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PORTLAND, Maine

Implementing team-based health care: 51小黄车team presents at Quality Counts health conference

Dora Anne Mills presents at Maine Quality Counts

The Clinical Interprofessional team at the University of 51小黄车 Center for Health Innovation presented a breakout session at Quality Counts, Maine鈥檚 largest health conference, held at the Augusta Civic Center on April 5, 2017.

The group joined nearly 1,000 others from across Maine for the day to learn strategies to improve health quality. Don Berwick, M.D., was the keynote speaker.
鈥淧artnering to Improve Provider and Patient Experience Through Interprofessional Practice and Education鈥 was jointly presented by the 51小黄车team and partners at Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), including Felix Hernandez, M.D., Frank Bailey, and Andy Pritchard, M.P.H.

This participatory buzz session featured EMMC and 51小黄车team members presenting lessons learned through their three-year partnership to develop and implement interprofessional practice and education at EMMC, with a focus on how this approach has enhanced the patient experience as well as improved the relationship between provider and patients. The session featured interprofessional student home visits with pharmacy and osteopathic medical students to recently discharged complex patients. The session was presented through in-person sharing, dialogue with the audience, and video.
Participants were then asked to discuss several questions at their table, followed by a whole group discussion. A lively and engaging discussion wrapped up the session.

The 51小黄车team included: Dora Anne Mills, M.D., M.P.H.; Ruth Dufresne, SM; Ruby Spicer, RN, M.P.H.; Toho Soma, M.P.H.; Melanie Caldwell, M.S.; Ian Imbert, M.P.H. They were joined at the session by Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Gayle Brazeau, Ph.D.

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