Webinar

Dr. David Keller, Medical Director of Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts, discusses how the life course perspective and social determinants of health are central to community pediatrics, including MLPs. Dr. Keller also discusses MLP team relationships.

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Dr. Peter Shin, lead author of a recent Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative report, and Ellen Lawton, Esq., Executive Director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and leader in the MLP field, will examine the role of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) as catalysts for improving the overall health of low-income and vulnerable patients by addressing their legal needs. Joining them will be Dr. Marsha Griffin, Co-Founder of Community for Children and a pediatrician at the Brownsville Community Health Center, a multi-site migrant and community health center in Brownsville, Texas. Community health centers' comprehensive approach to health care and high proportion of low-income patients make them  an excellent entry point for access to essential legal services, and health center MLPs can also benefit the viability of the centers.

In July 2010, the Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act was introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.  Two identical bills were introduced calling for a federal demonstration project for MLP.

In this webinar, Ellen Lawton, NCMLP's Executive Director, and Kevin Kappel, Manager of Government Strategies for ML Strategies, share next steps for the bill and MLP Network outreach.

In January 2009, the National Center launched a new website designed to encourage more interaction between MLP sites. The new website includes a comprehensive resource library and individual pages for every site in the Network.

This webinar walks members of the MLP Network through the new website, and specifically how to search for resources from other sites and how to upload their programs resources. It also covers how to make updates to member site pages, add news items and sign up for RSS feeds for news, resources and employment opportunities.

Presenter:

• Kate Marple, National Program Coordinator, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

To successfully partner with one another, lawyers and healthcare providers must first learn how the other profession works. This can be one of the most challenging aspects of working at an MLP.

This webinar is designed as a primer for MLP attorneys. It provides organizational charts for hospitals and health centers and an overview of where vulnerable people receive their healthcare. Panelists discuss key roles in the healthcare system, offer suggestions of training venues to target, and highlight key terminology.

Presenters:

• Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Medical Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
• Ellen Lawton, Esq., Executive Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
• Bob Pettignano, MD, Director, Medical Affairs, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding and Medical Director, HeLP

On March 24, 2010, MLP Teams from eighteen states met with over seventy members of Congress and their staffs to talk about the positive impact medical-legal partnerships have on vulnerable individuals and families.

This webinar provides participants with tips for preparing client stories, answers questions about LSC sites’ participation in meetings on the Hill, and offers talking points and strategies for meetings.
Presenters:
Nicole Young, Principal, Podesta Group
Julie Strandlie, Legislative Counsel, American Bar Association
Ellen Lawton, Executive Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

A core component of the MLP model is training healthcare providers to recognize the connections between unmet legal needs and health. In this webinar, a physician-lawyer team from the Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts provide an overview of how to train healthcare providers in immigration advocacy. A 30 minute presentation is followed by a question and answer session.
Presenters: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, Esq., Director of Training and Professional Development, Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts
David Keller, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School

There is currently strong language in the House healthcare reform bill for an MLP federal demonstration project. During this webinar, Ellen Lawton, executive director of the National Center and partners from the Podesta Group, provide an update on the status of the bill and outline strategies for Congressional outreach.

A second webinar will be offered specifically for MLP Capitol Hill Day participants.

Please note that there was a ten-minute audio glitch during this webinar that has been edited out. The attached PDF slides have the information that was skipped.