8 Tips for Hypertension Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

This 5-minute module will provide you with eight (8) manageable tips for Hypertension.

American Lung Association’s Asthma Educator Institute Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

The Hudson Valley Asthma Coalition will be conducting the American Lung Association’s Asthma Educator Institute™  2-day course on November 14-15, 2019 | 8am-4:30pm to prepare qualified health professionals to sit for the National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB) examination. The course will be at New York Medical College in Valhalla.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES & AGENDA

The overall course objectives are:

• To prepare participants to provide NHLBI and NAEPP guideline directed asthma care to patients, families and health care providers across all settings.
• To identify the various roles of the asthma educator.
• To help prepare participants to pass the National Asthma Educator Certification Board exam.
• To network with health care providers/educators and organizations surrounding asthma care and asthma care policies.

 

The scheduled topics for the seminar are as follows:

• Education Principles for a Partnership in Asthma Care
• Asthma Overview
• Factors Contributing to Asthma Exacerbations
• Barriers to Adherence & Compliance: Behavioral, Cultural & Other Challenges
• Asthma Medicine Devices & Demonstration
• Pharmacological Therapy
• Patient and Family Assessment
• Asthma Action Plan: Management Plan Development
• Your Role As an Asthma Educator: Professional Issues/ Professional Practices
• NAECB Exam Preparation

 

Pre-registration is required.  Please respond to this announcement at your earliest convenience. Spaces are limited.

 

Attendance at the course requires that you follow up and take the national asthma educator certification exam.

 

The course is $300 and the national exam is $350. Scholarships for both are available.

 

Email me at Jacqueline.Rubino@Lung.org to register.

 

Behavioral Health Community Crisis Protocol #2 Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: Direct care staff.

The BH Community Crisis and Urgent Care Protocol improves access to coordinated evidence-based clinical treatment and supportive services that can enable individuals with BH disorders to address urgent and crisis BH issues safely in community settings with a variety of options. The training explores multiple paths an individual can take when a crisis arises that does not involve utilizing the emergency room.

Blood Pressure Module Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: Physicians, NPs, RNs, Medical Assistants or staff providing care to hypertension patients.

This module highlights best practices for capturing and documenting blood pressure derived from empirical evidence of missed opportunities. Controlling Blood Pressure is one of the ten priority performance improvement measures that MHVC has selected within the NYS DOH DSRIP program. The overarching goal of this measure is to reduce the number of Medicaid patients with high and uncontrolled blood pressure.

 

Blueprint for Health Equity Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

The Blueprint for Health Equity is an experiential learning event, that will allow you to consider the work you already do or will do in the future, through the eyes of the people you will be serving. This workshop will explore the social determinants of health through a health equity and racial equity lens.

For more information on upcoming training info please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org 

Brief Action Planning Expand Continuing Education Credits:6.0 CCMC, ANCC & SW
Intended Audience: Case managers, Mental health providers including social workers who provide direct service, supervision, and administrative oversight.

Length of training:  Six (6) hours

Brief Action Planning is a structured way of interacting with individuals interested in making a concrete action plan for some aspect of their health. It is based on the principles and practice of Motivational Interviewing and is supported by evidence from behavioral science and self-management support. The core skills of Brief Action Planning can be learned by anyone interested in supporting others to make change.

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Cancer Prevention & Screening Presentations Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

This training contains a series of PowerPoint presentations that were presented at Screening and Diagnosis of Early Stage Cancers: The Best Defense is a Good Offense at the Price Center located at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

 

The following are six (6) presentations from Cancer Prevention and Screening Researchers and Physicians:

• Screening for Uncommon Cancers: Who and how should you screen for Gastric Cancer?
• Screening Mammography: Does One Size Fit All?
• Colorectal Cancer Early Diagnosis: Updates on Screening Guidelines
• Overview of Cancer Screening in the Bronx
• Cervical Cancer Detection: Perspectives on Screening and HPV
• Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen

Care Management on the Cutting Edge Expand Continuing Education Credits:4.0 CCMC, 4.0 ANCC and 4.0 NYS SW CE
Intended Audience: Care management staff, Mental health providers including social workers who provide direct service, supervision, and administrative oversight

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering training on Care Management on the Cutting Edge. This 4 hour training is designed to engage health home care management staff in promoting positive patient outcomes while contributing to healthcare transformation.

About This Training
By the end of this training, the learner will:
• Recognize the importance of cultural competence and health literacy in the practice of case management.
• Define case management, and state the steps in the case management process.
• Discuss key concepts in healthcare transformation, including value-based payment, and their relevance to case management.
• Identify the common barriers to effective communication and describe effective communication techniques, including SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation).

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Care Management On the Cutting Edge Train-The-Trainer Expand Continuing Education Credits:6.0 CCMC
Intended Audience: Care Management Facilitators, Patient Care Managers/Supervisors, Health Educators

Length of Training: Seven (7) hours.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering train-the-trainer sessions on Care Management for Health Homes in 2017. This full day workshop is designed to activate health home care management trainers to engage their care management staff in promoting positive patient outcomes while contributing to healthcare transformation.

Care Management: Diabetes Expand Continuing Education Credits:4.0 CCMC
Intended Audience: Care Managers, Patient Care Navigators, Health Educators and Care Support Roles.

Length of Training: Four (4) hours.

Participants will receive fundamental information on diabetes, its underlying cause and disease process, medical management, and patient education as it integrates to case management process.

Care Management: Diabetes Webinar Series Expand Continuing Education Credits:Pending 1.0 ANCC, 1.0 CMCC and 1.0 NYS SW CE
Intended Audience: Care management/care managers, RN’s, LPN’s, Mental health providers including social workers who provide direct service, supervision, and administrative oversight

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering a webinar series on care management for patients with diabetes.  This training is part of MHVC’s cross project training strategy that promotes the ongoing transformation of healthcare; specifically in building competencies in care management of complex cases.

Participants will receive fundamental information on diabetes, its underlying cause and disease process, medical management, and patient education as it integrates to case management process.  Participants are not required to attend all  4 sessions.

Module 1: Epidemiology

Module 2: Pharmacology

Module 3: Diabetes Treatment Modalities and Self-Management

Module 4: Documentation and Case Management

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Care Management: Heart Failure, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expand Continuing Education Credits:4.0 CCMC
Intended Audience: Care Managers, Patient Care Navigators, Health Educators and Care Support Roles.

Length of training: Four (4) Hours

Heart failure, formerly known as congestive heart failure (CHF), means the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Participants will learn the common signs and symptoms of Heart Failure; self–management techniques to prevent exacerbation of heart failure; and implications for case management of impacted individuals.

Hypertension is a serious medical condition where blood flows through the blood vessels with greater force than normal. This module will discuss hypertension, treatment and control and case management strategies to manage this serious medical condition.

The majority of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is caused by risk factors that can be controlled, treated or modified, such as diet, exercise, obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and stress. This module will discuss modifiable and non–modifiable risk factors, case management interventions to address these risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular

Clinical Approach to Asthma Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

This online module provides an introduction to Asthma, overview of Asthma Evidence-Based Guidelines, and Asthma Management tools.

Community Health Workers and Chronic Conditions Training Program Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: Community Health Workers.

Healthcare Association of New York State is offering a Community Health Workers and Chronic Conditions training program. The Community Health Workers and Chronic Conditions Training Program includes five modules on the importance of self-management, reviews strategies for supporting clients in chronic disease self-management efforts, and provides an overview of specific chronic conditions including high blood pressure/prehypertension and hypertension, prediabetes, diabetes and asthma.

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Contract Performance Reporting Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: MHVC reporting partners.

This online module provides information on how your organization will engage with Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative in reporting performance measures.

For more information the training click here

Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Best Practices Forum (CCHL) Expand Continuing Education Credits:pending 4.0 CCMC, 4.0 ANCC, 4.0 SW CEU, 4.0 MHC
Intended Audience: Supervisors, managers, administrators, change agents and informal influencers.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is hosting a second Cultural Competency and Health literacy (CCHL) Best Practices forum sharing CCHL strategies in the Hudson Valley. The event will include topics on stigma reduction, social determinants of health, implicit bias and how to collect and use CCHL data effectively.

You are invited to attend the CCHL Best Practices Forum, or feel free to forward registration link to appropriate staff in your organization.

This event is designed to explore and share CCHL best practices and topics impacting the Hudson Valley.

When: Thursday November 8, 2018

Time: 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Where:    Emergency Services Center

22 Wells Farm Road, Goshen NY 10924

The half day agenda includes a keynote speaker, breakout sessions and a panel discussions topics including:

• Social Determinants of Health
• Access to Care
• Using CCHL Data
• Implicit Bias
• Stigma Reduction

For more information

Register here

For more information regarding the event, please contact Jasmine Cruz by email at jascruz@montefiore.org

Culture Competency and Health Literacy Train-The-Trainer Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience: Training Facilitators, Patient Care Managers/Supervisors, Health Educators /Coach

Length of Training: Four (4) hours.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering train-the-trainer sessions on Cultural Competency & Health Literacy (CCHL). This training is MHVC’s commitment to “Enhance and transform health care of the population we serve in the Hudson Valley by committing to address the social determinants of health, that includes cultural and linguistic needs.

Depression Course Module Expand Continuing Education Credits:This module has been submitted for CE and CME credits and is pending approval.
Intended Audience: All Staff

This learning module is designed for primary care providers, care managers and behavioral health providers to increase knowledge and self-confidence in screening for and managing major depressive disorder using the PHQ9, measurement-based care and the collaborative care model.  The module uses a longitudinal series of annotated video case vignettes to demonstrate effective communication skills and the Collaborative Care Model in action.  A case-based post-test checks for understanding of covered content.

Specific content includes:

• Details about the prevalence of major depressive disorder in the general population and in patients with comorbid chronic disease
• How to screen for depression using the PHQ2 and PHQ9
• How to have a conversation with a patient about a diagnosis of depression to
• How to use shared decision tools to guide medication choice conversations, and counsel patients about medication side effects.
• How to do a suicidal risk assessment using the P4 Screener, and how to manage a patient with active suicidality
• How to use Brief Action Planning to support self-management of depression
• How to collaborate with an extended care team  (primary care provider, care manager and psychiatrist) to implement the depression collaborative care model.
• How to use measurement-based care to guide the management of depression by repeating the PHQ9 over time.
• How asking about “what matters” can help support the development of care plans that meet patients where they are at.

By the conclusion of this activity learners will be able to:

1. State three reasons why it is important to screen for depression in general medical settings
2. Utilize the PHQ2 and PHQ9 to identify patients with depression in their practices and monitor treatment response
3. State 4 questions of the P4 Screener to evaluate for active suicidality
4. Utilize depression education, and self-management support strategies including BAP to manage patients with depression
5. Understand the various roles of Collaborative Care team members and effectively collaborate with a behavioral health collaborative care team (Care manager, psychiatrist, PCP) to maximize care and make referrals as needed.

For more information on the E-Learning module please click here to access training announcement.

 

 

DSRIP 101 Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

This online training provides a foundational learning on DSRIP, the role of Performing Provider Systems, and the role of network partners as part of MHVC.

Engage Beyond Hospitalization Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) in collaboration with 1199 SEIU Training and Education Fund (TEF) proudly presents a one-day course on Engage Beyond Hospitalization. Participants will receive at least three best practices for patient engagement and how to use the PAM Tool or similar tools and ways to follow up after hospitalization for mental illness –within 30 days.

About this Training
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
• List at least three best practices for patient engagement
• Describe how to use the PAM® Tool or similar tools and ways to follow-up with the patient
• Demonstrate strategies for telephonic and in-person patient engagement
• Evaluate case scenarios for patient engagement and needed support

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Expand Continuing Education Credits:6.5 CCMC, ANCC & SW
Intended Audience: Care Managers, Patient Care Navigators, Health Educators, Care Support Roles, Mental health providers including social workers who provide direct service, supervision, and administrative oversight.

Length of Training: Six and half (6.5) hours

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative conversation style to strengthen a person’s own motivation and commitment to change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.

By the end of this training, the learner will:

• Describe MI and the four processes
• Discuss Spirit of MI
• Understand MI core skills (OARS)
• Recognize change talk and how to respond to change talk
• Understand how to deal with resistance
• Understand how to apply “Ask-tell-ask” during patient interactions

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Freedom from Smoking Cessation 8 Day Course Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

Join the American Lung Association’s eight-week quit smoking program, conveniently held at the Yonkers Public Library-Riverfront Branch.  Hundreds of thousands of people have become smoke-free through a Freedom From Smoking® Group Clinic which offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting smoking.

 

Overseen by a certified facilitator, you will learn:

 

• How to know if you’re really ready to quit
• Medications that can increase your success
• Lifestyle changes to make quitting easier
• How to prepare for your quit day
• Coping strategies for managing stress & avoiding weight gain
• How to stay smoke-free for good

 

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Register Online

Help Your Team Embrace Change Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: This workshop is intended for managers leading change or who are key contributors to a healthcare transformation project.

Change Management is a systematic approach to support individuals, teams, and organizations to a desired future state. This workshop will help participants build a foundation in the concepts of change that are necessary for applying change management.

Objectives:

• Identify the organizational barriers and drivers to successful change management
• Discuss various frameworks and models to view change process
• Understand the roles involved in change management
• Define the five core skills a manager uses for effective change management
• Understand the value structured change management provides to projects success
• Apply tools for mitigating resistance to change
• Understand effective change management communication

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For more information on future trainings please contact jchaya@Montefiore.org 

Mental Health First Aid (Older Adults) Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

The Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults and Those with Later-Life Issues module builds upon the effectiveness of the standard Mental Health First Aid curriculum by focusing on older adults and the gaining population.

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Mental Health First Aid Training (Adult) Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: General knowledge of mental health and substance use issues (for example: s/he is a mental health/substance use professional, has worked with individuals experiencing mental health disorders or is in recovery from mental illness or substance use disorders)

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is hosting Mental Health First Aid training in 2020. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. The training helps you identify, understand and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses.

About this course:

Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid (Adult) helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

When you take a course, you learn how to apply the Mental Health First Aid action plan in a variety of situations, including when someone is experiencing:

• Panic attacks
• Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
• Nonsuicidal self-injury
• Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)
• Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use
• Reaction to a traumatic event

The opportunity to practice — through role plays, scenarios, and activities — makes it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation.

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MHVC Clinical Integration Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience:

This module is Part 3 of 3 partner training series on data exchange. Partners will receive guidance on implementing organizational changes for effective health information exchange.

MHVC Data Sharing Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience:

This module is Part 1 of 3 partner training series on data exchange.  This module will focus on three (3) areas:  Health Information Exchange; Meaningful Consent; and Data Privacy.

MHVC IT Security Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

Creating an integrated delivery system involves the use of technology (i.e. computers) and safeguarding information. This module provides you with 10 tips on IT Security that applies to you and other staff in your organization.

MHVC Meaningful Use Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience:

This module is Part 2 of 3 partner training series on data exchange. Partners will receive an overview of best practices for ensuring their EHR meet DSRIP requirements.

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) in collaboration with Crisis Prevention Institute proudly presents a one-day course on Nonviolent Crisis Intervention®. This training is a behavior management system that teaches simple skills for assessing, managing, and responding to risk behavior at work. The focus is on verbal de-escalation, prevention, and early intervention.

About this Training
This time-tested program gives you an effective framework for decision making and problem solving. It also equips you with the skills and confidence to champion a culture of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security℠.

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

NYS Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Instructor Training Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: Interested candidates must have experience with patients/clients in substance use and addiction field and one of the following Train the Trainer topics: Motivational Interviewing, Screening Patients, Brief Interventions and stages of change.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is hosting an instructor training on Screening, Brief intervention, and Referral to treatment (SBIRT). SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services. This training is part of MHVC’s cross project training strategy to help build patient-centered self-management support skills.

For more information

Population Health Module Series: Capabilities and Tools Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

Learners who complete this module will receive elements of effective integration and examples of tools health care organizations utilizes in creating an integrated delivery system.

Population Health Module Series: Differentiation and Challenges of Population Health Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

This module will explain the context for population health through defining “population health” and differentiating it from “public health” and “community health”.

Population Health Module Series: Introduction to Population Health Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

This module introduces you to the Population Health Module Series developed by Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative Workforce Development and Management. The learner will receive a foundational understanding of how population health influence the creation of integrated delivery systems.

Population Health Module Series: Organizations in Populations Health Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

At the end of this module, the learner will be able to describe the different health care settings that care for certain conditions and the role of a medical neighborhood. This module will also define characteristics of an integrated delivery system.

Population Health Module Series: Patient and Care Teams Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

This module will provide information on members of an extended care team and how they contribute to population health. The learner will also receive elements of patient-centered care and how they promote population health.

Poverty in the Bronx: Forum and Simulation Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative and Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities invite you to an informative and immersive program focused on the impact of poverty on our communities. Poverty has a direct link to poor health as evidenced in the Bronx where families live with significantly higher rates of chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Experts will explore the relationship between poverty and health disparities and how we can improve our community members’ experiences when they visit us for services. Participants will take on the roles of family members living on a limited budget and learn about the challenges and difficult choices they make and the toll it takes on their health and access to care. Upon completing the simulation, participants will be prepared to identify opportunities to improve health equity for patients in their own workplace.

 

For more information on future trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Webinar Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: Providers interested in developing confidence managing patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

Dr. Tiffany Lu & Dr. Damara Gutnick will present a webinar to

Providers interested in developing confidence managing patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

and are invited to join a webinar on

Friday, August 3rd 2018 from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm

Agenda:

• Why should out patient providers treat OUD?
• What is Project ECHO tele-mentoring and How does it work?
• How can Project ECHO help build your skills?

 For questions contact: Erka Amursi eamursi@montefiore.org

Click here to see event flyer and registration details 

 

 

Project ECHO: Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Expand Continuing Education Credits:Free CME credits for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Intended Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

What is Project ECHO for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Program?

Project ECHO is a free tele-mentoring program that provides training in Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia treatment to community providers. Videoconferencing (Zoom) will be used to deliver:

• Practical didactics on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Treatment
• Case discussions using cases that participants submit
• Support from peers and experts within and outside of Montefiore
• Free CME credits for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants

To register, Contact Erka Amursi

For more information, click here

Project ECHO: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (For Behavioral Health Providers) Expand Continuing Education Credits:Free CE/CEU credits for Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, and Nurses
Intended Audience: Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, and Nurses

What is Project ECHO Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Behavioral Health Providers?

It is a free tele-mentoring program that provides training in Opioid Use Disorder treatment to behavioral health providers. Videoconferencing (Zoom) will be used to deliver:

• Practical didactics on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
• Case discussions using cases that participants submit
• Support from peers and experts within and outside of Montefiore
• Free CE/CEU credits for Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, and Nurses

To register, Contact Erka Amursi

For more information, click here

Reaching Your Tobacco-Using Patients: Let the Quitline Help Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) hosted a smoking cessation webinar called “Reaching Your Tobacco-Using Patients: Let the Quitline Help!” Facilitated by Patricia Bax, RN, MS, TTS, ACB, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for the NYS Quitline/Roswell Park Cancer Institute, this webinar provided information about the NYS Quitline and how their services can help clients/patients to quit, as well as an overview of barriers and facilitators to implementing tobacco cessation activities and policies at the organization.

RHIO Connection Series Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

A Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is a group of organizations in a specific area that share healthcare – related information electronically according to accepted healthcare information technology (HIT) standards.  This module will provide you with more information on how this works.

 

 

 

SBIRT Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: healthcare professionals in partner organizations looking to implement SBIRT in their practice.

This 4-hour, self-paced, interactive and user-friendly online course will give you the information, motivation, tools and resources you need to conduct SBIRT in a variety of practice settings.

For more information and how to register click here

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Expand Continuing Education Credits:5.5 CCMC, ANCC & SW
Intended Audience: Healthcare professionals in partner organizations looking to implement SBIRT in their practice and Mental health providers including social workers who provide direct service, supervision, and administrative oversight

Length of Training: Five and half (5.5) hours

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is introducing an instructor-led training on SBIRT. Screening, Brief intervention, and Referral to treatment (SBIRT). SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach that provides opportunities for early intervention before more severe consequences occur. Evidencebased tools that are demonstrated to be valid and reliable in identifying individuals with problem use or at risk for a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) must be used. This training is part of MHVC’s cross project training strategy to help build patient-centered self-management support skills and is beneficial to social work practice.

For more information on upcoming trainings please contact LearnerCentral@Montefiore.org

Substance Use Disorder PIM 49 and 50 Prep Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: MHVC reporting partners.

Substance Use Disorder Inpatient and Outpatient Provider Prep Work Webinar to assist with PIM 49 and 50 for contracted providers.

Tobacco Cessation – NYS Smokers’ Quitline Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

Participants learn about the resources that the NYS Smoker’s Quitline offers to providers and consumers including the reports available to individual site or organization. This dynamic presentation also includes strategies on how to use Motivational Interviewing techniques in relation to tobacco use cessation.

Trauma, Aging and the Implications for Treatment Expand Continuing Education Credits:2.0 Contact Hours
Intended Audience: Licensed Socials Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

The Geriatric Mental Wellness Alliance and The Trauma Institute of Orange County Presents Trauma, Aging and the Implications for Treatment

This presentation will focus on the impact of earlier trauma on the way individuals experience aging, illness, and helplessness as patients, as well as on the way the encounter with trauma victims impacts providers. The main learning objectives will be to allow providers to understand the interactions between trauma and aging, be aware of the individual variability in responses to trauma, and the often disguised presentation of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in elderly trauma survivors.

The lecture will describe the pervasive reality of dehumanization in modern medical settings, its functional and non-functional causes, and factors that place elderly trauma survivors at an elevated risk for such treatment. Finally, some of the ways to counter these implicit processes will be addressed in order to prevent traumatization and re-traumatization of individuals.

When: Thursday November 30th, 2017 

Time: 10:30 am- 12:30 pm

Location: Emergency Service Center 22 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, NY 10924 

Cost: There is no cost to attend. $20 for those seeking CE Hours.

For more information and registration details 

For special requests, please contact: Carole Lindsell at 845-342-2400 ext.1257 Clindsell@mhaorangeny.org

Value Based Payment (VBP) Boot Camps Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:
Value Based Payments (VBP) – Contracting with Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: middle or upper management whose responsibility is to directly engage in contracting and/or manage relationships with payors.

As health care transitions into a value-based environment, Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering training to partners on the key components and players of MCO contracting, to prepare partners to be successful in this environment.

During this session attendees will explore key foundational concepts of contracting with managed care organizations (MCOs).By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Identify key stakeholders and their respective responsibilities within managed care contracting
• Understand the various types of managed care contracts and services, including reimbursement models as well as what goes into an MCO contract
• Recognize functions covered under managed care contracts
• Measure and monitor success in MCO contracting through various metrics
• Understand how the process differs for the various provider groups (e.g.BH, CBOs, PCPs, ACOs)

Date: December 17,2018

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Valley Cottage, NY

For more information and registration details 

Value Based Payments (VBP) Training Series Expand Continuing Education Credits:N/A
Intended Audience: Individuals whose responsibility is to operationalize value-based payments within their organization. Operational managers are also encouraged to attend.

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering two instructor-led topics that will support Hudson Valley partners’ readiness for value-based care. These two (2) hour training sessions support the Financial Stability governance under Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) initiatives.

For more information and details

Value Based Payments-Evolution of Non-Profits Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: all administrative and program management staff.

Evolution of Non-Profits

As NYS is shaping its health care environment to an integrated delivery system, the value and quality of care for patients / clients are key things that heavily influence this change. This training module is the first of three modules in this series that will provide you with information on what is value based payments.

Value Based Payments-Millennial Non-Profits Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All administrative and program management staff.

Millennial Non-Profits

This training module is the second of three modules in this series that will provide you with information on how your organization may approach the shift from volume to value healthcare.

Value Based Payments-Organizational Readiness Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All administrative and program management staff

Organizational Readiness

This training module is the third and last module in this series that will provide you with information on how your organization may better prepare for the shift from volume to value healthcare.

VBP Contracting with Managed Care Organizations-August 2019 Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

As health care transitions into a value-based environment, Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC) is offering this self-paced module on key components and players of Managed Care Organizations (MCO) contracting to prepare partners to be successful in this environment.

VBP Data & Analytics-June 2019 Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

This 50-minute education session will provide learners with information on Data & Analytics that support Value Based Transformation that is taking place in your organization.  This presentation will cover:
1. Introduction to Analytics in a Value Based Payment (VBP) environment
2. Data for VBP success
3. VBP Data Analytics in Practice

VBP Practice Transformation-August 2019 Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

As care continues to transition into a value-based environment, this training will provide information on how organizations can transform their practices to address the complex needs of their patients through various transformation models and create an integrated care infrastructure.

VBP Quality and Performance Reporting-September 2019 Expand Continuing Education Credits:
Intended Audience:

This presentation will provide the learner information on how Quality and Performance Reporting relates to value based arrangements. The learner will understand key VBP measures, target setting and best practices that support this transformation.

What Matters to You 2017 Expand Continuing Education Credits:n/a
Intended Audience: All healthcare staff.

MHVC is proud to announce its participation in the worldwide “What Matters to You” initiative, which was introduced by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in 2012.  This module will provide you information to support patient-centered care and building meaningful relationships with patients / clients / customers.