This webinar series supports health center-based medical-legal partnership planning, implementation, and practice. Using case examples and best practices from years of field research, each session focuses on one of the most critical questions when establishing and operating effective MLPs:
Session 1: What social determinants of health problems do we want to address?
Session 2: What staff do we need to meet the identified needs?
Session 3: Should we directly hire a lawyer or contract with another organization?
Session 4: How are we going to pay for it?
Session 5: How do we document partners’ goals and responsibilities?
Session 6: What does MLP look like in practice at health centers and hospitals?
Session 7: How can MLP services integrate into healthcare workflows?
Session 8: What does effective MLP training look like?
Session 9: How can we message our MLP work to different audiences?
Session 10: What does a population-specific approach look like?
Wrap-up Session: Interactive forum on MLP planning, implementation, and practice
This series was run by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) and the Texas A&M University Institute for Healthcare Access. It is part of NCMLP’s work with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Health Center MLP Toolkit is a companion resource for this series.
Faculty
Bethany Hamilton, JD, Co-Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Keegan Warren, JD, LLM, Executive Director, Institute for Healthcare Access, Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Jay Sicklick, JD, UCONN, Adjunct Professor of Law, Former MLP Director, Connecticut Pediatric MLP
Session 1: What Social Determinants of Health Problems Do We Want to Address?
Explore how to assess community and partner needs for health center-based MLPs.
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Session 2: What Staff Do We Need to Meet the Needs We Identified?
Learn how to develop a comprehensive MLP staffing plan to improve your healthcare delivery model.
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Session 3: Should We Directly Hire a Lawyer or Contract with Another Organization?
Explore various approaches to staffing the legal services of an MLP, such as building it as a direct service, contracting with a community-based legal services organization, or using a hybrid of the two models.
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Session 4: How Are We Going to Pay For It?
Learn how to develop a comprehensive budget and identify sources of funding for an MLP.
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Session 5: How Can We Document Partners’ Goals and Responsibilities?
Learn how to develop and maintain an effective memorandum of agreement between health centers and legal services providers.
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Session 6: What Does MLP Look Like In Practice at Health Centers and Hospitals?
Explore the intricacies of health center and hospital-based medical-legal partnership models, featuring insights from the Georgia Legal Services Program.
Guest Speakers
Tara McIntosh, MLP Attorney in Macon, Georgia at Atrium Health Medical Center-Hospital based MLP
Racheal Henderson, Specialist Attorney, Founding/Creator, McKinney Health Center MLP, Waycross , Georgia
Malik Hines, Staff Attorney, McKinney Health Center MLP, Waycross, Georgia
Ira Foster, Founder/Creator of Atrium Health Center MLP, Macon, Georgia, Co-Founder along with Racheal Henderson of McKinney Health Center MLP, Waycross, Georgia
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Session 7: How Can MLP Services Integrate Into Healthcare Workflows?
Explore the successful integration of legal services into workflows and systems, focusing on Epic Electronic Medical Record (EHR) integration. The team from the MLP from NYC Health + Hospitals and their legal partners at LegalHealth shares their experiences.
Guest Speakers
Julie Brandfield, Associate Director, LegalHealth, New York Legal Assistance Group
Emily Foote, Senior Director, Social Determinants of Health, NYC Health + Hospitals
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Session 8: What Does Effective MLP Training Look Like?
Learn the types of trainings that should be a regular part of a health center’s MLP practice, how to build effective MLP trainings for different audiences, and adult learning strategies.
Guest Speakers
Kate Marple, Principal Consultant, Who Tells the Story?
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Session 9: How Can We Message Our MLP Work to Different Audiences?
Learn how to unpack different health center MLP audiences and effectively communicate the benefits of MLP to each in ways that will matter to them.
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Kate Marple, Principal Consultant, Who Tells the Story?
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Session 10: What Does A Population-Specific Approach Look Like?
Explore ways medical-legal partnership and legal services can be used to help specific healthcare populations. The teams from Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Esperanza Health Center, and Delaware Valley Community Health (DVCH) – Girard share their experiences implementing an MLP to support people in recovery from Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Use Disorder.
Guest Speakers
Margaret Robinson, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Medical Legal Community Partnership, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
James Tiderington, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Medical Legal Community Partnership, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Erin Davison, MPH, Founder and Principal Consultant, Davison Strategic Solutions
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Wrap-up Session: Interactive Forum on MLP Planning, Implementation, and Practice
This open forum fostered collaborative discussions and knowledge-sharing within the broader MLP community. Practitioners share their experiences and questions about MLP planning, implementation, and practice.
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