Opportunity for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit from the National Center for Cultural Competency (NCCC), Incorporating Cultural and Linguistic Competence into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression

The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC), invites you to assist them in their research, have an opportunity to learn about an innovative approach to address disparities,  and earn 1 CME
credit that will be issued by Georgetown University.

The NCCC http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc developed
a unique approach to Continuing Medical Education (CME) to address
racial and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of
depression.  The model uses self-assessment as a learning tool for
providers to: (1) heighten awareness, (2) influence attitudes toward
practice, and (3) motivate the development of knowledge and skills to
incorporate cultural and linguistic competency into the diagnosis and
treatment of depression.   This CME is designed for a broad array of
primary care providers that includes, but is not limited to, Family and
Community Medicine, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Obstetrics &
Gynecology, Internal Medicine, and Gerontology. The CME is also
appropriate for psychiatrists seeking to add to their base of knowledge
on cultural and linguistic competence.

The NCCC is are currently conducting a study to assess the impact and usefulness
of this CME approach.  Please click on the following link to access the
CME. http://www.gucchdgeorgetown.net/I3D/

The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) has released the Parent's Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care

The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) is pleased to announce the availability of a one-page Parent’s Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care that you can use in your work to help influence the quality of dental practices in child care.  The checklist encourages parents to look at the dental practices their young children are experiencing in child care/early education settings. The ADA Harris Foundation supported NRC’s development of the handout. They have packets of 25 printed checklists available –enough to fill the first 300 requests. You may request a packet at   http://nrc.uchsc.edu/pdc.htm  and copy as many as you wish for parents or providers.

You can also download as many copies as you wish from our website at http://nrc.uchsc.edu/dentalchecklist.pdf .

The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs has updated its webpages on Learning Collaboratives-Shriners Hospital for Children Project and Quality Improvement

The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs recently updated its webpages on Learning Collaboratives- Shriners Hospitals for Children Project and Quality Improvement. To learn more about the following

To learn more about the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the process that guides them in their quality improvement work to create enhanced linkages and communication with medical homes, please visit: http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/model/Medicalhomeproject.html. To learn more about Quality Improvement tools please visit:http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/tools/qualityimprovement.html