CTC-RI is excited to have a role in implementing the RIDOH Primary Care Training Sites Program established by the legislature in July 2024. The program, created by legislation proposed by the CTC-RI Primary Care Task Force on Workforce Development and co-sponsored by Senator Pamela Lauria and Representative Kathleen Fogarty, will provide funding to primary care practices that sign up to precept
Join us for a Breakfast of Champions featuring a PCP/Specialist Forum, where we continue our focus on improving collaboration between primary care providers and pediatric and adult specialists in RI. This virtual event, co-sponsored by CTC-RI, Brown Univ.
Don't miss out on two important Clinical Strategy presentations on critical aspects of healthcare in RI on Friday, February 21, 7:30am.
CTC-RI is excited to announce that we received 35 complete applications in response to our “Call for Applications” for the CHW/MA Asthma Basics Training, funded by RIDOH. Of the 35 applicants, 15 community health workers, medical assistants, and patient care navigators were selected from across RI.
Meet Mitchell Irving, MPH (he/him), CTC-RI's newest Program Coordinator.
In January, CTC-RI supported a Cardiovascular Disease Learning Collaborative Best Practice Sharing meeting. This RIDOH-funded collaborative brings together staff from Clinica Esperanza and RI Free Clinic to support them in expanding their use of screenings for health-related social needs and improving care for people with cardiovascular disease. Information was presented from important referral
February is American Heart Month, a great time to focus on heart health. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in RI, but small steps can make a big difference. Here’s what can help this month:
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The goals for the quality improvement project “Implementing Primary Care and Pharmacy Strategies to Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes” are to help primary care practices to improve the screening and treatment of patients with diabetes, and to detect diabetes-related eye and kidney disease earlier in patients and to help patients improve glycemic control. The
The 5th session of the Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Primary Care Think Tank was held in January.
75 participants participated in the January Best Practices in Team-Based Care webinar during which nurse care managers presented their capstone projects and shared real-life patient case examples that illustrated the impact that the GLearn Core Curriculum Training Program had on improving their abilities to support patients with complex needs in primary care. Congratulations to Kerri Walsh, RN
CTC-RI, in collaboration with RIGEC, is launching a new ECHO® learning series focused on best practices for dementia care using the 4M framework: What Matters Most, Medications, Mentation, and Mobility.
During the 2024 General Assembly session, legislation was passed to enhance curriculum and clinical training to support and strengthen primary care.
Our primary care transformation efforts often include the support and partnership of statewide community-based organizations (CBOs). CTC-RI is spotlighting a different CBO monthly to recognize and appreciate their work in our communities. This month, we spoke with Beth A.
The mission of CTC-RI is to support the continuing transformation of primary care in Rhode Island as the foundation of an ever-improving integrated, accessible, affordable, and equitable health care system. CTC-RI brings together critical stakeholders to implement, evaluate and spread effective multi-payer models to deliver, pay for and sustain high-quality, comprehensive, accountable primary care.