The Medical Society Of Virginia Foundation
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Educational Opportunities
Physician Profiles:
Quality Improvement Across the Commonwealth
A program for physicians focusing on exemplary health care quality improvement efforts in Virginia, the 2007 Medical Educational Symposium featured:
Health Care IT: The Commonwealth’s Perspective
The Honorable Aneesh Chopra -- Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth
of Virginia
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will
be able to:
1. Identify strategies for utilizing electronic health records and other
forms of health information technology to improve the quality of patient
care.
2. Describe the Commonwealth’s objectives and interests in the
adoption of electronic health records for Virginia’s patients.
3. Identify the roles of the business and health plan communities in
the adoption of electronic health records, and discuss opportunities
for the physician community to partner with these industries to promote
the successful utilization of information technology to improve patient
health.
4. Define challenges and corresponding strategies for successful integration
across health care IT platforms utilized by the State, businesses, health
plans, health systems, and private practices.
5. Discuss the Commonwealth’s perspective on the issue of transparency
in health care.
Emerging Practice Guidelines for MRSA Prevention
Carl W. Armstrong, MD -- State Epidemiologist, Commonwealth of Virginia
Michael Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA -- Chair for Infectious Diseases, VCU Medical
Center
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:
1. Identify clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired
MRSA.
2. Identify opportunities to promote risk reduction strategies and improved
adherence to treatment protocols in the primary and specialty care settings.
3. Identify opportunities to promote risk reduction strategies and improved
adherence to treatment protocols in the hospital setting.
View
Dr. Armstrong's presentation
View Dr. Edmond's
presentation
Concurrent Break-Out Sessions
Saving Lives through the Early Identification of Cardiovascular
Disease
Kurt Elward, MD, MPH, FAAFP -- Medical Director, TO GOAL
Daniel Carey, MD -- Medical Director, Cardiac Cathertization Laboratory,
Centra Health
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:
1. Outline the components of a successful practice-based cardiovascular
disease quality improvement program.
2. Define opportunities for identifying cardiovascular disease risk
factors in patients.
3. Define strategies for promoting patient compliance in minimizing
cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Best Practices in Asthma Quality Improvement
Cynthia S. Kelly, MD -- Vice Chair of Research, EVMS Department
of Pediatrics
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:
1. Outline the components of a successful practice-based asthma quality
improvement program.
2. Define opportunities for identifying asthma risk factors in patients.
3. Define strategies for promoting patient compliance in minimizing
asthma risk factors and complications.
C-DIFF: An Infectious Diseases Q & A
Mary E. Schmidt, MD -- Infectious Disease Consultants
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:
1. Identify risk factors and associative behaviors for vulnerable patients.
2. Outline evolving treatment protocols for susceptible patients.
3. Discuss the benefits and limitations of Virginia-specific programs
aimed at reducing the incidence of C-DIF in the hospital setting.
This program is funded,
in part, by an unrestricted educational grant from:
Pfizer, Inc.
With additional
support provided by:
Cubist Pharmaceuticals