Southern NH Area Health Education Center A Public Health Training Center 128 Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077 www.snhahec.org March 2011 Upcoming Conferences, Workshops, and Programs Conferences and Workshops The Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Hampshire Nurses Association Commission on Continuing Education, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. The Southern NH Area Health Education Center, accredited by the NH Medical Society, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. For more information on all of our conferences and workshops, please visit our online calendar at www.snhahec.org/calendar. Online registration and a printable brochure is available for most events! The Cost of Chronic Disease: Challenges, Opportunities, and Outcomes Resources for Asthma Educators Sponsored by the New Hampshire Asthma Educators Network Wednesday, March 30 5:30-8:00 Pappas Room Puritan Back Room 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester $25 registration fee Includes dinner and continuing education credits Limited scholarships available, contact Christina for more information! Resources for Asthma Educators is a program sponsored by the NH Asthma Educators Network that will share resources available to asthma educators to enhance their interactions with patients. Panel: Educators Mentoring Educators Tobacco Treatment Motivational Interviewing Reports from the Field * Target Audience: The audience for this program includes clinicians who provide asthma education, whether they are certified asthma educators, or noncertified. The session will include a Reports from the Field segment where participants share their questions, comments, and experiences with the group. Please be prepared to bring your own to share! *please note: if you would like to opt out, please contact Christina Patenaude Limited Spaces Available! Register Today! Register Online at www.snhahec.org/calendar Or download the brochure at www.snhahec.org/online.cfm If you have any questions, please contact Christina Patenaude at cpatenaude@snhahec.org or (603) 895-1514 x3 FREE BOOKS!! SNHAHEC has a collection of textbooks that we will give away on a first come, first serve basis! They are unused and in excellent condition. Titles include: The Public Health Primer (Fairbanks/Wiese) Case Studies in Community Health (Fairbanks/Candelaria) Managed Care Made Simple, 2nd Edition (Baldor) If you are interested in any of these titles, please contact Christina Patenaude at cpatenaude@snhahec.org or (603) 895-1514 x3
Psychological First Aid March 16, 2011 6-9 pm Portsmouth Fire Department, Station 2 3010 Layfayette Road Psychological First Aid is an emerging intervention that can be used during the immediate response phase of any critical incident or disaster. The primary objectives of PFA are to promote safety, create calm, connect to others, self-efficacy or empowerment and instill hope. Registration Now Open! Register Online at www.snhahec.org/calendar or by contacting Christina Patenaude at cpatenaude@snhahec.org or 603.895.1514 x3 Participants in this session will be able to: Recognize opportunities to use PFA Demonstrate active listening skills Normalize psychological reactions as appropriate Teach stress management techniques Recognize adaptive coping versus maladaptive coping Identify sources of interpersonal support Use crisis communication techniques with individual disaster survivors and disaster workers SAVE the DATE! New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Collaboration 6th Annual Conference Cancer, Health Reform and Our Environment: New Opportunities and New Partnerships Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Courtyard by Marriott, Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH Featuring Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention David Woodmansee American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network Josē Montero, MD, MPH Director, NH Division of Public Health Services Breakout sessions: NH-based projects and models of care The brochure and registration information are available at www.nhcancerplan.org. Medical and nursing continuing education credits will be provided. For more information about the Comprehensive Cancer Collaboration visit www.nhcancerplan.org or call 603 415 4276 2
Diabetes and Oral Health A program that educates physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, and nurses on the relationship between oral health and diabetes Two Sessions Scheduled: Tuesday, April 19 5:00-6:00 p.m. Greater Nashua Dental Connection 31 Cross Street, Nashua Tuesday, May 17 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ahern, Nichols, Ahern and Hersey Family Dentistry 30 Pinkerton Street, Derry Online registration available! Visit www.snhahec.org/calendar Or contact Christina Patenaude at cpatenaude@snhahec.org or (603) 895-1514 x3 to register. If you are interested in this educational session, we can schedule in your area. Contact Christina for southern locations. If you are located in Coos, Grafton, Carroll, and Belknap Counties, contact April Allin, R.Ph. at aallin@nchcnh.org or at (603) 837-2519. Incentive Programs for Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use! Did you know that there are incentive funds available for implementing, and meaningfully using, certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs)? Every eligible provider who meets program criteria could receive up to $44,000 under the Medicare program or $63,750 under the Medicaid program. If you are a primary care provider, you may also be eligible to receive FREE technical assistance and support in implementing your system and meaningful use criteria! To learn more about these programs, visits these websites or email/call us at: Medicare EHR Incentive Program: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website: http://www.cms.gov/ehrincentiveprograms/ Medicaid EHR incentive program: New Hampshire Health Information Technology Program website: www.nhmedicaidhit.org; email: info@nhmedicaidhit.org; phone: (603) 271-3536 EHR Technical Assistance and Implementation Support: Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire website: http://www.maehc.org/rec_nh_index_.html; contact Jen Monahan, jmonahan@maehc.org; phone: (603) 717-5420 State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services 3
2011 Chronic Disease Conference The Cost of Chronic Disease: Challenges, Opportunities, and Outcomes May 18, 2011 Grappone Center, Concord The Cost of Chronic Disease: Challenges, Opportunities, and Outcomes returns as the second Chronic Disease conference focusing on prevention, intervention, and changes to the healthcare landscape. Learning objectives include: Identify potential opportunities for policy and practice change through Health Care Reform Define risk factors common to chronic disease Integrate strategies based on best practice guidelines to reduce the impact of chronic disease morbidity and promote optimal health Align professional networks to better prevent and manage chronic disease Featuring sessions on: Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Disease Using Community Resources to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Disease Stanford s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Integrating 5-2-1-0 Into the EMR Obesity in New Hampshire A Model of Assessment for Persons with Disabilities A Guide for Health Care Providers COPD and Asthma How to Use Microteams to Improve the Management of Chronic Disease Register Today! Visit www.snhahec.org/calendar or download the brochure at www.snhahec.org for registration information! Attention Students and Researchers! Interested in having your research or program displayed at this conference? Contact Christina at cpatenaude@snhahec.org for availability and display information. 4
ASTHMA EDUCATOR INSTITUTE June 22 & 23, 2011 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire Institute of Politics, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester SAVE THE DATE The American Lung Association developed the Asthma Educator Institute (AEI), a twoday preparatory course for the National Asthma Education Certification Board (NAECB) exam. The curriculum reflects the detailed content outline delineated in the NAECB Certified Asthma Educator candidate book (see www.naecg.org for details). AEI includes hands-on skills, demonstrations, and practice as well as evaluation tests to measure increase in knowledge and skills. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Analyze the components of asthma education: lung pathophysiology, assessment of physical status, environmental factors, barriers to adherence, and pharmacological interventions Design asthma management and education plans for individuals in a variety of situations Teach individuals how to manage their asthma using appropriate devices and techniques Pursue national certification through NAECB RESITRATION INFORMATION Registration opens in March...check back for more information! Brought to you by: One Day Certification Exam Prep Workshop June 24, 2011 Saint Anselm College Announcing a new one-day workshop for those interested in taking the NAECB exam! This one-day refresher course is designed for asthma educators who have previously attended the AEI but have not yet taken the exam. Those attending the 2011 AEI are welcome to attend! Check back soon for more details! 5
The New Hampshire CDSMP Network introduces Stanford s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: Better Choices, Better Health Do you have patients with a chronic disease? Are you looking for resources to help them take better care of themselves? The NH CDSMP Network is offering Stanford s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: Better Choices, Better Health as a resource to providers and residents of New Hampshire. The program gives patients with chronic diseases and the people who care for them an opportunity to learn how to put life back into their lives. The Better Choices, Better Health program is offered: As a series of workshops: Classes are offered in community centers across New Hampshire. Upcoming trainings can be found at www.snhahec.org under the Better Choices, Better Health tab. New Hampshire Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Network As a Lunch n Learn Session: An introductory one-hour session can be brought to your practice by SNHAHEC to help your staff understand what can be done to help patients with chronic diseases manage their lives. To schedule this session, contact Tracie below. For more information, please contact: Tracie Holmes, tholmes@snhahec.org or (603) 895-1514 x4 Storms in the Night Recognizing the Largely Unrecognizable: A Session on Obstructive Sleep Apnea The presentation will focus on complications and considerations of undetected and under-treated OSA. Learning Objectives for the session include: Discuss the scope and magnitude of unrecognized and under-treated OSA Identify the myriad historical/physical features suggestive of OSA Describe the multiple and far reaching CV, Endocrine/ Metabolic, and Neuro/Psychiatric consequences of OSA Faculty: Bruce Brokaw, PA-C, lecturer of the Cardiac Risk/ Emerging CV Risk Factors To schedule this session at your practice, please contact Christina Patenaude at cpatenaude@snhahec.org or at (603) 895-1514 x3 6
Legal Interpretation Training Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-9:30 pm March 23- May 25 22 Bridge Street, Manchester New Interpretation Classes This 70-hour Legal Interpretation Training Program is designed for bilingual individuals who are interested in interpreting in legal settings. Each applicant will be screened for language proficiency (English and target language) before being accepted into the program. The cost of the program is $600 if registered by March 10, and $800 thereafter. For more information, please contact Florentina Dinu at (603) 895-1514 x5 or via email at fgdinu@snhahec.org. Project partially funded by the City of Manchester Community Improvement Program In Partnership with with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Medical Interpretation Training Classes held in Manchester, NH SNHAHEC and NHMHC offer a 60-hour MIT Program in Manchester NH. Early registrants get a reduced rate, which includes the manual and screening cost. Applicants must have High School Diploma or GED and be 18 years of age (by the time of graduation from this program) if attending high school. Each applicant will be screened for English and target language proficiency. Check back for upcoming class dates! Project partially funded by the City of Manchester Community Improvement Program In Partnership with with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development For more information, contact Florentina Dinu at (603) 895-1514 x5 or via email at fgdinu@snhahec.org. 7
The following programs may be scheduled at your practice at your convenience: Improving Asthma Management: Continuing Education and Technical Assistance for Health Professionals Improving Asthma Management, a series of eight continuing education sessions, is designed to bring you the most up-to-date information for successful asthma management in the primary care setting and enable practices to have a significant impact on improving asthma management for better patient outcomes. Whether you decide to schedule one program or the entire series, your practice will identify improvements the practice wants to make from among evidence-based best practices recommended in the 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Examples of changes provider practices have been able to make include increasing the use of asthma action plans, routinely assessing for environmental triggers and exposures, diagnosing work-related asthma, scheduling follow-up asthma visits, increasing flu shots and more. This is an exceptional opportunity to make the kinds of improvements that will benefit both providers and patients. This 8 part series offers: Asthma Guidelines for the Way You Practice Asthma Management Tools: Gizmos and Gadgets Asthma Medications Spirometry Control of Environmental Factors that Affect Asthma Asthma Education: Using the Toolkit Asthma Management Should Not Be Complicated! Documentation: Implementation New or Revised Encounter Forms (for sites with Centricity only) Dates/Times: Practices may schedule these one-hour continuing education credit programs to best fit their needs. We suggest starting with the Asthma Guidelines and then choosing other sessions that fit the needs of the practice. Lunch will be provided. Cost: These Lunch & Learn programs are provided at no charge, as a service to medical offices by the co-sponsoring organizations. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, and nurses. For more information or to schedule a Lunch and Learn, call Tracie Holmes at (603)895-1514 ext. 4 or tholmes@snhahec.org. Diabetes in the School Learning Objectives 1. Discuss basic pathophysiology of Diabetes 2. Review treatment modalities for controlling Diabetes 3. Explain timing of insulin to meals and its action State the role of the school nurse for children with Diabetes Cost: These Lunch & Learn programs are provided at no charge, as a service to school nurses by the co-sponsoring organizations. Dates: You may schedule either of these one-hour continuing education sessions to best fit your needs. Continuing education credits are available for nurses. For more information or to schedule a Lunch and Learn, call Tracie Holmes at (603)895-1514 ext. 4 or tholmes@snhahec.org. 8
Case Studies in Diabetes This one hour program will encourage a dialogue about diabetes through the use of case studies. Several case studies have been planned for you, but feel free to bring your own. Learning Objectives: Describe the impact of behavior modification in helping patients manage their diabetes Identify the benefits of diabetes education and the diabetes guidelines in managing the care of patients with diabetes Discuss how to assist individuals with mental health and/or emotional issues in managing their diabetes. Dates/Times: Practices may schedule this one hour continuing education at a time that is convenient for your practice. For more information, please contact Tracie Holmes at (603) 895-1514 ext. 4 or tholmes@snhahec.org Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care These three sessions are geared towards Primary Care practices: Pregnant Women Early Childhood (0-5 years old) Middle Childhood - Adolescent (6-18 years old) Learning Objectives: Each one hour session will cover the following objectives for the appropriate age group. Upon completion of these educational sessions, participants will be able to: 1. Describe the importance of risk assessments and strategies for implementation in a busy practice. 2. Identify options for providing fluoride. 3. Demonstrate proper screening techniques. 4. Discuss anticipatory guidance in relation to the periodicity chart. Continuing education credits are available for physicians and nurses. For more information or to schedule a Lunch and Learn call Tracie Holmes at (603) 895-1514 ext. 4 or tholmes@snhahec.org. Diabetes Medication Update Learning Objectives: Identify new diabetes medications and describe how to use them appropriately. Discuss appropriate use of the existing DM medications. Identify indicators for moving to insulin. Apply knowledge of diabetes medications through case study, discussion and a question and answer period. Cost: This lunch and learn program is provided at no charge, as a service to medical offices by the co-sponsoring organizations. You may schedule either this one hour continuing education sessions to best fit your needs. For more information, please contact Tracie Holmes at (603) 895-1514 x4 or tholmes@snhahec.org. 9
Diabetes Guidelines Update This lunch and learn on diabetes medication updates is available to your practice. We will come during your lunch hours to present the program and we will bring lunch. Learning Objectives: Describe the revised guidelines for diabetes care Identify and articulate strengths and weaknesses in your practice in the management of diabetes Develop strategies for making system change to improve diabetes care in your practice Cost: These Lunch & Learn programs are provided at no charge, as a service to medical offices by the co-sponsoring organizations. Dates: You may schedule either of these one-hour continuing education sessions to best fit your needs. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, and nurses. For more information or to schedule a Lunch and Learn, call Tracie Holmes at (603)895-1514 ext. 4 or tholmes@snhahec.org. Announcements: Register online for our upcoming programs! Thank you, Christina Patenaude, Program Coordinator Southern New Hampshire AHEC 128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077 Tel. (603) 895-1514 ext. 3 Fax (603) 895-1312 Email: cpatenaude@snhahec.org www.snhahec.org March 2011 13 14 15 16 Psychological First Aid Spring Begins! 20 21 22 23 Legal Interpretation Classes begin 27 28 29 30 Resources for Asthma Educators 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 Apr 1 2 April 2011 Apr 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Managing BMI and Weight in Children 13 NHCCC 6th Annual Meeting 14 15 16 10