WEBINARS
Monthly conference calls feature educational presentations by faculty from different institutions, to guide implementation of value improvement projects.
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
- June 21: Best Practice for Transfusions (trigger & number of units) Steven M Frank, M.D. & Transfusion Guide Team
- July 19: C Difficile (avoiding over-testing & over-treating) Clare Rock, M.B.B.Ch and C Difficile Guide Team
- 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
- October 18: AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and topics in antibiotic stewardship: Pranita D Tamma, M.D. & Sara Keller, MD, MPH, MSP
- 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