Event: “Medical Update: TB Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians – Implications for US Practitioners” Webinar
Presented by: NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
Audience: clinicians, infectious disease specialists, panel physicians
Webinar will discuss new tuberculosis technical instructions and implications for U.S. practitioners. Case presentations will explore adoptees with TB, drug resistant TB, and the severely ill. CMEs available.
November 28, 2012, 1:00-2:30 pm EST
Event: “Intercultural Competency” Webinar
Presented by: Higher
Audience: education professionals, trainers
Discuss different forms of training, training design, and tools for teaching adult learners.Webinar will provide examples and case studies from training experts.
Sept 20, 2012, 3-4pm EST
Event: “Investing in Urban Prosperity: Municipal Leadership in Immigrant Integration” Webinar
Presented by: Cities of Migration
Audience: municipal governments, community organizations
Learn how local governments are investing in employment and small businesses to support local immigrants and encourage economic growth and urban prosperity.
Sept 19, 2012, 10am EST
Event: Webinar: Developing Trauma-Informed Practices and Environments: Part II
Presented by: National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Audience: mental health practitioners, community organizations
Webinar builds on earlier webinar,”Developing Trauma-Informed Practices and Environments: First Steps for Programs”, to support programs and provide tools for implementing trauma-informed work into practice.
Sept 14, 2012, 2-3:30 pm CST
Training: “Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Refugees” Workshop at ORR Consultation
Presented by: Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC)
Audience: resettlement organizations, public health professionals, community members
Learn more about the ACA’s provisions and benefits for refugees in an interactive workshop. Discussion topics will include implementation of ACA provisions, how refugees and refugee-serving agencies can become more involved in health care reform, and strategies for outreach education and enrollment.
Sept 19, 2012, Arlington, VA
Training: Advanced Forensic Training for Experienced Volunteers: Techniques for Increased Effectiveness of Evaluations and Testimony
Presented by: Physicians for Human Rights
Audience: Those who attended a past training on forensic medical evaluation or who have exceptional experience providing forensic medical evaluations. CME credit available.
Sept 23, 2012, Washington DC
Training: Introduction to Physical and Psychological Documentation of Trauma: Aiding Immigrant Survivors of Torture & Other Human Rights Abuses
Presented by: Physicians for Human Rights
Audience: health professionals with no formal training and moderate to no experience conducting forensic medical evaluations. CME credit available.
Sept 22, 2012, Washington DC
Event: UNSPOKEN Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Presented by: Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
Audience: Local, national, international collaborators for social change, including refugee resettlement agencies
This annual human rights forum combines film, art, music, and a conference into one festival.
October 17-18, 2012, Utica, NY
Event: “Tour of HealthCare.gov” Webinar
Presented by: The HHS Partnership Center
Audience: Health care consumers and providers
Tour the Healthcare.gov website, which is designed to provide consumers with information about insurance options, Medicare coverage, the Affordable Care Act, and more.
August 21, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Event: Human Rights Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Presented by: UNSPOKEN
Audience: Clinicians, lawyers, community advocates, resettlement agencies, human rights advocates.
Using a gendered perspective of human rights, explore the universal nature of gender violence and create opportunities for gender-peace.
October 17-18, 2012, Utica, NY