Oregon Academy of Family Physicians

Webinar - An Open Conversation with Temple Grandin - Autism Expert, Author, and Scientist
2026-05-08 14:45 (America/Los_Angeles)

Webinar: CMS Primary Care First Models
2019-11-20 16:00 - 17:00
Register for AAFP’s member-only live webinar “CMS Primary Care First Models,” with presenters Shawn Martin, AAFP Senior Vice President, and Kate Freeman, MPH, AAFP Care Delivery and Payment Strategist to learn more about the new CMS payment models.
CMS Primary Care First Models
November 20 | 4 pm PST
After this webinar, you will be able to:

Understand components of the Primary Care First models.
Evaluate the impact of participating in Primary Care First on their individual practice.
Identify next steps for participation in Primary Care First.

Register for the webinar today.

National Rural Health Day
2019-11-21
Every day is rural health day, but one day a year, we celebrate National Rural Health Day.
Visit the Power of Rural website for more information.

Webinar: Chapter Advocacy: Primary Care Spend
2019-11-21 12:00 - 13:00
The Center for State Policy will host a webinar on Thursday, November 21 at Noon PST to discuss primary care spend. Chapters may wish to share the registration link(aafp.webex.com) with interested members and advocacy staff.
Featured Speakers:

Yalda Jabbarpour, MD and Annu Jetty, MPH from the Robert Graham Center will provide a presentation on the 2019 PCPCC Evidence Report Investing in Primary Care: A State-Level Analysis.
Ryan Biehle, MPH, MPA from Colorado AFP will discuss the Colorado legislation and their multi-year process to get this legislation passed.

Increasing primary care investment is a priority of the Center for State Policy. Current resources, including the Primary Care Spend toolkit which now includes Colorado AFP resources, are available on the chapter staff resources website.

Adolescent Immunization Metric: Needs Assessment Call for CCOs
2019-12-03 08:00 - 09:00
The Transformation Center will be hosting three needs assessment calls focused on the 2020 adolescent immunization CCO incentive metric. Two calls target CCO staff, and the third call targets clinical staff. These calls will give participants an opportunity to share successes, barriers, and requests for support with OHA and each other. Participants will also learn what others have done or are planning to do to support this metric. The calls will inform future technical assistance. Contact: Anona Gund (anona.e.gund@dhsoha.state.or.us)
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7182682156677821453. Phone number: 866-390-1828; Participant code: [REDACTED]

Adolescent Immunization Metric: Needs Assessment Calls for Clinics
2019-12-03 12:00 - 13:00
The Transformation Center will be hosting three needs assessment calls focused on the 2020 adolescent immunization CCO incentive metric. Two calls target CCO staff, and the third call targets clinical staff. These calls will give participants an opportunity to share successes, barriers, and requests for support with OHA and each other. Participants will also learn what others have done or are planning to do to support this metric. The calls will inform future technical assistance. Contact: Anona Gund (anona.e.gund@dhsoha.state.or.us)
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6015197620561097485. Phone number: 866-390-1828; Participant code: [REDACTED]

Adolescent Immunization Metric: Needs Assessment Calls for CCOs
2019-12-06 12:00 - 13:00
The Transformation Center will be hosting three needs assessment calls focused on the 2020 adolescent immunization CCO incentive metric. Two calls target CCO staff, and the third call targets clinical staff. These calls will give participants an opportunity to share successes, barriers, and requests for support with OHA and each other. Participants will also learn what others have done or are planning to do to support this metric. The calls will inform future technical assistance. Contact: Anona Gund (anona.e.gund@dhsoha.state.or.us)
Register here:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3926360823274970125. Phone number: 866-390-1828; Participant code: [REDACTED]

Webinar: Children’s Health Complexity – Overview of Updated Data Reports and Resources
2019-12-09 13:00 - 14:00
The OHA Transformation Center will host the OHA Office of Health Analytics and the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership to share updated data on children’s health complexity, answer questions about the new data reports, and discuss resources and available technical assistance for use of the data.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8021433606767153676

Webinar: Diabetes: HbA1c Poor Control – Peer-to-Peer Learning for CCOs
2019-12-12 12:00 - 13:00
The Transformation Center invites CCO staff to a webinar focused on the Diabetes: HbA1c poor control incentive metric. The webinar features representatives from Columbia Pacific and Trillium CCOs, who will share how they share data with clinics, use their incentive dollars to improve diabetes programs, improve care through learning collaboratives, and their other keys to success with this metric. Sara Kleinschmit from OHA’s metrics team will also give an outline of the metric and be available for your questions.
Register Now
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic quality improvement and diabetes care.
Contact: Sarah Wetherson (sarah.e.wetherson@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness T.A.- Introduction to the Kindergarten Readiness CCO Incentive Measures
2020-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
As of January 2020, CCOs have a new set of incentive measures, two of which are designed to support kindergarten readiness: 1) Well-child visits for 3–6-year-olds; and 2) Preventive dental visits for ages 1–5. The Transformation Center will be providing TA to support meeting these measures. On this webinar, Sara Kleinschmit from the Oregon Health Authority’s Office of Health Analytics will introduce both of the kindergarten readiness measures, provide an overview of the measure specifications and share information on CCOs’ current performance for these measures.
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5373837095206854669
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic quality improvement, clinics and DCO partners
Contact: Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: Children's System of Care - Local System of Care (SOC) 101
2020-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1584198747060457741
OHA behavioral health staff will provide an overview of System of Care (SOC) principles; Oregon’s local SOC governance structure; cross-sector collaboration to increase supports and services for youth and families and collecting and analyzing barriers; and opportunities for technical assistance and the role of the System of Care Institute (the technical assistance entity supporting Wraparound and System of Care development, implementation and sustainability). This webinar is targeted for CCOs that do not currently have SOC governance structures and do not currently employ a SOC coordinator, and individuals who are not familiar with SOC.
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Webinar: POLST: What's New in Oregon
2020-01-14 11:00 | Webinar
This webinar is part of the Oregon POLST Program’s ongoing commitment to freely share our successes and struggles in creating a process that records and honors the treatment goals of those with serious illnesses who are nearing the end of their lives.
Susan Tolle, MD, Chair of the Oregon POLST Coalition and one of the originators of POLST, and Abby Dotson, PhD, Director of Oregon POLST Registry, will present Oregon’s recent developments in POLST:

Registry Platform Design
Research
Quality Improvement
Educational Innovations
Local Policy Changes

Please click here to register.

Webinar: Direct Contracting Payment Part 1 Webinar
2020-01-15 10:00 - 22:00 | Webinar
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will host a webinar on January 15, 2020 to provide an overview of the Direct Contracting model’s payment methodology.
During the session, the Direct Contracting model team will present on key aspects of the Direct Contracting financial model, such as its risk-sharing options and risk mitigation strategies, as well as its capitation and other advanced payment alternatives. The forum will also provide an opportunity for potential applicants to ask the team questions regarding these topics and other topics related to the model application.
Register to attend: https://cmslearningevents.cosocloud.com/dcpay1/event/registration.html

Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness T.A. - Reach Out and Read Early Literacy Program, a Proven Model
2020-01-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Reach Out and Read is a national early literacy program that integrates reading aloud into pediatric care. Medical providers trained in the ROR model provide families with the understanding and tools they need to make reading part of their daily routine. Through multiple peer-reviewed studies, the program model has been shown to further language acquisition, improve school readiness, increase the time children and their caregivers spend reading together and, most recently, improve well-child visit attendance. Information about the Oregon affiliate program will also be shared. Presenters: Samira Godil, Executive Director, Reach Out and Reach Oregon.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1124362093576665613
Contact: Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us)
Audience: CCO staff, clinics^.

OAFP Conference Registration Open
2020-01-17 08:00 - 2020-02-15 17:00
Registration for the Annual Conference opens on January 17th.
Early Bird registration is open until February 15th. To receive 10% off your registration fee, please use the code EB2020.

Interprofessional Solutions for Treating Depression in Primary Care
2020-01-18 08:00 - 15:30 | George Fox University, Hoover Building, Newberg, OR, United States
The First Consultation for Depression in Primary Care:
“Talk First, Prescribe Later & Diagnose Rarely”
We provide interprofessional learning experiences to inspire innovation in primary care.
Practicing family physician, Dr. Bruce Arroll, is traveling from New Zealand to share
evidence-based best practices with Oregon. He will discuss information from the FDA
that shows the placebo-antidepressant difference for differing levels of depression
severity. He promotes “talk first, prescribe later, and label people with diagnoses
rarely.”
Register here.
Read the flyer.

Webinar: HbA1c Diabetes Incentive Metric Support
2020-01-22 07:00 - 08:00 | Webinar
A systems approach to improving diabetes care.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/581498014367491597
Audience: Quality improvement staff and diabetes/chronic disease care coordinators at CCOs, Tribal health systems and other health systems.
Contact Sarah Wetherson for more information.

Webinar: Direct Contracting Payment Part 2 (Risk Adjustment, Benchmarking, and Quality Measures)
2020-01-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
During the session, the Direct Contracting model team will present on key aspects of the Direct Contracting financial model, such as its risk-sharing options and risk mitigation strategies, as well as its capitation and other advanced payment alternatives. The forum will also provide an opportunity for potential applicants to ask the team questions regarding these topics and other topics related to the model application.

Second Annual Oregon Pain Summit
2020-01-24 - 2020-01-26 | Boulder Falls Center, Lebanon, OR, United States
On The Cutting Edge of The Science of Pain – Through the lens of trauma-informed care
Where: Boulder Falls Center, Lebanon, Oregon
In collaboration with:

Pain Wise
Trauma-Informed Oregon
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Physical Therapy Association
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon
Oregon Athletic Trainers’ Society
Oregon Psychological Association
Oregon Medical Association
Clinical Social Workers Board
Western University of Health Sciences
And more!

Registration information will be available in late November

Webinar: Children's System of Care - CC0 2.0 System of Care Reporting Requirements and Deliverables
2020-01-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9177840564365191949
OHA behavioral health staff will provide an overview of System of Care reporting requirements and deliverables in the 2020 CCO contracts, templates and guidance for meeting these requirements, and additional opportunities for support to complete these requirements.
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Office Hours: Direct Contracting Payment Part 1
2020-01-28 10:00 - 12:00
Click here for more information and registration.
You may contact the Direct Contracting Help Desk at DPC@cms.hhs.gov with questions or feedback. For additional information, please visit the Direct Contracting Model Options webpage at: https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/direct-contracting-model-options/.
As always, thank you for your efforts to improve the quality of care to CMS’ beneficiaries and we look forward to working with you to help increase access to care for beneficiaries with complex needs.

Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness T.A. - How Washington State Increased Well-Child Visits
2020-01-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Kate Cross, MHA, from the Washington State Department of Health will share what Washington’s managed care organizations have done to increase well-child visit rates and promote health care transformation, including: where interventions have worked, parent feedback, patient engagement strategies, data analyses, systems to promote well-child visits, and how clinics can better understand value-based payment and improve well visits at the same time.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/772284175650921229

Audience: CCO staff working on clinic^ quality improvement, clinics^ and DCO partners.
Contact Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us).

Webinar: Early Childhood Mental Health in CCO 2.0 - Foundations and Expectations
2020-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7295123714380073741
OHA behavioral health staff will provide an overview of new CCO contract requirements around early childhood mental health, foundational information regarding the importance of addressing mental health issues in early childhood, and the landscape of early childhood mental health in Oregon. This webinar is targeted for CCOs and their contracted clinics and behavioral health providers.
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Webinar: Tailoring Nutrition Programming to Fit Different Communities and Populations
2020-01-30 12:00 - 13:00
Join the Transformation Center for a presentation from the Oregon Food Bank and two of their partner organizations, African Family Holistic Health Organization and Familias en Accion, about how you can create and work with programs responsive to the diverse populations and different types of communities we serve.
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7920374194169709580
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic quality improvement, diabetes care and patient nutrition.
Contact Sarah E. Wetherson (sarah.e.wetherson@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: HbA1c Diabetes Incentive Metric Support
2020-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Working with pharmacists on a diabetes care team
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5787231473584789517
Audience: Primary care physicians, specialty physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists.
Available for CMEs.
Contact Sarah Wetherson for more information.
Working with Pharmacists-Diabetes Care Team

Webinar: Early Childhood Mental Health in CCO 2.0 - Evidence-based Dyadic Behavioral Health Treatments in Oregon: Information and Strategies for CCOs to ensure access
2020-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1618955409126009869
OHA behavioral health staff will define and describe evidence based dyadic therapies for the early childhood population and suggest CCO-level strategies for ensuring access to these therapies and supporting provider networks in utilizing these therapies.
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Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness Technical Assistance
2020-02-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Well-child visit peer sharing: EOCCO Child Wellness Campaign, IHN Gap Reporting/Closure, and PacificSource Provider Engagement
The Transformation Center will be providing technical assistance for the two incentive measures designed to support kindergarten readiness: 1) Well-child visits for 3–6-year-olds; and 2) Preventive dental visits for ages 1–5. Additional webinars will be announced soon.
Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization quality improvement staff will present their new hybrid Child Wellness Campaign. This member outreach uses multiple channels to impact several CCO incentive measures – including well-child visits, preventive dental services, and adolescents and childhood immunizations. Presenters will discuss designing a project plan to address multiple measures, creating audience-appropriate content, and working with external partners to broaden the scope of incentive measure improvement projects.
InterCommunity Health Network CCO staff will review IHN’s process for building and verifying reporting on measure data and how IHN shares that data back to providers, collaborates around accuracy of findings, and gains insights into improved reporting. PacificSource staff will discuss their strategy for engaging and working with community providers including monthly meetings, community workshops on pertinent topics and quarterly all clinic meetings.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2069530876273476108
Contact Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us).
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic^ quality improvement, clinics

Office Hours: Direct Contracting Payment Part 2
2020-02-11 10:00 - 12:00

Webinar: Introduction to the Adolescent Immunization Metric
2020-02-25 14:30 - 15:30 | Webinar
One of the new 2020 CCO incentive metrics is immunizations for adolescents, which includes HPV, Tdap and meningococcal vaccines by age 13.
This webinar will include:

Background on why the Metrics and Scoring Committee included adolescent immunizations in the 2020 measure set
An overview of the measure specifications and information on CCOs’ current performance
How to partner with Oregon’s Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers program (IQIP; formerly AFIX), a collaborative approach to improving clinic-level immunization programs
An overview of vaccine resources available and additional technical assistance planned so far

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8581164192047593228
Audience: CCO staff
Contact: Anona Gund (Anona.E.Gund@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: HbA1c Diabetes Incentive Metric Support
2020-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Patient education and engagement in diabetes care
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1321879457698122765
Audience: Primary care physicians, specialty physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists.
Contact Sarah Wetherson for more information.
