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3/28- National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
4/1-4/7- Public Health Awareness Week
4/11-Title X Ahlers Overview
4/21-22- Reducing the Risk Training
4/23-24- Montana Family Planning Training |
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Quote of the Week
Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.
~Margaret Elizabeth Sangster |
| Title X Ahlers Overview | | |
 Title X Ahlers Overview
Join us for a Title X Ahlers Overview on Friday, April 11th from 1-2 pm. The first 30 minutes will be an overview of the Ahlers capabilities for Title X clinics. The second half will be for questions and answers. The webinar will be recorded and emailed out following the presentation.
Meeting information:
To start or join the online meeting
Go to https://hhsmt.webex.com/hhsmt/j.php?MTID=m33f1ca7fc8374c136467a8e235d7d273
Audio conference information
To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the meeting, or call the number below and enter the access code.
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4490
Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-408-792-6300
Access code: 577 594 685
Meeting Password: 1234 |
| Montana Family Planning Training | | |
April 23-24, 2014 ~
Holiday Inn Downtown ~ Helena, Montana
Registration Closes April 11th! Click here to Register.
The Montana Family Planning Training will be held in Helena, MT on April 23-24 at the Holiday Inn Dowtown. There is an optional skills building session prior to the conference, clinicians only, that will include Nexplanon training and Vulvar Dermatological review.
For more information on Keynote Speakers go to the Montana Family Planning Training Website and check out the agenda. |
| Employement Opportunities | | |
Employment Opportunities
The Family and Community Health Bureau is recruiting two positions:
1) Supervisor of the Children's Special Health Services section (#00702), and
2) Public Health Nurse Consultant (#37084) to administer the grant, "Integrating Systems of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs."
Full job announcements can be viewed by clicking the link below and entering the respective position number in the Position/Listing Number Search field.
https://svc.mt.gov/statejobsearch/ |
| Funding Opportunity | | |
Street Outreach Program
The Family and Youth Services Bureau is now accepting applications for the Street Outreach Program. The Street Outreach Program funds organizations that provide street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution or sexual exploitation. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist youth in making healthy choices and ultimately help them leave the streets.
Deadline for applications: May 12, 2014.
Read the funding opportunity announcement.
If you cannot link to the funding announcement, paste this URL to your browser: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-YO-0790 |
| Quick Health Data Online | | Quick Health Data Online
The training will last one hour, and you can be sitting at your desk using your computer. The dates and times available for the sessions are as follows:
Quick Health Data Online 101 trainings:
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Tuesday, April 15, 4-5 pm ET basic training | |
Thursday, April 17, 1-2 pm ET - focus on mapping | |
Monday, May 19, 2-3pm ET basic training | |
Wednesday, May 21, 11-12 pm ET - focus on mapping | |
Tuesday, June 17, 3-4 pm ET basic training | |
Thursday , June 19, 1-2 pm ET - focus on mapping |
You will need the following numbers to access the training session:
- Toll Free Number: 1-877-925-6129
- Passcode: 410171
Prior to the start of the session, please (1) be sitting in front of your computer, (2) open Internet Explorer on your computer, and (3) go to the following web address: http://www.healthstatus2020.com/
A number of participants tend to sign up for the sessions, so, in order to permit everyone to hear the discussion, it is requested that participants set their telephones on Mute. The training staff will stay on the line to answer all questions arising from the session as well as addressing questions during the session. You are welcome to attend any of these training sessions and to suggest additional topics! |
| Billing and Sustainability Series | | |
Billing and Sustainability Series
Implementation and Improvement Strategies for STD and Other Public Health Programs
Part 1 - Setting Up for Success: Integrating Revenue Cycle Management
Recording now available
Part 2 -Reaching Full Potential: Quality Assurance and Improvement with Visit Documentation
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Part 3 - Bringing It All Together: Sustaining and Enhancing Billing and Reimbursement Efforts
Thursday, June 26, 2014
All webinars will be 90 minutes, presented at
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Central Time
About the Webinar
This 3-part series is designed for state and local STD and other public health programs looking to billing and revenue cycle management to support program sustainability. Together, the 3 sessions offer an overall framework as well as specific strategies for implementation and improvement of third-party billing across the revenue cycle. Each individual session also stands alone, and if you cannot attend all three, we encourage you to register for those you can attend.
Who Should Attend
- Administrators and managers for state and local STD programs, as well as HIV, family planning, and other public health programs
- Billing/finance personnel
- Medical leads, nurse managers and supervisors, and other clinical providers
- Other staff involved in billing within STD, HIV, and family planning settings
Registration & Fees
While this event is free of charge, registration is required. Please complete a separate registration form for each phone line/web connection for your agency.
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| National Campaign Highlights | | 
Teen Pregnancy and Child Welfare. Join us on Wednesday, April 16 at 2:30pm EST for Integrating the Evidence-Based Program, Making Proud Choices into the Child Welfare System. This webinar will present results from a project designed to integrate an adapted version of the Making Proud Choices program for use with youth in out-of-home care into child welfare systems in selected states and counties. Project participants from Hawaii, Alameda County, CA, Minnesota, and Rhode Island will talk about their experience and lessons learned, and The National Campaign will present results from the process evaluation. Get more details and register here
Be a part of May 7. Hundreds of thousands of teens are expected to participate in the annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy taking place on May 7, 2014. Find out what communities are doing nationwide to celebrate the National Day, order National Day promotional materials, and see what organizations have signed on as official National Day partners by visiting our handy dandy ND web portal. |
| Wet Prep Workshops | | |
The Denver PTC's Wet Prep Workshops
Denver Public Health Department
June 2, 2014 or
June 3, 2014
Few providers receive formal training on the proper techinique for performing Wet Prep microscopy to diagnose vaginal infections. In this skills-building workshop, participants will work with a microscope to practice proper equipment set-up, recommended slide preparation and scanning techniques and correct identification of elements found in vaginal secretions. Both normal and abnormal clinical specimens will be reviewed and reported by participants.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is designed for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, physicians and physician assistants performing vaginal wet preps. While the course is designed for direct care providers with limited microscopy experience, laboratorians are welcome to apply. The workshop will benefit anyone who desires a thorough review of basic wet prep techniques.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the proper collection and handling of specimens for saline/KOH wet prep.
2. Identify each of the following in a saline/KOH wet prep: epithelial cells, motile trichomonas, yeast pseudohyphae, yeast buds, bacteria, red and white blood cells, clue cells and artifacts.
3. Demonstrate proper set up of the microscope for wet prep microscopy.
4. Demonstrate the proper microscopic technique to scan slides and describe the findings using semi-quantitative descriptions.
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