CTC-RI is excited to announce a funding and training opportunity to increase pediatric integrated behavioral health (IBH) capacity in RI for up to 8 RI-based practices. This project aims to increase the capacity of RI pediatric providers and IBH programs by training Community Health Workers (CHWs) in behavioral health care coordination and providing support to a practice’s IBH team.
CTC-RI hosts a monthly opportunity to have a casual Zoom conversation with our Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) practice facilitators, Dr. Liz Cantor and Dr. Kristin David. We have multiple participants who attend monthly, and this is a chance for IBH clinicians (Psychologists, Therapists, Social Workers, and Nurses) to connect with other IBH professionals.
The Care + Community + Equity (CCE) program hosted a Best Practice Sharing meeting in March with 31 participants attending. Albert Whitaker, American Heart Association (AHA) Community Impact Director, presented on the AHA Initiatives, discussing 2023 deadlines and updates. We also heard great presentations from each of the 7 CCE practices, who discussed their quality improvement plans.
We asked Jon Dooley, MD FAAP, a pediatrician at St. Joseph Health Center - Pediatric Clinic to share his insight after participating in CTC-RI's 12-month learning collaborative on pediatric weight management, funded by Tufts Health Plan. The project aimed to help practices become better equipped to intervene and positively impact children with weight management concerns.
Each year, CTC-RI presents project highlights and accomplishments to the Board of Directors This year the FY23 Accomplishments Report was aligned with our 5-year strategic plan and logic model.
In March, CTC-RI hosted the 2nd Task Force on Primary Care Workforce Development. The meeting has representation from the primary care training colleges and universities that train physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants (e.g., Brown University, University of Rhode Island, Salve Regina College, and Johnson and Wales).
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.