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Review of Best Practices and Updates to Screening Guidance

Please join us for the free, three-part Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health webinar series in September and October.

• Part I: Introduction to Refugee Health (9/14)
• Part II: Medical Screening of Refugee Children (9/24)
• Part III: Medical Screening of Refugee Adults (10/7)
• CME/Continuing Education
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• Contact

Part I: Introduction to Refugee Health (9/14)

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

12 – 1 p.m. ET | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT | 10 – 11 a.m. MT | 9 – 10 a.m. PT

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Part 1: Introduction to Refugee Health

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify three trends in the demographics and health of refugees
• Identify at least three key partners in refugee health coordination and screening
• Describe the goals and processes of the overseas and domestic medical screenings
• Describe three key considerations when receiving a refugee (routine or with known medical needs)

MODERATOR

Emily Jentes, MPH, PhD Domestic Team lead; Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health (IRMH) Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

PRESENTERS

Harith Mayali, MBChB, MPH Medical Movement Coordinator; International Organization for Migration, United Nations Migrations agency, Washington, DC

Jennifer Beeler, MPH Health Communications Specialist; Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (via Kapili Services, LLC)

Patricia Walker, MD Senior Research Fellow; HealthPartners Institute Professor of Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Faculty; Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Special Advisor to Board of Directors; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Part II: Medical Screening of Refugee Children (9/24)

Friday, September 24, 2021

12 – 1 p.m. ET | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT | 10 – 11 a.m. MT | 9 – 10 a.m. PT

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Part 2: Medical Screening of Refugee Children

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify current guidance for pediatric refugee screening in North America
• Evaluate selected evidence supporting these guidance documents
• Make appropriate clinical decisions when implementing refugee health screening for children new to the U.S.

MODERATOR

Katherine Yun, MD, MHS Attending Physician; Children Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Education Coordinator; Refugee Health Program, CHOP Fellowship Director; Academic General Pediatrics, CHOP Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

PRESENTERS

Janine Young, MD, FAAP Medical Director; Denver Health Refugee Clinic Medical Co-Director; Denver Health Human Rights Clinic Associate Professor; Dept. of General Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Leela Nath Kuikel, MS Community Health Worker (CHW) and Project Coordinator; Children Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Founding Executive Director; Bhutanese American Organization-Philadelphia (BAO-P) Former refugee and parent of two children

Part III: Medical Screening of Refugee Adults (10/7)

Thursday, October 7, 2021

3 – 4 p.m. ET | 2 – 3 p.m. CT | 1 – 2 p.m. MT | 12 – 1 p.m. PT

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Part 3: Medical Screening of Refugee Adults

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify current guidance for adult refugee screening in North America
• Evaluate selected evidence supporting these guidance documents
• Make appropriate clinical decisions when implementing refugee health screening for adults new to the U.S.

PRESENTERS

Ann Settgast, MD, DTM&H

Primary Care Physician; Center for International Health, HealthPartners Travel Medicine Physician/Consultant; Travel and Tropical Medicine, HealthPartners Preceptor for internal medicine residents; Center for International Health, HealthPartners Faculty; Global Health Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

Marc Altshuler, MD

Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Attending Physician; Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital Residency Program Director; Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, TJU Hospital Director; Jefferson Center for Refugee Health (CRH), TJU Hospital

CME/Continuing Education

These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and Minnesota Department of Health. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Minnesota Medical Association designates these live internet activities for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ each. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other participants will receive proof of attendance documents from MDH following completion of post-webinar evaluations and are responsible for determining if these trainings meet CE criteria for their professional organization.

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Contact

For more information or questions, please contact the Minnesota Department of Health Refugee and International Health Program at refugeehealth@state.mn.us or 651-201-5414.

The Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health is supported by 5 NU50CK000459 (MN) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.