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Calling all Medical Providers!
Save the Date for this Free Webinar Series
The Idaho Oral Health Alliance, in collaboration with SW ID AHEC, will deliver "Healthy Me is Cavity-Free" education to family physicians, pediatricians, obstetricians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and medical assistants. The 8-part series, titled Putting the Mouth Back in the Body: How Oral Health Affects Whole Patient Care, is designed for medical professionals who desire to learn more about the symbiotic relationship between oral health and whole health; screening/assessment and prevention; comorbidities and systemic associations; interventions through the lifespan, and oral health integration into primary care settings.
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Save the Date for Course 1 in the Series
July 20, 2022, 12 PM - 1 PM MT
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Featuring Patricia Braun, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, Rocky Mountain Network for Oral Health/Project Director, Denver Health/Eastside Family Health Center.
Stay tuned for registration information coming soon!
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Join Katrina and Jacelyn in the meaningful work of SW ID AHEC and help us to expand our impact on the growing medical community. Applications for the Continuing Education Coordinator are now open!
Continuing Education Coordinator - SW ID AHEC
Part-Time: 20 hours per week
Salary Range: $21.00 - $22.88 Hourly
Office Space: Downtown Boise
The SW ID AHEC Continuing Education Coordinator will bring experience, skills, and passion for health care workforce development to help us create and grow our continuing education program into something truly special. Under general supervision you will coordinate and track the activities of the SW ID Medical Education (SWIDME) program including ongoing education activities such as Grand Rounds, CME Joint Providership, SWIDME Medical Education committee management, promotion efforts, membership, accreditation, and evaluation; and assist in the identification and analysis of value-added opportunities as outlined in further detail below. Apply Now. |
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Buddy Break Matches Take Off
A few months back, we announced a new program as a result of the partnership between SW ID AHEC and the Family Caregiver Navigator Project, Buddy Break. Buddy Break is a remote respite program that allows AHEC Scholars to serve as respite providers for families caring for anyone over the age of eighteen. The Family Caregiver Navigator program serves as a "matchmaker" to connect AHEC Scholars with families in need.
Respite care aims to...
- Reduce caregiver stress and the probability of burnout
- Reduce older adult isolation, maximize the quality of elders' lives, and provide companionship in a safe environment
- Provide students with valuable, practical experience in the field of aging and an opportunity to serve their community
- Encourage students to foster meaningful, intergenerational relationships with older adults
The goal of this program is to provide students pursuing a health-related field with a unique opportunity to learn about the caregiving experience firsthand while simultaneously providing a break to caregivers in need. Buddy Break paired our first match in May and we are thrilled to see this long in the works program take off.
"Working with Buddy Break has been such a privilege. My Buddy is an absolute joy and the opportunity to connect with her, while also providing her caregivers a small break is one of the highlights of my week! [I am] thankful to AHEC and the Family Caregiver Navigator Project for providing this unique experience - it has been a great addition to my medical school training." - Hilarie, Buddy Break AHEC Scholar
"Knowing that my mom is engaged in a stimulating conversation with her AHEC Buddy gives me great pleasure and provides me with a break - for mom and me it's been a win-win-win!" - Sarah, Buddy Break Caregiver
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Idaho State University
News & Updates
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Director of Occupational Therapy Program Selected to Serve by HHS Secretary Becerra
Barbara Kornblau, director of Idaho State University’s Occupational Therapy Program and national disability rights advocate, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
During the three-year appointment, Kornblau and the others on the committee will look at the needs of people with disabilities during and after disaster events.
“I am honored to be asked to serve,” Kornblau said. “It feels like a ‘thank you’ or award for all of my disability advocacy.” Read More.
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Continued Support from Scottish Rite of Idaho Foundation Funds Scholarships for Speech-Language Pathology Students
The Scottish Rite of Idaho Foundation made a $20,000 contribution to Idaho State University recently in support of scholarships for Speech-Language Pathology students as well as pediatric services in the Speech and Language Clinics.
Over the past five years, the Scottish Rite have contributed over $130,000 to these scholarships and clinic services benefitting Idaho State University and community members. These funds provide patient support for thousands of patient visits, specialized equipment for pediatric patient services, and student scholarships. Read More.
Attention: Community Health Workers (CHW) Come Join our CHW Mini-Learning Collaboratives
Mini-Learning Collaboratives (MLC) are a platform for community health workers (CHWs) to network with other CHWs across the state and in their community and learn or refine skills around topics relevant to CHWs. These virtual collaboratives are held virtually online via Zoom and range in duration from 1 ½ to 2 hours. MLCs are offered at no cost to the participants and are open to all CHWs and their teams.
- Aug 18, 2-3:30 pm – CHW Self-Care
- Nov 17, 2-3:30 pm – Research and Evaluation (new Core Unit)
- Feb 16, 2023, 2-3:30 pm – Medication Adherence
- May 11,2023, 2-3:30 pm – TBD - Thursday
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Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine News & Updates |
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Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Earns Full Accreditation
The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) has received full accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
This milestone signifies that the College has received final approval to offer the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. The degree allows graduates to become practicing physicians. Read More.
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ICOM Graduates Inaugural Class of Osteopathic Physicians
The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine made history on May 13, 2022, as 145 members of the College’s inaugural class officially became physicians — the first ICOM-trained medical doctors and the first osteopathic physicians educated in Idaho. Read More.
Photo Caption: ICOM Student Doctors receive their white coats from faculty members.
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Boise State University News & Updates |
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Multidisciplinary team receives funding to research mental health outcomes among Idaho youth
A multidisciplinary team from. Boise State received a $500,000 grant from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to address the mental health outcomes of Idaho’s youth.
The “Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved Community Grant” will take the team to schools and communities across Idaho to build partnerships, measure risk, and protective factors, and then communicate findings to the respective communities. Strategic action plans that are tailored to the specific school community’s needs will be created based on the findings.
Public Health and Population Science Associate Professor Megan Smith is the principal investigator on the grant. Other team members include Matt Isbell with the Department of Communication, experts from Boise State’s College of Education, and Master of Public Health students. Read More.
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HRSA to Host Self-Care: Improving the Mental Health of the Healthcare Workforce Through Innovative Programs Webinar
Brought to you by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) in Region 10. Subject matter experts from federal, state, regional, and healthcare organizations will share practical information and tools to address mental health and burnout challenges within the healthcare workforce.
When: Jun 16, 2022, 10:00 AM MT
Where: via Zoom
What: Behavioral health webinar to promote Federal, State, Regional, and HRSA programs and resources for behavioral health. Subject matter experts will provide practical information and tools to address mental health and burnout challenges within the healthcare workforce.
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ECHO Idaho Announces June Lunch Hour Series Schedule
Scheduled weekly over lunch breaks, ECHO Idaho provides virtual, hour-long sessions with a panel of subject matter experts to deliver a brief, high-yield presentation on a topic of interest, specific to Idaho healthcare practitioners. Each session includes a real-life case presentation from an ECHO Idaho participant.
ECHO Idaho is always free and participants can earn CE/CME/CEUs for attending.
Please visit ECHO Idaho online to view topics on deck for June 2022. If you know of anyone in your network interested in attending one of our sessions, please have them register on our website.
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ECHO Idaho Offers Special X-Wavier Training
Earn your X-Waiver with ECHO Idaho to become eligible to dispense and prescribe buprenorphine and other lifesaving medications for opioid use disorder to 30 or more patients at a time.
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Time: 12:30 – 5 p.m. Mountain Time
Featuring:
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Magni Hamso, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM, Medical Director, Division of Medicaid, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Core Faculty, University of Washington - Boise Addiction Medicine Fellowship; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Staff Physician, Boise VA Medical Center
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Todd Palmer, MD, Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Full Circle Health; Assistant Professor in Family Medicine, University of Washington
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Bureau of Rural Health & Primary Care Offers Free Language Neutral Webinar
Join the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for a free webinar, Using Inclusive Language in Medical Interpretation presented by MD Translation, featuring guest speaker Kelly Henríquez. Kelly is an expert in linguistic inclusivity in healthcare and mental health interpretation. The webinar will be held on June 24, 2022, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Moutain Time. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Register now.
This free webinar is the third in a monthly series for medical interpreters, sponsored by the Bureau of Rural Health & Primary Care, Division of Public Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Funding is made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Idaho Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities, Assistance Listing Number: 93.391
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Participate in an In-Person Minimally Invasive Dentistry Training in Northern Idaho on June 9th and 10th
IPCA is hosting a Minimally Invasive Dentistry Training this year in Northern Idaho. Completion of the course will help attendants understand bioactive methods, materials, and strategies for caries arrest and prevention that are medical vs. surgical. The course will also provide attendants with tools to help guide and train other dentists and non-dentists in the correct way to apply dental medicines for dental disease control with subsequent referrals for further restorative care if indicated. Upon completion of the course, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion awarded CE hours. Learn More.
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1607 W. Jefferson Street,
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 947-4295
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This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U77HP03022, for the WWAMI Area Health Education (WWAMI AHEC) Program Office and its five regional Centers in the total amount of $840,630 for the 2020-2021 fiscal year (with a 1:1 total match of $840,630 from non-federally funded governmental sources). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. |
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