Preceptor Trainings in 2008 - Clinical Training Center for Family Planning

Register Now for the 2008 CTCFP Preceptor Trainings! (PDF, 192K) 

February 7 – 9, 2008 – Dallas, TX
Registration Deadline:  December 21, 2007

March 12 – 15, 2008 – Kansas City, MO
Registration Deadline:  January 25, 2008

April 17 – 19, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA
Registration Deadline:  February 29, 2008

May 18 – 20, 2008 – Atlanta, GA
Registration Deadline:  April 4, 2008

June 26 – 28, 2008 – Los Angeles, CA
Registration Deadline:  May 9, 2008

August 3 – 6, 2008 – Denver, CO (at the Title X National Clinical Conference)
Registration Deadline:  June 27, 2008

Training Includes:

• A 2.5 day training that includes information on foundational knowledge and skills in
  • the preceptor role;
  • adult learning principles;
  • competency-based instruction;
  • assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating learning activities;
  • and factors affecting the preceptor-preceptee relationship
• 18.0 contact hours of nursing continuing education credits
• $200 travel reimbursement from the CTCFP
• $250 per day of precepting after returning to the clinic (paid to the preceptor's agency)

Download the Brochure for more information on the 2008 CTCFP Preceptor Trainings (PDF, 57K)

Morgana Bailey
Training Operations Coordinator
Clinical Training Center for Family Planning
Development Systems, Inc.
Phone: 816-561-5050
Fax:  816-561-4222
www.devsys.org
www.CTCFP.org

CDC's HPV Clinician Brochure & Counseling Messages Now Available in Print!

Dear Colleagues,

At long last, CDC’s HPV brochure, entitled Human Papillomavirus: HPV Information for Clinicians is now available in print­ in both English and Spanish. The brochure (updated April 2007) covers the transmission, prevention, detection, and clinical management of HPV and associated conditions, and includes four counseling inserts to facilitate patient discussions on a variety of HPV topics (listed below). The brochures are available for free online ordering through CDC’s warehouse. You can find them listed under “HPV Posters and Brochures” as items #99-8364 (English) and #99-9036 (Spanish).

Counseling Messages (at back of brochure) include:

• What Patients Should Know When They Are Diagnosed with Genital Warts (PDF)
• What Women Should Know Before They Get a Pap and HPV Test (PDF)
• What Women with a Positive HPV Test Result Should Know (PDF)
• What Parents of Preteens/Adolescents Should Know About the HPV Vaccine (PDF)

These materials are also available online; other HPV resources can be found at www.cdc.gov/std/hpv.

Beatriz Reyes
Center for Health Training
614 Grand Avenue Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94610-3523
ph. 510.835.3700 x 130
fax 510.625.9307
reyes@jba-cht.com
http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org/

New Resource: Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African-American Communities.

On June 5-6, 2007, the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) convened the Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African-American Communities. The consultation brought together community leaders and other partners serving African-American communities to help identify prevention and control efforts likely to be acceptable and effective in affected communities. The purpose of this letter is to alert you to the recent web publication of the report of the meeting.

The consultation was characterized by high-energy discussion, thought-provoking presentations, and active problem-solving. Several key themes emerged, including the need to engage grassroots community members and the utility of framing STD disparities messages within broader sexual health or health disparities issues. Consultants identified a range of possible strategies, including improving access to available services, focusing interventions on young men, and building coalitions. Four workgroups (Individual/Community, Provider, NGOs/Churches, and Policy) were formed at the meeting and continue to work together to translate these strategies into discrete action steps. In addition to the web publication of the meeting report, the well-received background papers prepared for the consultation will be published in a special issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

I strongly urge you to read the meeting report, share it broadly among your colleagues and identify ways you can engage with your local partners, the partners from the consultation, and us at CDC to address the challenges of sexual health disparities.

Download the Web Publication of the "Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African-American Communities" Report (PDF).

Sincerely,
John M. Douglas, Jr. MD
Director, Division of STD Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Join March of Dimes for our Eighth Annual Conference for Health Professionals

Preventing Prematurity, Birth Defects & Infant Mortality: Current Trends & Future Paradigms (Download PDF Brochure, 578K)

January 23-25, 2008
The Westin
South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa, California

Keynote Speakers this year include:

• Robert White, MD “Designing Nurturing Environments in the NICU”
• Peter Scheidt, MD “The National Children’s Study---Where Are We Now?”
• Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN “Igniting Evidence-based Practice in Clinical Settings”

Register on-line (www.regonline.com/marchofdimes)

Activity Schedule for November 2007

Thursday, 11/01/07 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Family PACT Orientation
San Diego, CA
To register call (877) 326-7728 or www.familypact.org

Monday, 11/12/07 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Family PACT – Special Interest Training: Intrauterine Contraception Insertion Training
Los Angeles, CA
To register call (213) 386-5614, X 4580

Thursday, 11/15/07 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
Embassy Suites Hotel, LAX
9801 Airport Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Friday, 11/16/07 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Board of Directors Meeting
Embassy Suites Hotel, LAX

Thursday, 11/22/07 
CFHC Offices Closed

Friday, 11/23/07 
CFHC Offices Closed

Wednesday, 11/28/07 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day I
CFHC Board Room
Course is Full

Thursday, 11/29/07 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day II
CFHC Board Room
Course is Full

Friday, 11/30/07 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day III
CFHC Board Room
Course is Full

Friday, 11/30/07 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Family PACT Special Interest Training: Protecting Women’s Reproductive Health: Optimizing Your STD Management
Webcast
To register call (213) 386-5614, X 4580