Travis Chillemi | Patient Navigator Training Collaborative

Upcoming Event: Exploring Explicit Bias in Healthcare

Travis Chillemi — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:37:11 +0000

You are invited to a thought-provoking event sponsored by UCHealth and the Center for Women’s Health Research. This program is held in collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver, the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the National Behavioral Health Innovation Center.

Learning Objectives:
1 To define implicit bias.
2. To explain why implicit bias matters in health care and to mental health and women’s health in particular.
3. To describe strategies and techniques for mitigating implicit bias.

Who: Anyone interested in the topic
When: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Where: UCHealth–University of Colorado Hospital
Bruce Schroffel Conference Auditorium
Anschutz In-Patient Pavilion 2
12605 East 16th Ave
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Cost: $10 per person (includes light dinner)

Parking: Free valet parking will be available – instructions to follow

RSVP: Please register by October 19, 2017

Agenda

5:15 p.m. Check-in and light dinner

6:00 p.m. Welcome and introductions

6:05 p.m. Defining and Demystifying Implicit Bias
– Brenda J. Allen, PhD

6:35 p.m. Derailed: A Hard Call® Story Exploring Mental Illness and Stigma
– Matt Wynia, MD

7:05 p.m. Can Technology help us Address Implicit Bias? Virtual Reality as a Tool for Building Empathy and Understanding
– Matt Vogl, MPH

7:35 p.m. Question and Answer session

8:00 p.m. Adjourn
For more information, call Chiara Del Monaco at 720-848-4023.

Let’s Talk: Conversations About Women’s Health is a lecture series that educates women in our community on topics of health. We present evidence based information so that women have the information they need to make educated decisions about health for themselves and their families. Let’s Talk content is uniquely created and presented by a panel of nationally-renowned subject matter experts, physicians, and researchers.

Source: UCHealth Let’s Talk

Colorado Cancer Coalition holding Symposium on Oct 18-20

Travis Chillemi — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:59:13 +0000

Learn about cancer trends, screening guidelines, treatment updates, symptom management, and much more at the Colorado Cancer Coalition’s annual Symposium, Oct 18-20 in Westminster, CO. You won’t want to miss the keynote speaker Wendy S. Harpham, a physician and 26-year cancer survivor who has used her unique perspective to raise awareness among clinicians and empower patients to talk with their healthcare team about the challenges of survivorship.

The event will have a Patient Navigation “track” that includes sessions geared toward PNs, including:

Patient Navigation Across the Continuum of Care
Compassion Fatigue
Patient Assistance Panel (to learn about pharma assistance opportunities and other patient assistance resources)
Rural and Frontier challenges, barriers, and successes
Motivational Interviewing Training

There will also be sessions geared toward patients and caregivers but could also be of interest to patient navigators and other health care workers, including:

Understanding risk factors and increasing healthy behaviors
Symptom management
Mental health
Updates on Cannabis research

Multiple networking opportunities are included in event as well.

Event details:

Colorado Cancer Coalition Symposium
When: Oct 18-20, 2017
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Denver – Westminster
8773 Yates Dr, Westminster, CO 80031
Cost: $175 (enter coupon code DISCOUNT-50 for 50% off)

Source: Colorado Cancer Coalition

Health Literacy workshop coming to Pueblo

Travis Chillemi — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:41:54 +0000

Did you know that more than one-third of the US population has basic or below basic health literacy skills? The ability to understand, interpret, and process health information is known as health literacy. Patients need to understand health messages in order to make appropriate health decisions for themselves and family members, and patient navigators are essential in helping communicate this important information.

The Advanced Health Literacy course is designed to help Patient Navigators recognize patients with low health literacy and how to increase comprehension, readability, retention and apply skills to increase health outcomes.

Learning Objectives

This 1-day training will be highly interactive and activity based. By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Identify a variety of health education materials that are appropriate for your patients/clients.
Modify your verbal communication (e.g. word choice, explanations) to increase patient/client understanding of health-related information.
Use appropriate strategies to checking for understanding in order make sure that the patients/clients that you work understand important health information.

This workshop will be held in partnership with the Patient Navigator/ Community Health Worker/Promotor de Salud Alliance and will include a meeting over lunch featuring PN work and opportunity in Southern Colorado. The featured speaker will be Michelle East with Pueblo Community Health Center.

Advanced Health Literacy
When: 8:30-5 pm Oct. 10
Where: Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, CO
Register

To register for the Oct. 10 Alliance meeting ONLY (not the Health Literacy course) click here.

Fall courses announced – sign up today

Travis Chillemi — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:11:32 +0000

Check out the Patient Navigator trainings coming your way this fall!

Social Determinants and Health Equity: Widening the Lens of Health Promotion

This two-day course will examine the effects of social determinants of health such as economic status, stigma, homophobia, racism and other social and political issues on risk, prevalence and access to services. A continuum of approaches will be introduced to assist patient navigators with implementation strategies to address these concerns.
When: Sept 28 & 29
Where: Community First Foundation, Arvada, CO
Register

Online Course: Social and Emotional Aspects of Disease

This 7-week online course helps patient navigators understand their role and how to help patients and their caregivers deal with complex emotional issues related to chronic disease. Course activities include readings, online tutorials, videos, quizzes and online discussions, plus three live learning sessions.
When: Sept 18-Nov 5
Register

Advanced Motivational Interviewing

This Level 2 motivational interviewing (MI) course builds on the fundamental concepts and basic skills learned in the Patient Navigator Level 1 course. You will expand your skills related to the strategic use of questions and reflections to build upon and deepen client change talk.
When: Sept. 29
Where: Anschutz Health & Wellness Center, Aurora, CO
Register

Facilitation Skills for Patient Navigators

Are you a patient navigator looking to enhance your group education sessions or improve collaboration with your co-workers? Or maybe you’re a PN manager seeking to learn more about group dynamics and the individual needs of your employees. Whether you facilitate group-level interventions, staff meetings, or other group activities, this training is for you. All experience levels welcome.
When: Oct. 11 and 12
Where: Community First Foundation, Arvada, CO
Register

When will you announce more Level 1 courses??
Don’t worry – more Level 1 opportunities for this fall are coming soon. Be the first to know about all the latest courses by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Exciting Changes Up Ahead!
The Patient Navigator Training Collaborative is getting ready to unveil a new look for our web site! Stayed tuned for these exciting updates.

Native patient navigator training – workshops in September

Travis Chillemi — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:26:43 +0000

The Native American Cancer Research Corporation is offering a series of workshops in September 2017. Participants can elect to attend 1, 2, or 3, or any combination or days of trainings.

This training focuses on motivational interviewing, team work and collaboration, confidentiality and privacy and professionalism. Each topic area will include participant interactivities or practical exercises.

Registration Deadline: August 31, 2017

Training 1 – Day 1 and 2 – September 11-12: Cancer Content (13 hours and 30 minutes continuing education)
Training 2 – Days 3 and 4 – September 13-14: Patient Navigation Communication, Outreach, Literacy and Materials (13 hours and 30 minutes continuing education)
Training 3 – Day 5, September 15: Motivational Interviewing (6 hours and certificate upon completion)

Location: Holiday Inn, 7390 West Hampton Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80227; 303-980-9200

All participants need to support their own travel and lodging expenses

Cost: Registration fee is $220 per day per participant.

Click here for registration form

Email LisaH@NatAmCancer.org with any questions.

Learn about colorectal cancer family history, genetics at western slope regional meeting

Travis Chillemi — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:01:15 +0000

The Colorado Colorectal Screening Program is excited to announce its Western Slope training, featuring an afternoon discussion of Genetics and Family History in collaboration with the Colorado Cancer Coalition! We are extending this invitation to local clinics, navigators, providers and community agencies, with priority of agencies on the Western Slope. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested in learning about colorectal screening in CO (emphasis on Western Slope) and family history and genetics. Attendees are welcome to stay for all or a portion of the meeting.

When: Thursday, Aug. 24, 8 am – 4:15 pm

Where: Hampton Inn, 205 Main St., Grand Junction, CO 81501

Please register using this link by Friday, Aug 11

Topics to be covered:

Morning -CCSP Partners encouraged to attend. All welcome :

– Colorectal Cancer screening best practices and updates

– Colorectal Cancer Screening Patient Navigation 101

– CCSP Data Collection and Evaluation

– Input on Western Slope barriers and needs

Afternoon Open to Everyone:

– Introduction to Colorado Cancer Coalition and Family History Task Force

– Cancer Genetics and Family History-What You Need to Know!

– A New Tool -Family History Tool Preview and Need Your Input

– Resources for Genetics and Family History in Colorado

Social Determinants of Health – Fall course just announced!

Travis Chillemi — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:22:21 +0000

Our very popular 2-day course, Social Determinants and Health Equity: Widening the Lens of Health Promotion, has been scheduled for September.

This course will examine the effects of social determinants of health such as economic status, stigma, homophobia, racism and other social and political issues on risk, prevalence, and access to services. A model and continuum of approaches will be introduced to assist prevention and care providers with implementation strategies to address these concerns. Participants will become familiar with strategies for improving health equity so that individuals are more empowered to make healthy choices regardless of their living condition, income, sexual orientation or ethnic background.

This course is delivered by our partners, Denver Prevention Training Center.

Social Determinants and Health Equity

When: 9 am- 5 pm Sept. 28-29, 2017

Where: Community First Foundation, Arvada

Register today for the PN CHW PdS Alliance Summer Gathering

Travis Chillemi — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:43:20 +0000

Summer PN CHW PdS Alliance meeting
When: 11 am-1 pm July 27
Where: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – Education 2 North Building or remotely via Zoom
Register

This meeting will feature a special presentation by our very own PNTC director Patricia Valverde on Ethical Issues and Considerations in PN CHW and PdS Work.

Dr. Valverde is an instructor at the Colorado School of Public Health and the Director of the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative. She has extensive experience in research and program management in the areas of community outreach and patient navigation. She is a leader in local, national, and international patient navigation efforts.

Please remember that you must register in advance. We encourage you all to join us in person, however remote access via Zoom will be available as well. To register for this meeting, please click here.

PN CHW PdS Alliance Portal