The Story Behind Oregon’s SBIRT Incentive Measure and Its Impact on Implementation

Jim Winkle, SBIRT Oregon, OHSU Family Medicine

Jim will be presenting on this topic at the Fall Primary Care Conference in Denver on October 17

Over a quarter of all Americans drink enough alcohol to pose serious risk to their health, but few primary care clinicians address this behavior with patients. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), offers a standardized, universal approach to addressing unhealthy alcohol use. Under this model, validated screening questionnaires can do the work of assessing unhealthy alcohol use during the check-in and rooming process.

Understanding Patient and Community Social Risk to Drive Care Transformation: The PRAPARE Experience

Alicia Atalla-Mei, Oregon Primary Care Association

Alicia will be presenting on this topic at the Fall Primary Care Conference in Denver on October 18

As the healthcare system increases efforts to improve health outcomes and lower costs of care, it is necessary, perhaps now more than ever, for providers to better understand and have the capacity to address their patients’ social determinants of health.

Precision Medicine: Perspectives from Community Health Centers and Community-Based Organizations

Joon-Ho Yu, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington

Dr. Yu will be presenting on this topic at the Fall Primary Care Conference in Denver on October 17

Precision medicine (PM) is an approach to disease treatment and prevention that accounts for individual genetic, environmental, and lifestyle differences. Healthcare and community organizations that serve underrepresented populations are increasingly partnering with PM researchers and playing an important role in framing the pros and cons of participating in PM research.

Activating Community Health Center and Community College Partnerships for Health Workforce Benefit

Dan Ferguson, WA State Allied Health Center of Excellence

Dan will be presenting on this topic at the Fall Primary Care Conference in Denver on October 15

New legislation requires partnerships between colleges and the communities they serve to assure the programs are relevant and graduates are work-ready. In the health arena, industry is increasing its demands for students to be more prepared to hit the ground running and ready to work in complex, team-based, multi-professional environments. Improving health and health care requires cross- sector collaboration.

Support for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate to 80% by 2018

Audrey Fine, American Cancer Society

It is estimated that in the four NWRPCA states alone, more than 9,000 lives could be saved by reaching the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s goal of screening 80 percent of the eligible population by the year 2018. Fortunately, extensive evidence-based interventions and improved options are making screening easier and more accessible than ever.

Spotlight on Dental Staff: Sami Florence from Terry Reilly Health Services

Sami, one of our Hygenists, is passionate about community health, education and a great care experience for our patients. When asked what she loves about working at Terry Reilly, Sami responded, “This environment makes me a better human being. Every patient I interact with broadens my perspective of life. I learn and expand as a person, every single day that I am here. Public Health is, without a doubt, where I belong.” We love having her as part our team!

-Ernest Meshack-Hart, Dental Director

October 15-18 in Denver, CO

Look forward to an array of exciting conference tracks and sessions, including a two-day governance intensive, three-day finance track, a behavioral health integration track, a dental integration day, and much more!

Early bird registration ends September 24. Don't miss out!

Presented in partnership with Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS) and Western Clinicians Network (WCN)

September 15, 1:00 PM PT

This 60-minute webinar (which includes 15 minutes of Q&A) will introduce a creative approach to employer-sponsored healthcare that may have been inaccessible to nonprofits in the past, self-funding. With more organizations moving towards a fully or partially self-funded model, it is imperative that CEOs and CFOs become more intimately involved with employee healthcare decisions to ensure the long-term viability for both the organization and its employees. Presented by Nonstop Wellness.