Trainings: Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health

Webex Recording (Aug. 25, 2020):
Center of Excellence Webinar: Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19

• Slides: Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19: Perspectives of clinical experts (PDF)
• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19
  Please note: CMEs are no longer available. Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable.

Learning objectives

• Identify two to three challenges faced by historically resilient communities to accessing health care
• Describe at least three innovative approaches to partner with and support communities for health
• Identify two considerations in crafting meaningful outreach initiatives

Promotional flyer: Addressing refugee and immigrant health in the face of persistent inequality and COVID-19: Perspectives of clinical experts (PDF)

MMA Disclosure: Minnesota Center of Excellence in Refugee Health Webinars (PDF)

Webex Recording (Aug. 4, 2020):
Center of Excellence Webinar: Community Solutions during COVID-19

• Slides: Community Solutions during COVID-19: Effective partnership and communication strategies with refugee and immigrant communities (PDF)
• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Community Solutions during COVID-19 Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs are no longer available. Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable.

Learning objectives

• Identify two to three challenges faced by refugee/immigrant communities
• Describe one to two partnership strategies undertaken by these community representatives
• Describe at least two preferred communication strategies identified by refugees and immigrants

Promotional flyer: Community Solutions during COVID-19: Effective partnership and communication strategies with refugee and immigrant communities (PDF)

Recording (Aug.13, 2021):
COVID-19 Vaccine Journey for Newcomers: From Registration to Protection (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: COVID-19 Vaccine Journey for Newcomers
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Aug. 13, 2024.

Learning objectives

• Describe two to three effective vaccine communication strategies for diverse refugee and immigrant communities
• Describe one to two partnership strategies that have been impactful to reach refugee and immigrants
• Describe one or two approaches applied to overcome systemic barriers related to vaccine access

Promotional flyer: COVID-19 Vaccine Journey for Newcomers: From registration to protection (PDF)

Recording (Aug. 25, 2021):
Revisiting Community Solutions during COVID-19 (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Revisiting Community Solutions during COVID-19
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Aug. 25, 2024.

Learning objectives

• Identify two to three challenges faced by refugee/immigrant communities
• Describe one to two partnership strategies undertaken by these community representatives
• Describe at least two preferred communication strategies identified by refugees and immigrants

Promotional flyer: Community Solutions during COVID-19: Successes, challenges, and opportunities one year later (PDF)

REGISTER NOW: Palliative and End of Life Care of Immigrants and Refugees
May 12, 2025
2 – 3:30 p.m. ET | 1 – 2:30 p.m. CT | 12 – 1:30 p.m. MT | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT

Learning objectives

• Describe demographic trends, disparities, and health care barriers in palliative and end of life care
• Recognize how the principles of cultural humility can be applied to palliative and end of life care of immigrants and refugees
• Identify at least two strategies to address barriers and close disparity gaps in palliative and end of life care for immigrants and refugees

Promotional flyer: Palliative and End of Life Care of Immigrants and Refugees (PDF)

Webex Recording (Sept. 25, 2020):
Center of Excellence Webinar: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Girls and Women

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Girls and Women
  Please note: CMEs are no longer available. Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable.

Learning objectives

• Describe the history, socio-cultural context, epidemiology, and classification of FGM/C
• Identify potential impacts of FGM/C (at least two each, physical and psychological)
• Integrate recommendations, best practice guidelines, and guiding principles of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other professional societies to optimize ethical, culturally sensitive care for those affected by and at-risk for undergoing FGM/C

Promotional flyer: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Girls and Women: Diagnosis, management, ethical, legal, and cultural considerations (PDF)

MMA Disclosure: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Girls and Women (PDF)

Webex Recording (April 28, 2020):
Center of Excellence Webinar: Hepatitis B in Refugees

• Questions and Answers from COE Webinar: Hepatitis B in Refugees (PDF)
• Slides: Hepatitis B in Refugees and Immigrants: The Need for Improved Testing, Vaccination, and Linkage to Ongoing Care (PDF)
• Center of Excellence Webinar Series: Hepatitis B in Refugees Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs are no longer available. Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable.

Learning objectives

• Case examples
• Hepatitis B diagnosis, acute/chronic infection
• Provide overview of hepatitis B epidemiology in refugee and immigrant populations
• Summarize approach to hepatitis B refugee screening and vaccination overseas and at U.S. arrival
• Review international approaches to decreasing hepatitis B infections overseas
• Discuss strategies to improve hepatitis B screening, vaccination, and linkage to ongoing care in refugee and immigrant populations

Promotional flyer: Webinar Series: Center of Excellence in Refugee Health (PDF)

Lead Poisoning and Pregnancy: Understanding risks and preventing harm for immigrant women, adolescents of childbearing age, & their infants (PDF)
Recorded on Nov. 6, 2023
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Identify who is at risk for elevated lead
• Understand the effects of lead on pregnant women and the fetus
• Understand ACOG guidelines for prenatal lead screening
• Understand best practices for ordering and obtaining lead samples
• Know how to care for a pregnant or lactating patient with an elevated blood lead level

Promotional flyer: Guidelines on Maternal Lead Screening for Immigrants and Refugee (PDF)

Addressing Substance Use in Newcomer Communities (PDF)
Addressing Substance Use in Newcomer Communities: A Companion Resource Sheet (PDF)
Recorded on Nov. 20, 2024
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives:

• Explain how opioid dependence occurs in newcomer communities and protective factors that can be put in place
• Identify key assessments, treatments, and challenges to accessing care for opioid use disorders
• Describe how a community-centered approach to treatment can benefit the recovery for newcomers experiencing opioid use disorders
• Recognize two communication strategies clinicians can implement to facilitate conversations regarding substance use with newcomers

Promotional flyer: Addressing Substance Use in Newcomer Communities (PDF)

Part 1:
Advanced Techniques in Mental Health Care for Newcomers Part 1: Assessment – Engaging and Building Trust (PDF)
Advanced Techniques in Mental Health Care for Newcomers Part 1: Engaging and Building Trust - A Companion Resource Sheet (PDF)
Recorded on April 9, 2025
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe strategies to build trust and establish safety
• Identify at least two methods of normalization and psychoeducation
• Recognize barriers in cross-cultural engagement and ways to reduce it

Part 2:
Advanced Techniques in Mental Health Care for Newcomers Part 2: In-Depth Treatment Considerations (PDF)
Advanced Techniques in Mental Health Care for Newcomers Part 2: In-Depth Treatment Considerations - A Companion Resource Sheet (PDF)
Recorded on April 16, 2025
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe how to design culturally aware treatment plans through collaboration
• Discuss how to respond to socio-environmental contributors to trauma and stress
• Identify at least three strategies for provider sustainability

Promotional flyer: Advanced Techniques in Mental Health Care for Newcomers: Two-Part Series (PDF)

Recording (May 7, 2024)
Family Violence Assessment and Intervention within Newcomer Communities (YouTube)

• Slides: Family Violence Assessment and Intervention within Newcomer Communities (PDF)
• Family Violence Assessment and Intervention within Newcomer Communities Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives:

• Describe strategies to complete a cross-cultural family violence screening in a health care setting
• Identify safety planning strategies and ethnic community supports

Family Violence Assessment and Intervention within Newcomer Communities: A Companion Resource Sheet (PDF)

Promotional flyer: Family Violence Assessment and Intervention within Newcomer Communities (PDF)

Recording (Aug. 22, 2024)
Emerging and Complex Ringworm in Newcomer Populations (YouTube)

• Slides: Emerging and Complex Ringworm in Newcomer Populations (PDF)
• Emerging and Complex Ringworm in Newcomer Populations Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives:

• Recall prevention measures for dermatophytosis
• Describe the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of emerging and complex dermatophytosis
• Identify key areas that clinicians, public health, and the public can help stop the spread of emerging and complex ringworm

Promotional flyer: Emerging and Complex Ringworm in Newcomer Populations (PDF)

Recording (Feb. 8, 2024)
EPIC, CareRef, and More: Optimizing Clinical Decision Support Tools (YouTube)

• Slides: EPIC, CareRef, and More: Optimizing Clinical Decision Support Tools (PDF)
• EPIC, CareRef, and More: Optimizing Clinical Decision Support Tools Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives:

• Identify existing electronic clinical decision tools and available learning opportunities for newcomer health
• Employ clinical decision tools to perform appropriate screening and management actions for newly arrived newcomer patients
• Utilize newcomer health clinical decision tools to identify patients in need of outreach for completion of newcomer screening and management
• Understand how existing newcomer clinical decision support tools can be adapted to support broader populations

Promotional flyer: EPIC, CareRef, and More: Optimizing Clinical Decision Support Tools (PDF)

Recording (Sept. 14, 2021)
Part 1: Introduction to Refugee Health (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation – Part 1: Introduction to Refugee Health
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Dec. 31, 2024. 

Learning objectives

• Identify three trends in the demographics and health of refugees
• Identify at least three key partners in refugee health coordination and screening
• Describe the goals and processes of the overseas and domestic medical screenings
• Describe three key considerations when receiving a refugee (routine or with known medical needs)

Recording (Sept. 24, 2021)
Part 2: Medical Screening of Refugee Children (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation – Part 2: Medical Screening of Refugee Children
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Dec. 31, 2024. 

Learning objectives

• Identify current guidance for pediatric refugee screening in North America
• Evaluate selected evidence supporting these guidance documents
• Make appropriate clinical decisions when implementing refugee health screening for children new to the U.S.

Recording (Oct. 7, 2021)
Part 3: Medical Screening of Refugee Adults (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation – Part 3: Medical Screening of Refugee Adults
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Dec. 31, 2024. 

Learning objectives

• Identify current guidance for adult refugee screening in North America
• Evaluate selected evidence supporting these guidance documents
• Make appropriate clinical decisions when implementing refugee health screening for adults new to the U.S.

Promotional flyer: Review of Best Practices and Updates to Screening Guidance (PDF)

Recording (April 26, 2024)
Strategies for Providing Culturally Responsive Care: Three Different Models (YouTube)

• Slides: Strategies for Providing Culturally Responsive Care: Three Different Community Health Worker and Patient Navigator Models (PDF)
• Strategies for Providing Culturally Responsive Care: Three Different Community Health Worker and Patient Navigator Models Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives:

• Define problem of health care access in newcomer communities
• Understand history of patient navigation and community health worker program
• Review multiple culturally responsive patient navigator/community health worker models in clinical and public health settings
• Identify first steps in building a tailored sustainable navigation system within a public health or clinical setting

Promotional flyer: Strategies for Providing Culturally Responsive Care: Three Different Community Health Worker and Patient Navigator Models (PDF)

Recording (June 15, 2023)
Vision Screening for Newcomer Children and Adults (YouTube)

• Slides: Vision Screening for Newcomer Children and Adults (PDF)
• Vision Screening for Newcomer Children and Adults Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Understand the importance of healthy sight to support life in the U.S.
• Describe the evidence-based vision screening methods and tools adapted for newcomer populations
• Identify at least two approaches used to effectively refer children and adults for follow-up vision care
• Identify two to three vision screening resources

Promotional flyer: Vision Screening for Newcomer Children & Adults: Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health Webinar (PDF)

Recording (Sept. 14, 2023)
What Resettlement Partners Should Know About Public Health Reportable Conditions (YouTube)

• Slides: What Resettlement Partners Should Know About Public Health Reportable Conditions (PDF)
• What Resettlement Partners Should Know About Public Health Reportable Conditions Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Identify select public health reportable conditions most relevant to resettlement
• Describe practical strategies to prevent transmission of reportable conditions
• Understand the roles and strengthen the collaboration between clinical and public health and resettlement partners as they relate to these conditions
• Promote health and wellness of clients, staff, and volunteers

Promotional flyer: What Resettlement Partners Should Know About Public Health Reportable Conditions: Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health Webinar (PDF)

Slides: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health in Afghan Communities: A Case-Based Learning Webinar (PDF)
Advancing Perinatal Mental Health in Afghan Communities: A Companion Resource Sheet (PDF)
Recorded on March 4, 2025
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe the prevalence, risk factors, and sociocultural determinants influencing perinatal mental health among Afghan women, with a focus on the impact of migration, trauma, and systemic barriers to care.
• Identify at least two effective, evidence-based approaches to mental health screening and diagnosis.
• Describe one way your organization could become more trauma-informed in care delivery​.

Promotional flyer: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health in Afghan Communities: A Case-Based Learning Webinar

Recording (Oct. 4, 2021):
Afghan Culture and Health Screening Considerations (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Afghan Culture and Health Screening Considerations
  Please note: CMEs are no longer available. Submit survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable.

Learning objectives

• Understand the potential entry pathways and immigration standings of Afghan arrivals, including their impact on medical care/access
• List three required or recommended components of medical screening/care for Afghan arrivals
• Discuss potential health concerns for Afghan arrivals at the population level
• Identify at least three cultural considerations for a patient-provider interaction with Afghan arrival

MMA Disclosure: Afghan Culture Health Screening Considerations (PDF)

Recording (Jan. 20, 2022):
Afghan Humanitarian Arrivals: Leishmaniasis and Malaria (YouTube)

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Leishmaniasis and Malaria
  Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable. Submit CME request for credit, available through Jan. 20, 2025.

Learning objectives

• Malaria
  • Describe approaches for P. vivax malaria anti-relapse therapy
  • Review considerations for treatment of malaria in pregnancy and other special situations
• Leishmaniasis
  • Describe the appropriate physical examination, specimen collection, and diagnostic testing for simple and complex cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired in Afghanistan
  • Describe the treatment options and expected response to treatment for simple and complex cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired in Afghanistan

Promotional flyer: Afghan Humanitarian Arrivals (PDF)

Recording (Oct. 12, 2022):
Afghan Arrivals: Pre- and post-natal care (YouTube)

• Slides: Afghan Arrivals: Pre- and post-natal care (PDF)
• Afghan arrival peri- and post-natal care webinar evaluation
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Oct. 12, 2024.

Learning objectives

• Describe two to three traditional Afghan practices before, during, and after pregnancy and explain variation among Afghan practices.
• List three challenges that Afghan newcomers face post-arrival that can impact pregnancy care and outcomes.
• Name two practices that have been successful in supporting Afghan newcomers during and after pregnancy at a system level and two practices at a provider or case worker level.

Promotional flyer: Afghan Arrivals: Peri- and post-natal care (PDF)

Recording (Jan. 28, 2022):
Afghan Humanitarian Arrivals: Post resettlement stressors, coping strategies, and the Afghan Symptom Checklist (YouTube)

• Slides: Afghan Humanitarian Arrivals: Post resettlement stressors, coping strategies, and the Afghan Symptom Checklist (PDF)
• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Post-resettlement stressors, coping strategies, and the Afghan Symptom Checklist
  Submit evaluation survey to access proof of attendance document for CE credit if applicable. Submit CME request for credit, available through Jan. 28, 2025.

Learning objectives

• Describe examples of resettlement stressors and potential impact on the mental health among Afghan arrivals
• Provide examples of how Afghans may speak about and understand distress, including two examples of Afghan idioms of distress
• Understand some ways in which Afghan may seek help
• Understand the purpose and use of the Afghan Symptom Checklist

Promotional flyer: Afghan Humanitarian Arrivals (PDF)

Slides: Clinical Screening and Resources for Addressing Afghan Reproductive Health Care (PDF)
Recorded on March 18, 2025
The recording will be posted once it meets web and accessibility standards.
Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe how newly arrived versus more established Afghans may differ in clinical and psychosocial needs
• Understand how to use the OB-GYN Care for Afghans: A Toolkit for Clinicians resource when caring for Afghans
• Identify at least three key cultural considerations for providing reproductive health care to Afghan newcomers
• Identify at least three medical screening considerations for caring for the reproductive health needs of Afghans

Promotional flyer: Clinical Screening and Resources for Addressing Afghan Reproductive Health Care (PDF)

Recording (Oct. 2, 2023)
Strategies for responding to the psychosocial needs of Afghan communities (YouTube)

• Slides: Strategies for responding to the psychosocial needs of Afghan communities: Two state approaches (PDF)
• Strategies for responding to the psychosocial needs of Afghan communities: Two state approaches Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Identify how states can more effectively identify and meet the psychosocial needs of Afghan newcomers.
• Explore two approaches to community needs assessment.
• Learn strategies and tactics for forming sustainable partnerships for responding to emergent psychosocial needs.
• Explore two strategies for capacity building across different phases of community resettlement.
• Describe at least one creative utilization of existing infrastructure and relationships during a rapid response.

Promotional flyer: Strategies for responding to the psychosocial needs of Afghan communities: Two state approaches (PDF)

Recording (Dec. 12, 2024)
Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations (YouTube)

• Slides: Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations (PDF)
• Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe the history of migration of Haitians to the United States, and current drivers of migration.
• Discuss potential health issues and disparities of Haitians residing in the U.S.
• List three required or recommended components of medical screening/care for Haitian new arrivals.
• Describe two health care access problems faced by Haitians in the U.S.
• Identify at least three cultural considerations when providing care for Haitians in the United States.

Promotional flyer: Haitian Culture and Health Screening Considerations (PDF)

Recording (Jan. 21, 2025)
Haitian Newcomers: Considerations for Perinatal & Reproductive Health (YouTube)

• Slides: Haitian Newcomers: Considerations for Perinatal & Reproductive Health (PDF)
• Haitian Newcomers: Considerations for Perinatal & Reproductive Health Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe maternal and reproductive health disparities and concerns among Haitian populations in the U.S., including newcomers.
• Discuss barriers faced by the Haitian community that can impact pregnancy care and outcomes.
• Identify perinatal health care considerations for Haitian populations in the U.S., including newcomers.
• List at least three Haitian cultural and traditional practices to support before, during, and after pregnancy.
• Understand current challenges in reproductive health faced by Haitian newcomers.

Promotional flyer: Haitian Newcomers: Considerations for Perinatal and Reproductive Health (PDF)

Recording (June 28, 2023)
Community-Based Approaches to Vaccine Confidence (YouTube)

• Slides: Community-Based Approaches to Vaccine Confidence (PDF)
• Community-Led Approaches to Vaccine Confidence Webinar Evaluation
  Please note: CMEs available only for live attendees.

Learning objectives

• Describe historical context of vaccination confidence in select newcomer populations
• Describe at least two best practices for community-informed approaches to address vaccine confidence
• List at least two resources you can utilize to address vaccine confidence

Promotional flyer: Community-Based Approaches to Vaccine Confidence: Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health Webinar (PDF)

Recording (Dec. 1, 2022):
Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees: Tuberculosis (YouTube)

• Slides: Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees: Tuberculosis (PDF)
• Ukraine TB Evaluation
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through Dec. 1, 2024.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis in Ukraine
• Review LTBI and TB disease workup and management
• Identify two to three tuberculosis-related technical assistance resources

Promotional flyer: Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees: Tuberculosis (PDF)

Webex Recording (June 25, 2021):
Best Practices for Medical Screening of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors

• Recorded Webinar Evaluation: Best Practices for Medical Screening of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
  Submit evaluation survey to request CME/CEU credit, available through June 25, 2024.
• The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which manages these programs, has issued two fact sheets – Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (PDF) and Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program – to describe the arrival paths and the services available for these two distinct group of children.
• Learn more: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program.

Learning objectives

• Understand the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program
• Describe demographic and health data
• Apply best practices for screening and initial medical management of different populations of URM children, based on available evidence

Promotional flyer: Center of Excellence Webinar: Best Practices for Medical Screening of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors

Refugee Adolescent and Women's Health Regional Training Meeting (PDF)
In-person training held on Sept. 21, 2018.

Learning objectives:

• Identify at least three health issues important to consider in providing care to newly arrived female adolescents and women with refugee status
• Describe how building rapport with newly arrived female adolescents and women with refugee status improves health outcomes
• Identify at least three specific screening best practices in working with newly arrived female adolescents and women with refugee status that differ from best practices with U.S. born population

Registrants from the live series are enrolled in ECHO Colorado's Canvas platform. Upon enrollment, participants receive an email with instructions on accessing session recordings.

2023 topics:

• January slides: Ukrainian Health Considerations (PDF)
• February slides: Newcomer Vaccinations (PDF)
• March slides: Newcomer Tuberculosis (PDF)
• April slides: Newcomer Hepatitis B in Pediatrics (PDF)
• May slides: Newcomer Hepatitis B in Adults (PDF)
• June slides: Newcomer Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections (PDF)
• July slides: Newcomer Lead & Anemia (PDF)
• August slides: Assessing Refugee Mental Health (PDF)
• September slides: Sexual and Reproductive Health (PDF)
• October slides: Pediatric Nutrition (PDF)
• November slides: Human Trafficking and Health Care (PDF)