Webinar reminder: ambulatory care pharmacy in Federally Qualified Health Centers

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February 19, 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).

Join the ambulatory care pharmacy in your Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) webinar on Friday, February 21. This webinar will be a panel discussion to support attendees in:

Developing an understanding value of building in-house ambulatory pharmacy services within their community health centers.
Learning steps for establishing, expanding, and optimizing ambulatory pharmacy services to enhance patients’ sexual health care.
Gaining insights from community health center pharmacists who have successfully invested in their ambulatory pharmacy programs.

This 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.

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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