Kansas Connecting Communities Free Program and Resources to Support Maternal Mental Health

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Pneumococcal Vaccine Update for Physicians and Clinicians – April 30

Please join us for a pneumococcal vaccine update webinar on Tuesday, April 30, noon - 1:00 p.m. and hear from Lynn Fisher, MD, family physician and Gretchen Homan, MD, pediatrician, who will provide updates impacting adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adult and pediatric patients, respectively and Monica Pando, RN, VFC coordinator, who will discuss navigating these updates from a clinic perspective.

careLearning Informational Webinar - May 1

In this webinar you will gain practical knowledge of how the careLearning system will help you organize and manage your education. careLearning is non-profit member service of The Kansas Hospital Association and over 40 other state hospital associations.

KARQM Education Program - May 2

The Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management was created to promote the delivery of quality health care and the practice of risk management in Kansas health care facilities. Membership includes risk and quality management professionals in health care facilities or health-related organizations.

Educational Webinar: How Do Your Hospital Finances Measure Up? – May 2

Join Healthworks and KHA for an educational session at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 to learn how to utilize QHis financial benchmarking tool effectively. Shannan Flach, vice president health care finance and reimbursement and Sally Othmer, vice president data and strategic analytics will be joined by Wes Garrison, founder, Databasically to walk through the tool including the easy-upload process, reviewing the QHi financial measures available and to demonstrating how to run and schedule reports.

Opioid Educational Webinar: Partnering to Increase Access to SUD Treatment – May 3

Please join us on May 3 to hear how hospitals and communities are partnering to increase access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction. The program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education and pending approval for 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education. There is no charge to attend as this program is funded through a grant from our partners at DCCCA.

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Kansas Connecting Communities Free Program and Resources to Support Maternal Mental Health

Kansas Maternal Child Health Logo (Mar. 8, 2024) – Kansas Connecting Communities is a federally funded behavioral health workforce development program administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KCC supports health professionals in Kansas in identifying and addressing mental health concerns of individuals during and after pregnancy and was renewed for another five years.

KCC provides a Perinatal Provider Consultation Line for Behavioral Health, a free consultation line available to providers working in or serving patients in Kansas. Through the line, professionals can get practitioner-to-practitioner consultations, resource and referral assistance and access to training, including CE and technical assistance, at no cost. Additionally, through a partnership with Kansas Connecting Communities, the Kansas Chapter of Postpartum Support International is offering training scholarships to Kansas professionals working with perinatal populations or those interested in advancing their expertise in perinatal mental health.

Scholarship funds are available for a predetermined list of training (both self-paced and live). For more information about KCC, check out Kansas Connecting Communities. Regarding the scholarships for training, see FAQs, list of trainings and scholarship application, all linked below:

Please contact the PSI Kansas office for additional questions about these scholarship funds.
--Karen Braman

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