event

Curry International Tuberculosis Center is pleased to announce a 90-minute web-based seminar, followed by a 30-minute question and answer period. This case-based training will highlight common basic dilemmas in the differential diagnosis of TB. The seminar will be broadcast live, via the internet on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

Goal
With a panel of experts, review case scenarios of the most common diagnostic dilemmas in the diagnosis of TB which will include basic issues in the recognition of NTM, infectious pneumonia, and cancers.

Join us in Toronto for an international conference sponsored by the Association of Ontario Health Centres, the Canadian Alliance of Community Health Centre Associations and the National Association of Community Health Centers.

This event will be a dynamic two days.

This webinar will discuss various options for treating alcohol use disorders, including integrating medication options into a comprehensive strategy for alcohol treatment.  Information will be presented on treatment of alcohol abuse and dependence from a recovery-oriented system of care perspective.  Webinar participants will engage in question/answer sessions and discussion throughout the session.

Integration of Behavior health and primary care in the patient centered medical home.

Program highlights of this year's conference include:

Dynamic Educational and Plenary Sessions

• Government/Legislative policy updates
• Roundtable with the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health
• Building a Patient-Centered Medical Home
• Coordinating Care for Quality and Cost Benefits

Did you know there are more than 4 million poisonings annually in the U.S. and over half of these are with children under the age of five? Did you know that people living in impoverished neighborhoods have a disproportionate risk of being poisoned, as compared to the general population? During HOP’s Peer-to-Peer Event on poison prevention, you’ll learn some of the reasons why, plus what you can do to arm yourself with the most updated and relevant information about this pressing health topic.

Because of escalating medical care costs and national health care reform, community health centers are receiving well-deserved praise and attention for their cost-effective and high-caliber health services. Community health centers are particularly well suited to adopt the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, a health delivery system which incorporates finely coordinated medical care that responds to the needs of the “whole person.” Patients from underserved and vulnerable populations can especially benefit from the personalized and detailed care found within the PCMH model.

Health care and immigration are leading national issues with community-level implications. According to Health Outreach Partners’ (HOP) National Needs Assessment on Farmworker Health Outreach (2010), many farmworker focus group participants highlighted the urgent need for legal rights education. During this call, HOP’s Experience Panel will examine techniques and special considerations for delivering legal rights education and information to immigrant communities.

May is Women’s Health Month, an ideal time to look at new ways to meet the health care needs of underserved women. Join Beth A. Collins Sharp, PhD, RN and Sharon Rising Schindler, MSN, CNM, FACNM as they discuss the health care needs of this vulnerable population and the Centering Care Model, an innovation that addresses the vital area of prenatal care.

Free CNE credit available

Presenter: Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH, Dean Emanuel Endowed Chair, National Farm Medicine Center

Wednesday, March 23 from 12-1 pm CDT