Looking for Information on your New Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Grant?

We are working on creating a new newsletter with content related to both the new Cancer Prevention and Early Detection program as well as WISEWOMAN. In the meantime, we are continuing to include WISEWOMAN content as well as content related to prior WWC contracts here in the WWC Update. Until the new newsletter is developed, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection content and updates are being sent as a weekly blast email from the cdphe_cancer@state.co.us email address to the person designated as the Primary Program Contact for each agency. Please contact your agency lead (Kris or Ivy) if you are not sure who is your organization's Primary Program Contact.

Training Opportunities

Spots Available at Tobacco Cessation Training on January 31

Additional spots are still available at the CDPHE-sponsored tobacco cessation training on January 31.  These spots are now open to Cancer Prevention and Early Detection agencies and other non-WISEWOMAN staff.  The training will cover tobacco cessation trends and resources as well as how to conduct a brief tobacco intervention with patients.  

The event scheduled for 8 am to 12 pm at CDPHE (4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S, Denver, CO 80246).  Light refreshments will be provided.

In order to register for the tobacco cessation training, please send an email to the Nicole Brasseur at Nicole.brasseur@state.co.us with the following information:

• Participant name
• Organization
• Job title/role
• Email 

Registration for the tobacco cessation training will be accepted through January 22.  For questions, please contact the Nicole Brasseur at 303-691-4919 or Nicole.brasseur@state.co.us. 

Upcoming MI Training Opportunities 

The Patient Navigator Training Collaborative (PNTC) has two upcoming opportunities for Motivational Interviewing training and practice. 

Advanced Motivational Interviewing
This is an intermediate-level, full-day Motivational Interviewing course.  In this course, you will expand your skills related to the strategic use of questions and reflections to build upon and deepen client change talk.  

• Date: February 16, 2018
• Where: Loveland, CO
• Register: Here

*Attendance at this course counts towards the WISEWOMAN Health Coach annual in-person MI training requirement.

Motivational Interviewing Academy  
The “Motivational Interviewing Academy” will provide patient navigators with the unique opportunity to receive real time practice with mock patients, objective MI integrity coding feedback and one-on-one coaching.  Participants in the MI Academy will receive three coaching sessions to practice their skills with a mock patient and follow-up coaching. 

• Dates: Spring 2018 (flexible)
• Sessions: Three 20-minute mock patient calls and three 30-minute follow-up coaching sessions
• Location: Telephone
• Register: Here

For more information patient navigation and to view other available courses, visit the PNTC website.