HIMSS17 Annual Conference & Exhibition February 19-23, 2017 Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, FL ACU is proud to be an official Endorser of HIMSS17. As such, our members receive the member discount to attend! To receive the discount, go to the conference website and select “Register Now”. Select ACU from the “Conference Endorsing Organizations” drop down in the registration process, and enter the code ENDACU17. The 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, February … [Read more...]
HIMSS16 Annual Conference
December 14, 2015 by
HIMSS16 Annual Conference & Exhibition February 29 – March 4, 2016 Sands Expo Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV ACU is an official Endorser of HIMSS16, and our members are eligible to receive the member discount to attend! To receive the discount, go to the conference website and select “Register Now”. Select Association of Clinicians for the Underserved from the “Conference Endorsing Organizations” drop down in the registration process, and enter your membership number. HIMSS16 will … [Read more...]
Student Membership Offer!
October 16, 2014 by
APPLY FOR A FREE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP TODAY! ACU is working with a generous sponsor that is seeking to support a limited number of free memberships in ACU for Health Professionals in Training. Deadline for applications is November 15, so if you are a health professional in training and interested in joining ACU for free, please fill out the application here. … [Read more...]
Open Letter from HHS re: Ebola
October 15, 2014 by
Dr. Nicole Lurie, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, has issued an open letter to all frontline health care providers. The full letter can be accessed here. In short, providers need to: Detect: Ask All Patients with Non-Specific Complaints About Recent Travel Protect: Use Good Infection Control Practices Respond: Have a Plan In addition, the CDC website has many important resources for clinicians to learn more about Ebola. … [Read more...]
Marc Overbeck Joins ACU Board
September 26, 2014 by
Marc Overbeck of Oregon serves as the Primary Care Organization (PCO) representative on the ACU Board of Directors. Mr. Overbeck has been a national leader among Primary Care Office directors, having served twice as the Chair of the PCO National Committee, a group representative of the 54 state and territorial Primary Care Offices in advocating the work and needs of PCOs with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and others. As Director of the Oregon Primary Care Office, Mr. … [Read more...]
National Health Center Week 2014
August 12, 2014 by
In celebration of National Health Center Week, HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield posted a message recognizing the critical role health centers play in assuring more accessible, affordable, quality health care services to millions of people. See the full HRSA post here. … [Read more...]
Integrated Pharmacy Webinar
May 6, 2014 by
Understanding the Value of Integrating Pharmacy Services To Improve Health Outcomes and Patient Safety Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2PM-3PM ET Presenter: Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, CDE, Director of Clinical Pharmacy at El Rio Health Center Host: The National Center for Health in Public Housing Summary: Due to the vulnerable nature of the health center patient base, health professionals are interested in integrating more clinical and ancillary services into primary are. Health … [Read more...]
2014 Annual Conference – Pharmacy Track
April 23, 2014 by
ACU has partnered with Apexus to offer 340B University to the Pharmacy Track during its 2014 Annual Meeting and Health IT Forum. 340B University is a nationally-recognized education track that will focus on clinical pharmacy and integration in the clinic setting. "ACU offering 340B University at its annual meeting will be tremendously beneficial to all participants because it will create an opportunity for providers that work with the underserved to understand the value that 340B can bring to … [Read more...]
Dr. Jim Hotz Joins ACU Board
March 11, 2014 by
Dr. Jim Hotz has been elected to the ACU Board of Directors at their February meeting with his two year term starting in March. Dr. Hotz' knowledge, expertise and long-standing commitment to the underserved will be a tremendous asset to ACU’s Board. Thirty-five years ago, Dr. Jim Hotz helped found Albany Area Primary Health Care a community health center with 13 clinical sites serving over 35,000 poor and rural patients in Southwest Georgia. He still has an active clinical practice and is … [Read more...]
New Health Center Funding Awarded
November 7, 2013 by
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $150 million in awards under the Affordable Care Act to support 236 new health center sites across the country. These investments will help care for approximately 1.25 million additional patients. Click here to see the full list of awards: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/11/20131107a.html … [Read more...]
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