July 10, 2025

Continuing Education for Health Professionals (CEHP): Intensive Behavioral Therapy Certification Intro Series, Starts July 16

This series will provide foundational knowledge for Intensive Behavioral Therapy delivery for patients living with obesity. This is an introductory series to be able to participate in the IBT ECHO, where skills will continue to be developed.

Series Schedule:

• July 16, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Foundations of Obesity Care and IBT
  • Introduction to obesity as a chronic condition and the basics of Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT).
  • Session Outcome: Understand obesity as a disease and the need for IBT as a solution.
• July 30, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Nutrition Essentials and Behavior Strategies for Sustainable Change
  • Strategies and tools to support nutrition and physical activity changes, with a focus on helping clients create an environment that supports long-term success.
  • Session Outcome: Understanding what the traffic light eating and activity plan is and how environment can impact success.
• August 6, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sustaining Change Through Planning and Habits
  • Building routines, planning, and self-regulation strategies.
  • Session Outcome: How important healthy routines and social networks are in lifestyle sustainability.
• August 20, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Managing the Journey: Support, Setbacks, and Maintenance
  • Preparing clients – and coaches – for the long haul.
  • Session Outcome: Feeling prepared for all situations and how to help clients maintain lifestyle changes.

Overall Series Outcomes

The learner will self-report:

1. Increased knowledge about what IBT is and how it is delivered, and
2. Increased confidence about delivering IBT to clients.

Target Audience

• Clinical providers who work with adults living with obesity.
• Typically, these providers will be behavioral health providers and registered dietitians.

Cost: Free

When: Starts July 16

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July 7, 2025

Registration Open: Intensive Behavioral Therapy Certification Intro Series

This series will provide foundational knowledge for Intensive Behavioral Therapy delivery for patients living with obesity. This is an introductory series to be able 5o participate in the IBT ECHO, where skills will continue to be developed.

Overall/Series Outcomes

• Outcome #1: The learner will self-report: Increased knowledge about what IBT is and how it is delivered.
• Outcome #2: The learner will self-report: Increased confidence about delivering IBT to clients

Series Schedule

July 16, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Session 1: Foundations of Obesity Care and IBT

• Introduction to obesity as a chronic co9ndit5ion and the basics of Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT).
  • Session outcome: Understand obesity as a disease and the need for IBT as a solution.

July 30, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Session 2: Nutrition Essentials and Behavior Strategies for Sustainable Change

• Strategies and tools to support nutrition and physical activity changes, with a focus on helping clients create an environment that supports long-term success.
  • Session outcome: Understanding what the traffic light eating, and activity plan is and how environment can impact success.

August 6, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Session 3: Sustaining Change Through Planning and Habits

• Building routines, planning, and self-regulation strategies.
  • Session outcome: How important healthy routines and social networks are in lifestyle sustainability.

August 20, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Managing the Journey: Support, Setbacks, and Maintenance

• Preparing clients – and coaches – for the long haul/
  • Session outcome: Feeling prepared for all situations and how to help clients maintain lifestyle changes.

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July 2, 2025

SHOW-ME-ECHO: Improving Effective Care for Patients with Hepatitis C, September 6

The Hepatitis C ECHO empowers and supports primary care professionals to effectively and confidently treat patients suffering from liver diseases.

A multidisciplinary team of experts dedicated to the treatment of patients with all types of liver diseases, especially viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease, will meet with participants via interactive online videoconferencing from noon to 1 p.m. every 1^st and 3^rd Fridays of the month.

How does this ECHO work?

Together with a multidisciplinary team of experts and specialists, participants will:

• Screen for and identify Hep C in patients
• Prescribe the right medications to care for Hep C
• Apply Hep C diagnosis and treatment best practices to treat patients
• Detect and make referrals to treat health concerns that are related to Hep C
• Serve as the local Hep C expert in their clinic and their part of the state

What does this ECHO offer?

• NO COST for participating sites or individuals,
• FREE continuing education for health care professionals,
• Collaboration, support and ongoing learning with experts and other physicians, and
• Patients get better care in their home community

CE credit available

When: This ECHO is held evert first and third Friday of the month from 12-1 pm

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June 23, 2025

Register Now: 2025 Independent Rural Health Clinic Institute, Starts July 8

You are invited to join Stroudwater Associates and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for a four-part institute focusing on chronic care management for independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).

The independent RHC Institute will begin on Tuesday, July 8, and will feature four live sessions and “Office Hours.”

Session Topics

Part 1: Care Management in the RHC, July 15, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

• This session will explore how population health data can be leveraged to inform and guide the strategic development of care management within RHCs, setting the stage for understanding the importance of implementing a care management.

Part 2: Using Population Data to Drive Care Management, July 15, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

• This session will explore how population health data can be leveraged to inform and guide the strategic development of care management programs within RHCs.

Part 3: Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM), July 22, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

• This session will focus on CCM and the principles of Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) within the Medicare program.

Part 4: Care Planning & Best Practices, July 29, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

• Discover how incorporating data-driven goals into care plans can enhance coordination, promote accountability, and enable timely intervention as patient needs evolve.

Office Hours: August 5, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

• Join the Stroudwater Associates team for our designated office hours to ask specific questions.

COST: Free

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June 17, 2025

MU CEHP Project Firstline On-Demand Learning Opportunities

The Missouri University Continuing Education for Health Professions (MU CEHP) has three Project Firstline events now available as on-demand video recordings.

• Firstline Conference: Emerging Infectious Disease Threats – held in-person (Zoom): January 22, 2025
  • Responding to an emerging infections disease outbreak:
    • Primer for Outbreak Management and Infection Prevention
    • What Does it Mean to Recognize Risk
    • Enhanced Barrier Precautions
• Community Facilitator Training – held in-person (Zoom): May 13, 2025
  • Unlock the full potential of Project Firstline materials to empower healthcare workers and foster a culture of safer, higher-quality care.
  • This training will equip you with the essential tools to educate and inspire your team to prevent infections among both patients and staff.
• Infection Control Fundamentals – held in-person (Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center: June 5, 2025
  • Presentations include:
    • Where Germs Live-Body Reservoirs/Healthcare Environment Reservoirs/Body and Healthcare Environment Reservoirs: Synthesis
    • Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: Reducing Risk
    • PPE/Cleaning/Disinfection/Hand Hygiene

Cost: There is no fee to register, but you must register to receive educational credit.

When: On-Demand Access

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June 9, 2025

Register Now: PROMPT RHC Learning Network Meeting, July 16

The next PROMPT RHC Learning Network Meeting will be held in person, on July 16, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Missouri Soybean Association.

A detailed agenda and additional information will be released closer to the meeting date.

The Goal of PROMPT is to:

• Network with your peers,
• Support Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)/rural provider practices in transforming rural clinic practices to meet the ever-changing demands within the healthcare landscape,
• Improve clinical quality data capture and reporting, to better meet the needs of funders, payors, and patients, and
• Improve quality performance and patient care in rural Missouri.

Funding is available for the RHCs to cover a one-night stay for up to 2 rooms (2 double queen rooms) and mileage for one vehicle. Please contact Lisab@cabbllc.com for more information.

Click Here to Register no later than July 7

June 2, 2025

An Introduction to the St. Louis PTC – STI/HIV Prevention Training Center

The St. Louis PTC is a federally funded program through the National Network of Prevention Training Centers to educate and train on all things STI & HIV. They are the Midwest PTC covering Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas.

How they can help you in your STI & HIV programs:

• Multiple eLearning opportunities, ranging in topic & length, including a 2-day STI Intensive that covers A-Z on updated guidelines on STIs & HIV,
• Personalized trainings for individual health departments, counties or regions, which can be done through:
• A virtual platform
• In-person
• Hybrid
• Combination of in-person and hybrid

The Clinical Consult Network (CCN) – A free, online, form for clinicians to submit their questions regarding STI/HIV treatment & care. Click Here to go to CCN.

This is a FREE service; all of the courses are free and CMEs for MDs & DOs are available.

Please consider taking a moment to complete this quick Needs Assessment regarding the biggest issues involving STI & HIV care. The results of this survey will be used to plan upcoming courses and identify areas of focus.

Click Here to complete needs assessment.

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May 28, 2025

Aligning Z Codes Workflow with Closed-Loop Referral Processes – Two-part Virtual Series, Starts June 3

This two-part virtual series will highlight the practical use of social risk factors by care teams including community health workers, pharmacy technicians, payers and providers in different settings of care including health centers, rural pharmacies, and hospitals health systems. The series wil demonstrate how these align with the crucial role of payers and providers and a focus on the impact o policies and programming.

The audience will learn best practice strategies that have been deployed in Missouri and how the closed-loop referral platforms for social risk factors can be leveraged to create a seamless and well-coordinated approach in improving health outcomes and reducing costs.

Intended Audience:

• Community health workers working in outpatient primary care,
• Pharmacy technicians,
• Hospital inpatient/ED,
• Community-based organizations,
• Care coordinators,
• Nurse care managers,
• Discharge planners,
• Hospital social workers,
• Quality improvement staff,
• Clinic managers,
• Operations staff,
• Providers,
• Case management staff, and
• Local public health agencies

Cost: Complimentary to all Attendees

When: June 3 and 26, 10:00 – 11:30

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May 2, 2025

Clinical Preparedness Workshops             

The Clinical Emergency Preparedness Workshops are designed to equip front-line clinicians with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to effectively respond to large-scale emergencies and disasters. Developed in collaboration with health care coalition members, these workshops will focus on key areas essential to patient care continuity during crises.

Topics include:

• Managing orthopedic injuries,
• Utilizing laboratory and imaging services,
• Addressing the needs of long-term care facilities,
• Ensuring patient care during cyber events and extended outages,
• Treating complex medical patients,
• Responding to infectious disease outbreaks, and
• Caring for pediatric patients in emergency scenarios.

Each session is tailored for clinicians across all patient care roles, ensuring a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to emergency preparedness and response.

Participants will have opportunities for hands-on skills learning, allowing them to practice critical techniques and decision-making in realistic emergency scenarios. These interactive sessions will enhance confidence and competence in responding to diverse clinical challenges during disasters.

Clinical Preparedness Workshop Dates:

• May 15, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Preparedness for Imaging and Laboratory Services
  • Focuses on optimizing diagnostics in resource-limited environments, ensuring efficient blood supply management and transfusion protocols, and improving the use of imaging technologies such as X-ray, CT, and ultrasound for trauma and mass casualty triage.
• May 20, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Long-term Care in Disasters
  • Designed to enhance collaboration between long-term care clinicians, hospital providers and EMS in managing long-term care patients during disasters.
• May 29, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Orthopedic Injuries in Disasters
  • Designed to prepare front-line clinicians to assess, stabilize and manage musculoskeletal injuries during large-scale emergencies. The session will provide clinicians with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to deliver effective orthopedic care in large-scale and resource limited environments.
• June 3, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Pediatric Clinical Preparedness
  • Designed to equip frontline hospital and EMS clinicians with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively manage pediatric patients during disasters.
  • Participants will engage in real-world case scenarios and interactive sessions to enhance their ability to provide high-quality pediatric care in mass casualty incidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations.

Cost: Free

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April 29, 2025

Rural Health Capital Resources Training Series

Looking to secure funding for rural health development? The NOSORH Rural Health Capital Resources Training Series 2025 is your key to success!

Led by national experts in community development finance, federal funding programs, healthcare collaborations, and rural philanthropy, this free virtual series provides actionable insights and proven strategies for securing funding and building impactful partnerships.

Who Should Attend:

• State Office of Rural Health, Primary Care Office, and non-profit organization staff
• Community Development Finance Institution and Community Development Professionals
• Clinic or hospital staff
• Organizations with identified community needs

This series features three live sessions on the following dates:

• Tuesday, May 6, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

101: Rural Health Capital Resources Overview – Participants will discover the basics of federal, state, and private sources of capital for rural health and learn how capital resources are used in rural settings to achieve community health improvement goals.

• Tuesday, May 13, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

102: Rural Health Capital Resources – Accessing Expertise – Participants will explore how to access federal, state, and private capital sources to support rural health initiatives.

• Wednesday, June 18, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET

103: The World of Rural Philanthropy: How to Effectively Engage and Partner – This session provides an overview of the structure of the rural-serving philanthropic sector, explores how philanthropy views rural organizations and communities, and shares practical lessons for engaging and building long-term partnerships with rural funders.

Cost: Free

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