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CME Credit

CTC-RI is offering CME credits for select meetings, including asynchronous viewing of meeting recordings.

The AAFP has reviewed the following meetings and deemed them acceptable for AAFP credit. Videos of each meeting, along with materials, are listed below. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.

After watching the video and reviewing materials, CME credit can be requested via coinciding evaluation. Certificates are sent via email within 30 days. For questions, please contact ctc-ri@ctc-ri.org

    March 14, 2025  PCP/ Specialist Forum Part 2| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 3/14/26

    • Presenters: Paul Larson, Lifespan| Joseph Diaz, Integra/CNE | Kevin Bail (Psych) & Teresa Slomka (Cardiology) Integra | Emily Rowland (Psych) & Marilyn J. Weigner (Cardiology) Lifespan | Cathleen Newman, BCBSRI | Marty Kerzer, CharterCare Physician Group RI

    December 13, 2024  Tools to Support Primary Care| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 12/13/25

    • Presenters: Paul Larson, Lifespan| Stephanie Grenier, Director of Quality & Performance, Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation | Krystal Bevilacqua, PharmD, CDCES, CDOE, CVDOE, Diabetes Program Manager, Brown University Health | Julian Herpertz, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Jena in Germany

    September 13, 2024  PCP/ Specialist Forum| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 6/14/25

    • Presenters: Paul Larson, Lifespan| Joseph Diaz, Integra/CNE | Kevin Bail (Psych) & Teresa Slomka (Cardiology) Integra | Emily Rowland (Psych) & Marilyn J. Weigner (Cardiology) Lifespan | Cathleen Newman, BCBSRI | Marty Kerzer, CharterCare Physician Group RI

    June 14, 2024  Neurodiverse Patients in Primary Care| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 6/14/25

    • Presenters: Ariana DeAngelis, M. Ed., The Autism Project, Francisco Cordero, Sc.M., The University of Texas at Austin, Emily Feinberg, Sc.D., CPNP, The Hassenfeld Institute, Amelia Monteiro, MD, New Bedford Community Health

    May 16, 2026 Panel - Primary Care Transformation in a Time of Crisis| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 5/16/26

    • Panelists: Ana Tuya Fulton | Peter Hollmann | Edward McGookin | Elena Nicolella | Thomas Warcup | John Minichiello (Moderator)

    April 18, 2025  MomsPRN and COPD/Asthma Management | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 4/18/26

    • Presenters: Jim Beasley, RIDOH | Dr. Margaret Howard, RI MomsPRN  | Matthew Brazier. CPGRI 

    March 21, 2025  Our Journey to Global Capitation | Evaluation & CME | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 3/21/26

    • Presenters: Robert Millette, CEO, CharterCareProvider Group RI & SVP, Prospect Medical

    February 21, 2025 CONNECT Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Pilot & Hospital Cost Trends Data AHEAD Model | Evaluation & CME | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 2/21/26

    • Presenters: Nelly Burdette, PsyD, Chief Clinical Officer, CTC-RI | Al Charbonneau, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Business Group on Health

    Sept 20, 2024  Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 9/20/25

    • Presenters: Nelly Burdette, PsyD, Director, Population Behavioral Health, Boston Medical Center and Sr. Director Integrated Behavioral Health, Care Transformation Collaborative-RI | Garry Bliss, Senior Director - Prospect Health Services RI | Barry Fabius, MD, Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcare | Gloria Rose, RN, Director of Community Care Management, Thundermist Health Center | John Tassoni, President, Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.

    Aug 16, 2024  Housing is Health| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 7/19/25

    • Presenters: Domenic Delmonico, MBA, Executive Director, Rhode Island Medicaid at Tufts Health Plan | Beata Nelken, MD, President & CEO of Jenks Park Pediatrics and Central Falls Children's Foundation | Rebecca Plonsky Babigian, LICSW, CEO of Integrated Healthcare Partners | Rahul Vanjani, MD, Medical Director, Amos House, CEO, Docs for Health, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University | Anusha Venkataraman, MS, Managing Director of ONE Central Providence | Michelle Brophy, Associate Director of Vulnerable Populations at BHDDH

    July 19, 2024  MassHealth Primary Care Sub-Capitation Program Updates & New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Amendment Update| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 7/19/25

    • Presenters Martha Farlow, Senior Director of Policy, Office of Accountable Care and Behavioral Health, MassHealth | Sabrina Werts, MPH, Senior Manager of Primary Care Strategy, MassHealth | Maggie Aliber, MPH, Senior Manager, Integrated Fiscal Strategy, MassHealth | Carmela Socolovsky, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Pulmonary Critical Care Physician from MassHealth | Selena Hajiani, MPA, Director of Strategic Operations & Planning, Office of Health Insurance Programs at New York State Department of Health

    Care Coordination: Developmental Delay/Autism ECHO

    January 8, 2025  Session 1: Learn the Signs Act Early| CME Credit | 1 Credit

    • Presenters: Jennifer Sanchez

    February 12, 2025  Session 2: Team Based Approach to an Inclusive Office Environment for People with Neurodiversity | CME Credit | 1 Credit

    • Presenters: Ariana DeAngelis, The Autism Project

    March 12, 2025   Setting the Stage for Developmental Observation |CME Credit | 1 Credit

    • Presenters: Cynthia Loncar, PhD, The Brown Center

    April 09, 2025   Difficult Conversations in Developmental Delay/Autism |CME Credit | 1 Credit

    • Presenters: Sarah Hagin, PhD, Brown Universiy Health

    May 15, 2025 Addressing Difficult Behaviors |CME Credit | 1 Credit

    • Presenters: Cynthia Loncar, PhD, The Brown Center

    Best Practices in Team-Based Care:

    May 20, 2025 Maternal Mental Health Month- Coming together, Help is Here|Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit |1 Credit, End Date 3/18/26

    April 15, 2025 Resilience to Uncertain Times |Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit |1 Credit, End Date 4/15/26

    March 18, 2025 Lessons learned: Integrating Community Health Work Practice and Billing into Pediatric Primary Care |Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit |1 Credit, End Date 3/18/26

    February 18, 2025 Implementing Standing Orders for Hypertension Management: Optimizing Medical Assistant Roles and Workflow |Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit |1 Credit, End Date 2/18/26

    January 21, 2025 Nurse Care Managers' Insights from the GLEARN Program |Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit |1 Credit, End Date 1/21/26

    December 17, 2024 Navigating Eating Disorders in a Pediatric Primary Care Setting | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 12/17/25

    October 15, 2024 Integrating HIV and STI Prevention for Primary Care Best Practices and Beyond | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 10/15/25

    September 17, 2024 Improved communication between School Nurses and Pediatrics forbetter management of students’ medical conditions| Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 9/17/25

    July 16, 2024 Cancer Navigators | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 7/16/25

    June 16 2024 Happy Healthy Teams | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 6/16/25

    May 21, 2024 Multidimensional Assessment and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults |Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 5/21/25

    April 16, 2024  An Initiative to Improve Age and Dementia Friendly Care | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date 4/16/25

    Building upon the success of past RI MomsPRN professional education efforts, we will expand offerings to promote recommended screening tools for maternal behavioral health, screening tool resources and provide a renewed focus on respectful, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate care. Participants will collaborate with each other and engage in ongoing learning. Those interested can view the didactic portion of the ECHO® sessions and earn 0.5 CME credits by completing the evaluation. Available CME credits end September 17, 2025 for this ECHO® series.

     

    September 17, 2024 Understanding the needs of birth people with substance use disorders | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit 

    October 15, 2024 Developmental Trauma & A Somatic Approach to Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit 

    November 19, 2024 Behavioral Health Screening conversations and referral to treatment (including cultural considerations) | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit

    December 17, 2024 Perinatal Anxiety and OCD| Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit 

    January 21, 2025 Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: What’s the evidence and Having the Conversation | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit 

    February 18, 2025 Engaging with Doulas-Empowering Birthing People | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit (pending approval)

    March 18, 2025 DCYF | Recording | Presentation | SEN Resources | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit (pending approval)

    April 15, 2025 Using Interpreter Services | Recording | Presentation | Evaluation & CME Credit | max 1 credit (pending approval)

    Supporting People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners- Implementing Best Practices Across the Stages

    April 10, 2025: Disclousing a Dementia Diagnosis

    March 27, 2025: Importance of Early Detection

    Supporting People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners- Identifying Community Clinical Linkages to Deliver Dementia and Age-Friendly Care

    May 30, 2024: Safety Concerns When Caring for Someone with Dementia

    May 11, 2024: Importance of Early Detection and it’s Impact on Patient and Care Partner Needs:

    May 2, 2024: Assessing Care Partner Needs

    Funding for this program was provided by the Rhode Island Department of Health, Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, and UnitedHealthcare.

    Increasing Access to Care for Children and Adolescents with Restrictive Eating Disorders by Optimizing Integrated Behavioral Health Care

    August 15, 2024 Sucess Stories| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 8/15/25

    • Presenters: Heather Pelletier, IBH, Phd: East Greenwhich Pediatrics and Brittany Vose IBH: Aquidneck Pediatrics

    July 18, 2024 Navigating Challenging Family Dynamics| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 7/18/25

    • Presenters: Michelle Rickerby, MD: Brown University, and Michelle Beller, MD: Barrington Pediatric Associates and Laura Beaudry, IBH, LICSW: Bald Hill Pediatrics

    June 6, 2024 Harnessing Parental Anxiety| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 6/6/25

    • Presenters: Dr Christina Tortolani, Phd: Associate Professor, Rhode Island College, and Colleen Vitale, MD: Atlantic Pediatrics

    May 16, 2024 One Team, One Message| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 5/16/25

    • Presenters: Dr Christina Tortolani, Phd: Associate Professor, Rhode Island College, and Laura Dawson, MD and Maureen McKenna, MD: Coastal Medical Toll Gate

    April 18 2024 Collaborative Weighing| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 4/18/25

    • Presenters: Dr Christina Tortolani, Phd: Associate Professor, Rhode Island College, and Antoinette Sullivan, IBH, LICSW & Erin Dalton, PA-C: Coastal Medical Narragansett

    March 28, 2024 Partnering with Caregivers| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 3/28/25

    • Presenters: Dr Christina Tortolani, Phd: Associate Professor, Rhode Island College, and Dinusha Dietrich,MD: Smithfield Pediatrics

    September 26, 2024 Focus on Preschool aged children (ages 3-5)| Presentation|Evaluation & CME Credit|1 Credit, End Date: 9/26/25

    •  Presenters: Julie Boegers, Phd: Hasbro Pediatric Sleep Clinic 

    August 22, 2024 Focus on Preschool aged children (ages 3-5)| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 8/22/25

    • Presenters: Julie Boegers, Phd: Hasbro Pediatric Sleep Clinic 

    July 25, 2024 Focus on Young Infants (ages 1-3)| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 7/25/25

    • Presenters: Julie Boegers, Phd: Hasbro Pediatric Sleep Clinic and Colette Vieau, MD: Partners in Pediatrics

    June 27, 2024 Focus on Infants| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1 Credit, End Date: 6/27/25

    • Presenters: Julie Boegers, Phd: Hasbro Pediatric Sleep Clinic and Judy Westrick, MD, Anchor Pediatrics

    May 23, 2024  Sleep 101| Presentation| Evaluation & CME Credit | 1.5 Credit, End Date: 5/23/25

    • Presenters: Julie Boegers, Phd: Hasbro Pediatric Sleep Clinic

    Care Coordination ECHO® Series

    The Care Transformation Collaborative of RI (CTC-RI) and PCMH Kids, with funding from the Rhode Island Department of Health, is providing 7 ECHO® learning sessions focused on strategies to improve care coordination for families with young adults, with special healthcare needs, transitioning from pediatric to adult care. 

    CME Credits no longer available

    November 29, 2023 - Autism | Recording | Presentation 

    • Presenters: Susan Jewel, Autism Project, Ariana, DeAngelis, MEd, Autism Project
    • Case Presenter: Atlantice Pediatrics

    October 25, 2023 - Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Services | Recording | Presentation 

    • Presenters: Carol Musso, UnitedHealthcare, Heather Kinsey, MPA, Office of Health and Human Services, Tara Hayes, BS, CCHW: Family Voices Manager, RIPIN, and 
    • Case Presenter: Nicole Wharton, Lifespan

    Durable Medical Resources and Services in RI

    September 27, 2023 - Healthcare Transition from Pediatric to Adult Providers for Youth in Foster Care | Recording | Presentation 

    • Presenters: Lisa Guillette, Foster Forward, Sylvia Parrott, Foster Forward and Joan Harmon, DCYF.

    August 30, 2023 - Disability and Accommodations in Higher Education | Recording | Presentation 

    • Presenters: Adam Pallant, MD, PhD and Karen Andrews, M.Ed.: Division of Health and Wellness, Brown University 

    July 26, 2023 - Understanding BHDDH Developmental Disability and Behavioral Healthcare Transitions of Care • Recording | Presentation

    • Presenters: Susan Hayward, MSW, LCSW: Casework Supervisor, BHDDH| Denise Achin, M.Ed: Associate Administrator, BHDDH

    June 29, 2023 - Maximizing Autonomy: Guardianship and Less Restrictive Alternatives • Recording | Presentation

    • Presenter: Jeannine Casselman, JD: Law & Policy Director, MLPB

    May 31, 2023 - Family Voice & Entitlement to Eligibility • Recording | Presentation

    • Presenters Tara Hayes, BS, CCHW: Family Voices Manager, RIPIN| Stephanie Trafka, CCHW: RIPIN Family Voices  
    Funding for this program was provided by RI Department of Health.

    Best Practices in Addressing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) in Primary Care

    February 26, 2025- Other STI's

    • Presenter: Katherine Hsu, Massachussets Department of Public Health| Presentation | Evaluation| 1 Credit, End Date: 2/26/26

    January 22, 2025- Hepatitis C

    December 10, 2024 - Chlamydia & Gonorrhea

    November 21, 2024 - HIV and PrEP

    October 23, 2024 - Syphilis

    • Presenter: Dr. Erica Hardy, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University| Presentation | Evaluation| 1 Credit, End Date: 10/23/25

    September 25, 2024 - Sexual Health & Confidentiality: Health Disparities, Sexual History, Counseling

    • Presenter: Jack Rusley, MD, MS, Hasbro Children's Hospital | Presentation | Evaluation| 1 Credit, End Date: 9/25/25

      Medicaid Pediatric Healthcare Recovery Program Behavioral Health ECHO® Series

      Medicaid Pediatric Healthcare Recovery Program provided funding and resources for primary care practices to increase their capacity to assist children and families with responding to their mental health concerns. A special thank you to Liz Cantor, PhD and Sarah Hagin, PhD for putting this program together. Those interested can view the didactic portion of the ECHO® sessions and earn 0.5 CME credits by completing the evaluation. Available CME credits end September 16, 2023 for this ECHO® series.
       
      CME Credits no longer available

      June - Suicide Risks, Prevention & Tools | Presentation | Recording | 

      General Resources
      Decreasing lethal means
      RIDOH one pager – Is Your Home Suicide Proof English and Spanish
      RIDOH one pager on securing medications English and Spanish
      Safety Plans
      Courses/Trainings/Simulations
      Coping with patient suicide
      American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Healing Conversations

      May - Medication Management in Pediatrics | Presentation | Recording | Quick Reference | 

      Resources
       
      Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting:  DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2023.02.003

      April - CBT/Anxiety | Presentation | Recording | 

      References for promoting positive health behaviors
      Behavioral Activation:  https://doi.org/10.1037/h0100084
      Resources – Breathing
      Coping Skills for Kids – using shapes to teach deep breathing
      Learning breathing techniques:  PBS  and Harvard Health Publishing  
      Videos:
      Resources – Websites
      AnxietyCanada.com
      Therapistaid.com
      Resources – worksheets
      Resources - BH Treatment Guidelines for Pediatricians

      March - School Avoidance | Presentation | Recording | 

      Resources
      School Avoidance Alliance, resources for educators and parents, inc The School Refusal Assessment Scale
      Tips for Parents from healthychildren.org, AAP (Spanish page available)

      February - Navigating Schools to improve connections | Presentation | Recording | 

      RIPIN Resources
      FERPA

      January - Difficult Conversations (with emphasis on vaccine hesitancy) | Presentation | Recording | 

      Resources

      Funding for this program was provided by EOHHS and the Medicaid Pediatric Healthcare Recovery Program.

        Our Mission

        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.