Learning Opportunities

We host a range of free webinars and learning collaboratives to help health organizations incorporate legal expertise and services into their approach to addressing health-related social needs, and to help legal organizations align their service delivery with health partners.

Upcoming Training Events

NEW!!

Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series: Staffing the Legal Services of an MLP – Should We Directly Hire a Lawyer or Contract with Another Organization?

March 14, 2024 (1-2.30 PM ET)

As part of its work with the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership is partnering with the Texas A&M University Institute for Healthcare Access to present a webinar series aimed at assisting health centers in their Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) planning, implementation, and practice. This webinar series, known as the MLP PIP Webinar Series, seeks to provide valuable support and guidance to health centers in these crucial areas.

Throughout the series, participants will be able to engage in guided lessons facilitated by our lead faculty: Keegan Warren, JD, LLM, Executive Director, Institute for Healthcare Access, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; Jay Sicklick, JD, UCONN Adjunct Professor of Law and Former MLP Director of a Connecticut Pediatric MLP; and Bethany Hamilton, JD, Director of NCMLP. Subject matter experts will also be invited to share their knowledge and insights on specific topics.

Join us on March 14, 2024 from 1 – 2:30 PM ET for the next part of this webinar series to learn how a health center can seamlessly integrate legal services providers. We will explore various approaches to staffing the legal services of an MLP, such as building it as a direct service, contracting with a community-based legal services organization, or using a hybrid of the two models.

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SDOH Academy National Webinar Series (Part 4) – Empowering Change: Innovating and Scaling for a Healthier Tomorrow in the Face of Emerging Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

March 14, 2024 (3-4.30 PM ET)

Join the SDOH Academy for a dynamic webinar aimed at deepening audiences’ understanding of incorporating and scaling innovative practices to address the latest challenges in the social determinants of health (SDOH). As the healthcare landscape evolves, it is critical to continue to innovate to serve the most vulnerable and marginalized. This webinar will equip audiences with valuable insights and strategies to navigate emerging issues, foster proactive approaches, and build healthier communities.

*If the webinar is full, please use the SDOH Academy website for live streaming link! https://sdohacademy.com/national-webinar-series

REGISTER HERE!

 

 

Learning Collaborative

Medical-Legal Partnerships to Improve Maternal Health Access and Outcomes

April 2024

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Renaye James Healthcare Advisors invite health center based medical-legal partnership teams to take part in the upcoming Learning Collaborative: Medical-Legal Partnerships to Improve Maternal Health Access and Outcomes. The Learning Collaborative is designed to empower participants with am increased understanding of how the social determinants of health impact maternal health and help them learn how to use MLP to improve maternal health outcomes for health center patients and their communities.

Faculty:

1. Bethany Hamilton, JD, Co-Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

2. Rachel Mandel, MD, MHA, Senior Advisor, Practice Transformation, Renaye James Healthcare Advisors

3. S. Roxana Richardson, JD, MLP Director of the Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance’s Perinatal Legal Assistance and Wellbeing (LAW) Project, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

4. Loral Patchen, PhD, MSN, MA, CNM, Medical Champion for the Perinatal LAW Project and Associate Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Director of the MedStar OB/GYN Specialty Center, and Section Director for Midwifery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC)

APPLY HERE!


Are you interested in being a presenter on one of our training and technical assistance (TTA) events? 

Please click the link below to complete our brief presenter interest form today.  We will follow up with you to learn more about your expertise and provide additional information on our upcoming opportunities. Note: If you have a resource to share, please send us an email at ncmlp@gwu.edu

Presenter / Speaker Interest Form

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