Air Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT
Topics: Leadership & Management Vulnerable Populations & Health Disparities
Format: Webinar
Duration: One hour
Cost: Free
Series: Hot Topics in Practice
Competency Domains: Community
Event Details
Air Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT
Topics: Leadership & Management Vulnerable Populations & Health Disparities
Format: Webinar
Duration: One hour
Cost: Free
Series: Hot Topics in Practice
Competency Domains: Community Dimensions of Practice Skills Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
This one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, explores equity-focused leadership skills for the COVID-19 crisis.
Learning Objectives
Describe public health leadership challenges in the context of COVID-19 and racism crises.
Identify the range of health challenges presented by different inequities in rural America, as identified in Alaska.
Identify equity-focused leadership and communication strategies for addressing challenges related to today’s health crises.
Describe how tribal sovereignty, federal responsibilities, and state regulatory authorities interact related to public health in Alaska.
Intended Audiences
Local, state, and tribal public health professionals; leaders and administrators.
Presenters
Anne Zink, MD, Chief Health Officer, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Robert Onders, MD, Medical Director, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Discussion Questions
What are the biggest leadership challenges facing your agency right now?
What work has your organization done to better understand the root causes of health and equity?
How has your agency prioritized the equitable distribution of limited resources to support small, underfunded, and/or historically marginalized communities?
What communication strategies do you use to talk about health equity and anti-racism with community partners, elected officials, leaders, and other decision makers?
Slides and Resources
Slides | Slide handout (3 slides per page) (available immediately before the session)
This website brings together practical and current tools, strategies, and information designed to help physicians and other health care providers in Washington State care for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.
University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide
Event Details
University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide 4 general trainings a year.
Purpose of the COE Training
To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
To foster collaboration between providers and systems serving autistic children and youth and their families
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.
Who is Eligible to Become a COE
The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs, Naturopathic Doctors, and Physician Assistants (PA-C). Licensed Clinical Psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists and Developmental-Behavioral pediatricians are automatically recognized as being qualified to diagnose autism but may wish to attend to learn more about Washington State specific rules and resources and connect with peers.
Who is Eligible to Attend the Training
Clinicians who serve patients with Washington State Medicaid insurance or support clinicians doing this work. We welcome others interested in learning more about autism who are providing care coordination, peer support, mental or behavioral health services etc. There are limited spots for out of state providers interested in learning more about this approach to training primary care providers to diagnose autism.
WA INCLUDE Collaborative- Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education -Improving systems of care by supporting education, training, and connections within a growing community of champions -Promoting quality of life and health equity within underserved communities at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health -Increasing accessibility, variety, and amount of trainings and support for providers strained by high workloads -Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners -Embedding supports within schools, medical homes, mental health clinics, and communities
Link to full-month event calendar.
