Putting our wellness in Reach
Monday afternoons at 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Family Medicine Resident Room or Conference Room
Family Medicine Residents, Pharmacy Interns, Behavioral Health Interns, Social Work Interns, & Nursing
Principal: Dr. R. Allen Perkins, MD, MPH
Lead Facilitator: Dr. Barry E. Porter, Ph.D.
Assistant Facilitator: Kimberlynn Bush
Medical Preceptor(s): Dr. Ehab Molokhia, MD, MPH; Dr. Carol P. Motley, MD
Behavioral Health & Social Work Preceptor: Dr. Brandon Browning, Ph. D.; Support Provided By: Ms. Mary Smith-West, LGSW; Steven Shottgunn, LCSW
This clinic is for assessment of patients identified in the Family Medicine Clinic who are determined to be complex. Patients are referred to POWR because they have two or more diseases and typically have confounding psycho-social problems. The overarching goal is to assess the patient for interventions that can move the patient toward wellness, or improved quality of life (QoL). In order to best assess and serve this goal the clinic is an inter-professional clinic comprised of learners from multiple disciplines with supervision by attending physicians. The members of the inter-professional team include: family medicine residents, pharmacy interns, nursing interns, behavioral health and social work interns. Under the guidance and preceptorship of a physician, pharmacist, and licensed social worker, the POWR team will review the patient's history and interview the patient as a team to collect information to be used in the design of a wellness strategy and/or plan.
Learners are exposed This clinic is an overall assessment of the whole patient and not intended to replace the role of the primary physician. Although the patient's primary care physician may not see the patient in POWR Clinic, they will be able to review recommendations made by the team. It may be that intensive services in a specific discipline (such as pharmacy or behavioral health) may be one of the interventions. The intent of this clinic is to move patients forward, motivating them to be as proactive as possible, supporting them with coaching, in such a way that learners begin to work collaboratively to compliment one another's strengths, ultimately, helping our complex patients achieve goals toward wellness and an improved state of life.
Family Medicine Resident Room or Conference Room
Family Medicine Residents, Pharmacy Interns, Behavioral Health Interns, Social Work Interns, & Nursing
Principal: Dr. R. Allen Perkins, MD, MPH
Lead Facilitator: Dr. Barry E. Porter, Ph.D.
Assistant Facilitator: Kimberlynn Bush
Medical Preceptor(s): Dr. Ehab Molokhia, MD, MPH; Dr. Carol P. Motley, MD
Behavioral Health & Social Work Preceptor: Dr. Brandon Browning, Ph. D.; Support Provided By: Ms. Mary Smith-West, LGSW; Steven Shottgunn, LCSW
This clinic is for assessment of patients identified in the Family Medicine Clinic who are determined to be complex. Patients are referred to POWR because they have two or more diseases and typically have confounding psycho-social problems. The overarching goal is to assess the patient for interventions that can move the patient toward wellness, or improved quality of life (QoL). In order to best assess and serve this goal the clinic is an inter-professional clinic comprised of learners from multiple disciplines with supervision by attending physicians. The members of the inter-professional team include: family medicine residents, pharmacy interns, nursing interns, behavioral health and social work interns. Under the guidance and preceptorship of a physician, pharmacist, and licensed social worker, the POWR team will review the patient's history and interview the patient as a team to collect information to be used in the design of a wellness strategy and/or plan.
Learners are exposed This clinic is an overall assessment of the whole patient and not intended to replace the role of the primary physician. Although the patient's primary care physician may not see the patient in POWR Clinic, they will be able to review recommendations made by the team. It may be that intensive services in a specific discipline (such as pharmacy or behavioral health) may be one of the interventions. The intent of this clinic is to move patients forward, motivating them to be as proactive as possible, supporting them with coaching, in such a way that learners begin to work collaboratively to compliment one another's strengths, ultimately, helping our complex patients achieve goals toward wellness and an improved state of life.
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outcomes tracking for powr
The POWR Clinic has two measurable outcomes for the scope of our grant. Fundamentally, learning is measured in terms of new knowledge, skills, & abilities acquired. During the POWR Clinic experience, leaners are engaging in a number of different domains of learning, which will be discussed in the white paper, Complex Patient Clinical Learning Outcomes.
The patient (clinical) outcomes measured from the POWR Clinic are those involving both patient quality of life both at admission into the program and after graduation form the program. Patient satisfaction is another dimension being explored as a measurable outcome in the near future.
We have employed the PROMIS-29, a validated patient self-report, on seven domains of global health. Each domain must contain at least 4 validated questions that measure the domain as it relates to the patient's QoL. Below is a diagram from HealthMeasures how the PROMIS Profile Domains measure the three areas of global health QoL: Physical Health, Mental Health, & Social Health.
The patient (clinical) outcomes measured from the POWR Clinic are those involving both patient quality of life both at admission into the program and after graduation form the program. Patient satisfaction is another dimension being explored as a measurable outcome in the near future.
We have employed the PROMIS-29, a validated patient self-report, on seven domains of global health. Each domain must contain at least 4 validated questions that measure the domain as it relates to the patient's QoL. Below is a diagram from HealthMeasures how the PROMIS Profile Domains measure the three areas of global health QoL: Physical Health, Mental Health, & Social Health.