The Medical Society Of Virginia Foundation
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Free Clinic Medical Directors Initiative
Workshops & Resources
The Importance of Addressing Obesity and Health Literacy in the Free Clinic Setting
November 14, 2004
This day-long continuing medical education course included
presentations by experts on the following topics: obesity, recruitment
of health care professionals to volunteer at the State’s free
clinics, the use of a web-enabled system for specialty referrals, and
the role of free clinics in promoting health literacy.
Addressing
Obesity in Underserved Populations
Diane Wilson, EdD , MS , RD
Lipid
Overview - Metabolic Syndrome
Steven W. von Elten,
MD
Web-Enabled
System for Specialty Referrals in Free Clinics in Greater Richmond
Bob
Bennett, MD
The
Free Clinic Physician’s Role in Promoting Health Literacy
Claudette
Dalton, MD
The Safety Net Physicians’ Role in Delivering Mental Health Treatment
November 15, 2003
Experts provided physicians with methods they could use to
efficiently incorporate mental health screening and treatment into their
primary care practice during this continuing medical education seminar.
Special instruction was provided on accomplishing this in the free clinic
setting. The seminar also included prescribing protocols for the use
of psycho pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical access issues for low-income
patients.
Diagnosing
and Treating Patients with Mental Health Disorders in the Primary
are Setting
Robert
K. Schneider, MD, FACP
Practical
Psychopharmacology: Focus on the Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Robert
Gardella, MD
Free Clinic Medical Directors Forum
October 6, 2002
This Forum focused on the recruitment and retention of
volunteer physicians and the occurrence and treatment of chronic diseases
in the free clinic setting. Using the results of a survey sent to the
Virginia Free Clinic Association members, an overview was provided regarding
recruitment strategies that work best for free clinic staff and current
volunteers. The group also discussed the need for treatment protocols
that can be best applied to chronic disease patients in the Free Clinic
setting.
Survey Results: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Strategies
Physician
Recruitment and Retention
David Ellington, MD
Sources for Chronic Disease Protocols
The Role of Free Clinic Medical Directors
May 18, 2002
The first Free Clinic Medical Directors’ forum hosted
and sponsored by MSV Foundation focused on the roles and responsibilities
of Virginia’s free clinic medical directors. Topics included:
challenges in providing quality care in the free clinic setting, recruitment
and retention of volunteer physicians, and cost effective strategies
in using pharmaceuticals.
Free
Clinic Medical Directors Survey Results
Stephen
Horan, PhD
Summary
of Moderated Forum on the Role of the Free Clinic Medical Director
Stephen
Horan, PhD
Best
Practices for Formulary Management
American
Society of Health System Pharmacists
Community
Pharmacy Assistance Programs: Key Elements and Innovative Models
Stephen
Horan, PhD
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