POLST Conversation Guidance for Clinicians
Join the Washington Serious Illness Care Coalition for part one of a free
two-part webinar series on clinician guidance for discussing Portable
Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with your patients.
Part 1, Sept. 12: “When, and How, to Know if POLST is Right for My
Patient”
Ginny Heinitz, palliative care registered nurse for Virginia
Mason, discusses when and how to use POLST. You will learn how, when
properly completed, the POLST form can effectively guide emergency care.
She also discusses some pitfalls and mistakes to avoid.
You will learn how to identify patients who might benefit from a POLST and
how to assess their readiness to discuss their preferences for
life-prolonging care. You will see how to use your clinical expertise to
build rapport and normalize the conversations that can help patients be
ready for your recommendation to complete a POLST.
(Originally recorded on Sept. 12, 2024)
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New Washington State Advance Directive and other Advance Care Planning
Resources
Overview of the changes to the WA state advance directive, now a WSMA
supported form, and other valuable resources to help capture a person’s
preferences for care in serious illness, at end of life and after death.
Offered by Hilary Walker, System ACP Program Manager PeaceHealth and Chair
WSICC with other special guests.
(Originally recorded on June 13, 2024)
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POLST and Advance Care Planning in Washington State: Where We Are Now
Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, palliative care nurse practitioner and co-chair
of the Washington POLST Task Force, and Hilary Walker, OTL, Chair or WA
Serious Illness Care Coalition and Program Coordinator for Advance Care
Planning with PeaceHealth Medical System, review state wide initiatives,
updates and resources that physicians, advanced practitioners, and other
members of the health care team can access to promote advance care
planning and goals of care conversations.
They offer insights into “the right document, at the right time, for the
right person” and invite participation in open discussion about how
advance care planning documents and POLST are currently being used in your
medical systems.
(Originally recorded on Feb. 29, 2024)
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Opioid Prescribing Regulations Post-COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Nathan Schlicher MD, JD, regional director of quality
assurance at TeamHealth and emergency physician at Virginia Mason
Franciscan Health, Jeb Shepard, director of policy at the
WSMA, and Shelby Wiedmann, policy analyst at the WSMA, outline strategies to comply with current and forthcoming regulations. The
speakers:
- Review current Washington state opioid prescribing requirements.
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Help you understand the new 8-hour training for DEA-registered
prescribers starting in June 2023.
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Explain new DEA regulations for prescribing controlled substances via
telemedicine after the end of the federal public health emergency.
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Improve pain management practices through WSMA’s peer led-initiative Better Prescribing, Better Treatment.
Speakers detail additional resources available for up-to-date evidence-based information on opioid prescribing. This activity has been
approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. This
training meets the state's one-time, one-hour opioid prescribing
requirement for MDs, DOs, and PAs.
(Originally recorded on May 11, 2023)
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Building Relationships of Trust
Establishing trust with patients is critical when making health care plans
and decisions. But how can physicians build trust with patients when
systemic racism and implicit bias are pervasive barriers? The
WSMA Foundation identified
the need to mitigate the harm of racism perpetuated throughout medicine
and set a goal to help physicians and PAs build authentic relationships of
trust with diverse communities through mentorship, education, and
community support programs. In this webinar, which is free for members,
participants hear several perspectives on how to establish trust with
patients from diverse communities and come away with tools to start using
right away in practice using toolkits provided in the
Building Relationships of Trust
resource page.
Presenters:
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Shaline John, MHA, and
Danny Sargent, MHA, share effective strategies they
identified in their UW MHA capstone project that WSMA members can use to
build trust with marginalized communities.
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Kate McLean, MD, chief medical officer at Quilted
Health, and Maggie Bolton, CNM, clinical director at
Quilted Health, share their experience delivering culturally congruent
care for pregnancy, birth, and postnatal care using diversity, equity,
and inclusion as driving principles.
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Mark Del Beccaro, MD, assistant deputy chief at Public
Health – Seattle & King County, and
Francisco Arias-Reyes, MD, regional health services
administrator at Public Health – Seattle & King County, share their
experiences determining the needs of diverse communities to deliver
culturally sensitive, timely care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Originally recorded on Oct. 28, 2022)
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Commercial Independence in CME
Kendra Peterson, CHCP, associate director of education and accreditation
at WSMA, guides learners through the process and best practices for
maintaining commercial independence in accredited continuing education.
Using the WSMA’s process, learners will be able to go through each step
necessary to gather disclosure information and ensure that accredited
education is free from commercial bias, in accordance with the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for
Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. People who
want to complete a CME application through the WSMA should complete this
training. For questions, please contact
cme@wsma.org.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Release date: July 28, 2022
Expiration date: July 27, 2025
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Assessing and Planning for Your Financial Future
Jonathan Medverd, MD, focuses on financial health and building a strong
foundation for your financial future in a webinar tailored to our young
physician, resident, fellow, and medical student members.
During his presentation, Dr. Medverd discusses:
- How to assess and plan for your financial future.
- Developing investing strategies.
- And more.
(Originally recorded on July 18, 2022)
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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, reintroduces 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 - Dec. 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 Dec. 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 health care; 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 Dec. 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. Feist 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 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 Oct. 22, 2021)
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COVID-19 Q&A Session - Aug. 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 Aug. 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
with their values and goals.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
(Originally recorded on Aug. 5, 2021)
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Strategies for Physician Well-being
Co-sponsored by the American Medical Association and the WSMA, this webinar showcases the proactive strategies EvergreenHealth enacted to ensure the well-being of its 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 WSMA 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 physicians and health care professionals; the emotional effects of diagnostic errors 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 HB 2378 into
Practice
A key priority for the WSMA and the Washington Academy of Physician
Assistants, House Bill 2378 from the 2020 legislative session 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 took effect July 1, 2021. 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 Physician Assistants 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 the WSMA co-sponsored a
diagnostic excellence webinar series on the content, development, and
rollout of an educational program developed by Kaiser Permanente for
physicians and health care professionals: Getting the Right Diagnosis at the Right Time. The program
promotes awareness of 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 health care 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 experiences of patient participation in the development of an
educational video to increase clinician awareness of diagnostic errors and
how to reduce them.
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 a 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 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 WMC representatives.
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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Advance Care Planning Documents – Get to Know the New Advance Directive
and Washington 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 the WSMA 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 of 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, Kaiser 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, how to implement processes and practices to reduce diagnostic errors, and how to access resources to enhance the diagnostic process.
Speakers:
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Ronald 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 multidisciplinary approach to reducing diagnostic errors. Professional activities in innovation include oversight of next generation health care delivery models.
- Mimi Hugh, MA, MPH, is the director of SCPMG Performance Assessment. 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 health care system. 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 well-being. 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 Feb. 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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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 front-line physicians need to know. WSMA
brings you the state's public health leaders—Kathy Lofy, MD, and Charissa Fotinos, MD—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 Gov. Jay Inslee’s Healthcare Reopening Proclamation 20-24.1. The goal is for the Washington health care system to remain 1) fully open and
operating at all levels for all types of care, and 2) safe for both caregivers and consumers of care. Mr. Robertson outlines the work
products of the PPE strategic sourcing and distribution work group and the COVID-19 testing, tracking, tracing, and data management work group.
(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, rheumatologist at Virginia Mason, and Amy Etzel, 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. Kathy Lofy, MD, and Charissa Fotinos, MD, 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, of Swedish and Mark R. Tonelli, MD, MA, of the 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 Raquel Bono, MD, will discusses surge capacity planning and
the state's plan for transferring patients when needed. Kathy Lofy, MD, 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, of 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 Raquel Bono, MD; Kathy Lofy, MD; and Charissa Fotinos, MD, join Dr. Tu for a Q&A discussion.
(Originally recorded on Aug. 5, 2020)
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Coaching: An Effective Tool to Improve Well-Being 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, of the Washington State Department of Health, and Charissa Fotinos, MD, of the Washington State Health Care Authority, 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 Raquel Bono, MD, 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 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
- Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP, 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 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 reopening 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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