Chronic Pain Disease Management Program enrollment is open

“The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) invites you to participate in the second cohort of the well-received Chronic Pain Disease Management Program (Program) modeled after Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes.) The first cohort engaged providers from 42 practice sites from every region across the state. The Chronic Pain Management Program leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies to connect providers to specialists. Providers consult directly with specialists regarding client cases and learn best practices for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions.

The Department will sponsor approximately 40 practice sites to serve as telehealth pioneers for Colorado. Participation in the program is easy and the benefits for providers and their clients are significant:

• Gain expertise for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions. The Program is designed to assist with your current clients and there is no expectation for you to take additional pain management clients.
• Keep your clients in your practice and in their communities.
• No cost for participation in the Chronic Disease Management Program.
• Easy attendance from anywhere through an online video conference system.
• Earn CME credit for attending the ECHO® pain management sessions.

Click here for more information on the programs and how to get involved.” [Source: HCPF]

Multiple Chronic Conditions Education and Training Resources - Technical Assistance Webinars

“New training materials to provide health care professionals with the education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions is now available online. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education and Training Resources on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) for the Healthcare Workforce were created by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Three technical assistance webinars will be held to review these new Multiple Chronic Conditions Education and Training materials and address questions regarding their access and use. Register now by RSVP to MCC@HHS.GOV indicating the date you would like to attend as attendance is limited to 300 for each session:

• Wednesday, August 19, 2015; 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. EDT; Webinar Details: Call-in number: 888-455-0579; Participant passcode: 1245558; https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/ta_hhs_mccetr/
• Thursday, September 17, 2015; 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. EDT; Webinar Details: Call in number: 888-455-0579; Participant passcode: 1245558; https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/ta_hhs_mccetr/

The online Multiple Chronic Conditions Education and Training materials resources include:

• MCC Education and Training Repository - a searchable database of existing educational resources that specifically address the care of persons living with MCC;
• MCC: A Framework for Education and Training - a conceptual model that outlines the core domains and competencies for the interprofessional health care team, and;
• Education and Training Curriculum on MCC - a web-based course with six modules (i.e., person- and family centered care, self-management support, knowledge for practice in complex care, interprofessional collaboration, coordinated care delivery and systems based practice).

For more information about the HHS Initiative on Multiple Chronic Conditions and the HHS Education and Training Resources on MCC, go to http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/mcc.” [Source: HHS]

Registration is open for CDPHE's Chronic Disease Prevention Conference

“Evidence-based Solutions for Prediabetes and Hypertension: Shifting the Practice Paradigm
Learn evidence-based strategies that can support the prevention and management of cardiovascular-related chronic diseases. Take away tools to translate evidence into practice. Check out the conference brochure.

Date: June 12, 2015
Time: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Inverness Hotel and Conference Center, 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, CO 80112
Cost: Free

Click here to register! Password: CDPHE

For more information, visit colorado.gov/cdphe/chronicdisease2015events." [Source: COPrevent]

Register for the Advanced Diabetes Practice for Primary Care - April 10

"Advanced Diabetes Practice for Primary Care – April 10, 2015 – at the Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center, 7675 East Union Ave, Denver, CO 80237. Click here to view the informational flier. For more information, please contact Emily Fay at emfay@diabetes.org.

Registration
March 3- April 9 Cost: $110 | April 10 Onsite Registration: $120
Pre- Register online at www.professional.diabetes.org/Colorado

Target Audience
This activity has been designed specifically for physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, nurses, certified diabetes educators and other health care professionals who care for patients with diabetes and who manage the complications related to this disease. (5.75 CME’s Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Dieticians, Pharmacists, and Certified Diabetes Educators)

Learning Objectives

• Identify technological advancements in diabetes care to improve glycemic control.
• Describe current treatment options for patients with diabetes, including how to incorporate new agents.
• Explain the potential impact of exercise on mortality and exercise dysfunction in diabetes.
• Indicate how nutrition therapy impacts the success of intensive diabetes management.
• Identify treatments to optimize weight-loss in patient with diabetes.
• Describe current recommendations and treatment options to reduce cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.” [Source: COPrevent]

Chronic Pain Disease Management Program – Informational Webinars

“The Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) invites you to participate in a new Chronic Pain Disease Management Program modeled after the Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes.) The Chronic Pain Management Program leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies to connect PCMPs to specialists. PCMPs consult directly with specialists regarding client cases and learn best practices for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions.

Select from three Chronic Pain Management Programs. Click here to learn more about the programs.

1. Chronic Pain Telehealth Program
2. Buprenorphine Telehealth Program
3. Pain Management Practice Transformation Learning Collaborative

There are a series of upcoming webinars for interested providers:

• February 23, 8:30-9:30am; http://whoozin.com/VQP-7AG-QN49
• February 26, 12-1pm; http://whoozin.com/6P3-CFF-KYUT
• February 27, 1-2pm; http://whoozin.com/NQF-E6G-M7MX

To learn more and sign-up for the Pain Management Program please e-mail Ági Erickson at ericksa@chc1.com or call 860-347-6971 ext. 3741.” [Source: HCPF]

Provider Recruitment Chronic Pain Disease Management Program

“The Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) invites you to participate in a new Chronic Pain Disease Management Program. Modeled after the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program developed in New Mexico, the Chronic Pain Management Program leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies to connect PCMPs to specialists. PCMPs consult directly with specialists regarding client cases and learn best practices for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions.

The Department will sponsor approximately 50 PCMPs to serve as telehealth pioneers for Colorado. Participation in ECHO-like program is easy and the benefits for providers and their clients are significant: click here to view a flier for more information. To learn more & sign-up for the Pain Management Program please e-mail jd.belshe@state.co.us by January 15th.” [Source: HCPF]

Provider Recruitment for Chronic Pain Disease Management Program

“The Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) invites you to participate in a new Chronic Pain Disease Management Program. Modeled after the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program developed in New Mexico, the Chronic Pain Management Program leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies to connect PCMPs to specialists. PCMPs consult directly with specialists regarding client cases and learn best practices for treating clients with a variety of chronic pain conditions.

The Department will sponsor approximately 50 PCMPs to serve as telehealth pioneers for Colorado. Participation in ECHO-like program is easy and the benefits for providers and their clients are significant: click here to view a flier for more information. To learn more & sign-up for the Pain Management Program please e-mail jd.belshe@state.co.us by January 15th.” [Source: HCPF]

Free Chronic Disease Self-Management Classes for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

"The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a six-week, peer-led, evidence-based workshop developed at Stanford University.  Through a grant held by the Colorado Department of Human Services, State Unit on Aging, this workshop is currently offered free of charge to Coloradans age 60 and older with a chronic health condition or age 18 and older with a disability.

CDSMP gives participants the tools they need to set achievable goals, reduce stress, eat healthier foods and increase their physical activity. The program also cuts health care costs, reducing hospitalizations and physician visits.  Workshops are offered in counties across the state. For a full schedule, go to selfmanagementcolorado.org.”  [Source:  COPrevent]

Grant Offers FREE Self-Management Program to Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Colorado

“The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a six-week, peer-led, evidence-based workshop developed at Stanford University.

Through a grant held by the Colorado Department of Human Services, State Unit on Aging, this workshop is currently offered free of charge to Coloradans age 60 and older with a chronic health condition or age 18 and older with a disability.  CDSMP gives participants the tools they need to set achievable goals, reduce stress, eat healthier foods and increase their physical activity. The program also cuts health care costs, reducing hospitalizations and physician visits.

Workshops are offered in counties across the state. Click here for full schedule.  [Source:  COPrevent]

Grant Offers FREE Self-Management Program to Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Colorado

"The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a six-week, peer-led, evidence-based workshop developed at Stanford University.  Through a grant held by the Colorado Department of Human Services, State Unit on Aging, this workshop is currently offered free of charge to Coloradans age 60 and older with a chronic health condition or age 18 and older with a disability.

CDSMP gives participants the tools they need to set achievable goals, reduce stress, eat healthier foods and increase their physical activity.  The program also cuts health care costs, reducing hospitalizations and physician visits.

Workshops are offered in counties across the state.  For a full schedule go to selfmanagementcolorado.org."  [Source:  COPrevent]