Health Network is Migrant Clinicians Network’s (MCN) award-winning, highly cost-effective continuity of care program that helps people with ongoing health needs who are moving to find care at their next destination. Join MCN to learn about why and how clinicians including Community Health Workers can enroll patients, and how MCN’s Health Network connects them to care, transfers medical records, and provides additional support, so that health center patients are not lost to follow-up.
This webinar will feature interpretation from English to Spanish.
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to
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Understand which patients are eligible for continuity of care services provided by Health Network.
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Describe the benefits of enrolling patients into Health Network for continuity of care services.
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Describe the documents needed to enroll a patient in Health Network.
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Understand the challenges to sustaining a continuity of care program for mobile patients.
No cost for participants!
Presenters
Laszlo
Madaras
MD, MPH, FAAFP, SFHM
Chief Medical Officer
Migrant Clinicians Network
As the Chief Medical Officer for Migrant Clinicians Network, Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH is responsible for the oversight of MCN clinical activities. He also serves as a subject matter expert for various health topics including emerging issues, migrant and seasonal agricultural worker health, and tuberculosis. Over the last 30 years, in parts of Africa, Central America, South America, the Pacific Islands, and the United States, Dr. Madaras has served thousands for wide-ranging ailments, including newly emerging diseases.
Alma
Colmenero
Prenatal Coordinator, Health Network
Migrant Clinicians Network
Alma Colmenero is the Prenatal Coordinator for Health Network, providing bilingual care coordination to hundreds of pregnant migrants to ensure they receive the prenatal, birth, and postpartum care they need. Colmenero began her Migrant Clinicians career in 2018, as a Health Network Associate, managing a wide range of cases until she advanced to Prenatal Coordinator in 2021 in recognition of her management successes and dedication. Colmenero holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – Marketing from the University of Texas, Austin. In 2025, Colmenero completed her certification through the state of Texas as a Community Health Worker.
Brenda
Ramirez
Community Health Navigator
Migrant Clinicians Network
Brenda M. Ramirez is a Community Health Navigator with Health Network at Migrant Clinicians Network. Since 2020, she has served as a Field Health Network Associate in South Texas, supporting newly arriving families. Ramirez connects patients to timely, low‑cost health care by enrolling them in Health Network, coordinating appointments, identifying continuity‑of‑care options, and providing ongoing follow‑up in Spanish or English. She collaborates closely with community partners to address patients’ health needs, promotes health education through outreach and community events, and is currently completing the final steps toward becoming a Community Health Worker (CHW) Instructor.
Continuing Education Credit (CEU)
Migrant Clinicians Network is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
