2026 Upcoming Quality Improvement Projects

On August 7, 2025, 127 providers, doulas, lactation specialists, and consultants gathered for the Annual Breastfeeding Conference to share knowledge, strategies, and inspiration for advancing lactation equity. The event opened with remarks from Dr.
Rhode Island ‘s Work on Advancing Health Care Transition for Youth with Special Health Care Needs is highlighted in the National Center for a System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Impact Report, which documents how states are advanci
The CTC-RI Annual Conference, Advancing Primary Care: Innovating for a Sustainable Future, will take place on November 19, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI.
A New Chapter, Same Mission
By John Minichiello, MBA, Executive Director & Nelly Burdette, Psy.D., Chief Clinical Officer
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.