Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

CPI Verbal Intervention™ Training provides staff with an effective framework for preventing, de-escalating, and safely responding to crisis behavior. The program will focus on what’s happening from two perspectives: the person in distress and the staff person. Participants will gain a broad range of tools to help them manage their own emotional responses and identify escalating behaviors in … Continue reading CPI Verbal Intervention ™ Training →

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of broadband internet access and its emergence as a key factor in the social determinants of health discussion. Internet access is critical in today’s digital society, linking many to essential resources such as jobs, school, health care, food, and transportation, among other socioeconomics needs. The “digital divide” can … Continue reading Best Practices for Bridging the Digital Divide →

This training will review the importance of adopting a 100% smoke-free policy as well as implementing a cessation protocol (Ask, Advise and Refer). Secondly, the training will discuss how secondhand and thirdhand smoke affects clinic staff and patients. Thirdly, we will go over the different policy templates that can be utilized by clinics. Finally, the … Continue reading My Co-Worker Smokes. What Policies Protect Me from Thirdhand Smoke in the Workplace? →

Data stewardship is the collection of practices that ensures a health center's data is accessible, usable and trusted. Data stewardship not only refers to the tools utilized for tracking and reporting data, but it also refers to the people and the processes who are involved to ensure that EHR data is being accurately collected. After … Continue reading HCCN Best Practice Webinar – Data Stewardship →

This course will provide foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand and function within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) with the application of the Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS). Incorporation of the Incident Command System (ICS)/Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS) into the clinic enables cross-sector collaboration and support, including emergency resource requests and effective … Continue reading HICS – INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR CLINICS →

With the recent drive for health centers to implement Bluetooth or wireless-enabled self-measured blood pressure devices, health centers are looking for guidance on how to build a successful high-tech remote patient monitoring (RPM) program. In response, this Advanced RPM Webinar will provide first-hand FQHC experience on developing RPM programs that are advanced, innovative, and improve … Continue reading Advanced RPM Webinar →

Join the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC), Maternal Child Health Access (MCHA), Neighborhood Legal Services Los Angeles (NLSLA) and the Benefits Access for Immigrants Los Angeles (BAILA) Network for a complimentary virtual convening designed for on-the-ground clinic enrollers and service providers assisting their communities in enrolling and retaining their benefits. Over the … Continue reading BAILA First Year Convening and Training →

The COVID-19 pandemic is directly responsible for the dramatic rise in telehealth utilization. But as providers quickly established new or expanded old virtual care programs, some have struggled to address workflow hurdles or human factor challenges they may not have anticipated. These challenges can lead to poor outcomes, not just for patients’ health and well-being, … Continue reading HCCN Best Practice Webinar: Telehealth Workflow for Patients and Staff →

The Non-Violent Crisis Intervention® (NCI) program is considered the worldwide standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. This two half-day virtual training (9am-12pm) and in-person training (9am-3pm) will teach clinic staff de-escalation techniques and intervention strategies for workplace violence prevention. The workshop includes independent self-paced content, lecture, and situation-based guided practice with certified instructors. Now … Continue reading Non-Violent Crisis Intervention® →

Providing a high level of customer service is crucial to achieving your health center’s mission and serving your community, yet during these challenging times, service excellence can seem difficult to attain. In this impactful and highly interactive training -- designed for health center employees at all levels -- participants discuss the critical nature of customer … Continue reading Customer Service: The Art of Caring →

Overwhelmed primary care teams can lead to increased costs and strain on the health system as a whole, as well as unnecessarily high morbidity and mortality rates from sub-optimally managed chronic conditions and avoidable medication related problems. An innovative solution in various stages of maturity across the country, from pilot phase to full adoption, is … Continue reading Closing Gaps in Quality and Safety through Clinical Pharmacist Integration →