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Table of Contents
Focus of the Week - Community
Announcements
Frankly Speaking Podcast
Clinical Services Spotlight
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Focus of the Week - Community
PCHC Team Descriptions are due by the end of July! Looking to work with medical students passionate about the population you serve? Consider developing a Population and Community Health Clerkship (PCHC) for the fall! The PCHC is a team-based, inter-professional, community engaged experience required of all second year medical students and graduate nursing students. Many faculty members in Family Medicine and Community Health host teams each year. Get all the details and see a list of last year’s FMCH-led teams at https://sites.google.com/view/pchc22/team-leader-resources. This year's PCHC begins October 24 and ends with group presentations on November 4 from 9-11am and 1-3pm. Save the date now! If you’re not already connected to a team, Dr. Haley would like to invite you to serve as a rater at either time on Presentation Day. This two-hour commitment is a great way to familiarize yourself with the program as you plan for future engagement.
Community engagement opportunity: A call for volunteers from Heather-Lyn Haley, who will be staffing the UMass Chan table at the Latin American Festival on the Worcester Common on August 20. If you’re interested in pipeline activities, this is a winner! We especially need volunteers with Spanish-language skills.
Vice Chair Search Update: Two finalist candidates have been recommended to chair M. Diane McKee and will be interviewing with members of the senior leadership team and Dr. McKee by the end of the month. It’s anticipated that a decision will be forthcoming by early August.
Strategic Planning for Community Health: In the wake of Warren Ferguson and Suzanne Cashman stepping away from their roles as Vice Chair and Director of Community Health, community health strategic planning became a priority as part of the initiative. At the department retreat, faculty from several disciplines and practices contributed to discussions to set an aspirational goal for 2030 and to define measurable objectives for the next few years and immediate next steps for the next year. We anticipate that the new community health leadership will help to define immediate next steps. Final vision articulated at the retreat: In 2030, the DFMCH will engage in integrative partnerships to understand, address, and improve equitable health and wellbeing in our communities.
Five to Seven Ideas /strategies by mid-point to 2030 (next 4 years):
- Partner with our community and use clinical information to drive support for initiatives, projects, and grants that apply to all communities we work with.
- Define collaboration with our health centers in our department mission.
- Department will provide human and financial resources to engage in and measure community-based initiatives.
- Lead longitudinal, inter-professional, comprehensive, and engaged training in community health.
- Use data to develop trust within our communities as we collaborate in projects.
- Increase representation of the FMCH brand.
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Announcements
LGBTQIA+ Health Opportunity
Gina Sullivan from the OB/GYN department is working to develop a Rainbow Clinic (likely virtual to start) at UMassMemorial Health. One of the things that might be most helpful for patients is a more comprehensive directory of providers that not only are LGBTQIA+ friendly, but also that have a specific skill set (hormone therapy, surgical interventions, behavioral health support, etc.). Dr. Sullivan would like to establish what services are being offered. If you have a specific skill set and feel comfortable sharing that information, Dr. Sullivan would appreciate hearing from you as we work to make sure that UMass is truly as inclusive and patient-friendly/accessible as possible. Please email gina.sullivan@umassmemorial.org with your interest and/or clinical expertise.
AAME: Facilitating SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) Protocols in Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Primary Care
This research project has been funded by NIAAA (1 R43 AA028453-01)
We are seeking interviews with professionals who are familiar with or have any level of experience with any aspect of the SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) process at their workplace (PCP, BHC, MA, Billing, Front Desk, etc.). The information for each type of interview is provided below and a synopsis of the research is provided at the bottom. Professionals can participate in both interviews and will receive the stipends for both interviews.
What is AAME: This research project seeks to develop a clinic-based Alcohol Abuse Management Environment (AAME) system to facilitate the implementation of all stages of SBIRT in Primary Care. AAME will deliver an optimized, responsive user- experience across all devices and will be designed to help practices track and monitor patient progress, aid the shared clinical decision-making process, and coordinate care with internal and external specialty resources throughout the SBIRT process. AAME will integrate with EMRs/EHRs also help satisfy billing documentation requirements for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements. (see attachment for additional information)
The Center for Integrated Primary Care, under the leadership of Dan Mullin is looking for an Associate Director. Please see the attached job description and respond by July 22nd.
To report CMEs on the AAFP website, search activity number 95264 for a listing of all 2022 FMCH Faculty Development sessions, 91384 for a listing of all 2021 FMCH Faculty Development sessions, and 88033 for a listing of 2020 FMCH Grand Rounds.
FMEC Annual Conference - Opportunity for Students
Student Scholarships are available for the FMEC annual conference in Arlington Virginia September 16-18th. Please encourage students with interest in Family Medicine to attend. There is a call for student poster presentations open until July 30th if they have an interesting project to present this is a great opportunity.
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Frankly Speaking Podcast
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine.
Please join us for a closer look at tirzepatide, a first-in-class glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) and a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA). See how this novel glucose-lowering agent can help raise the bar in both HbA1c lowering and weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Guest: Alan Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP, presents: "Tirzepatide: A New Treatment for Diabetes". - Frankly Speaking Ep 285.
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CLINICAL UPDATES
COVID-MA
- COVID risk remains high in MA, especially in Boston and Eastern MA.
- COVID subvariant BA.5 is highly contagious and becoming more prevalent.
- Just a reminder, the State has moved to weekly reporting on Thursdays.
- Last week, they reported 7,076 COVID cases and 31 deaths.
- Boston warning citizens to return to wearing indoor masks.
- Total confirmed cases, 1,783,187 with 19,818 confirmed deaths.
- The 7-day average percent positivity is 7.82 %.
- There are 552 patients hospitalized with COVID with 165 primarily COVID illnesses. There are 46 in the ICU and 12 intubated.
COVID-19 UMMMC
- The 7-day percent positivity is 9.7%.
- There are 33 in-house cases with 61% fully vaccinated.
- Moderna vaccine is available for children 6 months to 4 years of age at UMass.
Monkeypox
- Cases are increasing.
- The US has limited vaccines. Please see the CDC website on how to locate the vaccine.
- Since the first announcement of the case in MA in late May, there are now more than 1,470 cases of Monkeypox in the US.
- There are more than 12,556 confirmed cases worldwide.
- CDC guidance on Monkeypox can be found at the link included below.
- The MA DPH is asking providers to remain alert to the possibility of Monkeypox in patients with a rash illness consistent with Monkeypox.
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Wellness Resources
The Caring for the Caregiver Program provides resources such as the Caregiver Support Line (508-334-HELP) and The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers a variety of services and supports (including virtual peer support and wellness tips. EAP can be accessed at 866-263-3525, or www.LiveandWorkWell.com, [company code UmassMemorial]. More information is available on the Caring for the Caregiver page.
Wellness
You are invited to become a member of the Department Wellness Committee. Key goals for this year include improving the efficiency of use with the Electronic Health Record. Watch your email for future training sessions.
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Yoga Classes with Dr. Liz Erban
Classes have resumed!!
Great time to join!
This is a great time to join, new members always welcome. Start your mid week with some relaxing yoga!
Please join for early morning gentle yoga, Wednesday mornings 6:30am via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting ID: 923 9393 3653 Passcode: 764113
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Zumba with Dr. Anna Zheng
ZOOM Zumba, Thursdays at 6:00am.
Meeting ID: 557 899 5952
Passcode: 123456
Please join department members Thursday, early mornings at 6:00am. Please note details and any changes via webpage: http://annazheng.zumba.com/. Much appreciation to Dr. Anna Zheng for hosting these outstanding classes. New to the class? Please email Dr. Zheng at ZumbawithAnnaZheng@gmail.com to register, complete brief health screen if it's your first class and the ZOOM link.
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