SAVE THE DATE Race for the Cure on Sept. 25, 2016

SAVE THE DATE 2016 Susan G. Komen Colorado Race for the Cure®

SAVE THE DATE for the 2016 Susan G. Komen Colorado Race for the Cure® on September 25 at the Pepsi Center! Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for registration opening in June!

Ask A Navigator: Care Coordination Training and Certification

Guest blog post from WWC Clinical Scholar: Darlyn Miller, Teller County Public Health

Recent changes in the health care environment, particularly implementation of the Affordable Care Act, have caused an increased demand for qualified patient navigators and case managers. This need is driven by the goal of reducing health care costs while improving quality of healthcare and patient satisfaction. This demand has placed many of us in the position of “inheriting” these additional job responsibilities. Our original training, such as nursing or social work, may have provided basic concepts and knowledge in care coordination, but often these new roles require skills that are more specific to the actual job we are doing. The broad spectrum of empowering an individual across the continuum of care, while fostering optimum health and wellness, can be a daunting task to say the least.

National Nurse Practitioner Symposium

The National Nurse Practitioner Symposium is coming up! It's July 7-10, 2016 at the Keystone Conference Center in Keystone, Colorado. The symposium brochure includes many educational sessions related to providing care in both WWC and WISEWOMAN programs, including two sessions on nurse practitioners scope of practice and current legislation. Hope to see you there!

Clinical Corner - WWC table for abnormal cervical results

Question: The ASCCP algorithms for following up after abnormal Pap and HPV results are sometimes difficult to understand, particularly for our new staff members. Is there a cheat sheet of some kind that could assist us with training new staff?