UW Health Northern Illinois: Soar-Sessions to Optimize and Refresh (12 15 25)
Providers can benefit from extra support to take advantage of all the new features that are released through upgrades or projects in Health Link. The goal with this session is to help maximize productivity within Health Link by focusing on efficiency tips and customization allowing you to spend more time with patients. Soar is a hands-on, workshop style class taught by UW Health Education team members. During class, attendees learn to complete common workflows more efficiently and update key user settings.
This course will be offered as needed between June - December 2025. The list below will be updated as new dates become available.
| Date | Time |
| September 9, 2025 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
| November 12, 2025 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
| December 15, 2025 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, advance practice nurses, and physician assistants.
Learning Objectives
By participating in this activity learners will be able to:
- Decrease provider time in notes.
- Decrease provide time in In Basket.
- Decrease provider time in Clinic Review.
- Increase overall provider satisfaction with Health Link.
- Increase provider customization and use of customizations-include Speed buttons, Quick Actions, Preference list order/Customized SmartSets.
Please see individual session for location and/or virtual access information.
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
| Name | Role(s) | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Jason Dambach, MD Medical Informatics & Director - Provider Experience UW Health | Course Director Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Heather Nieves, MHA Medical Education Coordinator UW Health | Course Director Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jessica Murdock Clinical Informatics & Education Director UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Becky Rabe, BSN, RN Sr. Education and Optimization Analyst UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Erik Severson Education, Optimization, Support Analyst UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Katie Bush Education, Optimization, Support Analyst UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jocelyn Wilke, NP Nurse Practitioner UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Eli Weiner, PA Physician Assistant UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
![]() | Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. | |
American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live in-person activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live in-person activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1.0 hours. | |
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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