participants will be charged $75 per computer link and $15 per person for CME credit after accessing the archive.
Sponsoring Organizations:

Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)

Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH)

Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN)

Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD)

Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA)

Wyoming Primary Care Association (WYPCA)

Visit the Distance Learning Library to downloand handouts, evaluations, and other documents created for these and other past CHAMPS webcasts.

    
Successful Recruitment in Challenging Times:
A Community-Based Approach to Keeping Your Edge with Limited Candidates and Shrinking Funds
Presented by Cherith Flowerday, Colorado Rural Health Center

Target Audience: Health center/clinic staff responsible for or involved in recruitment, providers, and interested local organizations and citizens
Topics: Know how to involve community members in recruitment; Know how to lure the significant other of a candidate to your community; Know how to get the absolute most out of an onsite recruitment visit; Know how to make a job offer look more attractive than you thought possible; Learn what can give you an edge when a candidate is choosing from multiple offers; Q & A
Archived online through 01/20/11
CME availalbe through 01/20/11

To view this archived webcast online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146004736.
Charges may apply.

NOTE: Click on the "Resources" tab within the replay to download and print handouts and evaluation/CME form.

NOTE: Computer links to this archived webcast are free for participants from CHAMPS and Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) Organizational Members. CME credit is free for participants from CHAMPS Organizational Members. CRHC member participants will be charged $15 per person for CME credit. All other participants will be charged $75 per computer link and $15 per person for CME credit after accessing the archive.

Multimodal Approach to the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Presented by Dr. Kris Robinson, The University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing

Target Audience: Health center medical providers and support staff
Topics: Review the epidemiology of chronic pain; Understand how to implement a multidimensional assessment of chronic pain; Be able to adapt latest evidence-based practice guidelines to treatment of pain within a community health center; Understand how to implement a multimodal treatment approach that incorporates pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and alternative healing methods; Identify community resources for professionals and persons with chronic pain; Q & A
Archived online through 02/17/11
CME available through 02/17/11

To view this archived webcast online, link to: http://www.vcall.com/replay and enter replay number 2146004841.
Charges may apply.

NOTE: Click on the "Resources" tab within the replay to download and print handouts and evaluation/CME form.

Managing Change Series: Empowering CHCs to Succeed
Governance Session
Considerations for Governance in Managing Change
Presented by Patricia Moten Marshall, SynerChange Chicago; hosted by Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD)

Target Audience: Health center board of directors members and Executive Directors/CEOs
Topics: Distinguish the role of the Board during times of significant change; Learn where to focus Board Development in order to maximize effectiveness during times of significant change; Explore resistance to change and its implications for the Board
CME is not available for this event

To view this archived webcast online, please contact andrea@champsonline.org.
Charges may apply.

  
Managing Change Series: Empowering CHCs to Succeed
Staff Session 1
Change as a Process
Presented by Patricia Moten Marshall, SynerChange Chicago

Target Audience: All health center staff
Topics: Appreciate why change is such a challenge for organizations and individuals; Understand the stages of the change process; Learn the importance of articulating and clarifying the desired state of change; Q & A
Archived online through 08/24/11
CME approval is pending

To view this archived webcast online, CLICK HERE and follow the on-screen instructions.
Charges may apply.

  
Archived 2009 Annual Conference Webcasts

The following three educational sessions were originally presented during the fall 2009 CHAMPS Annual Primary Care Conference. These were webcasted live for those who could not attend the event in person, and the webcasts are currently available as online archives.

• Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Transforming Practices into Medical Homes
• Recruitment for Diversity
• Making CHIPRA Work: Options for Enrolling Eligible Children in Health Coverage

Handouts for these presentations are also available. Please click on the links below to download these resources.

• Handouts: Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
• Handouts: Recruitment for Diversity
• Handouts: Making CHIPRA Work

To access the online archived conference webcasts, contact andrea@champsonline.org with your name, title, and organization name.

Access to these archived webcasts from the 2009 conference will cost $65 for participants from organizations that are current CHAMPS Organizational Members, and $95 for participants from non-member organizations. Please visit the CHAMPS Organizational Members page to determine if your organization is a current member.

Future CHAMPS teleconferences are currently under development. Please check back for more details.

2010 Immunization Update Teleconference:
HPV, Pertussis, Influenza/H1N1, and More
Hosted by CHAMPS, Colorado Community Health Network, and Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition
Presented by Robert Brayden, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Pediatrician, The Children's Hospital, Denver

Target Audience: All those involved with the immunization delivery including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants, and other interested health professionals.
Topics: Understand the epidemiology and clinical features of HPV including the HPV4 vaccine for males; Understand transmission and complications of Pertussis and the concept of cocooning for the protection of infants; Learn about the 2010-2011 influenza and H1N1 vaccine strains and recommendations; Learn about new candidate vaccines including pneumococcal 13-valent, RSV and CMV; Hear updates on vaccine shortages including Hib, Hep A, and MMRV; Learn answers to questions regarding current vaccine recommendations; Q & A

Cost: This teleconference was sponsored by CHAMPS, Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN), and Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition, and is offered for free to health care professionals. CME credit is not available for this archive.

The archived teleconference is available as streaming audio online or by telephone through 11/02/10.

To access the online archive, link to http://audio3.confpro.com and enter reference number 2514071, then click 2010080313.wav.
To access the telephone recording dial 1-888-284-7564 and enter reference number 2514071.

Click HERE to download slides for this event.
Click HERE to download a follow-up document with additional resources.