Recognizing Inequities in Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care
Physicians, health care professionals, and members of the public join
together for a webinar on enhancing communication and connection about
serious illness, end-of-life, and after-death issues—presented by the
Washington Serious Illness Care Coalition.
Hope Wechkin, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC—WSICC chair and medical director of
EvergreenHealth Hospice— re-introduces the coalition and its new mission,
vision, values, and strategic goals.
Keynote speaker, Edwin Lindo, JD—assistant dean for social and health
justice in the Office of Healthcare Equity and faculty member within the
Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of
Medicine—explores our biases and identify ways racism impacts the care
patients receive. You will develop tools to advocate for people from
marginalized communities, provide culturally sensitive care that honors
people’s values and beliefs, and deliver high quality, compassionate care
during serious illness and at the end of life.
We close the webinar with a panel of physicians, health care
professionals, and advocates who share their unique expertise and discuss
how to ensure that people of every background, culture, and identity can
have their needs met and their wishes explored and honored.
Panelists
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Mabel Bodell, MD, Nephrologist/Transplant Nephrologist, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/University of Washington;
Medical Director, Acute Dialysis Unit, Confluence Health, Wenatchee
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Raleigh Bowden, MD, Director, Okanogan Palliative Care Initiative;
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, 2019-2022
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Eze Oluo, Projects Manager, Permanente Medicine; Member, BIPOC Health
Careers Ecosystem
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Moderator: Devyani Chandran, PhD, Director, Palliative Care Institute;
Associate Professor, Health and Community Studies, Western Washington
University
WSICC, formerly known as the Washington End-of-Life Coalition, was formed
in the early 1990s, and is jointly sponsored by the WSMA Foundation and
the Washington State Hospital Association. The coalition is a broad-based
group of individuals and organizations dedicated to helping patients,
physicians, clinicians, and caregivers improve the way we prepare for and
treat serious illness and end-of-life care. This free webinar serves as
part of our mission to promote education and conversations about living
and dying in Washington state.
(Originally recorded April 29, 2022)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session - December 21, 2021
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus,
the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders and
leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on
COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your patients. This
webinar addresses the evolution of the disease, management of COVID-19
patients, vaccines, and our state's response to the pandemic. An expert
panel of physicians and public health professionals answers questions
about the Omicron variant, testing, treatment, post-acute COVID-19
syndrome, and vaccines.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH
response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile, Washington
State Department of Health
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Scott Lindquist, MD MPH, state epidemiologist for communicable diseases,
Washington State Department of Health
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Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director, anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider
efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded December 21, 2021)
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Operationalizing Racial Justice and Equity in Health Care
Karthik Sivashanker, MD, MPH, CPPS facilitates an interactive session
covering 1) foundational concepts on health equity, including the various
types of bias and discrimination commonly seen in healthcare; and 2) a new
framework for advancing racial justice and equity in the health care arena
by leveraging high-performance quality and safety practices to
systematically make inequities visible and to address and resolve them as
an integral part of health care practice.
(Originally recorded December 13, 2021)
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OSMAP Video Program on Physician Wellness
The Organization of State Medical Association Presidents partnered with
the Physicians Foundation to present a program on physician wellness,
which features J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, the co-founder of the Dr. Lorna
Breen Heroes' Foundation. Corey also serves as the CEO of the University
of Virginia Physicians Group, the medical group practice of UVA Health.
Hear their story about Lorna and how they are using the Foundation to help
physicians and other health care workers recognize and manage the symptoms
and impact of burnout, depression, anxiety, and other stressors that can
lead to suicide. Also featured are two state medical society programs that
are facing these issues head on. The program is moderated by Madelyn E.
Butler, MD, OSMAP President, and a past president of the Florida Medical
Association.
(Originally recorded July 20, 2021)
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Washington POLST: Best Practices and Practical Tips for Conversation
Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, WA POLST Task Force co-chair and Honoring Choices
PNW clinical advisor, outlines best practices for effective use of POLST
and provides communication techniques and a framework for holding goals of
care conversations. Participants will be able to guide an individual in
treatment options that match their stated goals, values, and preferences
and ultimately complete a POLST form that accurately and consistently
reflects a patient’s choices for end-of-life care.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
(Originally recorded on October 22, 2021)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session - August 30, 2021
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus,
the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders and
leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on
COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your patients. This
webinar addresses the evolution of the disease, management of COVID-19
patients, vaccines, and our state's response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians and public health professionals answers
questions about the Delta variant, testing, treatment, post-acute COVID-19
syndrome, and vaccines.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH
response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile, Washington
State Department of Health
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Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant, Swedish
Medical Center
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente
Washington Health Research Institute
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Scott Lindquist, MD MPH, state epidemiologist for communicable diseases,
Washington State Department of Health
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Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director, anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider
efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on August 30, 2021)
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The Washington POLST Clinician Toolkit: Best Practices to Ensure
Person-Centered Care
Honoring Choices PNW is pleased to present the Washington POLST Clinician
Toolkit. This toolkit guides clinicians on the purpose, intended use, and
completion of the POLST.
Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, palliative care nurse practitioner and co-chair
of the Washington POLST Task Force, and Kelsey Stufflebeam, MHA, assistant
director at Honoring Choices PNW, review new resources that physicians,
advanced practitioners, and other members of the health care team can use
to promote advance care planning, hold goals-of-care conversations, and
complete POLST. They outline who should be offered a POLST, how to apply
clinical decision-making to know when and how to offer POLST, how to avoid
pitfalls in the clinical use of POLST, and how to ensure a POLST reflects
a person’s goals. They explain how to use a goals-of-care conversation in
conjunction with the POLST Completion Guide to provide whole-person care
and ensure people with serious illness receive care that is consistent
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This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
(Originally recorded on August 5, 2021)
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Strategies for Physician Well-being
Co-sponsored by the American Medical Association and the Washington State Medical Association, this webinar showcases the proactive strategies EvergreenHealth enacted to ensure the well-being of their workforce throughout the pandemic. Highlighting their transition to a virtual environment, cohorting patients to reduce widespread transmission, and their ongoing communications strategy, this case study provides several successful strategies to support physicians during times of crisis.
Speakers
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Betsy Hail, executive director of primary care, EvergreenHealth
- Pratima Sharma, MD, executive medical director of primary care, EvergreenHealth
(Originally recorded on July 20, 2021)
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Fundamentals of Diagnostic Error in Imaging
Jason N. Itri, MD, PhD, president of Itri Consulting Group, LLC, and
director of quality and associate medical director at Nines Radiology PA,
identify the components of a comprehensive process to learn from
diagnostic error in radiology. He describes the different approaches to
identifying cases with diagnostic errors and discusses educational and
systematic interventions that can reduce diagnostic errors.
This webinar is part of a series co-sponsored by the Washington State
Hospital Association and Washington State Medical Association on
diagnostic excellence. The Northwest Safety and Quality Partnership along
with the Medical Officer Collaborative have both underscored the priority
of diagnostic excellence as a quality and patient safety measure. The
effects of diagnostic errors are currently estimated to affect upwards of
12 million Americans each year, causing more harm to patients than all
other hospital errors combined. These errors also have a marked impact on
health care providers; the emotional effects of diagnostic error can be
long-lasting and harmful. Patients identify the ramifications of
diagnostic errors as emotional distress, prolonged illness and medical
complications, impairment in activities of daily living, and decreased
confidence in the health care system. Given the prevalence and impacts of
diagnostic errors, health care leaders must address them as part of their
quality improvement and patient safety programs.
(Originally recorded on June 22, 2021)
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New Physician Assistant Practice Laws and Regulations: Putting HB2378 into
Practice
A key priority for the WSMA and the Washington Academy of Physician
Assistants, House Bill 2378 from 2020 made important changes to the
state’s physician assistant practice act, modernizing the profession and
facilitating employment of these valued clinical partners. Major
provisions of this important legislation take effect July 1. Speakers
outline how to implement the changes in your practice and discuss how to
create practice agreements, which are taking the place of the current
delegation agreements.
Speakers
- Billie Dickinson, WSMA Policy Analyst
- Gabrielle Zecha, PA-C, MHA, Washington Academy of PAs President
(Originally recorded on June 8, 2021)
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Journey to Diagnostic Excellence - Engaging the Patient and Family in the
Process
The Washington Patient Safety Coalition, Washington State Hospital
Association, and Washington State Medical Association co-sponsored a
diagnostic excellence webinar series on the content, development, and
rollout of an educational program developed by Kaiser Permanente for
providers: Getting the Right Diagnosis at the Right Time. The program
promotes awareness on the factors that lead to diagnostic errors and how
to achieve diagnostic excellence.
Guest speakers will demonstrate the value of partnering with patients to
develop systems to achieve diagnostic excellence and examine collaboration
strategies between healthcare organizations and patient partners to
develop interventions that address diagnostic errors. They will explain
the importance of patient collaboration in the development of patient
engagement guides – from design of the guide to testing its utility—and
share their experience of patient participation in the development of an
educational video to increase clinician awareness of diagnostic errors and
how to reduce them.
Guest speakers
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Kerry Litman MD, CPPS, Physician Lead for Patient and Family Centered
Care, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Permanente Medical Group and
Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J.
Tyson School of Medicine
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Susie Becken, Patient Advisor, Regional Patient Advisory Council, Kaiser
Permanente Southern California
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David Breitstein, Patient Advisor, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
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Maricruz Arteaga Garavito, Consultant, Kaiser Permanente Southern
California
(Originally recorded on May 27, 2021)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus,
the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders and
leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on
COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your patients. This
members-only webinar addresses the evolution of the disease, management of
COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and our state's response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians and public health professionals answers
questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment options, long-term follow-up,
and vaccines.
Panelists
- Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant, Swedish Medical Center
- Scott Lindquist, MD MPH, state epidemiologist for communicable diseases,
Washington State Department of Health
- Francis Riedo, MD, medical director, infection control, EvergreenHealth
- Michele Roberts, MPH, MCHES, acting assistant secretary, prevention and community health division, Washington State Department of Health
- Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director, anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider
efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on April 30, 2021)
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Are You Comfortable That All of Your Patients’ Abnormal Test Results Are
Followed Up – The Role of Electronic Surveillance
Guest speaker, Tracy Imley, MD, director of Complete Care at Kaiser
Permanente, Rancho Palos Verdes, California describes the Complete Care
philosophy that uses an evidence based, person-focused approach to provide
care and concentrate on an individual’s health care needs, from wellness
and prevention to acute, chronic, and end-of-life care. She also reviews
opportunities to provide necessary preventive, risk related, and chronic
disease care, and shares an example of existing systems that prevent
patient harm. Dr. Imley outlines the importance of team-based model of
care in an integrated care delivery system.
(Originally recorded on April 29, 2021)
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Successfully Navigating the Washington State MD/PA Licensure and Renewal
Process: What You Need to Know
The Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) hosts experts from
the Washington Medical Commission’s licensing department to provide
insight on the licensing and renewal process, share advice, and offer tips
on how to get your application approved as quickly as possible. The
webinar covers utilization of the online portal, accessing the online
application checklist, requesting documents through the original entity,
and when and how to complete the fingerprinting process, among other
important topics. Licensing
questions were answered by the WMC representatives.
Guest speakers
- Marisa Courtney, licensing manager, Washington Medical Commission
- Emma Marienthal, licensing lead, Washington Medical Commission
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Jeb Shepard, policy director, Washington State Medical Association
(Originally recorded on April 16, 2021)
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managers)—sign-in required
Advance Care Planning Documents – Get to Know the New Advance Directive
and WA POLST
The new and improved Advance Directive and Washington POLST forms will be released in early April. Honoring people’s values, goals, and preferences is the cornerstone of our work. The purpose of Advance Directive and Washington POLST documents is to ensure people’s future medical decisions are accurately reflected in enforceable documents. Speakers will review key changes that streamline, clarify, and modernize the documents.
Speakers
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Sue Bergmann, MBA, BSN, senior director of Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest
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Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, co-chair of the WA POLST Task Force
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Jessica Martinson, director of continuing professional development at the WSMA and faculty at Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest
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Bruce Smith, MD, co-chair of the WA POLST Task Force
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Lynn Wittwer, MD, medical program director of Clark county EMS division at the Washington State Department of Health
(Originally recorded on April 7, 2021)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus,
the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders and
leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on
COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your patients. This
members-only webinar addresses the evolution of the disease, management of
COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and our state's response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians and public health professionals answered
questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment options, long-term follow-up,
and vaccines.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH
response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile, Washington
State Department of Health
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Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant, Swedish
Medical Center
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Scott Lindquist, MD MPH, state epidemiologist for communicable diseases,
Washington State Department of Health
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Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director. Anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider
efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on March 24, 2021)
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Diagnostic Excellence Webinar Series – Lessons from Kaiser Permanente's Health Innovation Team
Diagnosis is among the most critical and complex challenges clinicians face every day, and diagnostic errors are a significant patient safety concern. Misdiagnoses take a toll on all involved - patients and their families, and also on health care practitioners and their colleagues. Making the case and raising awareness is often challenging.
The Washington Patient Safety Coalition, Washington State Hospital Association, and Washington State Medical Association are co-sponsoring a diagnostic excellence webinar series on the content, development and rollout of an educational program developed by Kaiser Permanente for providers: Getting the Right Diagnosis at the Right Time. The program promotes awareness on the factors that lead to diagnostic errors and how to achieve diagnostic excellence. Using research-based content, consultation with internal subject matter experts, leaders and patient advisors for content KP produced an educational video that yielded high acceptance and thoughtful reflections of clinical practice.
Dr. Ronald Loo and Mimi Hugh outlined strategies to identify why and how diagnostic errors are made and how to avoid them, implement processes and practices to reduce diagnostic errors, and access resources to enhance the diagnostic process.
Guest speakers:
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Ronald K Loo, MD is a practicing urologist, currently with an appointment at the Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center. Dr. Loo has regional oversight of the Kaiser Permanente Diagnostic Excellence Program, focused on a multi-disciplinary approach to reducing diagnostic errors. Professional activities in Innovation include oversight of next generation healthcare delivery models.
- Mimi Hugh, MA, MPH is the Director of SCPMG Performance Assessment. Ms. Hugh has been leading SCPMG’s initiatives to achieve diagnostic excellence, by identifying applicable measurement, developing educational materials for clinicians, and identifying methods for engaging patients.
(Originally recorded on March 23, 2021)
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From Chaos to Calm, Cool, and Collected: Strategies to Transform Your
Health, Happiness, and Practice
Keira L. Barr, MD, founder and chief wellness officer of the Resilient
Health Institute, supports physicians, their institutions, and their
patients by making mindfulness and mind/body medicine accessible,
practical and implementable to not only help heal the healer, but also
heal the healthcare systems. Dr. Barr shares evidence-based mindfulness
techniques you can perform in seconds to improve your patients’
experiences, diffuse difficult encounters, and increase your own
productivity and sense of wellbeing. You will walk away from this talk
with tools that will take self-care off your to do list, and put it on the
for you list.
(Originally recorded on March 10, 2021)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the
virus, the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health
leaders and leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest
information on COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and
your patients. This members-only webinar series addresses the evolution
of the disease, management of COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and our
state's response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians and public health professionals will be
on-hand to answer your questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment
options, long-term follow-up, and vaccines.
Panelists
- Francis Riedo, MD, medical director of infection control,
EvergreenHealth
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Michele Roberts, MPH, MCHES, Acting Assistant Secretary, Prevention and Community Health Division, Washington State Department of Health
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Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director. Anticoagulation clinic, Epic
provider efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on February 24, 2021)
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COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds Q&A Session
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds Webinar Series
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the
virus, the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health
leaders and leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest
information on COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and
your patients. This members-only webinar series addresses the evolution
of the disease, management of COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and our
state's response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians and public health professionals answers
questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment options, long-term
follow-up, and vaccines.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH
response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile,
Washington State Department of Health
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Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant,
Swedish Medical Center
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente
Washington Health Research Institute
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Scott Lindquist, MD MPH, state epidemiologist for communicable
diseases, Washington State Department of Health
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Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director. Anticoagulation clinic, Epic
provider efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on Jan. 27, 2021)
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Complying with State Opioid Regulations through Improved Prescribing
Practices
Continuing Professional Development Webinar Series
Dr. Nathan Schlicher, president of the WSMA, and Jeb Shepard, director of policy at the WSMA review the Washington state opioid prescribing requirement and outline strategies to comply with specific requirements of opioid prescribing rules. They detail additional resources available for up-to-date evidence-based information on opioid prescribing.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This training meets the state’s one-time, one-hour opioid prescribing requirement for MDs, DOs, and PAs.
(Originally recorded on Jan. 14, 2021)
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COVID-19 Testing, Treatment, Lasting Impact, and Vaccines Q&A Session
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds Webinar Series
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus, the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders
and leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your
patients. This members-only webinar series addresses the evolution of the disease, management of COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and our state's
response to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians answers questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment options, long-term follow-up, and
vaccines.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile,
Washington State Department of Health
- Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant, Swedish Medical Center
- Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
- Kathy Lofy, MD, state health officer and chief science officer, Washington State Department of Health
- Francis Riedo, MD, medical director of infection control, EvergreenHealth
- Mark Tonelli, MD, MA, section head of division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, UW Medical Center
- Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director. Anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on Dec. 16, 2020)
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COVID-19 Testing, Treatment, Vaccines, and Lasting Impact: A Panel Discussion
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds Webinar Series
With a focus on what front-line physicians need to know about the virus, the WSMA brings together Washington state's public health leaders
and leading experts for free sessions that offer the latest information on COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice, and your
patients. This members-only webinar series addresses the evolution of the disease, management of COVID-19 patients, and our state's response
to the pandemic.
An expert panel of physicians answers your questions about COVID-19 testing, treatment options, vaccines, long-term follow-up, lasting
impact, and reinfection.
Panelists
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SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 vaccine director and deputy PCH response director, Office of Immunization and Child Profile,
Washington State Department of Health
- Jason Goldman, MD, MPH, infectious disease and organ transplant, Swedish Medical Center
- Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
- Kathy Lofy, MD, state health officer and chief science officer, Washington State Department of Health
- Francis Riedo, MD, medical director of infection control, EvergreenHealth
- Yuan-Po Tu, MD, medical director. Anticoagulation clinic, Epic provider efficiency, and flu services, The Everett Clinic
(Originally recorded on Nov. 18, 2020)
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Health Equity Strategies in Practice: Learnings from the Field
Health Equity Mini-Series (Part 3)
Co-sponsored by the Washington Patient Safety Coalition and the WSMA
Health equity professionals from CHI Franciscan, MultiCare, Seattle Children’s, and the University of Washington share their experiences
creating and implementing a health equity strategic plan, determining how to measure health equity in data, partnering with faith-based
organizations to address health needs with a community, and delivering educational programs to faculty and staff.
(Originally recorded on Nov. 13, 2020)
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Staying Open, Staying Safe: Washington State’s COVID-19 Playbook
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds (Part 5)
Given that COVID-19 will impact the medical community for the foreseeable future, this mini-series focuses on the evolution of the disease,
management of COVID-19 patients, and our state's response to the pandemic—with an emphasis on what frontline physicians need to know. WSMA
brings you the state's public health leaders—Dr. Kathy Lofy and Dr. Charisse Fotinos—for free sessions that will offer the latest information
on COVID-19 that directly impacts you, your practice and your patients. Guest speakers will share their expertise as well. The format will
include 45 minutes of content and 30 minutes for a Q&A discussion with the speakers.
Bill Robertson, president and CEO of MultiCare, discusses the statewide collaboration to address Staying Open, Staying Safe issues identified
in Governor Inslee’s Healthcare Reopening Proclamation 20-24.1. The goal is for the Washington healthcare system to remain 1) fully open and
operating at all levels for all types of care, and 2) safe for both care givers and consumers of care. Mr. Robertson outlines the work
products of the PPE strategic sourcing and distribution workgroup and the COVID-19 testing, tracking, tracing, and data management workgroup.
(Originally recorded on Oct. 14, 2020)
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LGBTQ Health Care
Health Equity Mini-Series (Part 2)
Co-sponsored by the Washington Patient Safety Coalition and the WSMA
Amish Dave, MD, MPH, a rheumatologist at Virginia Mason, and Amy Etzel, the implementation manager at the Bree Collaborative, outline
strategies to align care delivery with existing evidence-based, culturally sensitive standards of care for LGBTQ people in Washington state
to decrease health disparities. The three focus areas include communication, language, and inclusive environments; screening and taking a
social and sexual history; and LGBTQ-specific standards and systems of care.
(Originally recorded on Oct. 9, 2020)
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COVID-19 Vaccines: Clinical Trials and the Response Plan
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds (Part 4)
Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, Senior Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, provides the latest information on the
race for a COVID-19 vaccine. She describes how new messenger RNA technology allowed for fast development of a vaccine that her research team
is now testing for safety and effectiveness. Dr. Jackson provides an overview of the COVID-19 vaccine frontrunners and how our country's
scientific infrastructure is helping to ensure their careful development. SheAnne Allen, MPH, MCHES, COVID-19 Vaccine Director and Deputy PCH
Response Director in the Office of Immunization and Child Profile at the Washington State Department of Health, outlines the federal and
state COVID-19 vaccine response plan, including distribution and storage considerations and vaccine administration prioritization guidelines.
Dr. Kathy Lofy and Dr. Charisse Fotinos join the guest speakers for a Q&A discussion.
(Originally recorded on Sept. 16, 2020)
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Cultural Agility: Creating Sustained Systemic Change in Health Care
Health Equity Mini-Series (Part 1)
Co-sponsored by the Washington Patient Safety Coalition and the WSMA
This Continuing Professional Development webinar will educate physicians and physician assistants on the current state of health inequity,
describe how the systems that were created impact patient care, and outline strategies to create lasting change within health care
organizations.
Guest Speaker
Bryon Lambert
Equity and Inclusion Program Director
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
(Originally recorded on Sept. 1, 2020)
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Inpatient Management of COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds (Part 3)
Jason D. Goldman, MD, MPH (Swedish) and Mark R. Tonelli, MD, MA (University of Washington) discuss best-known-practices for admitting
patients with COVID-19, managing their inpatient care, and ensuring infection control. ICU physicians share the latest strategies for
providing intensive/critical care, including an overview of emerging treatments. Vice Admiral Bono will discusses surge capacity planning and
the state's plan for transferring patients when needed. Dr. Kathy Lofy joins Vice Admiral Bono and the guest speakers for a Q&A
discussion.
(Originally recorded on Aug. 19, 2020)
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Outpatient Testing of Patients for COVID-19: Who, How, and When to Test and What to Do with the Results
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds (Part 2)
Yuan-Po Tu, MD, from The Everett Clinic, outlines best-known-practices for pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic stages of COVID-19
testing, including who and when to test, how to obtain samples, what tests to run, and how to interpret and implement the results. Vice
Admiral Bono, Dr. Lofy, and Dr. Fotinos join Dr. Tu for a Q&A discussion.
(Originally recorded on Aug. 5, 2020)
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Coaching: An Effective Tool to Improve Wellbeing and Optimize Professional Fulfillment
This Continuing Professional Development webinar introduces physicians and physician assistants to the value of coaching. Speakers define
coaching and highlight top modalities; review the evidence demonstrating that coaching reduces burnout; describe the breadth of topics
addressed in coaching; outline expected outcomes; and discuss the logistics of finding and working with a coach.
Presenters
- Tinsley Coble, MD FACP, Professional Development Coach, Coble Coaching and Consulting, LLC
- Sahana D'Silva, MD MS MPH, Integrative Psychiatrist, Life and Leadership Coach, Tree of Life Soul-Centered Wellness, LLC
- Kathy Stepien, MD, Director and CEO, Institute for Physician Wellness
(Originally recorded on July 27, 2020)
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The COVID-19 Population Health Approach
COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds (Part 1)
Kathy Lofy, MD (DOH) and Charissa Fotinos, MD (HCA) provide the latest epidemiologic overview of COVID-19 and discuss health disparities,
high-risk populations, testing equity application, contact investigations and case management, as well as special considerations for patients
with substance use disorder and mental illness. Tiffani Buck, RN, MSN; Michele Roberts, MPH, MCHES; and Kathy Bay, RN, CENP from the DOH
discuss special considerations for pregnant patients, as well as the need for strong flu and childhood vaccination rates. All speakers, along
with Vice Admiral Bono, participate in the Q&A discussion.
(Originally recorded on July 22, 2020)
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Communicating Effectively During Times of Stress
This Continuing Professional Development webinar will help physicians and physician assistants to describe a general framework of an
effective communication process; detail the advantages and disadvantages of five different communication modes; and give three examples of
how communication style, mode, and content might be adjusted to account for the needs of the message recipient.
Presenter
Edward A. Walker, MD, MHA
Professor Emeritus
Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Health Services
University of Washington, Seattle
Senior Physician Advisor
Center for Leadership Development
Washington State Medical Association
(Originally recorded on July 17, 2020)
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Telehealth - The Rapid Evolution to Full-Scale Implementation
This webinar will help physicians and physician assistants implement a lasting telehealth program in their clinic. Speakers will review the
unique clinical aspects of delivering digital health care, as well as vetting and selecting a vendor, contracting, designing workflow,
preparing the team and patients, coding and billing, and managing liability and risk.
Presenters
- Russell Libby, MD, board member, The Physicians Foundation
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Stacy L. Lloyd, MPH, director, Digital Health & Operations, American Medical Association, Professional Satisfaction and Practice
Sustainability
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Ankur Rana, MD, MMM, Telehealth Steering Committee, WIC Physician Lead, Facility Medical Director, Walk in/Urgent Care Services, The
Everett Clinic
- Jeb Shepard, director of policy, Washington State Medical Association
(Originally recorded on June 19, 2020)
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Opioids and Telehealth in a Pandemic
This one-hour Continuing Professional Development webinar, originally presented May 15, will help physicians and advanced practitioners care
for chronic pain patients with opioid prescriptions via telemedicine during the pandemic. The webinar covers: strategies to provide remote
care for patients that you usually need to see in person, how to bill for telemedicine, regulatory changes to opioid prescribing and
telemedicine policies, and the key features of the
Better Prescribing, Better Treatment
acute opioid reports.
Presenters
- Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, University of Washington, Department of Family Medicine
- Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, The MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
- Jessica Schlicher, MD, MBA, medical director, Virtual Hospital & Mission Control; CHI Franciscan, Common Spirit Health
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Hon Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP, president elect, Washington State Medical Association, physician lead, Better Prescribing Better
Treatment, regional director of quality assurance, TeamHealth NW
- Jeb Shepard, WSMA Director of Policy
(Originally recorded on May 15, 2020)
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Providing Outpatient Care During COVID-19 and Beyond
This one-hour Continuing Professional Development webinar, originally presented May 13, features a virtual panel discussion on considerations
and best practices for providing care during the "new normal." Now that state officials have laid out
a plan
for the phased re-opening of Washington's economy, and have issued an
interpretive statement
clarifying Gov. Jay Inslee's proclamation restricting non-urgent medical procedures, it's time to start planning for how to safely and
effectively provide care to your patients during COVID-19 and beyond.
Panelists
- James Hudson, MHA, MPH, FACMPE, president of WSMGMA and CEO of Woodcreek Provider Services.
- Marta De La Torre, FACHE, WSMGMA trustee and government liaison and executive director of Clarus Eye Group.
- Garrett Hyman, MD, MPH, FACSM, FABPMR, CAQSM, physician consultant at Lake Washington Sports and Spine.
Discussion will include:
- An overview of the current regulatory environment unique to Washington state.
- Protocols for keeping patients and practice staff safe.
- How to communicate changes, such as masking and social distancing policies, to your patients.
- How to decide which services to provide.
- Financial management, accessing and optimizing PPE, transitioning to telehealth, opportunity for Q&A and more.
- Participants will receive a link to MGMA's comprehensive "COVID-19 Medical Practice Reopening Checklist."
(Originally recorded on May 13, 2020)
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