Classes and Continuing Medical Education Seminars

As a benefit of partnering with L.A. Care, we offer our doctors, nurses and office staff several professional development opportunities each year. Check back often to see what's new!

View events calendar here.

Hospital Readmissions Webinar

Ongoing Opportunities:

• Hospital Readmissions Reduction Webinar: As part of its hospital readmissions initiative, L.A. Care’s contracted hospitals were invited to participate in a webinar on readmissions reduction. The webinar included an overview and results of the Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions (BOOST), in which 7 hospitals in L.A. Care's network participated. Hospitals and providers are encouraged to participate in this ongoing collaborative, which will involve future webinars. Contact the QI department for more information.


• Readmissions Reduction Webinar
• BOOST collaborative: HASC (PDF)
• BOOST collaborative: Harbor UCLA (PDF)
• BOOST collaborative: LA Care (PDF)


• Health Care Interpreting Training (HCIT): L.A. Care has no upcoming sessions of the 40-hour training scheduled.  Please refer to this page (PDF) for information about other interpreter training resources. 


• Language Access: This 1-hour course can be taken online or onsite and covers how to access and use L.A. Care's interpreting services.  The course also discusses the importance of using trained interpreters and translators, as well as the role of the interpreter in communicating effectively.  Contact CLStrainings@lacare.org for information.


• Introduction to Cultural Competence: This course covers cultural biases and stereotypes, and communication styles and perceptions. Contact CLStrainings@lacare.org for information.


• Asthma in the Primary Care Practice:  The course covers the current asthma clinical guidelines and best practices.  L.A. Care will provide a stipend of $100 for L.A. Care contracted physicians or clinics that show proof of completion of the 90 minute activity.  Contact Lisa Diaz, RN at ldiaz@lacare.org for information.  To view this course go to: http://jeny.ipro.org/files/Asthma/

Presentations from Previous Educational Events:

Early Developmental Screening and Intervention, April 2 and 3, 2010

• Shared Vision and Progress to Date
• Systems for Preventive and Developmental Care
• Preventive Services Prompting Systems
• Eliciting Parent Concerns and Identifying Children at Risk
• Stratifying Your Patient Population
• Integrating Development Screening Tools into the Workflow
• Model for Improvement Part 1
• Measurement for Improvement
• Screening for Maternal Depression
• Developing Connections to Community Resources
• MOC Slides
• Model for Improvement Part 2