MLP Technical Assistance
MLP | Boston is committed to nurturing medical-legal partnership beyond the four corners of its own program. For years, we have supported the growth of other MLP sites across the Commonwealth, New England, and the country in a variety of ways.
Today, MLP | Boston regularly provides technical assistance to sister sites in Massachusetts and beyond by, among other things:
Upcoming Events
On March 9-11, Staff Attorney Samuel Senft will take part in a Boston Medical Center presentation at National Conference on Blood Disorder in Public Health in Atlanta, GA. More information is available at the conference website.
On March 24-26, MLP | Boston will have a team of staff presenting and taking part in the National MLP Summit in Washington, DC. Click here for more details.
In May, MLP | Boston will take part in an ABA/NLADA panel hosted at the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
Recent Events
In late August 2009, MLP | Boston co-presented (with Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Ropes & Gray, and the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership) at the annual National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago, IL. The subject of the presentation was: "How to Develop a Successful Medical-Legal Partnership at Your Health Center."
On September 16, 2009, Staff Attorney JoHanna Flacks and Medical Director of Training Kathleen Conroy hosted a webinar entitled "Training Providers in Housing Advocacy." Click here to learn more.
On September 24, 2009, Director of Training Pamela Tames presented at the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Education Conference in Atlanta, GA.
On October 2, 2009, Executive Director Samantha Morton served as a panelist at a symposium in Portland, ME entitled Expanding Justice in Maine: Upstream Solutions to Downstream Problems.
On October 27, 2009, MLP | Boston presented on a webinar panel (with partners from Ropes & Gray) broadcast to the national MLP Network entitled How to Develop a Successful Pro Bono “Adoption” of a Health Clinic
On November 2, 2009, MLP | Boston hosted the first-ever state-wide conference on medical-legal partnership in Massachusetts, entitled Medical-Legal Partnership in Massachusetts: A Prescription for Vulnerable Patients. Please click here to learn more!
On November 17, 2009, Medical Director of Training Kathleen Conroy spoke at a summit hosted by the Boston Healthy Start Initiative of the Boston Public Health Commission. The event was entitled "Death at an Early Age: A Summit to Ending the Black-White Gap in Infant Mortality."
In late November 2009, Executive Director Samantha Morton served as a panelist at the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association annual conference in Denver, CO.
On January 15, 2009, a Massachusetts MLP Network webinar was held and the Powerpoint presentation used can be viewed by clicking here. To participate in future webinars or suggest future discussion topics, please contact Jeff at jeffrey.wojciechowski@bmc.org.
Today, MLP | Boston regularly provides technical assistance to sister sites in Massachusetts and beyond by, among other things:
- Hosting emerging MLP legal and clinical team members for tours of MLP | Boston and an orientation to the model;
- Conducting supportive site visits at both emerging and long-standing MLP sites;
- Responding to operational and strategic inquiries from other sites by phone and email; and
- Disseminating best practices, materials, and templates to through a variety of mechanisms.
Upcoming Events
On March 9-11, Staff Attorney Samuel Senft will take part in a Boston Medical Center presentation at National Conference on Blood Disorder in Public Health in Atlanta, GA. More information is available at the conference website.
On March 24-26, MLP | Boston will have a team of staff presenting and taking part in the National MLP Summit in Washington, DC. Click here for more details.
In May, MLP | Boston will take part in an ABA/NLADA panel hosted at the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
Recent Events
In late August 2009, MLP | Boston co-presented (with Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Ropes & Gray, and the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership) at the annual National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) 2009 Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago, IL. The subject of the presentation was: "How to Develop a Successful Medical-Legal Partnership at Your Health Center."
On September 16, 2009, Staff Attorney JoHanna Flacks and Medical Director of Training Kathleen Conroy hosted a webinar entitled "Training Providers in Housing Advocacy." Click here to learn more.
On September 24, 2009, Director of Training Pamela Tames presented at the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Education Conference in Atlanta, GA.
On October 2, 2009, Executive Director Samantha Morton served as a panelist at a symposium in Portland, ME entitled Expanding Justice in Maine: Upstream Solutions to Downstream Problems.
On October 27, 2009, MLP | Boston presented on a webinar panel (with partners from Ropes & Gray) broadcast to the national MLP Network entitled How to Develop a Successful Pro Bono “Adoption” of a Health Clinic
On November 2, 2009, MLP | Boston hosted the first-ever state-wide conference on medical-legal partnership in Massachusetts, entitled Medical-Legal Partnership in Massachusetts: A Prescription for Vulnerable Patients. Please click here to learn more!
On November 17, 2009, Medical Director of Training Kathleen Conroy spoke at a summit hosted by the Boston Healthy Start Initiative of the Boston Public Health Commission. The event was entitled "Death at an Early Age: A Summit to Ending the Black-White Gap in Infant Mortality."
In late November 2009, Executive Director Samantha Morton served as a panelist at the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association annual conference in Denver, CO.
On January 15, 2009, a Massachusetts MLP Network webinar was held and the Powerpoint presentation used can be viewed by clicking here. To participate in future webinars or suggest future discussion topics, please contact Jeff at jeffrey.wojciechowski@bmc.org.
Information contained on this website is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship.
Boston Medical Center Copyright © 2006-2008
Boston Medical Center Copyright © 2006-2008