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Hepatitis C in Montana Webinar
Title X ACA Data Collection
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Family Planning News
NFPRHA Membership Call
Life is Short - Smile!
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1/22- Ahlers Scheduling
1/26- Ahlers CVR Entry
1/28- Title X and Plan First Orientation
1/29- Ahlers Web Reports
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January 21, 2015

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Recorded Ahlers Training Session 2

Recorded version of Title X Ahlers Training, Billing Session 2

 

Streaming: https://hhsmt.webex.com/hhsmt/ldr.php?RCID=bd2cd9df321dba39e86a9d41dda4e9f9

Download: https://hhsmt.webex.com/hhsmt/lsr.php?RCID=d3b89e1b9fe5a0248cdc6dba1556823d

 

The next Ahlers training will be on Thursday, January 22 at 10 am on Scheduling.

 

Monday, January 26, 10-11 am - CVR entry

Wednesday, January 28th, 9-10 am-Title X & Plan First

Thursday, January 29, 10-11 am - Web Reports

 

If you have any questions please contact A.C. Rothenbuecher at 406.444.3775 or arothenbuecher@mt.gov
Family Planning National Training Center Webinars
New Webinars

 

 

 

 

The Family Planning National Training Center has announced the following trainings and webinars. For more information click on the links or go to www.fpntc.org.

 

Title: Family Planning Basics

LINK: http://fpntc.org/training-and-resources/family-planning-basics

 

Title: Putting the QFP Recommendations into Practice Series
LINK: http://fpntc.org/training-and-resources/putting-the-qfp-recommendations-into-practice-series

 

Title: #2 Putting the QFP into Practice: Integrating Reproductive Life Planning (RLP) into Your Family Planning Session

LINK:http://fpntc.org/event/2-putting-the-qfp-into-practice-integrating-reproductive-life-planning-rlp-into-your-family

 

Title: 2014 STD Update: A Sexual Health Framework and Preview of the Revised 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines

LINK:http://fpntc.org/event/2014-std-update-a-sexual-health-framework-and-preview-of-the-revised-2015-std-treatment 

 

Title: Management of Abnormal Pap Smears

LINK:   http://fpntc.org/event/management-of-abnormal-pap-smears

  
Title: Introduction to Quality Improvement for Family Planning
Hepatitis C in Montana
Hepatitis C in Montana

  

Tuesday, January 27th

9:00 AM

TOLL FREE CALL IN NUMBER: 1-877-668-4490

PASSCODE: 577 118 170

WEBEX LINK: Join WebEx Meeting

PASSWORD: montana1

  

The STD/HIV/HepC Prevention Section will present a brief HepC review, including the disease prevalence in Montana, discuss CDC's screening recommendations, share experiences of indigenous outreach workers who educate corrections personnel about HepC, describe state reporting requirements, and report on exciting new treatment options.

   
Title X ACA Data Collection
Required Title X ACA Data Collection

 

All Title X service sites are required to submit ACA outreach and enrollment data to The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), via WMHS, for the period of April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015.  Data are due to WMHS by April 15, 2015. A survey monkey will be sent to all Title X clinic Directors in mid-March.

 

A full description of the process, example tracker, measures, and details was emailed out to sub-recipient and satellite Directors on January 21st.

 

For questions, please contact A.C. Rothenbuecher, arothenbuecher@mt.gov, 444-3775.

  
Training Opportunities
Webinars

 

Who's leading the leading health indicators?

Webinar: Accessing Health Services. Thursday, January 22 at 12:00 pm ET. Join Healthy People 2020 to learn about strategies to improve access to health services in your community. This webinar will specifically emphasize strategies to improve access to health services in rural areas.

Register here.

 

Campus Sexual Assault: What You Need to Know Webinar. Monday, January 26, 1:00-2:30 pm ET.
Sexual violence on college campuses is far too common a problem. The purpose of this National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse (NHCVA) webinar is to raise awareness about the issue and to discuss effective strategies for violence prevention and victim support. This webinar is intended to provide guidance for clinicians who work with young adults. Free CME Available.

Click here for more information. Click here to register.

 

NIH podcast on obesity and oral contraceptive effectiveness Studies have shown that obesity brings with it hormonal changes that can reduce the birth control pill's effectiveness. NIH-funded researchers discuss possible approaches to boosting oral contraceptives' effectiveness in obese women.  Listen to the podcast.

 

Trafficking, Trauma, & Trauma-Informed Care for Domestic Trafficking Survivors.

January 28, 2015, 2:00-3:30 pm ET.  This webinars lays the foundation for understanding the types of domestic trafficking, the traumatic impacts of victimization, and operationalizing trauma-informed responses within new and existing advocacy structures and partnerships. Register here.

  
Family Planning News
FP News

 

Pregnancy Intentions, Maternal Behaviors and Infant Health: Investigating Relationships with New Measures and Propensity Score Analysis, by Kathryn Kost and Laura Lindberg, Guttmacher Institute. The authors find that unplanned births are associated with less prenatal care and worse infant health, compared with planned births and call for greater attention to the consequences of unplanned childbearing.  They also document disparities in outcomes among racial/ethnic groups and among the most highly desired pregnancies vs. all other categories of intendedness.

 
Recommendations for HIV prevention with adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014. The Project Workgroup comprised of CDC and other public and private groups issued these new recommendations
  
NFPRHA Membership Call

Policy & Advocacy Membership-Wide Call


Register today for NFPRHA's membership-wide call that will discuss the policy and programmatic aspects of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT). EPT is an option for treating sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including Chlamydia and gonorrhea, that can improve women's sexual health and save money for publicly funded family planning programs. Presenters will provide an overview of the national legal landscape of EPT and how public health programs have worked with state legislatures to legalize the practice. Presenters will also discuss best practices for EPT implementation.

Register now for NFPRHA's Policy & Advocacy Membership-Wide Call on January 28, at 2 p.m. ET.

  
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