The landscape is changing.  It is imperative that hospitals and communities work together to reach and service our patients most in need.  NCONA’s annual patient navigation conference will address best practices in bridging our health systems and communities.  This conference is for oncology nurse navigators, administrators, care coordinators, advanced practice nurses, patient navigators, community health workers, case managers, social workers, patient advocates, community ambassadors, lay health advisors, community educators, peer supporters and lay volunteer patient navigators.  Attendees will have the opportunity to network and make new connections with members in this exciting profession.  We look forward to seeing you!!

NCONA

Patient Navigation in NC: Bridging Health Systems and Communities

June 24, 2016 

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

Transforming our Health Care Delivery and Reaching Underserved Populations through Patient Navigation and Community Health Workers: Steve Patierno, PhD

Patient Navigation to promote Colorectal Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation: Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH

Financial Toxicity: Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS

CaseStudies: CommunityHealthWorkers

This session highlights successful community health worker programs and the potential strategies for linking their work with patient navigators.

Overview Tish Singletary, Project Specialist NC Division of Public Health

Presenter will discuss how to successfully integrate CHWs into health care teams, how to maximize the impact of these workers in the self-management of chronic disease, and how to strengthen their role as key emissaries between clinical services and community

Local Programs

Panelists will describe the roles/responsibilities of CHWs in their programs and the general health issues they address. Additionally, panelists will present the types of services provided and the populations served by the programs. Finally, speakers will share strategies for working with CHWs.

1. NC Latino Community Health Worker Network:  Norma Marti
2. NC Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Program:  Zoe Cummings
3. Duke Community Outreach:  Nadine Barrett, PhD, MA, MS

This activity has been submitted to North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation