The webinar, Don’t Miss Those Shots: Practical Strategies for Promoting Vaccination of Teens and Young Adults” was presented on August 10, 2022.
This webinar provided a review of the current vaccine landscape for adolescents and young adults, barriers to vaccination, and strategies to improve vaccination rates. Resources that can be used by healthcare providers to educate teens and parents on the various vaccines were shared. The importance of HPV vaccine in the prevention of cancer was discussed.
The speakers included Pilar Snowden, GlaxoSmithKline and Brian Mattingly, Maryland Department of Health, Comprehensive Cancer Control
To view the webinar, click here.
To view Pilar Snowden’s powerpoint, click here.
To view Brian Mattingly’s powerpoint, click here.
The Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care webinar, 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. This webinar presented an overview of the CDC STI Guideline Updates, with treatment and screening guidance reviewed.
View the recording here.
Review the powerpoint here.
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar, “Motivational Interviewing to Improve Health Outcomes” was presented on Monday March 7, 2022, at 3pm
Speakers: Jill Haak Bohnenkamp, Ph.D, Assistant Professor
Kathryn M. Trainor, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
National Center for School Mental Health
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and person-centered approach to address motivation towards behavior change. This webinar will teach the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and will give providers the opportunity to develop skills to use to improve health outcomes. Providers will be able to understand the stages of change, identify core features of motivational interviewing and learn techniques to apply motivational interviewing in a school health setting.
View the recording here.
Review the powerpoint here.
Maryland Minor Consent for Mental Health Care Law Update
Speaker: Shamoyia Gardiner, Executive Director Strong Schools Maryland
Implementation monitoring is a vital stage in the life of any policy reform effort, and the once-in-a-generation, multibillion-dollar Blueprint for Maryland’s Futu re law is no exception. This session will equip participants with information and opportunities for action related to the initial years of the Implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. Participants can expect to engage with publicly available education funding data; learn about key provisions of the Blueprint law; get insight to the current status of implementation; brainstorm metrics for effective and equitable implementation; and be provided opportunities for short- and long-term action to benefit their school communities.
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar “The Blueprint is Law, Now What ” was presented on December 8, 2021. by Shamoyia Gardiner, the Executive Director of Strong Schools Maryland, This webinar presented an overview of the Blueprint, the various stages of implementation and how it may impact Maryland school based health centers.
Review the powerpoint here.
View the recording here.
Return to Sports Post COVID Algorithm
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar “Return to Sports Post COVID Algorithm” was presented on 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.
The webinar provided an overview of the assessment of athletes with prior COVID infection in preparation for the return to sports and exercise.
The recording of the webinar can be viewed here.
The powerpoint presentation is available here.
Maryland Minor Consent for Mental Health Care Law Update
The MASBHC webinar, “Maryland Minor Consent for Mental Health Care Law Update” was presented on September 29, 2021, by the following list of distinguished speakers:
Delegate Heather Bagnall, District 33
Larry Epp, Ed.D., LCPC. Sheppard Pratt-Gaithersburg
Jill Bohnenkamp, Ph.D., National Center for School Mental Health
The webinar provided an overview of Maryland’s new regulation addressing consent for minors to access mental health treatment. This new Maryland regulation decreases the age for minors to consent to mental health care from 16 to 12 years old on October 1, 2021.
To view the webinar, click here.
Larry Epp, Ed.D. presentation is available here.
Jill Bohnenkamp, Ph.D, presentation is available here.
For more information, please contact masbhc@gmail.com.
Diabetes Care Considerations in the Time of COVID-19
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar, “Diabetes Care Considerations in the Time of COVID-19” was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3pm 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
Amanda Palmer, MPH, RN, CDCDE
Review of care for the school-aged child with Diabetes including technology, mental health components, medical orders, and updated information regarding Type1 Diabetes and COVID-19. For more information, please contact masbhc@gmail.com.The MASBHC Spring Conference, School Based Health Centers; Connecting with Students, Families and Communities will be held virtually, starting on 5/17/21. Please stay tuned for more information to come soon.
LGBTQ Students: A Look at the Issues
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar, “LGBTQ Students: A Look at the Issues” was presented on 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.
There is no doubt that our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning students need our support and understanding. This session provided information on the needs of our students, the issues they face, and provided short scenarios for discussion.
The webinar can be viewed here.
For more information, please contact masbhc@gmail.com.
Light at the End of the Tunnel: An Update of COVID and Influenza Vaccines, Testing and Treatment
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care webinar, “Light at the End of the Tunnel: An Update of COVID and Influenza Vaccines, Testing and Treatment” presented on Thursday, January 21st, 2021 at 3pm by Dr. Alexander Chen, Chief, Division of Communicable Diseases, Baltimore County Department of Health.
COVID-19 has caused massive disruption in the lives of all citizens, including students, educators, and staff. Using new technology, scientists have developed vaccines in record time. As we await herd immunity and a return to school, we will need to remain watchful for outbreaks of the disease both in the community and in schools. Dr. Chen will provide a review of COVID vaccines, seasonal Flu and Flu vaccines.
“This activity has been submitted to the Maryland Nurses Association for approval to award 1 contact hour. The Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.”
For more information, please contact masbhc@gmail.com.
MASBHC will be continuing its webinar series into 2021! Please stay tuned for updates on the dates and topics to be presented.
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).