Past Webinars

Gregory W. Dalack, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Sarah Fraley, LMSW, PRISM

Navigating Complex Cases in CoCM explores how collaborative care teams can effectively manage challenging clinical situations that test the boundaries of the model. Through discussion and case examples, participants will examine what makes a case “complex” or “difficult”—including issues of diagnostic complexity or uncertainty, challenges in patient engagement, social or systemic barriers, and poor response to treatment. The session will highlight strategies for enhancing team communication, adapting evidence-based interventions, and leveraging the unique roles of the Primary Care Provider, Behavioral Health Care Manager, and Psychiatric Consultant to improve outcomes for complex patients.

Dr. Nada Farhat, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Pharmacist Clinical Lead
Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation (MICMT)

 

Amy Schneider, MS, RD, CDCES
Patient Engagement Specialist
Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation (MICMT)

Designed to support informed decision-making, this session covers current data regarding vaccine-preventable illnesses, impact of vaccination on individual and community health, and common myths surrounding vaccines. The webinar also includes practical guidance and case-based examples intended to guide medical assistants and clinical staff to have patient-centered vaccine-related conversations with patients and caregivers

Sarah Fraley, LMSW
PRISM

Tool Chest for Behavioral Interventions in Collaborative Care

This skills-focused webinar provides an overview of evidence-based behavioral interventions that fit well into CoCM encounters while still delivering meaningful clinical impact. Through demonstration and practical guidance, attendees will learn how to select and apply targeted strategies for depression, anxiety, stress, and low motivation, including grounding techniques, behavioral activation, and cognitive coping skills.

Parker Crutchfield, PhD
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Participants will learn to identify and name the implicit ethical defaults operating in their care management practice, apply a structured framework to decisions about transitions of care, resource allocation, and goal disagreement, and use override documentation to make their reasoning transparent and consistent.

Kelsea Fraizer, CPC, CPB, CH-CBS &  Hillary Corser
Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA)

Jill Oesterle, CRHCP
Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH)

This information presented is specific to those working in FQHC/RHC environment.

 

This webinar explores how Michigan’s FQHCs and RHCs are improving access to care for underserved populations. It emphasizes the critical role of care coordination in delivering seamless, integrated services that address both medical and social needs, while advancing equitable, patient-centered care across communities.

Erin Dunny, RDN , RDN
United Physicians

This webinar helps to highlight the need for professional, person-centered care to help patients manage side effects and disordered eating patterns while using GLP-1s. Participants will explore evidence-based nutrition assessment, management and monitoring and identify actionable strategies to support both physical and mental health. Special attention will be given to ensuring best practices that focus on a whole-person framework to help move GLP-1 use beyond trend.

Jessica Sweet, LLC 
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

This webinar will provide a foundational overview of the foster care process—from initial removal to reunification, guardianship, or adoption. This will also include clarity about roles and responsibilities including what the child welfare system does, what caregivers do, and how medical professionals fit into the bigger picture. Lastly, practical guidance for improving communication and coordination with caseworkers, foster parents, and biological families will be delivered.

Nada M. Farhat, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Lead
Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation (MICMT)

Training Opportunity for Medical Assistants. 

Open to all medical assistants interested in gaining knowledge in medication reconciliation best practices.

This training will focus on medication reconciliation best practices, specifically for medical assistants. A description of workflows and the importance of medication safety in the ambulatory care setting will also be discussed. 

For those interested in a more comprehensive 2-day training, please view our Event Calendar for the latest opportunities:

View Future Opportunities for Optimizing Medication Reconciliation: Role of Care Team Members  - Two Day Training

• Describe medication reconciliation components and the significance of medication reconciliation
• Discuss the specific role of medical assistants with regard to medication reconciliation
• Review medication reconciliation best practices
• Identify red flags and high-risk medications that may impact patient safety
   

Successful participants will receive a certificate of completion, which will count towards the 8 hours of longitudinal education requirement. Continuing Education (CEs) Credits will not be offered for this training.
 

Karen M. Gall, LMSW, ACTRP
PRISM

Trauma Informed Care in CoCM

This webinar will describe the difference between trauma intervention and trauma informed care, explore the importance of trauma informed care in CoCM and primary care and discuss strategies for implementing trauma informed care within the CoCM model.

Amanda Vocks, MA, LMHC, NCC, 
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

This webinar will explore key components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, best practices for the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and common interventions to use in patient care.