2011/2012 NAQC Seminar Series

Considering recent national policy initiatives in Canada and the U.S., the focus of the 2011/2012 NAQC Seminar Series will be topics related to preparing for implementation of graphic health warning labels, working with Medicaid to ensure access to cessation and building public-private partnerships.

Webinars as part of the Seminar Series will take place one time per month from December, 2011 through July, 2012. In addition to Seminar Series webinars NAQC will host webinars on emerging issues periodically throughout the year, giving ample notice to members to ensure maximum participation. Recordings of all NAQC webinars and their ancillary documents will be posted to the NAQC member-only Web site for members who are not able to participate.

Questions related to the Seminar Series should be directed to Tamatha Thomas-Haase via email at tthomas-haase@naquitline.org.

The 2011/2012Seminar Calendar
December 14^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Building Public-Private Partnerships
Phase I: Assessing and Building Support for Health Plan Coverage for Quitline Services
Learn how to assess your state’s health plan performance and its readiness in developing public-private partnerships. This webinar will review primary assessment tools and their application, including: Health Plan Employer Data and Information (HEDIS), the eValue8 Request for Information, Quitline data, interviewing health plans and assessing your state’s support at the administrative level. Time will also be spent identifying key stakeholders for leveraging support for health plan engagement.

January 18^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Medicaid
Making the Case for Quitlines and Doing So in Medicaid-Language
This webinar, featuring speakers from NAQC’s Medicaid Learning Community, will highlight steps and strategies for making the case for moving toward quitline reimbursement under the new CMS administrative guideline. Learning community members will share examples of their work, including proposal language, MOU’s and ROI/economic forecasting instruments.

February 15^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Graphic Health Warning Labels
Lessons Learned from Australia and New Zealand: A Discussion of Findings

March 14^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Building Public-Private Partnerships
Phase II: Developing a Plan to Expand Health Plan Coverage of Quitline Services

April 18^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Graphic Health Warning Labels
Service Offerings and Limited Budgets: Options and Recommendations

May 16^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Building Public-Private Partnerships
Phase III: Building Support for Quitline Coverage through Promotion, Education and Return-on-Investment

June 13^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Medicaid
The Ins and Outs of Medicaid Managed Care and Developing Standardized Benefits

July 18^th: 3:30 – 5 PM ET
Graphic Health Warning Labels
Using Emerging Technology to Address Surges in Call Volume