Workshop Topics

For workshop schedule and links to workshop materials, please see the conference agenda

Clinical Focus (Mental/Behavioral Health Care, Oral Health Care, Primary Care, Pediatric/Adolescent Care, Research)
Organizational Focus (HCH Administration)
Community Focus (Health Care, Housing, Rights, Community Partnerships)

Clinical Focus:
Mental / Behavioral Health Care
Cognitive Impairment I
Cognitive Impairment II
Developing Relationships with Homeless Clients with Serious Mental Illness
Etiology of Addiction
Harm Reduction I: Psychotherapy
Harm Reduction II: Expanding the Dialogue
Meditation and Stress Reduction
Pharmacologic Management of Addictions Grand Rounds
Successful Behavioral Management in Respite Settings
Oral Health Care clinical focus

Complexity of Oral Health
Dental Caries in Children
Primary Care
Clinical Care of Sex Workers
Dermatology & Skin Infections Clinical Update
Diabetes Clinical Update
Diabetes Grand Rounds
Effective Prescribing Practices
Hepatitis C
HIV & Homelessness
Infectious Diseases Clinical Update
Integrating Mental /Behavioral & Physical Health Care
Integration of Care in Outreach Environments
Managing Kidney Disease
Motivational Interviewing for Medical Providers
Ophthalmology
Pregnancy & Homelessness
Wound Care
Pediatric/Adolescent Care
Adolescent Sexual Health
Child Development
Pediatric Prescribing Clinical Update
Trauma in Children
Research
Involving Consumers in Homeless Research Studies
Mini-Research Symposium
Practice-Based Research Network

Organization Focus:
HCH administration focus

Collecting& Reporting Nationally Standardized Clinical Measures
Competencies & Characteristics of HCH Project Directors
Consumer Involvement in Governance
Core Competencies in Homeless Services
Funding, Developing, & Managing Dental Programs
Getting the Most out of Your Board of Directors
HRSA Update
Improving Cultural Competency in Community-Based Organizations
Incorporating Staff Training in Day-to-Day Work
Involving Consumers in Homeless Services
Optimizing the Office of Performance Review (OPR) Process
Strategic Resource Development for Community-Based Organizations
Strengthening & Utilizing Health Care Business Plans
Succession Planning in Organizations
Using EMR to Support Diabetes Collaborative Reporting
Volunteer Management & Recruitment

Community Focus:
Health care
Accessing Specialty Care
Combining Service & Advocacy*
Developing Respite Care Services
Discharge Planning Training
Emergency Management
HCH Day in Health Center Week
Medical Centers & Homeless Youth Drop-in Centers

One-Stop Resource Center
Outreach & Engagement
Preventing & Responding to Violence in Clinics
Project Homeless Connect
Recognizing Provider Bias
Strategies for Obtaining Pharmaceuticals
Unique Opportunities in Respite Care
Veterans: Applying Lessons Learned
Working Effectively in Interdisciplinary Teams
Housing
Affordable Housing*
Cost Benefits to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for Persons with HIV/AIDS
Health and Housing on the Border*
Housing Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
PSH Services: Lessons Learned, Promising Practices
Rights
Civil Rights*
Clearing Up Old Arrest & Criminal Justice Charges
Increasing Access to SSI/SSDI
Obtaining Identification for Clients
SSI Advocacy*
Single Payer Health Care*
Community Partnerships
Collaborating with Universities
Engaging Hospital Support for Respite Programs
HCH / CHC Partnerships
Issues in Video, Film and Performance Art

*HCH Policy Symposium Workshop