Region 1 IDN Executive Committee Nominations

Congratulations to Region 1 IDN Executive Committee's newest members: Dr. Tyler Vogt, Primary Care Physician from Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Peter Wright, CEO, Valley Regional Hospital. The Committee is still accepting nominations for the below sectors. If you're interested in serving a two-year term on Region 1's Executive Committee, please email Ann Landry no later than close of business on Friday, September 28th . The Committee meets monthly for two hours with 1-2 hours of work between meetings. Please click HERE to review the Committee Charter and feel free to email Ann for more information. Nominations will be voted on at the August 9th Executive Committee meeting.

Accepting nominations for the following seats:

Region 1 IDN Fall Advisory Council Meeting

Thursday, September 13th

8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Common Man

Claremont, NH

Please join the us for the Region 1 IDN Fall Advisory Council Meeting. We are excited to hear updates from all of our project teams, learn from the data tracked to date, better understand how teams have navigated privacy and consent issues and explore additional opportunities to expand workforce capacity.

All Region 1 IDN partners are encouraged to attend; additional spaces are reserved for "friends" of Region 1 IDN (please contact Ann Landry if you have questions).

Please register HERE no later than September 6th.

Partners in Recovery Wellness: How Hospitals and Recovery Coaches Can Improve Outcomes for Patients with Substance Use Disorder

Please join us for a free 1.5 hour training on Wednesday, October 3rd from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the Cheshire Medical Center in North Conference Room #2 in Keene on the following:

•   The Science of Addiction

•   Language Matters – how stigma affects patients with SUD

•   Multiple Pathways of Recovery & Recovery Support Services

In the fight against the “overdose crisis”, everyone can make a difference. Understanding Substance Use Disorder as an illness and how we treat patients matters.

Two Speakers:

»Corey Gately, MLADC, Clinical Program Coordinator at the LRG Healthcare Recovery Clinic

»Daisy Pierce, PhD, Executive Director at Navigating Recovery of the Lakes Region

 

Free training is open to 25 Region 1 IDN partners; first come first serve. Please register HERE by September 21st.

Note: this is the same training that was offered on June 27th in Claremont; we'll be offering a few sessions of this same training.

Managing Chronic Disease in Behavioral Health Patients Lunch & Learn Training

Please join us for this one hour lunch and learn on how to manage chronic disease in behavioral health patients. Lunch will be provided.

Trainer: Tracy Tinker, RN, MSN, Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Catholic Medical Center

~Define the latest guidelines for diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia

~Understand the intersection of BH and CDM

~Identify barriers to BH and CDM

~Identify and utilize strategies to overcome identified barriers

Wednesday, October 3rd - 12-1:00 p.m

Cheshire Medical Center, North Conference Room #2

Keene, NH

Free training is open to 25 Region 1 IDN partners; first come first serve. Please register HERE by September 21st. Required Training for B1: Integrated Healthcare Project members.

Note: this is the same training that was offered on June 27th in Claremont; we'll be offering a few sessions of this same training.

Mental Health First Aid Training

West Central Behavioral Health is pleased to offer free Mental Health First Aid Trainings in the coming months. 



Call to register at 603.448.0126. Pre-registration is required. For questions about Mental Health First Aid contact Hope Duncan at 603.448.0126 x2180 or hduncan@wcbh.org

Motivational Interviewing Strategies Training

Two-day Training - Slots Still Available



Please join us for a two-part training on Motivational Interviewing Strategies. This training, led by David Lynde and Christine Powers, will review Motivational Interviewing Strategy Tools, Micro Skills, Change Talk vs. Sustain Talk, Process for Motivational Interviewing and much more.

Tuesday, September 25th AND

Tuesday, October 2nd

8:30 - 4:00

Claremont Savings Bank Community Room, Claremont, NH

Free training is open to 25 Region 1 IDN partners; first come first serve by partner organization. Attendees must commit to both days. Please email Ann Landry to register by September 21st. Please visit the training page on our website for the audio and materials of the July 25th Knowledge Exchange featuring an overview of the MI Strategies.

PPNNE Trainings for Community Health and Human Service Providers

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) is offering free trainings and workshops to community health and human service providers and their clients with the goal of improving equitable access to family planning and reducing unintended pregnancy. We have begun this project by offering trainings to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers, as women with SUDs are uniquely vulnerable to experiencing an unintended pregnancy and to receiving coercive reproductive care. Other populations at high risk for unintended pregnancy include young women, low-income women, and women who have a history of trauma or incarceration.

These trainings are designed to enhance a provider’s ability to provide family planning information to clients, make referrals to care, implement best practices in contraceptive counseling, and ultimately to support clients in achieving their reproductive life plans. PPNNE has also developed sexual and reproductive health learning sessions for clients being served by these providers and organizations. 

If your organization serves any of the above populations, then we are interested in talking to you about the trainings and other free support we can provide to your staff and clients. Additional information on the following offerings is included in the attached:

•   Pregnancy Intention & Birth Control Update (2 hours)- For all community providers. An overview of unintended pregnancy, reproductive life planning, birth control methods available on today’s market, and contraceptive coercion and justice. The Family Planning Referral Forms and binders will be provided to participants.

•   Family Planning Resources and Referrals (1 hour)- For all community providers. Streamlined overview of first option. Family Planning Referral Forms and binders provided to participants.

•   The 10 Best Practices in Contraceptive Counseling (7 hrs)- For medical professionals who want to offer or improve evidence-based contraceptive counseling for patients.

•   Sexual and Reproductive Health Workshops- (1 hr)- For clients. One-time workshops or a series of educational sessions (for example, delivered on-site once a month), covering topics such as reproductive life planning, birth control options, reproductive justice, consent, sexually transmitted infections, and more.

If you are interested in arranging a training for your organization or clients (or if you have recommendations of folks who may be interested) please contact Whitney Parsons at whitney.parsons@ppnne.org.   

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Region 1 IDN Quality Reporting Guidance

Check out Region 1 IDN's Quality Reporting Guidance Document HERE

Please feel free to connect with your Region 1 Administrative Staff at any point:

Ann H. Landry, MBA, Executive Director

Jessica J. Powell, MA, Program Director

Peter A. Mason, MD, Medical Director