Care Facilitation
• Resources on working with multicultural geriatric patients are now available on the PRHC website: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1699 (Thanks to Dr. Plumb for compiling).
• Two screening tools (the SWYC [Survey of Well Being of Young Children] and the MCHAT [modified Checklist for Autism] are now available in Nepali and Burmese. The tools along with the translation process description are available on the PRHC website: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1699 under Provider Resources – Best Practices – Pediatric Care. (Thanks to Dr. Yun and Dr. Fabio for facilitating the translation process and sharing).
Partnership and Training
• The Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center invites your participation in a survey on needs; please participate here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RHTAC_Survey?utm_source=Post+RHTAC+Survey+Webinar+Attendees&utm_campaign=RHTAC+User+Survey+Email+to+Webinar+Attendees&utm_medium=email
• We invite you to participate in a PRHC survey on training needs and the best methods to meet these needs here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWMFYLZ
Best Practices
• Listings of all current local research is now available on the PRHC website. Please check out the full directory of listings here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1412. There is also a link to submit any research not listed through a Google form. (Thanks to Megan O’Brien, Jarett Beaudoin and Tara Devaraj for their support of this initiative).
• The Minnesota Department of Refugee Health recently convened a working group to develop Mental Health Screening Recommendations for Refugees. The results are attached. We will add discussion to our next meeting agenda. Minnesota Mental Health Screening in Primary Care Settings(Thanks to Kerenza Reid for submitting).
• Clinicians associated with the Jefferson Center for Refugee Health have recently published a poster on management of Type 2 Diabetes in Refugee Patients. The poster is available here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1941
(Thanks to Dr. Scott and Dr. Altshuler for submitting).
• Check out the updated “Local Research” section of the PRHC website with a full account of all current research activities as well as a link to submit new research: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1412
Advocacy
• Updated information on Special Enrollment Periods under the Affordable Care Act including a guide for staff and a client outreach guide are available on the PRHC website here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1383
under Special Enrollment Period Information for Providers(Thanks to Jarett Beaudoin for creating).
