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2009

Issue: June 23 

Attachments:

• Summer Institute for Public Health Practice 
• Niche '09    
• 2009 STD Clinician Training  
• Case Management of Abnormal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain Girlshealth.gov Contest Application

News:  Reminder to return CLAS assessments

Training and education: Vasectomy Webinar July 15th, Summer Institute for Public Health Practice August 10th-14th, NICHE '09 July 27th-31st, 2009 STD Clinician Training October 14th-16th, Case Management of Abnormal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain webinar June 30

Resources: Women's Health E-Cards and Podcasts, Girlshealth.gov Contest Opportunity

Issue: June 5 

Attachments:

• Summary of one-time exception changes  
• Abnormal bleeding & pelvic pain webinar flyer  
• Youth reproductive rights retreat poster 

News:  FPEP eligibility exception period now lasts 100 days - Out-of-State birth certificate updates

Training and education: June 30 webinar on case management of abnormal bleeding and pelvic pain - Youth reproductive rights retreat June 22-23

Resources: Oregon Health Go Local - Women Helping Others foundation grants - STD risk reduction counseling tool

Issue: May 20 

News:  We've moved - Family Planning website updates - Safenet website updates - Beware of counterfeit Paraguards - CLAS assessment - Outreach conference call reminder - FPEP billboard campaign - 2010 National Family Planning Clinical Conference

Training and education: IUC insertion training June 22 in Hillsboro - Online STD case series

Resources: Safe in the City educational video - Informed choices about hormonal contraception toolkit - AHRQ reproductive health web tools

Issue: May 4

Attachments:

• Updated FPEP supply reimbursement rates 
• SANE/SAE regional training registration 
• NE Oregon Prevention Conference flyer 

News:  We've moved - Need input on future Implanon trainings - EC soon to be available without a prescription to 17-year-olds - Appointment reminder cards available - New FPEP supply reimbursement rates - Title X annual plans due

Training and education: Vasectomy webinar May 20th - Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center events - SANE/SAE regional training June 5th in Medford - NW Institute for Community Health Educators & Teachers July 27-31 in North Bend WA - Save-the-date for NE Oregon Prevention Conference in October

Issue: April 7

Attachments:

• NARAL/OFRH Information (pdf)
• Guttmacher Update (pdf)
• AmeriCorps Host Site Application (pdf)
• Casa Hogar Press Release (pdf)

News:  Fall FP Coordinators Meeting - New Birth Control Access Project - Emergency Contraception Update - FPEP Enrollment form correction - Female condoms - Outreach customer response cards

Training and education:  Successfully Providing Vasectomy Services in Title X and FPEP Clinics Webinar on May 20th - OHSU Motivation Interviewing Workshop Series

Resources:  AmeriCorps member placement opportunity - Oregon Latina emergency shelter for women

Issue: March 20

Attachments:

• STD Exam Skills Flyer 

News:  FP Coordinators Meetings this spring & fall - Outreach customer response cards - OPA listerve and Twitter update - Reminder for out-of-state Birth Certificate Requests - Scheduled downtime for FPEP Eligibility Database -FPEP administrative rules posted - New FPEP providers

Training and education: Essential STD Exam Skills May 11-12 - New EC materials available for download

Issue: March 6 

Attachments:

• Adolescent Sexuality Conference registration form
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference registration packet
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference scholarship request
• Roots of Change flyer

News:  No FP Coordinators meeting this spring - Obama administration moves to rescind provider conscience regulations - Business reply envelopes for out-of-state Birth Certificate Requests - Scheduled downtime for FPEP Eligibility Database - New FPEP administrative rules effective March 2 - OHP eligibility check still disabled - Unused scholarships for RH 2009

Training and education: Adolescent Sexuality Conference April 6-7, 2009 - Roots of Change: Men, Sex, and Justice October 28-30, 2009

Issue: February 20

Attachments:

• OWL facilitator training announcement (pdf)
• OWL facilitator training registration (pdf)

News: HHS conscience regulations - Chlamydia Project update - FPEP outreach conference call Wednesday Feb. 25

Training and education: Sexual History Taking video & audio conference - Human Trafficking: A Family Planning Perspective now online - Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign - OWL (Our Whole Lives) facilitators training in Eugene March 6-8

Resources: Looking for a few good videos

Issue: February 6 

Attachments:

• Clinical preceptorship application
• OWH funding announcement

News: New Federal Poverty Guidelines released - FPEP and OHP citizenship documentation match

Training and education: Clinical preceptorship training in San Francisco July 16-18

Funding opportunity: Reducing women's health disparities

Issue: January 23 

No attachments for this edition.

News: NFPRHA and several states (including Oregon) file suit against HHS provider conscience regulations - Price increase in Mirena IUS

Training and education: RH 2009 March 25-27 in Portland - 4-class webinar series in CPT and IDC-9 coding in the reproductive health environment, February & March

Issue: January 9 

Attachments:

• New IPP lab slip (pdf)
• Chlamydia lab slip changes (pdf)
• Concurrency explanation (pdf)
• EC promotion activity (pdf)
• EC promotion ideas (pdf)
• Management of STDs and HIV 2009 flyer (pdf)
• National Women's Health Week funding announcement (pdf)
• Maternal Mental Health Symposium registration (pdf)

News: New Chlamydia lab slip for IPP sites - No OHP eligibility match this month - Staff changes - FP Manual updates - EC promotion ideas - New birth control client education materials

Training and education: Audio conference on Human Trafficking January 21st - Management of STDs and HIV February 12 & 13 in Seattle - Maternal Mental Health Symposium March 5th in Salem

Resources: Small grants for National Women's Health Week activities - Call for stories for Public Health Week

2008

Issue: December 19

Attachments:

• 2009 CVR 
• Summary of CVR Changes 
• CVR file specifications 
• SBHC webinar announcement

News: Lincoln County SBHCs to dispense BC - New federal regulations will affect family planning - Oregon CVR changes January 1 - FPEP administrative rules

Training & Education: SBHC History Webinar January 23

Resources: Making the most of Hepatitis B vaccine

Issue: December 8

Attachments:

• Maternal Mental Health Symposium flyer 
• Management of STDs and HIV Prevention 2008 training flyer 
• USPSTF recommendations on counseling for STI prevention 

News: Welcome new staff - FPEP Budget - MMIS and December FPEP claims - Presentations from Title X National Clinical Conference - Title X Review

Training & Education:  Management of STDs and HIV Prevention February 12-13 in Seattle - Maternal Mental Health Symposium March 5th in Salem - Adolescent Sexuality Conference April 6-7 in Seaside

Resources: U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce recommendations on behavioral counseling to prevent STIs

Issue: November 14

Attachments:

• School nursing and SBHC nursing webinar
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference - Call for Proposals
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference - Proposal form
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference - Save the date

News: Corrected manual exhibit B6 - FPEP Outreach Call Nov. 19

Training & Education:  School and SBHC nursing webinar December 9th - Sexual History Taking webinar December 9th - Human Trafficking: A Family Planning Perspective audio conference January 21st - 2009 Reproductive Health Conference March 25-27 in Portland - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training March 16-20 in Beaverton - 2009 Adolescent Sexuality Conference call for proposals - Rational Enquirer call for submissions

Issue: October 31

Attachments:

• Vasectomy consent example
• Family planning, HIV/AIDS, STIs, and gender matrix tool
• Framework for integrating FP and RH into youth development

News: New Family Planning Program Manuals available - Proper procedure for sterilization consent forms - U.S. Passport Cards as proof of citizenship

Training & Education:  2009 Reproductive Health Conference March 25-27 in Portland - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training March 16-20 in Beaverton

Resources: Family planning, HIV/AIDS, STIs, and gender matrix tool for youth reproductive health programming - Integrating reproductive health and family planning into youth development programs

Issue: October 17

Attachments: CHT Webinar Registration Form

News: Save-the-Date for the 2009 Reproductive Health Conference March 25-27 in Portland

Training & Education: How to get the most out of a Webinar October 30th - Evidence-based Contraception Management November 12th

Resources: DHHS releases updated physical activity guidelines for Americans - Updated OPA materials

Issue: October 3

Attachments:

• 2009 CVR Form

News:  New CVR in January - Supply Purchasing - Title X Directed Supplement Funding: Vasectomies, Chlamydia, and high-cost contraceptives

Issue: September 22

Attachments:

• Proposed federal regulations on provider conscience
• STD Meeting Save-the-date flyer
• OPHA Meeting announcement
• Title X Preceptor training announcement
• 2009 Adolescent Sexuality Conference RFP
• 2009 Adolescent Sexuality Conference Workshop Proposal Form

News:   Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - Opportunity for comment on proposed federal regulations that would affect family planning providers

Training & Education:   Growing People Potential IV in Skamania (October 13-15) - Request for proposals for 2009 Adolescent Sexuality Conference - 2008 STD Program meeting conflict - OPHA Annual Meeting in Corvallis (October 6-7) - Title X Preceptor training course in Seattle (November 6-8).

Resources:  Study on Pelvic floor disorders - 2007 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Issue: September 5

Attachments:

• Proposed federal regulations on provider conscience
• STD Meeting Save-the-date flyer
• OPHA Meeting announcement
• Title X Preceptor training announcement
• News:   Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - Opportunity for comment on proposed federal regulations that would affect family planning providers - Depo prices - Diaphragms on backorder at Central Stores

Training & Education:   2008 STD Program meeting conflict - OPHA Annual Meeting in Corvallis (October 6-7) - Title X Preceptor training course in Seattle (November 6-8).

Resources:  2007 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Issue: August 22

Attachments:

• STD Exam Skills class flyer (pdf)

Vaginal Microscopy class flyer (pdf)

News:   Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - STD meeting conflict

Training & Education:   STD Exam Skills (September 22-23) and Microscopic Examination of Vaginal Fluid (September 25) both in Hillsboro

Resources:  ACOG recorded slide program on reproductive health care for women with disabilities - CDC report on sexual violence - CDC video on teen dating violence

Issue: August 8

Attachments:

• Webinar Announcement
• Data on CT Treatment in FP clinics
• Data on GC Treatment in FP clinics
• Data on CT Treatment in STD clinics
• Data on GC Treatment in STD clinics

News:   Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - Staff changes - FPEP eligibility/Enrollment Form audit

Training & Education:  STD Exam Skills (September 22-23) - Microscopic Examination of Vaginal Fluid (September 25) in Hillsboro - Tours of State Crime Forensic Lab for SANEs - Growing People Potential IV in Stevenson WA October 13-15 - Webinar August 12 on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea treatment in family planning and STD clinics

Issue: July 28

Attachments:

• FPEP ICD-9 Code List
• FPEP Outreach Material Order Form

News:   Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - New Diagnosis Code for FPEP Visits - Outreach Request Reminder

Training & Education:  Deadline Extended for Male Health Training Managers & Administrators - Growing People Potential IV in Stevenson WA October 13-15 - Healthy Brain Development Conference October 22-24

Issue: July 11

Attachments:

• Healthy Brain Development Conference
• Effective Contraceptive Counseling slides
• Emergency Contraception Brochure
• Americorps job announcement

News:  Save the Date for our FP Coordinator Meeting October 23-24, 2008 - Male Health Training for administrators and managers - Increase in Ortho 340B prices

Training & Education:  New York Times educational article on vasectomy - Healthy Brain Development Conference October 22-24

Resources:  Effective Contraceptive Counseling model from the Center for Health Training - New Emergency Contraception (EC) brochure - Americorps job opening with PPCW in Deschutes County

Issue: June 13

Attachments:

• Oregon Sexual Offenses Chart (pdf)
• FPEP Flyer 1 Spanish (pdf)
• FPEP Flyer 1a Spanish (pdf)
• FPEP Flyer 2 Spanish (pdf)
• FPEP Flyer 2a Spanish (pdf)

News:  Welcome Kristy Holloway - Lower supply prices - FPEP Eligibility Database OHP messages

Training & Education:  Title X National Clinical Conference - STD Exam Skills - Microscopic Examination of Vaginal Fluid 

Resources:  Oregon Sexual Offenses Chart - FPEP Flyers in Spanish 

Issue: May 30 

Attachments:

• Free Multilingual Birth Control Information Kits (pdf)
• What You Need to Know Resource Sheet - Women who have sex with women (pdf)
• What You Need to Know Resource Sheet - Refugees and Immigrants (pdf)

News:  Collecting client race and ethnicity data - Ortho and Depo supply price decreases - Male involvement Directed Supplement Proposals due June 11

Training & Education:  Register now for FPEP Trainings in August (in Portland and via video conference)

Resources:  Free Multilingual Birth Control Information Kits - Resource Sheets from the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

Issue: May 2

Attachments:

• Title X male involvement grant application guidance (Word)
• DHS budget priority community forums (pdf)
• AmeriCorps host site application announcement (Word)

News:  Request for input on Title X grant - Title X male involvement directed supplement funds - FPEP audit corner

Training, Education, Upcoming Events:  Community forums 2009-11 DHS budget priorities - Community engagement meetings for the Oregon Health Fund Board - Host site applications for AmeriCorps HOPE program

Issue: April 18

News:  Temporary price reduction for Ortho pills - Reminders about Title X vasectomy services and Title X funds for high-cost contraceptive methods - Keeping current on Social Security Numbers - Mother's maiden name for Oregon birth record requests

Training & Education:  Counseling teens on abstinence and contraception webinar - Western and Southwestern Institutes for Community Health Educators

Resources:  Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Issue: April 4

News:  Statewide Family Planning Coordinator Meeting - Departures - New Codes - Family Planning and BCCP Service Coordination

Resources:  Brochures in 14 languages - Cycle beads article - Women's Health Week Funding - Education of Shelby Knox DVD

Issue: March 7

Attachments:

• Family Planning Coordinator Statewide Meeting Registration (pdf)
• CLAS Assessment for Statewide Meeting (pdf)
• Video Vaginal Microscopy flyer (pdf)
• Essential STD Exam Skills flyer (Word)
• Title X National Clinical Conference brochure (pdf)

News:  Statewide Family Planning Coordinator Meeting Registration - Oregon Title X Vasectomy Project Needs Men - Out-of-State Birth Certificates

Training & Education:  Women's Health Network Lecture - Video Vaginal Microscopy - Adolescent Sexuality Conference - Essential STD Exam Skills - Title X National Clinical Conference

Resources:   Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Victimization Assessment Instruments 

Issue: February 22

Attachments:

• Family Planning Coordinator Statewide Meeting Registration (pdf)
• CLAS Assessment for Statewide Meeting (pdf)
• RH2008 Vivian O. Lee Award Form (pdf)
• RH 2008 Helmich Award Form (pdf)

News:  Statewide Family Planning Coordinator Meeting Registration - SafeNet Web site Launched - CMS Audit Update - Out-of-State Birth Certificates March 1st Launch - March 10th FPEP Orientation NetLink - Awards at RH 2008 Conference

Training & Education:  Online Cervical Cancer Lectures - Latino Parent-Teen Communication Conference Call - Women's Health Network Lectures - Adolescent Sexuality Conference

Issue: February 8 

Attachments:

• 2008 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (pdf)
• 2008 Alternate Sliding Fee Scale (pdf)
• Quarterly Expenditure Report (xls)
• Vasectomy Invoice Template (xls)

News:  2008 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines - Prenatal Vitamins from Multnomah County Central Stores - FPEP Conference Calls on Ordering out-of-state birth certificates - Audit update - Title X Estimated Budgets, Quarterly Reports, and Vasectomy Project Pre-authorization - RH Conference Scholarship Winners

Training & Education:  Cervical Cancer Online Lectures - Pelvic Exam RH 2008 Pre-conference

Resources:  Cost analysis audio conferences on Web site

Issue: January 25

Attachments:

• Registration for FPEP out-of-state birth certificate training (Word)
• Adolescent sexual coercion fact sheet (pdf)
• RH Conference pre-conference session announcement (pdf)
• Public Health Workforce Development Conference agenda (pdf)
• Public Health Workforce Development Conference brochure (pdf)

News:  Title X Revenue & Expenditure reports - Supplies at Multnomah County Central Stores - Ordering out-of-state birth certificates for FPEP clients - Electronic remittances for FPEP - Audit reminder.

Training & Education:  Audio conference on counseling and education for males February 13 - Audio conference on chart documentation February 27 - Oregon Public Health Workforce Development Conference March 3-5 - 2008 Reproductive Health Conference March 19-21 - Statewide FP Coordinator Meeting April 21 & 22.

Resources:  Updated fact sheet on adolescent sexual coercion.

Issue: January 11

Attachments:

• Update on HB 2700: EC for sexual assault survivors seen in the ER (pdf)
• SANE Training Registration Flyer (pdf)
• Reproductive Health Conference Announcement (htm)
• Title X National Clinical Conference Announcement (pdf)

News:  Legislative update on HB 2700 (EC in the ER) - Welcome Sara Hussein - Institute of Medicine to evaluate Title X - FPEP Out-of-State Birth Certificate Pilot - CMS Permanent Error Rate Measurement (PERM) 

Training & Education:   2008 SANE Training - 2008 Reproductive Health Conference - 2008 Title X National Clinical Conference 

2007

Issue: December 28

Attachments:2008 CVR submission cut-off dates (pdf)

News:  More info on contraceptive equity - 2008 CVR submission dates - Funding increase for Title X - Problems with November OHP eligibility check - Reminder on FPEP claim rejections

Training & Education:  Statewide FP Coordinator Meeting in April - NetLink training on vasectomy services through FPEP and Title X - Clinical Update on Intrauterine Contraception - Online Health Literacy training

Resources: CDC press release on teen birth rates - Literature review on quality of family planning services in the U.S.

Issue: December 14 

News:  Updates on contraceptive equity legislation - Free replacement Para guard IUDs - Spring Statewide Meeting dates

Training & Education:  Trainings on vasectomy enrollment and IUD/IUS insertions

Resources:  Link to draft of the 2008 Oregon Plan to Promote Youth Sexual Health - New links on our web site (See Related Links section) - Journal of Adolescent Health article on "Inspiring Healthy Adolescent Choices"

Issue: November 30

Attachments: 

• ASCCP consensus guidelines for abnormal cervical cancer tests (pdf)
• ASCCP consensus guidelines for CIN 1 and adenocarcinoma (pdf)
• ASCCP consensus clinical algorithms (pdf)
• Clinical Update on UIC - flyer (Word)
• Oregon Vasectomy Project Authorization form (Excel)

News:  Federal Funding for Title X - Oregon Vasectomy Project pre-authorization number 

Training & Education:  FPEP Program Integrity NetLink December 6 - Women's Health Webinar December 11 - Title X and FPEP Vasectomy Services NetLink training January 15 - Clinical Update on Intrauterine Contraception January 26 

Resources: 2006 Consensus Guidelines from the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology - STD Prevention Online - Office of Minority Health Newsletter - Spanish-language Male Sexual and Reproductive Health Guidelines - Improving Clinic Operations online series from Region II

Issue: November 9

News:  Dispensing EC - Supply Only or Visit?

Resources, Training & Education:  Vasectomy Counseling, FPEP NetLinks, STD Training, "The Pleasure Deficit" 

Issue: October 26

Attachments: 

• Essential STD Exam Skills Training flyer (Spokane, Nov. 19-20)

News:  SAFE FP Project Opening, Male Health Training Needs Assessment, Cycle Beads, Arch Foundation Mirena Monthly Limits

Resources, Training & Education:  Updated CHT Contraceptive Fact Sheets, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Office of Multicultural Health New Spanish Web site, Safenet Survey, IUD/IUS Insertion Training (Hillsboro) - Adoption Dialogue - Vasectomy Counseling Training - STD Exam Skills Training (Spokane) - FPEP NetLink Training - Breakthrough Bleeding on Oral Contraceptives - RH2008 Conference - Adolescent Sexuality Conference

Issue: October 5

March of Dimes Community Grants Projects Application Materials

• Cover Sheet
• RFP Application Guidelines
• Objectives & Activities Form
• Budget Form - Single Year

Ahlers Newsletter - October 2007

News:  Statewide Family Planning Coordinator Meeting Photos, Awards & Follow-up - One-Time Exception Visits Bonus Payment - New FP Home page - Ahlers Newsletter Updates - Generic Depo & Needle Size - Implanon/Organon Training Web site

Resources, Training & Education:  STD Exam Skills Training (Bend) - IUD/IUS Insertion Training (Hillsboro) - Adoption Dialogue - Vasectomy Counseling Training - FPEP NetLink Training - RH2008 Conference - Partner Violence & Teen Pregnancy Study 

Issue: September 21

Sex Ed 101: The Basics & Beyond flyer (New Jersey, November 1)

News:  FPEP claims processing cost - Title X cost analysis training.

Resources, Training & Education:  STD exam skills training (Seattle) - Managing methamphetamine users in the clinic setting - FPEP NetLink training events - Sex Ed 101: The Basics and Beyond.

Issue: September 7

Attachments:

• STD Exam Skills Training flyer (Hillsboro, October 8-9) - pdf
• STD Exam Skills Training flyer (Bend, October 11-12) - pdf
• STD Clinical Update registration materials (Portland, October 17-19) - pdf

News:  Proof of identity for FPEP - FPEP claims rejected for OHP eligibility - Additional attendees for state Family Planning Coordinators' Meeting.

Resources, Training & Education:  Clients wanted for free IUDs - IUD insertion training - Annual FP Coordinators Meeting - Contraceptive update audio conference - Essential STD exam skills trainings - STD Clinical Update - FPEP NetLink training events.

Issue: August 24

Resources, Training & Education: IUD insertion training - Annual FP Coordinators Meeting - Contraceptive update audio conference - Essential STD exam skills trainings - FPEP NetLink training events.

Issue: August 10

FPEP Citizenship and Identity Documentation Checklist (Updated 8-2007) (PDF)

Title X Income and Expenditure Reporting Form (Excel)

News:  Organizational changes - New documents approved for proof of citizenship and identity - Title X income and expenditure reports due - Additional Title X funding for high-cost contraceptives and Chlamydia - Implanon now available at Multnomah County Central Stores - Vasectomy Updates

Resources, Training & Education: Reproductive health assessment toolkit for conflict-affected women - IUD insertion training - Essential STD exam skills trainings - Annual FP Coordinators Meeting

Issue: July 27

Inside: Plan B Dispensing - Students' access to school records - Resource, Training & Education: Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide; Last change for FPEP trainings in Eugene and Medford; Audio conference on clinic responses to CDC recommendations for HIV testing; IUD insertion training; Essential STD exam skills trainings; Annual FP Coordinators Meeting

Issue: July 16

Inside:  Title X grant news - FPEP Funding for the new biennium - FPEP Eligibility Database corrections - Coding change for FPEP vasectomy counseling visits - Glamour shots - Training & Education: FPEP Trainings in Eugene and Medford, Audio conference on cervical screening and abnormal Paps, IUD insertion training, Essential STD exam skills trainings, Annual FP Coordinators Meeting

Issue: June 28

Inside: One-Time Only Exceptions - Updating Eligibility for One-Time Clients - Expenditures Contest Winner - Resources, Training, Education: Upcoming Registration Deadline for FPEP Trainings, Adoption Dialog, Uterine Bleeding Telephone Conference

Issue: June 8

Inside: Region X Audio conference - FPEP Supply Reminders - Expenditure Contest Ongoing - Staff News - Training and Education News: July FPEP Trainings in Madras and LaGrande, Telephone Conference on Uterine Bleeding

Issue: May 25

Inside: One-Time Only Exception Visits Turned Back On - Contest for Total DRA Implementation Expenditures - Staff News - Legislative News - Resources, Training, Education: Russian Brochure Available, FPEP Training Registration Deadlines, 15th Annual Clinical HIV Update for Nurses, Statewide Family Planning Coordinators' Meeting, Culture and Health care Disparities Audio conference

Issue: May 15

Yasmin Sample Protocol

English Vasectomy Brochure

Spanish Vasectomy Brochure

15th Annual HIV Clinical Update for Nurses: Innovative Approaches to Emergent Challenges

Inside: Tip for Avoiding Claim Rejections - Clarification of US Citizen and Lawful Permanent Resident - FP Supply Purchasing - Title X News - Training and Education News: 15th Annual HIV Clinical Update for Nurses, Statewide Family Planning Coordinators' Meeting, Vasectomy Brochures, Region X Audio conference

Issue: April 27

"Fruits and Veggies - More Matters" WIC Brochure in English (pdf)

"Fruits and Veggies - More Matters" WIC Brochure in Spanish (pdf)

Inside: One-Time Only Visits Are Coming Back - Implanon - Abstinence-Only Education Programs - Treatment of Gonococcal Infections - Retiring COPE - Training and Education News: FPEP Training, WIC "Fruits and Veggies - More Matters" Campaign, Nutrition and Birth Control Brochures, NICHE '07

Issue: April 13

FPEP Orientation Registration Form (pdf)

FPEP Program Integrity Plan Training Registration Form (pdf)

FPEP Eligibility Pamphlet - English (pdf)

FPEP Eligibility Pamphlet - Spanish (pdf)

WOMAN Physical Activity Challenge (pdf)

Inside:  Plan B - Citizenship Verification Documents - Wade Horn Resigns from ACF - Ahlers CVR+ Software Patch - Rejected Claims - Ahlers Newsletter - Training and Education News:  Free FPEP Orientation Training, FPEP Program Integrity Plan Training, HPV Materials from CDC, FPEP Eligibility Pamphlets, the WOMAN Physical Activity Challenge, Statewide Family Planning Coordinators' Meeting, Culture and Health care Disparities Audio conference

Issue: March 30

Inside:  Rate Increase for Vasectomy Project Services - Dr. Eric Keroack Resigns as DASPA - "One Time Exception" Ends - Update on FPEP Annual Exam Dates - DRA Implementation Costs - Expense Tracking Contest - New FPEP Eligibility Database Instructions - Teen-Friendly Brochures - Training and Education News:  Implanon Training

Issue: March 16

Inside: FPEP Billing - Plan B - Enrollment Form - New Title X Sterilization Consent Forms - Ahlers Billing Register Information - Training and Education News: Statewide Family Planning Coordinators' Meeting, Raising Awareness About Sexual Violence Against People With Developmental Disabilites, Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit Training, Understanding Infant Adoption Training

Issue: March 2

Flyer (English) on Immigration Services for Child Victims of Domestic Violence (pdf)

Flyer (Spanish) on Immigration Services for Child Victims of Domestic Violence (pdf)

Flyer (English) on U Visas and the federal Violence Against Women Act (pdf) 

Flyer (Spanish) on U Visas and the federal Violence Against Women Act (pdf)

Flyer (Spanish) on Legal Immigration Services for Victims of Domestic Violence (pdf)

Inside: FPEP Conference Call - Plan B Reimbursement Rate Change - CVR Data Suggestions for FPEP and Title X Providers - Training and Education News: Tool to Assess the Characteristics of Effective Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs, Project Red Talon, Immigrants and Domestic Violence, LGBTQ Meaningful Care Conference, Sexual Violence Prevention Conference, Reproductive Health Conference 2007, GLBTQ Medical and Social Issues 101, Risk Reduction Training, Northwest Institute for Community Health Educators

Issue: February 16

Inside: FPEP Rates - "One Time Exception" Extended - CVR Data Accuracy - Photo ID from DMV No Longer Issued "Over the Counter" - Take Action: Request for Proposals - In The News: Clarification of CDC's HIV Screening Recommendations, Infection with Trichomonas Increases the Risk of HIV-1 Acquisition, Improved Effectiveness of Partner Notification for Patients with STIs, Recommendations for HPV Vaccine Use from the ACS - Training and Education News: Clinical Update on Intrauterine Contraception, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training, Providing Unbiased Support for Pregnant Teens, Reproductive Health Conference

Issue: February 5

Inside: New Staff - 2006 Annual Family Planning Report - Vasectomy Project Reimbursements - FPEP "One Time Exception" Eliminated February 28 - CDC Recommends Universal Screening for HIV - Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies - Training and Education News: Last-Minute STD Training Opportunity, Providing Unbiased Support for Pregnant Teens, Meaningful Care Conference, Reproductive Health Conference

Issue: January 19

Adolescent Sexuality Conference Registration Materials (Word)

Adolescent Sexuality Conference Registration Materials (PDF)

Inside: HPV Vaccine - Questions About Emergency Contraception’s New Over-The-Counter Status - FPEP Eligibility Database - Federal Legislative Activity - Spanish Versions Of Bright Futures Developmental Tools - Annual Health Literacy Conference - Web-Based Program Evaluation Overview - STD Training Opportunities - 2007 Adolescent Sexuality Conference - Reproductive Health Conference

Issue: January 8

Adolescent Sexuality Conference Registration Materials (Word)

Adolescent Sexuality Conference Registration Materials (PDF)

Inside: Happy New Year! - FPEP billing error in December - FQHCs and PPS rates - Title X agencies annual budget request - Training and Education News: HPV publications from CDC, Kaiser HPV experts webcast, STD training from the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, 2007 Adolescent Sexuality Conference, Save the date for the 2007 Reproductive Health Conference

2006

Issue: December 22

Inside: FPEP Waiver Renewed! - December mailing - Delay in processing birth record requests from FPEP Eligibility Database - Training and Education News: ADA Best Practices Toolkit - Birth Control Resource Kit - EC client brochure in 14 languages - Sharon N. Black Consultants - Teleconference on expanding IUD contraceptive options - Title X Male Training Center Conference - Save the Date for Reproductive Health Conference 2007

Issue: December 8

Inside: Staffing - December Mailing - November Statewide Meeting - Governor's proposed budget and FPEP - FPEP Eligibility Database Helpful Hint - Training and Education News: Braille Birth Control brochures - Reproductive Health Conference 2007 in Portland

Issue: October 6

Attachments:

• Revised CVR form (pdf)
• File format for electronic CVR submissions (pdf)
• Unequal partners (pdf)
• Influence of estrogen on menstrual migraine (pdf)
• Headaches in adolescence (pdf)

Inside: New face at Family Planning — FPEP eligibility update — New CVR and electronic file format — FPEP Netlink trainings — Annual Oregon FP Coordinators meeting — Training and education news: Teaching patients with low literacy skills — Unequal partners: helping teens avoid unhealthy relationships — Influence of estrogen on menstrual migraine — Headache in adolescence

Issue: September 22

Attachments:

• Defecit reduction act client pamphlet (pdf)
• Defecit reduction act client poster (pdf)
• Defecit reduction act provider script (pdf)
• FP coordinator conference registration packet (pdf)
• NWPHLI Mentoring Conference (pdf)
• Adolescent Sexuality Conference presentation RFP (pdf)
• Growing People Potential III registration form (pdf)
• Service Excellence registration form (pdf)

Inside: Warning label for Patch — Supply purchasing update — Citizenship verification update and training — EC update — Annual Oregon FP Coordinators Meeting — Training and education news: NWPHLI Mentoring and Coaching Conference, Adolescent Sexuality Conference, PCC Healthcare Interpreter Classes, Growing People Potential III, Service Excellence, Making Sense of Abstinence

Issue: August 25

Attachments:

• OC dose equivalents (pdf)
• Contraceptive update registration form (pdf)
• PPU registration form (pdf)
• Thyroid disorders registration form (pdf)
• Treatment of vaginal infections registration form (pdf)

Inside: More problems with supply purchasing — Citizenship verification update — Training and education news: Contraceptive update, Planned Parenthood University, Thyroid disorders in reproductive-aged women, Advances in the treatment of vaginal infections

Issue: August 11

Attachments:

• CDC MMWR STI Treatment Guidlines (pdf)

Inside: More Changes in Ortho Supply prices — Citizenship verification update — FPEP renewal update — Order FPEP outreach materials — Test and treat partners for chlamydia — Training and education news

Issue: July 28

Attachments:

• Description of Vasectomy Project (pdf)
• Vasectomy Project clinic checklist (pdf)

Inside: Changes in Ortho Supplies — Order FPEP wallet cards — New Title X report form — Vasectomy Project Funded — Standard Days Method — Training and education news

Issue: July 14

Attachments:

• Ahlers Update (pdf)
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention: What Works (pdf)
• Teleconference registration form: Contraception for women with medical problems (pdf)

Inside: Ahlers update — OBOP dispensing rules — Birth control teaching kits — FP annual meeting date — FPEP update — Title X news — Training and education news.

Issue: June 23

Attachments:

• Title X Memo (pdf)
• Title X Mandatory Reporting Instructions

Inside: Citizenship and identity verification for FPEP clients update — FPEP supply reimbursement rate adjustments — CAWEM and FPEP — FPEP eligibility change — Title X requirement for compliance with state reporting laws — Training and education news — Articles of interest

Issue: June 9

Attachments:

• Menstrual Issues training (pdf)
• NICHE 2006

Inside: Citizenship and identity verification for FPEP clients — Social marketing newsletter — Staff stuff — Latest training events (NICHE; CPT Coding; Menstrual Issues; Title X; FPEP overview/update — National STD prevention conference presentations; Rights, Respect and Responsiblity conference

Issue: May 5

Attachments:

• DHS budget meeting schedule (pdf)
• Ortho Women's Health and Urology medical education grant info (pdf)
• Understanding Infant Adoption training (pdf)
• STD Update course (pdf
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day project grant applications (pdf

Inside: DHS budget hearings — National Nurses Week — HPV vaccine guidelines — OC formulary change — Latest training events (STD Update; Adoption Counseling; NICHE; Paps; Title X; FPEP for new providers) — Title X special project, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and OWHU medical education grant funding opportunities

Issue: April 21

Attachments:

• Title X Special Project Grant Guidelines (pdf)
• Title X Male Involvement Grant Guidelines (pdf)
• Pearls and Pointers to Protect Patients and Respond to Perplexing Paps (pdf)
• Growing People Potential Management Training (pdf)
• CVR Manual replacement, pg. 53, Ahlers Revised 2006–2007 Deadlines (pdf)

Inside: Family Planning Manual page update — Oregon Board of Pharmacy rules — Title X funds for special projects — Draft FPEP rules feedback and response — Latest training events

Issue: April 7

Attachments:

• FPEP Rule Change Memo (pdf)
• Cost Analysis Training Registration (pdf)
• CHT Training flyer: Motivational Interviewing for HIV Prevention

Inside: New Family Planning Manual online — New CVR deadlines — Congratulations — CHT training events — Cost Analysis Training — New FPEP rules/policies — WINCVR patch for new EC maximum

Issue: March 17

Attachments:

• CHT Spring Training Calendar (pdf)

Inside: Board of Pharmacy reminders — Supply price changes — CHT spring workshops — New program manuals on the way (and the Web) — FPEP/OHP reimbursement fix still in the works — Survey on FPEP electronic billing registers — Guttmacher report on Oregon

Issue: March 3

Inside: Let's share advice — Supply price changes — Low-cost Depo source — Reproductive Health pre-conference workshops — Signs for Sexuality manual available — Open adoption info — FPAR report complete

February 17

Attachments:

• Basic STD Exam Skills Training
• CHT Winter Training Calendar

Inside: Introducing the FP Program Update Newsletter — New FPL guidelines — Updated FPEP forms — Staff news — Upcoming trainings