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May 2013 printable calendar of HSCMD sponsored training
 
*These are MANDATORY for all Healthy Start Coalition providers.
 
Thursday, May 02, 2013
  * Coding and HMS Training for New Staff
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM

The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is having its 2012-2013 coding training for all Healthy Start Contracted Providers. This training will be specifically for staffs who meet the following criteria:

  • Are new staff members in Healthy Start
  • Have been with Healthy Start between 0 - 2 years 

The training will cover the following, but not limited to: 

  • Overview of the Healthy Start Program
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
  • How to utilize the Health Management System (HMS)How to properly register a client to include linking at registration and IC form
  • How to complete an Initial Contact, Initial Assessment, Family Support Plan and Care Coordination activities How to provide care coordination services
  • How to provide wraparound services (requirements, coding, documentation, etc.) 
 

 
Friday, May 03, 2013
  * Coding and HMS Training for Program Managers
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is having its 2012-20131coding training for all Healthy Start Contracted Providers. This training will be specifically for staff who meet the following criteria:
  • Program Manager / Supervisor / Director
  • Administrator and/or Director
 The training will cover the following, but not limited to: 
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Program
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
  • How to utilize the Health Management System (HMS)
  • How to properly register a client to include linking at registration and IC form
  • How to complete an Initial Contact, Initial Assessment, Family Support Plan and Care Coordination activities
  • Quality Assurance and Improvement (Internally) and how to create a Plan
  • Case Management Supervision
 

 
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
  * Coding and HMS Training for Existing Staff
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is having its 2012-2013 coding training for all Healthy Start Contracted Providers. This training will be specifically for staffs who meet the following criteria:
  • Have been with Healthy Start between 3 – 10+ years
  • Have previously received a HS coding Training by the HSCMD or their immediate Program Manager (with at least 2 years experience)
 The training will cover the following, but not limited to: 
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Program
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
  • How to utilize the Health Management System (HMS)
  • How to properly register a client to include linking at registration and IC form
  • How to complete an Initial Contact, Initial Assessment, Family Support Plan and Care Coordination activities
  • How to provide care coordination services
  • How to provide wraparound services (requirements, coding, documentation, etc.)
 

 
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
  * Coding and HMS Training for Existing Staff
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is having its 2012-2013 coding training for all Healthy Start Contracted Providers. This training will be specifically for staffs who meet the following criteria:
  • Have been with Healthy Start between 3 – 10+ years
  • Have previously received a HS coding Training by the HSCMD or their immediate Program Manager (with at least 2 years experience)
 The training will cover the following, but not limited to: 
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Program
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
  • How to utilize the Health Management System (HMS)
  • How to properly register a client to include linking at registration and IC form
  • How to complete an Initial Contact, Initial Assessment, Family Support Plan and Care Coordination activities
  • How to provide care coordination services
  • How to provide wraparound services (requirements, coding, documentation, etc.)
 

 
Thursday, May 09, 2013
  * Coding and HMS Training for Existing Staff
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is having its 2012-2013 coding training for all Healthy Start Contracted Providers. This training will be specifically for staffs who meet the following criteria:
  • Have been with Healthy Start between 3 – 10+ years
  • Have previously received a HS coding Training by the HSCMD or their immediate Program Manager (with at least 2 years experience)
 The training will cover the following, but not limited to: 
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Program
  • Overview of the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
  • How to utilize the Health Management System (HMS)
  • How to properly register a client to include linking at registration and IC form
  • How to complete an Initial Contact, Initial Assessment, Family Support Plan and Care Coordination activities
  • How to provide care coordination services
  • How to provide wraparound services (requirements, coding, documentation, etc.)
 

  Understanding Pregnancy
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
5:45 PM
Parents to be will learn now to keep themselves and their babies healthy as they take the remarkable journey through pregnancy.
Topics covered:
Fetal Development
Medical Care
Nutrition
Exercise
Discomforts
Hazards
Emotions
 

 
Friday, May 10, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

 
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
  * Infant Maternal and Reproductive Health (IMRH) Meet-Me Conference Call - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Infant Maternal and Reproductive Health (IMRH) Meet-Me Conference Calls. These are facilitated by the Florida Department of Health. Different topics are discussed every time. Every Contracted Provider should participate by having at least one staff member listen in. No need to register, just call.

 

 
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Mommy, Daddy and Me Touchpoints Support Group - Infants - Central Area (ENG) - Baby Sign Language
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
10:00 AM

This group is for participants of either Health Connect in the Early Years or Healthy Start programs. 

This group is for new parents and their babies (birth to 12 months) to gather for support and to learn about various parenting topics.  Each group will begin with discussion of a topic followed by time for parents to ask questions and support each other in parenting a new baby. 

Topics discussed include: Infant Massage, Bonding & Attachment, Calming Your Baby, Baby Sign Language and many more. 

 

 

 
Thursday, May 16, 2013
  When A Baby Dies: Sensitivity Seminar - Private Training for Jackson Memorial Hospital staff only
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Diagnostic Treatment Center
9:00 AM

A Baby Dies…
As a professional, how do you react? What do you say? Could you use skills based on grief theory to help bereaved parents, children, and grandparents? This seminar will provide the opportunity to enhance needed skills to respond to families experiencing early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or newborn death.

About the Training
This seminar provides participants with a general knowledge of the grief process and an understanding of the uniqueness of perinatal loss. They will also gain an increased awareness of families’ needs and wants after the loss of a baby.

Learn to:
• Define perinatal loss
• Identify common myths and misunderstandings about grief
• Describe ways to assist parents in the grief process

The Florida Keys Area Health Education Center has approved this course for 3 hours of nursing credit through the Florida Board of Nursing, CE Broker Provider # 50-5574.
 

  FIMR CAG/BIHPI CAT
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
6:00 PM

The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade (HSCMD) is convening a meeting of the following committees:

  • Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Community Action Group (CAG) 
  • Black Infant Health Practice Initiative (BIHPI) Community Action Team (CAT)

We appreciate your commitment to be actively engaged in this process of working to reduce infant mortality and eliminating disparities! Your leadership and participation are needed. We hope you are able to attend. 

 

 

A light dinner will be served at 5:30 pm.

The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm

 

 
Saturday, May 18, 2013
  Breastfeeding Basics
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
12:30 PM

Expectant parents as well as parents with infants are welcome to attend this class.  Participants will:

  • Learn basic anatomy and physiology involved in breastmilk production and breastfeeding.
  • Discuss what preparation and supplies are helpful.
  • Review basic latch, typical breastfeeding during the the first weeks and beyond.
  • Learn how to know if things are going well and what to do if they are not.
 

 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  RPICC Educational Sessions
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Diagnostic & Treatment Center
9:00 AM

Florida Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers (RPICC) Educational Sessions. These sessions are presented by staff of Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Sessions cover various topics.

For a map of the campus click here. The Diagnostic and Treatment Center is building number 6 on the map. The closest parking garage is right across from it, labeled P1.

 

 
Thursday, May 23, 2013
  Getting Back in Shape After Having A Baby
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
10:00 AM

Midnight feedings, new routines, and seemingly constant diapering are just a few of the changes that come with motherhood. Your body has gone through some major changes too, and will continue to do so in the coming months.

When you're ready--and after your doctor gives you clearance--resuming or starting an exercise program will help your body heal, become stronger, and get fitter than ever. Join us to learn about the ways to gain control over your body (and its changes) through exercise and nutrition.

 

JUNE 2013
 
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
  * Maternal Infant and Child Health (MICH) Provider Committee Meeting - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
This is a MANDATORY meeting for Healthy Start Contracted Providers. You must RSVP by registering every single staff member who will attend this meeting.
 

 
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
  FIMR Case Review Team (CRT) Monthly Meeting
Dade County Medical Association
6:00 PM

The Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Case Review Team (CRT) Meets monthly to examine de-idemtified cases of fetal and infant deaths in order to achieve a better future for all children and families. Each case reviewed provides us with an opportunity to look more broadly at community and system circumstances. 

Only FIMR CRT members and pre-approved guests may attend this meeting.

 

  

 

 

 
Friday, June 14, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

JULY 2013
 
Friday, July 12, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

 
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
  * Maternal Infant and Child Health (MICH) Provider Committee Meeting - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
This is a MANDATORY meeting for Healthy Start Contracted Providers. You must RSVP by registering every single staff member who will attend this meeting.
 

AUGUST 2013
 
Friday, August 09, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

SEPTEMBER 2013
 
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
  * Infant Maternal and Reproductive Health (IMRH) Meet-Me Conference Call - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Infant Maternal and Reproductive Health (IMRH) Meet-Me Conference Calls. These are facilitated by the Florida Department of Health. Different topics are discussed every time. Every Contracted Provider should participate by having at least one staff member listen in. No need to register, just call.

 

 
Friday, September 13, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

 
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
  * Maternal Infant and Child Health (MICH) Provider Committee Meeting - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
This is a MANDATORY meeting for Healthy Start Contracted Providers. You must RSVP by registering every single staff member who will attend this meeting.
 

OCTOBER 2013
 
Friday, October 11, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

NOVEMBER 2013
 
Friday, November 08, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

 
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
  * Maternal Infant and Child Health (MICH) Provider Committee Meeting - Mandatory for HSCMD Contracted Providers
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
9:30 AM
This is a MANDATORY meeting for Healthy Start Contracted Providers. You must RSVP by registering every single staff member who will attend this meeting.
 

DECEMBER 2013
 
Friday, December 13, 2013
  * Systems Information Group (SIG) / Health Management System (HMS) Calls - Mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Providers
Teleconference
10:00 AM

Attendance is mandatory for Healthy Start Contracted Provider Program Managers, as important issues are discussed that affect all organizations. Program Managers must listen-in on the teleconference at the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade office.

10:00am - 11:00am Systems Information Group (SIG) Calls: Call-In number is (888) 808-6959 / Access Code is 7538520.These statewide teleconferences take place the second Friday of every month.

11:00am - 1:00pm Health Management System (HMS) Follow-up Meetings. These meetings take place the second Friday of every month immediately following the SIG calls.

 

 
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