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ForwardPCMH Northeastern PA Learning Session - October 26, 2023
There is a Statewide issue of dental care delays and the activity will help the PCMH Physical healthcare teams to understand ways they can assist with beginning dental care and creating a relationship with dental providers.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Overview – Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Oral Health in Primary Care – Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Provider examples– Facilitated by Pauline Taylor, CQIA, PRHI
⦁ Dan White, Public Health Hygienist, The Wright Center
⦁ Kimberly McGoff, Director of Dental Operations, The Wright Center
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Identify approaches for providing patients with fluoride varnish in primary care.
- Discuss ways to access oral health services for your patients.
- Describe examples of how PCMHs currently provide preventive dental health services and referrals.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Audience Disclosure slides (002)_13.pptx | 460.14 KB |
 PCMH Northeastern PA 10.26.23 Agenda.docx | 32.48 KB |
 Helen Hawkey PA Coalition for Oral Health.pdf | 8.06 MB |
There is a Statewide issue of dental care delays and the activity will help the PCMH Physical healthcare teams to understand ways they can assist with beginning dental care and creating a relationship with dental providers.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Overview – Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Oral Health in Primary Care – Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Provider examples– Facilitated by Pauline Taylor, CQIA, PRHI
⦁ Dan White, Public Health Hygienist, The Wright Center
⦁ Kimberly McGoff, Director of Dental Operations, The Wright Center
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Robert Ferguson, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services
Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
Pauline Taylor, CQIA, PRHI
Dan White, Public Health Hygienist, The Wright Center
Kimberly McGoff, Director of Dental Operations, The Wright Center
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 ASWB
- 2.00 Attendance