Call for Abstracts

The 2016 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Fall Primary Care Conference

Thank you for considering a presentation with us!


Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States and Northwest Regional Primary Care Association invite you to submit an abstract for consideration to present at the The 2016 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Fall Primary Care Conference.


General Information: The 2016 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Fall Primary Care Conference, in partnership with WCN, to be held in Denver, CO, October 15-18, 2016, provides education and training, information and resource sharing, coalition building, and program and policy development for like-minded community health professionals and their partners.


Submission Deadline: Friday, June 17, 2016. Any abstracts submitted after Friday, June 17, 2016 may not be reviewed.


Abstract Notification: You will be notified by late July 2016, via email, whether your abstract is selected.


Abstract Selection: Abstracts are peer-reviewed on the basis of quality and clarity of the content, subject relevance (see relevant topics below), and strength of learning objectives.


Relevant Topics:   Abstracts should examine current programs, practices, and/or policies related to Community Health Centers and Primary Care:

  1. Behavioral Health
  1. Clinical
  1. Community Health Improvement
  1. Fiscal
  1. General/Other
  1. Governance
  1. HR/Workforce
  1. Keynote
  1. Leadership
  1. Operations/IT
  1. Outreach and Enrollment
  1. Policy/Environment
  1. Quality/Transformation/Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)


Topics we are especially interested in include (though are not limited to):

- Service Integration (particularly Behavioral Health)

- Population Health Transformation

- State Payment Reform

- Payor mix changes/rebranding

- ICD-10 Implementation

- Meeting HRSA's 19 Requirements

- Patient-Centered Medical/Health Home Implementation

- Patient Engagement

- Outcome Measures

- Meaningful Use

- Telemedicine, Remote Monitoring etc.

- Emergency Preparedness

- Customer Service

- Clinical Topics related to CHCs

- Community Needs Assessments

- Sliding Fee Scale

- Social Determinants of Health

- Healthy People 2020

- Financial Sustainability

- Accountable Care Organizations

- Business Model Evolution

- Preparing for HRSA Site Visits

- Reorganizing Your Staff to Meet the Growth in Numbers of New Patients at CHCs

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