​COVID-19 Update: CPCA and the Western Clinician’s Network Board of Directors have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Region IX Clinical Excellence Conference out of the utmost concern for the health of our communities and the impact on our healthcare system. This is a challenging time for all of us and we sincerely appreciate the work you are doing to care for your communities.

Up-to-date information on CPCA's response to the COVID-19 progression can be found by visiting: www.cpca.org/EPresources
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What is the Clinical Excellence Conference?

The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and Western Clinicians Network (WCN) have partnered to host the Region IX Clinical Excellence Conference.  This three-day conference brings together healthcare staff from frontline workers to senior leadership from across the region to focus on health center clinical and management teams--partnerships that spur innovation--with the goal of improving overall efficiency and effectiveness in care delivery. 

Why your care team should attend

Leadership is at its best when teams works together, and all clinical staff play an essential role when it comes to patient quality, safety, and costs. Elevating staff to perform at the top of their license, encouraging administrative staff to understand processes and quality, and strengthening clinical staff’s understanding of business aspects benefits all. Clinical excellence requires a good grounding in both clinical and administration skills. To be able to work together and collaborate, health center teams across all levels of the organization need to come together to understand essential processes, strategy, and goals.
PRE-CONFERENCE:
Training for New Clinical Directors
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New to your role as Clinical Director of your health center? Training for New Clinical Directors is a foundational and essential building block in your career development as a health center Clinical Director.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

​All levels of health center staff will benefit from this leadership-focused conference!

​Front-line office staff, Clinicians, Chief Medical Officers, Medical Directors, Human Resources, Dental Directors, Executive Directors, State and Regional Primary Care partners, Board Members and other management positions within a community or migrant health center.

Region IX members (Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawai'i, and the Pacific Islands) will be in attendance, but this clinical conference welcomes attendees from across the country!
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Session Topics:

​- Clinical Leadership
- Clinical Administration
- Quality Improvement
- Social Determinants of Health
- Best Practices
​California Primary Care Association
The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) represents more than 1,300 not-for-profit Community Health Centers and Regional Clinic Associations who provide comprehensive, quality health care services, particularly for low-income, uninsured and underserved Californians, who might otherwise not have access to health care.
​​Western Clinicians Network
The Western Clinicians Network (WCN) is a peer-led, volunteer, professional association of medical and dental leaders of community health centers in Region IX of the Bureau of Primary Health Care. WCN members are clinical leaders driving improvements in preventative and chronic disease care in community health centers and working to develop integrated systems of care and a health home for the medically underserved members of our community.