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Native American Health Seminar Lecture

This lecture welcomes Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, who will be discussing his research with Tribal communities around language intervention to prevent development delay in toddlers and youth.

Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank's objectives during this lecture are:

  1. Understand the Cultural and Developmental Stages of Language Acquisition in Indigenous Youth
  2. Analyze the Impact of Indigenous Language Use on Youth Identity and Mental Health
  3. Apply Culturally Sensitive Strategies in Supporting Indigenous Language Development

November 19, from 5 - 6 p.m. RLSB, Room 3A003A

Upcoming OHSU CPD sponsored activities

OHSU Continuing Professional Development handles helps in the planning and administration of the following CME activities. Click on the links below to view detailed course information, brochures, and registration forms.

Additional resources

Patient Care & Clinical Skills training

  • Compass is OHSU's Learning Management system that catalogs a wide array of educational offerings available to OHSU clinicians. Topics include Epic, infection control, performance improvement, and more.
  • Time: Variable, ranging from short online modules to multi-day in-person trainings
  • Cost: Free

OHSU Performance Excellence System 

CultureVision

  • CultureVision, which is akin to a Wikipedia of culture, is an online resource that provides information about general cultural archetypes, practices, and preferences for ethnic, religious and other groups, ranging from people with specific disabilities, to racial groups, to faith traditions including Taoism and Atheism. CultureVision is created by Cook Ross, Inc., creators of the OHSU Unconscious Bias curriculum. You can read more about CultureVision on the OHSU blog.
  • Cost: Free to OHSU faculty, students and staff. To access for free, navigate from O2 (under the Healthcare tab) or from Epic.

Continuing medical education

MedEd Moments

  • The MedEd Moments Series was designed and created by dedicated faculty development specialists in the UAB Dept. of Medicine to be widely applicable across the profession. Through a series of learning vignettes, MedEd Moments addresses important and often unmet needs in topic areas including: Setting Expectations, Giving Feedback, Teaching Procedures, Improving the Learning Climate, and Enhancing Evaluations.

Marquam Talks

  • Marquam Talks are virtual talks showcasing the research and clinical advances of OHSU faculty on timely topics. All talks will end with a question and answer period with the speaker.

Medical specialty societies

  • Your societies often have resources to improve your clinical practice.

Control Chart Education

  • Learn how to use statistical process control charts to make better decisions with data.
  • Time: Options range from four hours, to a 20 hour (10 session) course. Contact Ken DeVane atdevane@ohsu.edu if you are interested in applying to attend one of the courses.
  • Cost: Free

Avel Gordly Center for Healing

  • The Avel Gordly Center for Healing provides trainings for healthcare and social service providers about sensitive and culturally responsive treatment for African-Americans.
  • Fill out the Request Outreach or Training form and send it to agch@ohsu.edu to get in contact about training and outreach.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care

  • This free online training developed by The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is designed to develop maternal health care providers' knowledge and skills related to culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) in order to help eliminate disparities facing communities of color today.
  • Available on-demand (~2 hours in length)