In an effort to offer health center personnel remote avenues for continuing education, CHAMPS hosts live, online webcasts specifically designed for Region VIII health centers throughout the year. Please refer to the descriptions for each event for more information about available credit, topics, presenters, etc. Most* CHAMPS live distance learning events are FREE for all health centers (Health Center Program Grantees and FQHC Look-Alikes) and Primary Care Associations (PCAs) in Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY), including computer link and CE credit, and fees for links to webcasts and/or CE credit may apply for other participants unless otherwise indicated in the descriptions for each event below. Please visit the Region VIII Health Centers and PCAs page to determine if your organization qualifies for free participation in most live CHAMPS distance learning events. Please visit the Online Archived CHAMPS Distance Learning Events page for recordings of past events. *Intensive courses like Spanish Language Training and Supervisor/Manager Training courses have fees associated, despite being held virtually.
Also, explore CHAMPS’ online On-Demand Modules and Courses and Podcasts.
Please click or scroll down to view descriptions of upcoming live CHAMPS Distance Learning Events:.
- Health Care for the Homeless Collaborative
- Leadership Essentials: Systems Thinking and Building Community Partnerships
- Spanish Language for Healthcare Providers
- CORE Competencies for Health Center Supervisors and Managers (CORE)
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE
Collaborative Overview: CHAMPS is hosting a four-part collaborative series for Region VIII health center staff who serve people experiencing homelessness and key PCA contacts to hear from experts in the field, discuss challenges, and identify desired training and technical assistance. There is no cost to attend this virtual series.
Date/Time/Topic/Location: This series will occur bi-monthly beginning in September 2024 and conclude in March 2025. Attendees are welcome to join as many sessions as possible. It will be hosted on Zoom on the following Thursdays.
- September 5, 2024: 1PM-2PM MT/ 2PM-3PM CT
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless presented on Street Medicine. View the online archive here.
- November 7, 2024: 1-2PM MT/2-3PM CT
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) presented on Safety and Security. View the online archive here.
- January 9, 2025: 1-2PM MT/2-3PM CT
- Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, Poverello Center, and Partnership Health Center presented on Medical Respite Care. View the online archive here.
- March 6, 2025: 1-2PM MT/2-3PM CT
- A panel discussion with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Fourth Street Clinic, and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services on navigating new challenges for Health Care for the Homeless programs.
Registration: Pre-registration is required for this free collaborative series. Click here to register for the collaborative.
If you have any questions, please contact the CHAMPS Programs Coordinator, Population Health.
LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS: SYSTEMS-THINKING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Event Overview: Many pressing problems cannot be solved sustainably by one person or party. This series is designed for Region VIII health center and public health leaders who need to build a shared vision in the face of apparent differences, whether within a single organization, between organizations, within a community, or across society. Participants will learn collaborative skills and strategies to increase effectiveness at reaching across silos, convening effective teams, and listening and responding to colleagues, constituents, communities, and other stakeholders. The series features learning and practice for each crucial stage of collaborative decision-making. Participants are encouraged to work through the material with a specific community collaborative project in mind. This series is a partnership between CHAMPS and Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center for community health and public health leaders.
The group will gather for four interactive virtual sessions over three months, with two drop-in coaching sessions available. Coaching sessions will provide one-on-one or group time to work through any challenges and receive additional guidance on the project of choice.
Visit the CHAMPS Leadership Learning Opportunities page for full details about the Leadership Essentials Series.
2025 SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
CHAMPS offers medical Spanish language training for clinicians at Region VIII health centers each April. This training is an intensive, conversational, and medical Spanish workshop consisting of medical dialogues, role-plays, visual aids, cross-cultural discussions, and daily practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning, an approach that is highly suitable for those with limited time, and who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients. All courses within the Spanish Language for Health Care Providers training will be held via Zoom and a camera is required to participate.
In addition to the traditional four-day Medical Spanish Course for Providers, four two-day Spanish language courses will be offered: Medical Spanish for Oral Health Providers, Spanish for Behavioral Health Providers, Spanish for Advanced Spanish Speakers, and Medical Spanish for Medical Assistants.
Registration for the April 2025 courses is now open. Visit the CHAMPS Spanish Language Trainings for Healthcare Providers page for full details and registration information about all five courses.
CORE COMPETENCIES FOR HEALTH CENTER SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS (CORE)
Health Center managers and supervisors play a pivotal role in the success of your organization as they work to drive daily operations and hire, train, guide, coach, develop, motivate, manage and retain productive, satisfied employees and consistency deliver results. This course – specifically designed for managers and supervisors at community, migrant, and homeless health centers – offers intensive, hands-on, and immediately applicable skill-building to successfully navigate these crucial roles in the fast-paced and often challenging health center environment.
Visit the CHAMPS Leadership Learning Opportunities page for full details about the next CORE Competencies Training which will be held Wednesday mornings, February 26 – March 26, 2025.
Learning never exhausts the mind.Leonardo da Vinci