2024-25
- Best Practices in Maryland School-Based Health Centers on 2/5/2025
- View the webinar here.
- View the PowerPoints: SBHC Billing and Paving a Path to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care.
- Updates on Electronic Cigarettes in Youth on 12/11/24
- Trauma-Informed Essentials for School Health Professionals on 11/25/24
- Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences by Carolyn Camacho and Kristen Watkins, Identity Inc.
- Supporting Gender Diversity in K-12 Schools and School-Based Health Centers by Diana Bruce, Advocate for Thriving Students, Diana Bruce & Associates, LLC on 10/9/24
- Pediatric Asthma Guidelines Update by Dr. Christy Sadreameli on 9/24/24
2023-24
- Empowering Youth Voices: Strategies for Increasing Engagement and Establishing a Youth Advisory Council by Asia Gates, Youth Engagement Specialist, and Patti Zavala, Youth Programs Manager, Oregon School-Based Health Alliance on 7/25/24
- Addressing the Health Needs of Students with Developmental Disabilities by Serene Habayeb, PhD and Naterra Walker, CPNP-PC from the Children’s National Hospital on 4/30/24
- Empowering Change: Strategies for Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Youth by Albara Marwa, MD, MPH, FAAP, CDCES, BC-ADM, D-ABOM and Taylor Kasoff, RD, LDN, Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai on 3/14/24
- The Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care by Lisa Horne, RN, MS, Shawnett Mills, LCPC, Child Welfare Office, Maryland Department of Human Services, presented on 2/27/24
- To view the webinar, click here.
- An Equity Approach to SBHC Enrollment: Develop Your Enrollment Action Plan! by Mia Martinez, Director of Capacity Building, and Mia Martinez, Director of Capacity Building
Katie Savage, MPH, Health Equity & Capacity Building Consultant, United Community Schools, New York, New York - Social Media Use and Depression in Adolescents by Carol Vidal, MD, PHD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presented on 1/17/24
- An Overview of Cancer Prevention and Control by Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, FRCP(L), Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, presented on 12/6/23
- To view the webinar, click here.
- Trends in Adolescent Substance Use: Identification, Screening and Treatment Planning by Marc Fishman, MD, Bridget Sweeney, B.A., Maryland Addiction Consultation Services, University of Maryland, presented on 11/6/23
- From Striving to Thriving: Nurturing Immigrant Children’s Health within Maryland’s Schools by Nick Cuneo, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, and Nouf Bazaz, PhD, Loyola University, presented on 10/16/23
- Sudden Cardiac Death in the Pediatric Population by Sudhir Vashist, MD, CEPS, FHRS, FAAP, Pediatric Cardiologist of Children’s Heart Program, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Maryland School of Medicine, presented on 9/20/23
- Promoting sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents: Opportunities for school-based health to close the gap for males by Arik V. Marcell, MD, MPH, Kathleen Tebb, PhD and Annie Smith, PhD, presented on 9/13/23
- Promoting Internet Safety for Parents, Guardians and Communities, presented on July 12, 2023 by Matt Mitchell, ATSAIC.
- To view the webinar, click here.
- To view the powerpoint, click here.
- Firearm Injury Prevention for Providers, presented on April 12, 2023 by Katherine Hoops, MD
- Addressing Nutritional Needs in School-Based Health Care on 3/15/23 by Lore Noyes, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
- To view the presentation, click here.
- Get PrEP-ed to Prevent HIV on 2/22/23 by Natalie Spicyn, MD, MHS, FAAP, AAHIV
- Considerations for Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Children in Immigrant Families, on 1/30/23 by Meghan Crosby Budinger, MS, LCPC and Rheanna Platt, MD BHIPP
- To view the presentation, click here.
2021-22
- “Pediatric Oral Health Update” on 12/13/22 by Diana Capobianco, DDS, Growing Smiles.
- “The Positive Depression Screen: Mental Health Conversations with Teens and Families” on 11/21/22 by Patricia Kapunan, MD, MPH, Montgomery County Public Schools and Jean Fletcher, CPNP.
Here are some additional resources for Spanish speaking students:
For Spanish language resources from SAMHSA, click here.
For teen handouts, youngwomenshealth.org or youngmenshealthsite.org for a variety of health topics as many of their handouts are also in Spanish. Here is a sample.
- “School Based Health Centers, Asthma, and the Statewide Integrated Health Improvement Strategy (SIHIS)” presented on 10/26/22 by Dr. Cliff Mitchell, MDH.
- Don’t Miss Those Shots: Practical Strategies for Promoting Vaccination of Teens and Young Adults” August 10, 2022 by Pilar Snowden, GlaxoSmithKline and Brian Mattingly, Maryland Department of Health, Comprehensive Cancer Control.
- An STI Treatment Snapshot: All you need to know about the CDC Guideline Updates on 2/22/2022 by Liz Gilliams, MD, Medical Director for STI Services, Baltimore City Health Department.
- “Motivational Interviewing to Improve Health Outcomes,” Monday March 7, 2022, by Jill Haak Bohnenkamp, Ph.D, Assistant Professor and Kathryn M. Trainor, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for School Mental Health
- “The Blueprint is Law, Now What” December 8, 2021. by Shamoyia Gardiner, the Executive Director of Strong Schools Maryland
- “Return to Sports Post COVID Algorithm” November 16, 2021. by members of the Medstar Health Primary Care Sports Medicine team of Ankit Shah, MD, MPH, FACC; Lou Kovacs, MD, CAQSM and Kellie Loehr, MS, ATC, LAT.
- “Maryland Minor Consent for Mental Health Care Law Update” September 29, 2021, by the following list of speakers: Delegate Heather Bagnall, District 33 Larry Epp, Ed.D., LCPC. Sheppard Pratt-Gaithersburg and Jill Bohnenkamp, Ph.D., National Center for School Mental Health
- “Diabetes Care Considerations in the Time of COVID-19” was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, by the University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Midtown Pediatrics. Presenters include Jennifer Anisko, CPNP, CDCDE, Malinda Dukes, CPNP. CDCDE, Sara Fitzgerald, MS, RN, CDCDE and Amanda Palmer, MPH, RN, CDCDE
- “LGBTQ Students: A Look at the Issues” March 3rd, 2021 by Lynne Muller, PhD, NCC, LCPC. Section Chief, Student Services and School Counseling, Division of Student Support, Academic Enrichment, and Educational Policy Maryland State Department of Education.
- To view the webinar, click here
- “Light at the End of the Tunnel: An Update of COVID and Influenza Vaccines, Testing and Treatment” January 21st, 2021 by Dr. Alexander Chen, Chief, Division of Communicable Diseases, Baltimore County Department of Health.
- To view the webinar, click here
Online Professional Development Opportunities
Medicaid Billing: A Review for Maryland School Based Health Centers Training Successful submission of medical claims to Managed Care Organizations for services delivered in school based health centers remains an ongoing challenge. This webinar, sponsored by Maryland Medicaid Provider Services, covers the basics of Medicaid and billing procedures for school based health centers. The webinar covers:
- Medicaid need-to-know terms and acronyms
- Medicaid 101 refresher
- Medicaid and SBHCs
- Medicaid Enrollment and Billing
- Additional Resources
- To view this training, click here
School-Based Substance Use Identification and Intervention Training: Maryland’s Behavioral Health Administration funds free, online training for school-based substance use identification/intervention (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment = SBIRT). This training is available for all Maryland school support staff (e.g., school psychologists, counselors, social workers, nurses, SBHC staff, community-partnered school mental health clinicians), and is a highly-interactive, skill-based training that takes 60-90 minutes to complete. For more information or to access the training, view the program flier (Adobe Acrobat required).