Educational Resources

WEBINARS

Monthly conference calls feature educational presentations by faculty from different institutions, to guide implementation of value improvement projects. Recordings are made available to HVPAA members.

2019 Webinar Presentations

January 16: National Conference Planning
February 20: Guest Speaker, economist David Gaines
March 20: Pediatric high value care
April 17: Tony Breu ~ TWDFNR: Treating Hypertensive Urgency
May 15: Dr. Amber Inofuentes from UVA speaking on “Individualized Care Plans: An Evolving Approach to High Hospital Utilizers”
June 19: Mustapha Saheed and Shayam Odetti, Evidence based guidelines for high value emergency medicine
July – No webinar. Future Leaders initiation.
August: Conference planning.
September – Valerie Vaughn, antibiotic stewardship at discharge based on recent Michigan pneumonia article
October—High-Value Care in Inpatient Gastroenterology, Gregg Brennan, University of California Irvine
November – No webinar. National Conference
December – Amy Lu from Stanford and Alison Bartlett & team from U Chicago to speak about pathways

2018 Webinar Presentations

January 17: Guest Speaker- Chris Moriates, MD
February 21: Innovative Educational Curricula- NYU, Hopkins & Crozer Chester
March 21: Optimizing vascular access- NYU, UTSW, Michigan, UT San Antonio
April 18: Managing Incidental Findings on Imaging- HVPAA Rad Collaborative
May 16: Reducing daily labs- Implementation Guide Team
June 20: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathways- Michael Grant, MD, PhD
July 18: Future Leader Program Introductory Meeting
August 15th: Reducing unnecessary sedatives (benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics) Christine Soong, MD, University of Toronto
September 19th: Holiday.
October 17: Reducing unnecessary proton pump inhibitors: UTSW, NYU and Sinai
November 21: Sepsis – improving diagnosis and management, Kencee Graves, MD, ACMQO, University of Utah
December 19: Pediatric high value care

2017 Webinar Presentations

May 17: Cardiac biomarker testing for suspected ACS Jeff Trost, MD
- Recommended reading: Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome A Value-Based Quality Improvement
June 21: Best Practice for Transfusions (trigger & number of units) Steven M Frank, M.D. & Transfusion Guide Team
- Recommended Reading: Promoting High-Value Practice by Reducing Unnecessary Transfusions With a Patient Blood Management Program and AABB Clinical Practice Guidelines
July 19: C Difficile (avoiding over-testing & over-treating) Clare Rock, M.B.B.Ch and C Difficile Guide Team
- Recommended Reading: Clinical Practice Guidelines for C Difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology in America and Infectious Diseases Society of America
August 16: High value body CT for the ordering provider: patient and protocol selection Pamela Johnson, MD
- Recommended Reading: ACR R-Scan resources
September 20: Achieving perfect practice for VTE thromboprophylaxis Brandyn Lau, MPH
- Recommended reading: The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism Collaborative: Multidisciplinary team approach to achieve perfect prophylaxis
October 18: AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and topics in antibiotic stewardship: Pranita D Tamma, M.D. & Sara Keller, MD, MPH, MSP
- Recommended reading: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
November 15: Preoperative testing Jerry Stonemetz, MD, Carol Peden, MB ChB, MD, MPH, Alan Curle, MD and the Preop Testing IG Team
- Recommended reading: Routine Preoperative Laboratory Tests for Elective Surgery

FREE ONLINE RESOURCES

MAVEN: Movement to Accelerate Value Education Nationally. A free online 4 year curriculum to integrate principles and practice of high value care into medical school education.

Discovering value based healthcare: interactive modules Interactive Learning Modules from Chris Moriates, Associate Dean for Healthcare Value, Dell Medical School. Provide free CME credit!

Value Conversation Modules from Costs of Care. Provide free CME credit!

American College of Physicians online high value resources

One Minute Guides (OMG), a series of educational summaries from Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine High Value Care Committee

CanMEDS Resource Stewardship Curriculum Toolkit Series

Order Wisely: Targeted lectures on appropriate use of tests and treatments

HIGH VALUE LITERATURE

Transitioning to a High Value Health Care Model: Academic Accountability.

Understanding Value Based Healthcare by Christopher Moriates, Vineet Arora and Neel Shah

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCES

As stated on their website, the American College of Medical Quality’s mission is to provide leadership and education in healthcare quality management. Visit their website to learn about educational resources and programs for medical personnel interested in quality improvement: https://acmq.org/education/

EQUIP: Excellence in QI certificate program. University of Toronto is offering an Excellence in Quality Improvement Certificate Program (EQUIP) for trainees and faculty interested in an advanced QI training course with a focus on an academic QI career path. Visit their website for more information: https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/equip

What are academic medical centers across the country doing to improve healthcare value?

Value improvement guides: Published reviews in JAMA Internal Medicine coauthored by experienced faculty from multiple leading medical centers, with safety outcomes data and an implementation blue print.

Review article detailing 25 labs to refine for high value quality improvement | July 2020

MAVEN campaign: Free 4 year high value care curriculum online.

Join the Alliance! Membership is free with institutional approval and commitment to improving value in your medical center.

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