Ambulatory care pharmacy in Federally Qualified Health Centers webinar

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February 13, 2025

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Ambulatory care pharmacy in your Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) webinar

Friday, February 21

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is sending this bulletin on behalf of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).

Pharmacists are an emerging partner in sexual health and prevention and can help expand access to underserved populations. Washington state is unique in our ability to recognize pharmacists as a new partner in sexual health and prevention delivery.

This webinar session will be a panel discussion facilitated by Lisa Nelson, Chief Pharmacy Officer from Unity Care Northwest. The panel includes Clinical Pharmacists from Unity Care Northwest in Bellingham and Valley View Health Center.

Learning objectives

Attendees of this webinar will be able to:

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and strategic value of building robust in-house ambulatory pharmacy services within your community health center.
Learn steps for establishing, expanding, and optimizing ambulatory pharmacy services to enhance patients’ sexual health care.
Gain insights from community health center pharmacists who have successfully invested in their ambulatory pharmacy programs.

Intended audiences

Clinicians
Nurses
Pharmacists
Prescribers
Navigators
Health educators
Behavioral health providers
Other members of the clinical care team

The Building Skills in Sexual Health training series

The Building Skills in Sexual Health webinar series is in its third year of supporting providers and related staff at FQHCs to integrate person-centered sexual and reproductive health care into primary care.

This series is a partnership between The Office of Infectious Disease, the Washington Association for Community Health, and the Mountain West AIDS Education and Training Center (MWAETC).

Learn more about the training series

Webinar details

Date: Friday, February 21
Time: 9 - 10 a.m.

Register for the webinar

Panel presenters

Lisa Nelson

Chief Pharmacy Officer at Unity Care Northwest.

Brian Henley

Pharmacist at Unity Care Northwest.

Amir Piranfar

Assistant Clinical Pharmacy Director at Valley View Health Center.

Sheldon James

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in HIV/PrEP, Medicare Wellness visit, diabetes care and education at Valley View Health Center.

Contact

Email: The MWAETC

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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