Findings from CALQIC and Implications for an ACEs Aware California
About
This webinar will highlight recently published key findings from the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC), which was a two-year, 48-clinic, seven-region collaborative that examined the challenges and facilitators to implementing, scaling, and sustaining ACE screening and response in frontline Medi-Cal clinics. Participants will hear from Dr. Edward Machtinger, who co-directed CALQIC (with Drs. Marguerita Lightfoot and Anda Kuo) and Dr. Nicole Eberhart, a Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND Corporation, a CALQIC evaluation partner. The webinar will describe results of the evaluation study, implications for ACE screening and response implementation, and future directions for the field of ACEs, toxic stress, and trauma-informed care for clinics across the state.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize key CALQIC quantitative and qualitative findings, including the feasibility and acceptability of ACE screening initiatives in real-world clinical settings
- Discuss how CALQIC implementation findings apply to clinic settings and ACE screening initiatives
- Identify how CALQIC findings inform the current and future landscape for the field of ACEs, toxic stress, and trauma-informed care
Professional Credit
- This activity provides the following types of credit: AMA, AAPA, APA, ANCC, ASWB, ABIM-MOC, ABP-MOC.
- 1.0 credits are available.
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Featuring
Chris Bradley is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in clinical work with families who have experienced trauma, and the implementation and training of trauma-informed care and ACE screening in primary care settings. Chris was a practice coach for the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC), where she helped develop an evidence-based framework for ACE screening and response called Trauma Informed inquiry for Adversity, Distress, and Strengths, or TRIADS, led by Dr. Alicia Lieberman. This relational framework helps healthcare team members talk with patients in the context of a trusting healing relationship. She worked with Dr. Lieberman at the Child Trauma Research Program at San Francisco General Hospital/UCSF, and with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris at the Center for Youth Wellness.
Edward Machtinger, MD is a Professor of Medicine, Director of the Women’s HIV Program, and Director of the Center to Advance Trauma-informed Health Care at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Machtinger is Co-Principal Investigator (with Drs. Shannon Thyne, UCLA and Mikah Owen, UCLA) of the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN), a University of California multi-campus initiative that implements the State of California's ACEs Aware initiative. The focus of Dr. Machtinger’s research and health policy expertise is to align the services of the U.S. primary health care system to more effectively address the traumatic roots of most physical and mental illness and disparities in health. His work also seeks to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment through full integration of these fields into primary medical care.
Nicole Eberhart, PhD is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation and a clinical psychologist. Dr. Eberhart has expertise in health program evaluation, prevention and early intervention, health services and systems, and innovative care models including those that integrate primary and behavioral health care. Dr. Eberhart was the evaluation lead for the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) and is the lead for RAND’s evaluation of the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN), a University of California multi-campus initiative that implements the State of California's ACEs Aware initiative.
Leena Singh, DrPH, MPH is a public health leader with expertise in program design and strategy, clinical technical assistance, research, evaluation, and training in the areas of adolescent sexual health and childhood adversity. She currently is a Lead Coach and Adviser for the Training & Implementation Department at UCAAN. Dr. Singh was previously a Coach & Consultant for the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC), a statewide learning collaborative led by the UCSF Center to Advance Trauma-Informed Healthcare and the Center for Care Innovations. She received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Columbia University and holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of California, Berkeley.