March 2021 Newsletter
UMTRC Annual Conference
Almost a year ago, a new phrase was incorporated into our vocabulary. “Social distancing”. What is this, I thought. Now it is something with which we are all very familiar. Virtual meetings and conferences have become normal everyday occurrences. The UMTRC is excited to announce that with the recent introduction of multiple COVID vaccines, and declines in the positive rates for COVID-19 testing, we have made the decision to move forward with planning our July 20-21 conference in-person!!! The conference will be held at the Gillespie Conference Center in South Bend, Indiana. An evening reception will welcome everyone on Monday, July 19th, and the conference sessions will be held on July 20-21.
If you are interested in speaking at our 2021 UMTRC Annual Conference, please follow the link below to complete our speaker proposal form. All speaker proposals must be submitted by 5pm Eastern on Wednesday, March 31st. We look forward to seeing you in South Bend, Indiana!
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Facebook Live Event
Today, our UMTRC team participated in a live Facebook event with the Indiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). You can re-watch the interactive presentation via the link below.
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UMTRC Telehealth Workshops
If you couldn’t make it to our February workshop, don’t worry! You’ve got three more opportunities! Based on feedback from the July 2020 UMTRC Annual Conference, the UMTRC is excited to host one-day workshops.
Join us on March 19th, April 16th, or May 14th to hear speakers from the IRHA and UMTRC teams as we will cover a variety of topics from Needs Assessment and Consent Forms to Remote Patient Monitoring. While we certainly hope to offer this in-person in the future, you don’t want to miss this chance to participate virtually and earn a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Virtual Workshop Dates:
March 19, 2021
April 16, 2021
May 14, 2021
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UMTRC Podcasts
Podcasts? Yes, you read that correctly! The UMTRC now has its own podcast series! Thanks to the very talented Caroline Yoder, we have officially launched ‘A Virtual View’. You can access our podcasts through our website or subscribe to them on your favorite podcast platform! We will be publishing 2 podcasts a month, typically on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month. Our most recent episode highlighted the Indiana Rural Schools Clinic Network. Be sure to check it out! We will soon be reaching out to our partners throughout our 4-state region of IL, IN, MI, and OH. If you have a suggestion for a future topic, or would like us to interview you, please complete the form at the link below.
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NCTRC Website & Annual Report
As you know, the UMTRC is one of 12 regional and 2 national Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs), funded by HRSA through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. Together we are known as the National Consortium of TRC (NCTRCs). Our national website has recently been updated and our NCTRC 2020 Annual Report is now live on the website. Check it out!
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Upcoming Webinars
NCTRC Telehealth Hack
The National Telehealth Technology Assessment Center (TTAC) developed a Pandemic Response Project Team or “Think Tank” to create an Action Plan for a model to support rural communities in a return or continuation of COVID-19 – or a future pandemic – applying telemedicine capabilities and technologies. This team is presenting a series of webinars called the "Telehealth HACK."
The next two presentations are:
March 10, 2021 "Rehabilitation Services and Early Intervention"
March 24, 2021 "Behavioral Health Services and Early Intervention
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Join Us:
Date: March 10, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Location: Videoconference
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Burrows, Lacy Foy
IRHA Lunch & Learn: “HRSA Designations- Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup"
Join us for a full explanation of HRSA Designations and how to maximize them for your community and health care organization. By the end of this presentation, attendees will understand the HRSA designation process and how to take advantage of the National health Service Corps recruitment tool.
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Additional Training Opportunities
The WhiteBark Health Academy is a branch of the Indiana Rural Health Association that offers continuing education and online training on a variety of topics. We encourage you to explore the site and take advantage of the many training opportunities available. For telehealth related courses, type ‘telehealth’ or ‘telemedicine’ in the ‘search for courses’ field.
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Similar to webinars, our Virtual Office Hours are offered virtually. They are more informal, more interactive, and typically only last 30 minutes, instead of an hour.
Intro to the UMTRC
Join the UMTRC staff for an interactive discussion of who and what the UMTRC is all about!
Join Us
Date: March 12, 2021
Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm EST
Location: Videoconferencing
Hosted by: Becky Sanders, UMTRC Project Director
Ask the Experts
There's no such thing as a dumb question! What questions to you have about telehealth? Join the UMTRC staff for an interactive coffee break where you ask the questions.
Join Us
Date: March 26, 2021
Time: 1:00pm-1:30pm EST
Location: Videoconferencing
Hosted by: Becky Sanders, UMTRC Project Director
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UMTRC 2021 Stakeholder Calls
As a grant-funded organization, the goal of the Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center (UMTRC) is to provide technical assistance to assist individuals and organizations in our region who are interested in telehealth. One of the ways that we do this is through our quarterly stakeholder calls, where we focus on policy and reimbursement changes for the states in our region: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. We invite you to join us for the jam-packed update to the quarterly state of telehealth in our region! These typically occur on the 3rd Wednesday of each quarter (January, April, July, and October). Anyone may register and participate in any of the calls. Check out our events for more information, and to register for each specific call.
Here are the 2021 stakeholder calls dates:
Wednesday, April 21st from 2-3pm EST
Wednesday, July 21st from 2-3pm EST
Wednesday, October 20th from 2-3pm EST
Up Next:
April 21, 2021
2:00-3:00pm EST
Featuring a discussion on policy and reimbursement changes in our region.
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Upcoming In-Person Conferences & Virtual Events
Telegenetics Training Program
The Midwest Genetics Network and the Heartland Genetics Network are collaborating with the Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center (UMTRC) to offer an introductory telegenetics training program for genetics providers and genetic counseling students.
The one day virtual workshops for Genetic Counselors and Counseling students will be held on May 10, 2021.
The one day virtual workshops for Physicians will be held on May 11, 2021.
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IRHA Spring Rural Summit
Join the Indiana Rural Health Association on April 8, 2021 for the Spring Rural Summit. This will be a virtual event. We will cover topics ranging from leadership to quality and more with a focus on Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Hospitals, and Rural Health Clinics
Special ticket pricing for IRHA members, Critical Access Hospital employees, and students!
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IRHA Annual Rural Health Conference
IRHA’s Annual Conference brings together physicians, nurses, pharmacists, public health professionals, and other rural health professionals. Practitioners from the field and national experts discuss current topics in public health and rural health. The latest information regarding the start-up and on-going management of rural health care delivery models are presented throughout the Conference.
Exhibitor and Attendee registration is OPEN!
Social and Subscribe
Be sure to connect with the UMTRC on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube for information on where to find us at training sessions, conferences, and the like.
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UMTRC c/o IRHA
2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 240
Terre Haute, IN 47803
855-283-3734 extension 238
[email protected]
This newsletter was made possible by grant numbers G22RH30351 and GA5RH37466 from the Office for Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resource and Services Administration, DHHS. This information or content and conclusions are those of the UMTRC and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.