CARDIOVASCULAR NEWS
Social Determinants of Health:
CDPHE Adds 20 New Indicators!
The Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recently added 20 new SDoH indicators to the VISION: Visual Information System for Identifying Opportunities and Needs tool.
Explore the data here
Best Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs
The Best Practices Guide for CVD Prevention describes and summarizes scientific evidence behind 8 effective strategies for lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol levels that can be implemented in health care systems and that involve community-clinical links.
Learn more about the guide
Download the guide
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DIABETES NEWS
CDC Releases 2017 Diabetes Report Card
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Diabetes Translation has released the 2017 Diabetes Report Card. The Diabetes Report Card provides the most current information and data available about diabetes and prediabetes, along with diabetes-related preventive care practices, health outcomes, risk factors, and national and state trends.
National Diabetes Prevention Program
Standards for CDC Recognition Finalized on March 1
To ensure high quality and impact, CDC sets standards for organizations that wish to offer an in-person or online lifestyle change program. To gain CDC recognition, your organization must show that it can meet CDC standards and effectively deliver a proven diabetes prevention lifestyle change program.
Access the new standards here
CDC webinar about transitioning to the 2018 DPRP Standards (Adobe Connect required)
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EVENTS
The Culture of Data (CoD) conference brings together community members, academia, state/local government and nonprofit organizations that share a goal of achieving health equity.
Register here
Register today for this free event to learn ways to increase referrals and utilizations for your DSMES program. This conference will offer solutions for billing challenges, insight on unique marketing opportunities and ways to improve clinical outcomes for participants. In-state travel & lodging reimbursement and continuing education credit available.
For more information and to register click here
Diabetes Self-Management Utilization Sharing Calls
Every third Wednesday of the month
8:30 - 9:00 am OR 12:00 - 12:30 pm
The Colorado Department of Public Health Environment and Telligen co-host these sharing calls to discuss barriers to DSME utilization, share successes, and identify tools that may be helpful in increasing DSME utilization throughout the state. The intended audience is ADA recognized or AADE accredited program staff, however, all are welcome to participate. Contact Ynke de Koe at Ynke.deKoe@state.co.us if you would like to be added to the email distribution list.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
DTTAC Lifestyle Coach Training
April 9-10
8:30 am - 5:00 pm both days
CDPHE 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246
$750 per person
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center (DTTAC) at Emory University are hosting Lifestyle Coach training for the National DPP.
DTTAC Lifestyle Coach Training is a highly interactive, 2-day, in-person training with an expert DTTAC Master Trainer that provides your Lifestyle Coaches with the skills, knowledge and experience that they need to successfully facilitate the proven-effective lifestyle change program.
You must pre-register to attend the training.
Click here for more information and to register
Event flyer
Patient Navigator Training Collaborative
Level 1: Patient Navigator Fundamentals
Patient Navigator Fundamentals is designed to improve your patient navigation skills. Topics in this comprehensive "Level 1" training include patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing.
Colorado Springs, CO
April 23-24 (en Español)
April 30 & May 1 (en Español)
June 4 - 6
Arvada, CO
May 23-24
Delta, CO
May 9 -11
Greeley, CO
June 18 - 21 (en Español)
Alamosa, CO
June 27-29
For Patient Navigator Supervisors
Online series designed for patient navigator supervisors, managers, program planners and administrators of patient navigator programs.
Sessions held noon-1 pm via Zoom web conferencing
April 17: Patient Navigator Role Clarity
May 22: Patient Navigator Team Integration
Click here for more information and to register
New Leadership Program for Primary Care Providers
Ready to change healthcare in Colorado? Primary Care Movers and Changers (PCMAC) is a new, advocacy-focused leadership training program from the Regional Institute for Health & Environmental Leadership (RIHEL). The program is free, and open to a wide range of primary care providers who practice in underserved metropolitan communities, or who are from an underserved community or background. Get hands on leadership training that will prepare you to advocate for the healthcare changes you believe in.
Learn more and apply now
DTTAC™ Virtual Lifestyle Coach Training
DTTAC is now offering Lifestyle Coach training virtually. DTTAC™ Virtual Lifestyle Coach Training is a four-week, interactive and innovative virtual training that meets CDC training standards and provides Lifestyle Coaches with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to successfully facilitate the National DPP lifestyle change program.
The virtual training provides you with the same high quality experience and in-depth learning as the in-person training but is done more conveniently over smaller pockets of time, allowing for more reflection and application, while saving organizations more money by removing added travel costs for participants.
The cost of the training is $649 per person plus participants receive free access to a recorded Lifestyle Coach Refresher webinar as a part of ongoing continuing education recommended by CDC. Continuing education credits have been applied for and will be available for RD, CDE, CHES, RN and RPh/PharmD for an additional $25.
Latino Health Certificate
Latino Research & Policy Center
Colorado School of Public Health
A mentored learning experience to improve research and community engagement for positive change within the Latino Community.
For more information and eligibility requirements contact:
303-315-2511
lrpc@ucdenver.edu
bit.ly/LatinoHealthCertificate
Brochure
Patient Navigator Training Collaborative
Care Coordination ECHO Series
Team-Based Care Coordination: Understand, Communicate and Work at the Top of Your Scope
When: Every Tuesday, March 27 - May 1 8 - 9 am
Audience: Care coordinators (licensed or non-licensed) with a desire to maximize their contribution to team-based care.
Register here
This series is offered in partnership with the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative (PNTC), the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RMPHTC) and the Care Coordination Central (CCC).
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TOOLS YOU CAN USE
9 Ways to Grow Healthy Colorado Kids Early Childhood Obesity Program (ECOP) Quarterly e-Newsletter
Click here for latest edition
CORIDOR
CORIDOR (Collection of Online Resources & Inventory Database) is a CDC sponsored online resource portal designed to advance chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities by providing easy access to credible, evidence-based and practical chronic disease prevention tools in one location.
Microsite®Million Hearts
This microsite includes Million Hearts® evidence-based protocols, action guides, and other quality improvement tools to help clinicians and other health professionals reduce their patients’ risk for a heart attack or stroke. Find a place to embed the microsite on your website to stay up-to-date on Million Hearts® resources.
Diabetes at Work Website
The user-friendly design features a responsive rotating slider on the homepage, a new drop down toolbar for each selected topic, and an updated Quick Links section. Your favorite resources like Lesson Plans and Diabetes Basics are still there to help your company prevent and manage diabetes in the workplace.
View website here
NIMHD Language Access Portal
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has launched a new resource for our stakeholders who work with health disparity populations with limited English proficiency: the Language Access Portal (LAP)
Visit the Language Access Portal
New videos help people with diabetes better manage their health
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) released new videos that offer support to people with diabetes, and steps they can take to manage their disease.
Video series
American Diabetes Association Provider Videos
The American Diabetes Association, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Kaiser Permanente, Telligen, and the Colorado Prevention Alliance developed a series of short webinars for health care professionals. There are three sections: diabetes prevention, diabetes self-management education, and diabetes and depression. The videos are available online at no cost and run between 5 and 15 minutes in length.
Link to videos
Resource Toolkit
As part of the patient’s health care team, pharmacists can improve disease outcomes by improving medication adherence and providing patient planning, education and counseling. The Community Preventive Services Task Force found strong evidence that team-based care can improve blood pressure control when a pharmacist is included on the team. A new toolkit from The University of Colorado provides sample agreements and resources helpful in integrating clinical pharmacists into the care team. Click for more information.
Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Resource Guide
These slides were presented by Jeff Durthaler, M.S, BS (Pharm), R.Ph., the Population Health Consultant Pharmacist, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to review the presentation.
Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care Online Study Modules
The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences with support from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment created a series of online educational modules that highlight the role of pharmacists in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To view the modules:
- Navigate to ipharmCE.UCDenver.edu (or http://ipharmce.ucdenver.edu/student/exam) You will need to create a profile if you do not have one. To create a profile, enter your email under “New Account Sign-up,” and follow the instructions on the screen.
- Once logged in, click “View All Programs” under Home Study Activities on the left side of your screen
- Under the group Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care, click on the individual presentation titles
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