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NYSDOH-2023-03-23 - Fluoride Varnish Public Health Detailing


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Live Training Live Training (in-person or online) 3/23/2021 to 3/23/2021 Meeting Times


Course Description

The purpose of this training is to enhance the capacity of local health department staff to conduct public health detailing to medical health care providers on how to perform oral health screenings and fluoride varnish application to children in the medical setting to reduce tooth decay. 

Learning Outcome:

After completing this activity, the learner will expand their skill set to include public health detailing to improve the delivery of preventive oral health care for children in the medical setting.

Learning Objectives: 

After participating in the training, attendees will be able to:  

  1. Describe public health detailing and its role in public health strategies 

  1. Characterize public health detailing success  

  1. Analyze how to plan for a public health detailing strategy in your community 

  1. Demonstrate skills in initiating conversations with medical practices 

  1. Compose messages for building physician "buy in" for applying fluoride varnish 

  1. Identify characteristics of a detailer 

Presenters:  
Erin Knoerl, MPH, New York State Department of Health 

Michelle Gerka, BS , Cicatelli Associates Inc. 

Clare Friedrich, MS, MA, CLC, Cicatelli Associates Inc. 

 

Continuing Nurse Education Credits 

The University at Albany School of Public Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

This offering is approved for 2.0 nursing contact hours. 

Certified Health Education Specialists Credits 

Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0.  Provider ID# 99086. 

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Average Completion Time

2 hours

Prerequisites

None

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