February is American Heart Month
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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Cardiovascular Disease Learning Collaborative
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
Welcome Our New CTC-RI Program Coordinator!
Meet Mitchell Irving, MPH (he/him), CTC-RI's newest Program Coordinator.
Community Health Worker / Medical Assistant Core Asthma Training Program
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.
February Clinical Strategy Committee to focus on Alcohol Use Disorder and the AHEAD Model
Don't miss out on two important Clinical Strategy presentations on critical aspects of healthcare in RI on Friday, February 21, 7:30am.
March Breakfast of Champions: PCP/Specialist Forum – Improving Collaboration in RI
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.
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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.