by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Upcoming Events
This educational experience will provide you useful tools and insights that can be applied to your personal and professional lives to help you control finances, reduce stress, and improve health. All registration fees are covered by Denver Human Services. Please note...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Patient Navigator Training Collaborative, PNTC News
Fall is right around the corner, and we’ve got an exciting lineup of upcoming courses for you! Whether you need a Level 1 course or are interested in continuing your patient navigation education with a Level 2 or 3, we’ve got you covered. Level 1: Patient...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Job Posting
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, located in Denver, CO, is looking for a Bilingual Senior Case Manager who will report to the Manager of Patient Access Programs. The Senior Case Manager will review, assess, and support patient cases referred to CF Foundation Compass...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Upcoming Events
Colorado Health Literacy Conference Date: Oct. 21, 2016 Location: University of Colorado Hospital Conference Center, Aurora, CO Cost: $50/$25 for student and navigators Register Here Attend the Second Annual Colorado Health Literacy Conference to: Gain practical...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Job Posting
The Colorado School of Public Health has an opening for a full-time Professional Research Assistant (PRA) who will be primarily responsible for assisting with promoting colorectal cancer screening and increasing screening rates among the medically underserved. This...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Online
Resources for Addressing Community Health Needs August 24, 1 pm MT/ 2 pm CT Presenter: Dana Abbey, MLS There are numerous factors that have the potential to influence the health of your community members including quality of life, health behaviors, utilization of and...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog, Colorado Springs, Level 3
Are you a patient navigator supervisor, manager, evaluator or planning to implement a patient navigator program? Then this course is for you! Learn more about defining the PN role, how to craft job descriptions, and how to identify the training needs of your patient...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Level 1, PNTC News
Registration is now open for our next Level 1: Patient Navigator Fundamentals course in Arvada, CO. This course will be at the Community First Foundation, which has a great meeting space. Level 1: Patient Navigator Fundamentals Location: Community First Foundation,...
by PNTC Webmaster | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
The ECHO Colorado Program Center located at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is currently looking to hire a Project Associate. The ECHO-CO Project Associate position will be responsible for technical support and general management of ECHO sessions....
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Upcoming Events
Medicaid is designed to provide health coverage for our nation’s most vulnerable individuals and families. Medicaid makes it possible for millions of children, parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities and seniors to get the health coverage they need to get...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog
Through an innovative scholarship program, the Colorado School of Public Health is offering graduate level Maternal and Child Health (MCH) courses that address the current educational and training needs of practicing MCH professionals working in hard-to-reach areas of...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
As of June 27, 2016, Medicaid, Colorado’s public health insurance program for low-income Coloradans who qualify, is called “Health First Colorado.” The new name reflects the significant improvements that have been made to modernize Colorado’s Medicaid program to...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Level 1, Patient Navigator Training Collaborative, Upcoming Events
Registration is now open for our upcoming Level 1 course, Patient Navigator Fundamentals. This course will cover PN basic skills such as patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing. This course will fill up fast, so sign...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Online, Upcoming Events
The Colon Cancer Alliance Conversations Webinar Series will be hosting its first webinar geared specifically toward Spanish speakers. The webinar will discuss the importance of starting the conversation about colon cancer, early detection and treatment options. The...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 11, 2016 | Blog, Patient Navigator News, Patient Navigator Training Collaborative
More than 110 people from around the state participated in the Patient Navigator, Community Health Worker and Promotor de Salud Alliance Summer Meeting on July 8. The conference room at the COPIC insurance offices in Lowry was packed, and dozens more people joined via...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog
The Colorado Health Foundation and a number of partners recently launched a tool to help healthcare stakeholders with messaging around health insurance literacy. The tool uses unified messaging about health insurance literacy that is based on topics which are aligned...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Patient Navigator News, Upcoming Events
Native American Cancer Research (NACR) proudly announces a training course on Native Patient Navigation that includes American Indian Cultural Competency training, along with other sessions that address competency standards for patient navigators. Date: Aug. 15-17,...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog, Patient Navigator News
Andrea (Andi) Dwyer, a trainer for the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative and co-director of the Colorado Colorectal Screening Program at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, recently visited Washington, D.C., and met with White House officials to discuss...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro
The Community Health Liaison (CHL) is a frontline health educator who has an in-depth knowledge of the community he/she serves. The CHL serves as a link between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and...
by PNTC Webmaster | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Denver Metro, Patient Navigator News, Upcoming Events
You are invited to the Community Health Worker, Patient Navigator, Promotor de Salud Alliance meeting to be held July 8 from 1-4 p.m. The tentative agenda is below. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Alliance work to-date and our plan to advance our...
