College Within A College (CwiC) – Population Health

Seminar presentation (55 PowerPoint Slides) The development of programmatic tracks providing students with academic opportunities outside of the traditional medical curriculum represents a national trend in medical education. With HRSA Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Joint Graduate Degree five-year funding, the Department of Family and Community Medicine at ThomasJeffersonUniversitycreated an Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree Program (IPCDDP), which builds on JeffersonMedicalCollege’s College within a College (CwiC) Scholarly Concentrations Program in Population Health. The mission of the IPCDDP is to provide outstanding training in primary care and innovative education in chronic care management and population and public health in order to prepare primary care leaders to serve as future change agents working to improve the health of Americans, especially its most vulnerable and underserved populations. Key CwiC-PH components include: Year 1 – enhanced population health components of Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) I, participation in community health initiatives, journal club, and twice monthly seminars Summer – population health related programs Year 2 – case studies in Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine, twice monthly seminars emphasizing application of the social and behavioral foundations of Public Health Year 3 – On going advising, enhanced clerkship experiences, Capstone planning Year 4 – Two community electives and completion of a Capstone Project Benefits to students include a certificate upon completion of the program, and 15 credits applied to the MPH program at Jefferson. The development, institutional collaboration, and a detailed description of the CwiC – PH program will be presented along with implementation, evaluation, and sustainability plans. Learning Objectives: Participants attending this session will be able to: 1. Organize an approach to integrating population health into health professional’s curriculum 2. Apply a methodology to recruit students into an area of concentration in population health 3. Identify the challenges in curricular reform and innovatio

Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) Regional Enhancements Addressing Disconnects (READS) in Cardiovascular Health Communication

Seminar (39 PowerPoint slides) The objective of SEPA- READS is to enhance the capacity of health care systems and professionals to address health literacy needs of adults’ (aged 50+) to improve cardiovascular health outcomes by 1) identifying, implementing and evaluating educational/systems changes designed to improve written materials, navigation and provider communication skills, and 2) enhancing the ability of older adults to communicate effectively with healthcare providers. This is accomplished by: 1) creating a broad-based Cardiovascular Health Literacy Coalition (CHLC) 2) improving the ability of adults to communicate effectively with healthcare providers/staff at multiple points of care. The CHLC consists of a Coalition Steering Committee that provides overall guidance to the project and is composed of project leadership and representatives from two Advisory Working Groups. These Working Groups include: 1) a Professional Advisory Group (PAG) with representation from at least 10 hospitals and/or health systems, local literacy initiatives, and cultural groups dealing with non-English speakers such as the Nationalities Service Center and Southeast Asian Mutual Assistant Association’s Coalition, and 2) a Community Advisory Group (CAG) to ensure cultural and health literacy relevance for older adults. The CHLC utilizes a multi-pronged approach that includes: 1) assessing the quality and content of communication across multiple points of care; 2) integrating literacy improvement techniques and strategies, such as Teach Back, use of Plain Language, Creating a Shame Free Environment, into staff development programs 3) activating patients through training on Ask Me 3. Ultimately the impact of SEPA-READS includes: 1) Institutionalization of effective communication strategies into the culture of patient quality and safety protocols; 2) Creation of a centralized repository for culturally and linguistically forms and educational materials; 3) Improved cardiovascular health outcomes in adults aged 50+; 4) Reduced CVD related readmissions; 5) Reduced CVD medical errors; and 6) Improved CVD patient self-care behaviors. Learning Objectives: Participants attending this session will be able to: 1. Organize an approach to recruiting multiple hospital/health systems into a literacy initiative 2. Apply a methodology of engaging hospitals, community organizations and older adults to address health literacy 3. Identify the challenges in addressing cardiovascular health literacy at multiple level