The Center for Rural Health Development

Archived Webinar
2020-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Staying up to Date During a Pandemic
June 29, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

This webinar has been recorded and archived. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the links to view the webinar and complete the evaluation.

This webinar session will discuss the importance of vaccines and why they are essential to continue during a pandemic. Communication strategies and best practices for providing immunizations will be explored.

COST: Free

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to :

Describe the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for vaccine practices in a pandemic and always.
Discuss communication strategies to inform the public about the importance and safety of vaccines.
Develop an action plan to identify and encourage patients to obtain the recommended vaccines.

SPEAKERS:

Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics-WV Chapter
Mary Bailey, MD, Family Care

Dr. Lisa Costello is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at West Virginia University and a Pediatric Hospitalist at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital. She currently serves as the president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, treasurer of the West Virginia State Medical Association, Vice-Chair of WESPAC, Board of Directors for the WV Children’s Health Insurance Program and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on State Government Affairs.

Dr. Mary Bailey is a board-certified pediatrician with Family Care. She has more than 13 years of clinical experience in an outpatient clinic.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Click here to view the archived webinar.

For more information contact:
Barb Thaxton, Program Manager
WV Immunization Network
barbara.thaxton@wvruralhealth.org

Archived Webinar
2020-06-22 12:00 - 13:00
Webinar: Updates and Tools for Meeting Back To School Immunizations

This webinar has been recorded and archived. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the link to view the webinar.

This webinar provide information about the WV Statewide Immunization Information System (WVSIIS), challenges, and tools available through it. It also provide an overview of medical exemptions and present opportunities for providers to improve vaccination coverage rates.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe the immunization coverage rates among infants, kindergartners, and adolescents.
Explain how the Bureau for Public Health receives, reviews, and makes determinations of medical exemptions.
State the essential Vaccines for Children policies and requirements.
Recall WVSIIS reporting requirements and benefits.
Identify common issues and solutions to challenges of reporting to WVSIIS.

SPEAKERS:

Billie Moore, BS,Director of the Division of Immunization Services
Jeffrey Neccuzi, BS,Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinator, Division of Immunization Services
Carolyn Smith, ED.D, MHSc,Immunization Coordinator, Division of Immunization Services

Billie Moore has served as the Director of the Division of Immunization Services of the Bureau for Public Health since July 2020. As Director, she manages the completion and submission of all state and federal reporting requirements related to funds management and grant required activities for immunizations for children in West Virginia. She has 18+ years in the Managed Care industry, most recently with UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia for 12 years as the Director of Marketing. She has held a WV State Health Insurance license since 2003.
Jeff Neccuzi was West Virginia’s first Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinator at its inception in October 1994 and became the VFC coordinator again in 2019 after serving 17 years as the Program Manager. Jeff manages vaccine procurement, provider ordering, VFC enrollment and provider participation. Jeff has 27 years of experience in Immunization Services which he has used to participate in various workgroups and committees.
Carolyn Smith is the immunization coordinator of the WV Statewide Immunization Information System (WVSIIS) and, has served as a Health and Human Resource Specialist for over nine years as a trainer for the WVSIIS. Her duties include providing training to healthcare providers for the WVSIIS to ensure that all immunizations given to children under the age of 18 are entered in the registry and to provide assistance for accomplishing the mission of the immunization program which is to prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases among children, adolescents, and adults of West Virginia. Her other responsibilities also include working with healthcare providers in West Virginia in helping them to connect their electronic health systems to the state immunization registry to meet meaningful objectives set forth by the CDC

In case you missed it …
Click here to view the archived webinar.
For more information please contact:
Barb Thaxton, Program ManagerWV Immunization NetworkEmail Barb

2020 West Virginia Immunization Summit - POSTPONED
2020-06-11 | Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Dr., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
2020 IMMUNIZATION SUMMIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.
PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER FOR MORE INFORMATION.

In Partnership with the ReClaim Our Kids Conference
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, Charleston, WV
The Annual West Virginia Immunization Summit is an action-oriented event targeted toward public and private sector organizations with an interest in addressing and resolving immunization issues in West Virginia. Various sessions at the Summit will be targeted toward healthcare and public health professionals, educators, students, business leaders, consumers, and others interested in reducing vaccine-preventable diseases in West Virginia.
Registration Fees:
Advance Registration (until June 4th): $60 for June 11th only (includes Awards Lunch); $40 for June 12th only; or $90 for both days (includes Awards Lunch on Day 1).
On-site Registration: $70 for June 11th only (includes Awards Lunch); $50 for June 12th only; or $110 for both
days (includes Awards Lunch on Day 1)
Student Rates: $30 for June 11th only (includes Awards Lunch); $20 for June 12th only; or $45 for both
days (includes Awards Lunch on Day 1)
Awards Luncheon Ticket (for those not registered for the Immunization Summit and for additional guests): $25
Click here to register for the 2020 Immunization Summit.
Scholarships:
A limited number of scholarships to cover 50% of the registration fee are available for those who need it at this
time. If you would like to request one of these scholarships, please email the WIN Program Manager stating the
number of scholarships requested and the reason for requesting this scholarship.
Lodging:
Room blocks for the Immunization Summit are being held at:
Four Points by Sheraton (600 Kanawha Blvd E., Charleston, WV 25301): $119/night + tax and parking. To reserve a room in this block, please call (304) 344-4092 and use code: Center for Rural Health when making a reservation to take advantage of the room block rates. This room block closes 5/11/2020. You may also use this reservation link to book your room: The Center For Rural Health Development.
Holiday Inn Express Charleston Civic Center (100 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301): $119/night + tax (complimentary parking). To reserve a room in this block, please call (304) 345-0600 and use code: Center for Rural Health when making a reservation to take advantage of the room block rates. This room block closes 5/18/20.
Continuing Education:
Continuing Education Units for Physician, Pharmacy, Nursing, and CHES have been requested and are pending for this conference.
For more information:
Please contact: The Center for Rural Health Development
Phone: (304) 397-4071
Email

Vaccine Super Hero Contest
2020-05-31 - 2020-07-15
Fighting Infectious Diseases: Vaccine Heroes At Work​
Men and women have dedicated their lives to science and their brilliant minds have helped to protect us from dangerous diseases such as polio, measles, tetanus and many more. And, as COVID-19 spreads around the globe, scientists all over the world are busy developing a vaccine to end the pandemic.

Now it’s your turn to tell the story of these amazing scientists …

Appalachian Health Leadership Forum
2020-05-01 06:00 - 2020-05-02 11:00 | The Resort at Glade Springs, 255 Resort Dr, Daniels, WV, 25832, United States
POSTPONED

The Wild, Wonderful and Healthy WV sessions will be held at the 2020 West Virginia Rural Health Conference on October 15, 2020. Details will be posted on our website later this Spring.

Join us May 1-2, 2020 for the
Appalachian Health Leadership Forum
The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, WV

Investing in the Health of Appalachia
Whether you serve on the local subsidiary board of a health system, a board of a local health department, or the board of a community health center, critical access hospital or rural hospital, the Forum is for you. Health care and public health boards and leadership are beginning to work collaboratively with other sectors in their communities to address social determinants of health to create a culture of health and unleash economic prosperity in their communities. This is the next step beyond the “population” health work you are currently doing to improve the health outcomes of the patients you serve to focus on the health of your community which impacts the health of all who live in the communities you serve.
The Appalachian Health Leadership Forum will focus on two areas. First, regardless of what type of organization you serve, board members must consider the way they govern to ensure that they are performing at the highest level. The consequences of mediocre governance can have significant impacts on the performance of the organization as well as the health of those who live in the communities you serve.
Secondly, we know that the community conditions where we live, work and go to school have a great impact on our health long before we ever see a health care provider. Thus, the Forum will explore strategies related to community health improvement planning to strengthen your capacity to work with business, government, religious, school, and other leaders to develop a more coordinated, strategic approach to identifying community priorities and taking coordinated action to achieve local economic and health priorities.
Conference Overview:
Friday, May 1st
10:00 am – 4:30 pm Governance 101: Intentional Governance to Strengthen Organizational Performance

Topics include:

Developing a Disruption Mindset,
Sven Berg, MD, MPH, CPE, CEO, Quality Insights
The Role of Governing and Advisory/Subsidiary Boards in Community Health Improvement,
Kevin Barnett, DrPH, MCP, Senior Investigator, Public Health Institute and Governance Institute Faculty
CEO Turnover in Rural Communities: Solutions for Boards to Consider,
Alexander Yaffe and Brittney Frazier, Yaffe & Company
Education v. Lobbying: Making Your Case Without Crossing the Line,
Richard Heath, Attorney, Bowles Rice
A Discussion of Current Substance Use Issues Facing Your Community,
Brandon Henderson, PhD, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University
Framework for Intentional Governance,
Sharon Lansdale, RPh, MS, President and CEO, Center for Rural Health Development

5:00 pm Reception and Rural Health Leadership Awards Dinner
Each year the Center’s Board of Directors awards an individual in West Virginia, the WV Rural Health Leadership Award. This award recognizes an individual for leadership and noteworthy initiative in improving access to and quality of health care in West Virginia’s rural communities.
Keynote: Unleashing Abundance in Our Communities, Somava Saha, MD, VP; Institute for Health Improvement
Saturday, May 2nd 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wild, Wonderful and Healthy West Virginia
Join us as community leaders from health care, economic development, local government, schools, and other sectors work to enact policies, system changes and strategies to support active living, healthy eating and other strategies to create community environments supportive of economic growth and diversity, and improve the health of local residents.
Topics include:

How to Mobilize for Better Health: Why We Need to Unite Around Impactful Action,
Brian Castrucci, DrPH, MA, CEO, De Beaumont Foundation
Investing in Kentucky’s Future: Community Driven Strategies for Obesity Prevention and Building Resilience in Children,
Amalia Mendoza, MA, Senior Program Officer, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Leadership in Response to West Virginia’s Opioid Crisis,
Cathy Slemp, MD, MPH, Commissioner, WV Bureau for Public Health and Bob Hansen, MS, Executive Director, WV Office of Drug Control Policy
CDC’s Health Impact in Five Years (HI-5) Initiative: Community-Wide Approaches to Population Health,
Megan Roney, MPH, CDC Foundation and Elizabeth Skillen, PhD, CDC
Common Goals: Community Development and Community Health Development,
Stephanie Tyree, JD, Executive Director, WV Community Hub and Elaine Darling, MPH, Senior Program Director, Center for Rural Health Development

Continuing Education:
CEUs are pending for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and CHES. More information to come.

POSTPONED - HPV Training for Oral Health Providers
2020-03-27 05:00 - 08:00 | Cress Creek Country Club, 100 Cress Creek Drive, Shepherdstown, WV, WV, 25443, United States
CE Course has been postponed. Check back late summer for a rescheduled date.
West Virginia has some of the highest rates of HPV-associated cancers, including oropharyngeal (head and neck) cancers. However, many of these cancers can be prevented through screening and vaccination. This presents an opportunity for oral health professionals to educate patients about the link between HPV and oropharyngeal cancer. This free CE course for oral health professionals will focus on HPV infection, precancers and cancer, prevention, vaccination and early detection.
Speaker: Dr. J.E. Bouquot, “Reflections on HPV Infection, Cancer, Precancer, Life, Love, and New Technologies for Early Detection”
Speaker: Dr. Crystal Sheaves, “Cancer Prevention: The Role of the Dental Provider in Overcoming Barriers to HPV Vaccination”

Webinar: Substance Use Prevention: ICE Collaborative & the Icelandic Prevention Model
2020-02-05 07:00 - 08:00
Click here to view the archived webinar.
In this webinar, Dr. Kristjansson emphasizes the role of community in decreasing the odds of substance use initiation and progression among youth and how Iceland, his home country, has altered the state of youth substance use through a collaborative model.
Learning objectives:
1. Elucidate how youth substance use is an ecological problem.
2. Clarify the role of community-based risk and protective factors in youth substance use.
3. To explain key elements in the Icelandic Model of Primary Substance Use Prevention.
Speaker:
Alfgeir L. Kristjansson, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences; Director, PhD Program, School of Public Health, West Virginia University.
Dr. Kristjansson is an Associate Professor of Public Health at West Virginia University. The central focus of his work is on the health, behavioral development and well-being of children and youth with particular attention to substance use prevention and community health promotion.
Continuing Education:
The Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health has approved 1.2 contact hours for Nursing through the WV Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses, License # WV1999-0297 and 1 contact hour of social work through the WV Board of Social Work, #490089.
Webinar Recording:
The webinar was recorded and archived. The webinar recording can be accessed here. CEs are no longer available for viewing the archived webinar.
Additional Information from the Webinar :

In the News: ICELAND KNOWS HOW TO STOP TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD ISN’T LISTENING, The Independant
Brief historical overview: Prevention Is Possible: A Brief History of the Origin and Dissemination of the Icelandic Prevention Model, Journal of Health Promotion Practice
Five guiding principles: Development and Guiding Principles of the Icelandic Model for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use, Journal of Health Promotion Practice
10 steps to implementation: Implementing the Icelandic Model for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use, Journal of Health Promotion Practice
