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SUMMARY:Local Health Officer Training
DESCRIPTION:Four Points by Sheraton Charleston\nHosted by: The Center for Local Health & The Center for Rural Health Development\n\nLocal health departments play an extraordinary role in protecting and improving the health of our communities. The Local Health Officer is a critical part of local public health services\, making vital contributions to the community’s well-being and safety. This training will provide an overview of the laws and rules for carrying out the duties as a Local Health Officer\, local case studies\, and resources to assist in doing so. It will also provide an overview of public health informatics and the role of local health officers as chief public health strategists.\n\n\n\nAgenda\n8:30am – 9:00am  Check-in – Breakfast provided \n  \n9:00am – 9:15am  Welcome & Introductions \nSpeaker: Matthew Q Christiansen\, MD\, MPH \nState Health Officer\, Bureau for Public Health \n  \n9:15am – 11:15am   Finding and Reading the Law: Tools for Local Health Officials \nSpeakers: \n• Jami Lynn Crespo\, JD\, MPA\, Senior Attorney\, ChangeLab Solutions \n• Katie Hannon Michel\, JD\, MELP\, Senior Attorney\, ChangeLab Solutions \nObjectives:  By the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Define and distinguish different types of laws and policies that affect public health; \n2. Navigate different legal sources to find relevant laws and policies; \n3. Read and analyze laws and policies to aid in their work. \nClick here for session 1 slides.  \nSession 1 evaluation:   www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession1 \n  \n11:15am – 11:30am Break \n  \n11:30am – 12:30pm   Public Health in Action: Local Examples of Public Health Enforcement  \nSpeakers: \n• Anita Stewart\, DO\, Health Officer\, Nicholas County Health Department \n• Kevin McCann\, MD\, Health Officer\, Wayne County Health Department \nObjectives:  By the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Describe strategies for enforcing West Virginia Code and Rule; and \n2. Identify support of other local health departments and agencies to carry out Local Health Officer duties. \nClick here for slide set 1 and slide set 2 for this session. \nSession 2 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession2 \n  \n12:30pm – 1:00 pm   Lunch (provided) \n  \n1:00pm – 2:00pm Public Health Officers as Chief Public Health Strategists \nSpeaker: Michael E. Kilkenny\, MD\, MS\, CEO and Health Officer\, Cabell-Huntington Health Department \nObjectives:  By the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n1. List three local partners in strategic public health efforts; \n2. Describe two practices Chief Public Health Strategists use; and \n3. State one practice that will improve the health officer’s strategic position locally. \nClick here for session 3 slides.  \nSession 3 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession3 \n  \n2:00pm – 3:00pm  Public Health Informatics \nSpeaker: Meghan Shea\, MPH\, Sr. Program Analyst – Informatics\, National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) \nObjectives:  By the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Define public health informatics and its role in improving population health outcomes at the local level; \n2. Explore commonly used public health informatics tools\, processes\, and data standards; and \n3.Describe the policy landscape of public health informatics\, particularly for Local Health Departments. \nClick here for session 4 slides.  \nSession 4 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession4 \n  \n3:00pm  Closing remarks \nSpeaker: Matthew Q Christiansen\, MD\, MPH\, State Health Officer\, Bureau for Public Health \nOverall training evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingOverallEval \n  \n\nContinuing Education Information:\nDISCLOSURE AND MITIGATION\nThe CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and the Center for Rural Health Development controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempt to ensure the presentation of balanced\, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME\, faculty\, abstract reviewers\, paper presenters/authors\, planning committee members\, staff and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationship they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. All presenters\, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this educational activity.\n\nIn support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)\, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.\n\nPhysicians – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 hours for AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.\n\nNurses – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 5 contact hours (JA0026-26-24-670).\n\n\nTo Claim Physician or Nursing CEs for your attendance at this event: \nTo claim physician or nursing CEs for your attendance at this event you must complete session evaluations (linked above) for each session that you attended and complete the overall session evaluation by November 18\, 2024. The CE certificate will then be sent to you by email by November 30\, 2024.
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/2024local-health-officer-training/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Perinatal Immunizations: A Crucial Time for Health Promotion for Mom\, Baby\, and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Description: This webinar will provide an overview of current perinatal immunization rates and effective strategies and opportunities to promote maternal and newborn health and well-being. The presenter will also review critical diseases that can be prevented through appropriate prenatal screening and immunizations that will protect mothers and infants during the perinatal period and beyond.\nClick here to view the archived webinar.\nPresenter: Andrea Lauffer\, M.D.\, FAAP\, FACP\nWebinar Materials:\nPresentation Slides: Perinatal Immunizations_DrLauffer \nObjectives:\n\nDescribe current perinatal immunization rates for expectant mothers and effective strategies for improving perinatal immunization rates;\nDiscuss the recommended perinatal immunizations offered to expectant mothers and understand the benefit of immunization and risks of these diseases to mother/baby during the perinatal period;\nDiscuss opportunities to promote immunizations to pregnant individuals who are found to be non-immune to certain vaccine-preventable diseases during prenatal screening;\nDescribe the hepatitis B immunization recommendation for infants; and\nDiscuss strategies and opportunities to educate patients and the public on the importance of immunizations prior to\, during\, and after the perinatal period.\n\nContinuing Education:\nAn application for 1.0 hour of continuing education for Nurses\, Pharmacists and Physicians has been approved for this event. CEUs will be available until December 12\, 2024 for anyone who views the live or archive webinar AND completes the webinar evaluation.   \n  \nIn support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by West Virginia Immunization Network\, the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)\, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \nPhysicians-.  The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 hour for AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nNurses The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hours (JA0026-26-24-669) \nPharmacy – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit\, participants must complete the sign-in sheet\, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge- based activity provides 1 contact hours (JA0006133-9999-24-060-L06-P) \nDISCLOSURE AND MITIGATION \nThe CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and West Virginia Immunization Network\, Center for Rural Health Development controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempt to ensure the presentation of balanced\, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME\, faculty\, abstract reviewers\, paper presenters/authors\, planning committee members\, staff and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationship they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. \nAll presenters\, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this educational activity.
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