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2018 MCH Strategic Skills Institute: Leveraging Strategic Skills to Advance Outcomes
The National MCH Workforce Development Center will support all expenses for state Title V professionals and their partners to attend an Institute in Tempe, Ariz., focused on the eight key strategic skills to transform systems and advance outcomes through new tools and highly interactive sessions. Applications are due June 13 by 12 a.m. ET.  

Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to Serve on the Council on Graduate Medical Education
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration is seeking nominations on a continuous basis for the Council on Graduate Medical Education, including representatives of practicing primary care physicians, national and specialty physician organizations, foreign medical graduates, medical student and house staff associations, schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine, public and private teaching hospitals, and representatives of health insurers, business, and labor.

Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invites the general public and other federal agencies to comment on a proposed continuing information collection project entitled the National Healthcare Safety Network.

Webinars
 
Integration into Adult Care
Got transition
May 31, 3-4 p.m.
Topics covered include orientation for young adults being transferred to adult practice, facilitating appointments, and supporting the adult practice with assistance from Title V.
 
Developmental Screenings in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): Federal Progress, State Opportunities
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
May 31, 3-4 p.m. ET
Provides an overview of developmental screening in Medicaid and CHIP, federal efforts to improve state-level measurement, and steps state stakeholders can take to improve developmental screening and follow-up services.  
 
A Conversation on Meaningful Family Engagement, from Clinical Care to Health Policy
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
June 6, 1-2 p.m. ET
The lead author and experts in the field will review key content from an article, Families of Children with Medical Complexity: A View from the Front Lines, and share ways to strengthen family engagement.

Health Care Strategies for the Justice-Involved Population
Health Resources and Services Administration
June 7, 2-3:30 p.m. ET
Highlights work done at the local and state levels to meet the needs of this vulnerable group and examines the medical, operational, and policy implications for health centers working with this population.

Navigating Barriers to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Primary Care Settings
National Center for Health in Public Housing
June 14, 1-2 p.m. ET
Outlines the financial impact of hepatitis C virus on health care, common restrictions of hepatitis C virus treatment among payers, and the successful acquisition of direct-acting antivirals therapy.