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"In chronic conditions like diabetes… it’s a lifetime commitment to taking care of that illness, and it’s a commitment not only by the patient, but by the physician as well, to work together to improve their health."

‒ Dr. E. Harry Walker
MetroHealth Center for Community Health

Did You Know?

Women are less likely than men to feel chest pain during a heart attack, so their diagnosis often gets delayed, leading to more heart damage. Women are more likely than men to experience symptoms that aren’t “typical,” such as nausea, back and abdominal pain and aching chest pain.

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 Learning Collaborative VI
How do they do that? 
Identifying and spreading replicable best practices 
March 5, 2010
8 AM - 4:30 PM
 Cleveland Clinic Lyndhurst Campus
 
 
Location:
 
Cleveland Clinic Lyndhurst Campus
(formerly TRW) 
1950 Richmond Rd
Lyndhurst
OH 44124
CME Credit Available!  
 
 2010 February GrandRounds
 
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
 
CEU Credit Approval!
 
                 
 
The Ohio Board of Nursing recognizes continuing education activities
which have been approved by a nationally recognized accreditation system
of continuing education approval (ACCME) to satisfy a nurse's continuing
education requirements.
 
Keynote Speaker
 Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, MACP
 September 2009 LC Group Picture  The Learning Healthcare System 
                                         
Dr. Larson is a General Internist, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Director of Group Health Cooperatives' Center for Health Studies.
 
Dr. Larson will share his knowledge of Learning Healthcare Systems  - a concept developed in recent IOM reports. He will illustrate some of the work he has participated in at Group Health that demonstrates examples of Learning Healthcare Systems working in specific areas.
 
Please join us for a unique opportunity to (re) connect with colleagues from around the region for a full day of learning and sharing.   
Appreciative Inquiry (AI):
 
AI is a unique process that offers practice members an opportunity to reflect on existing strengths within the practice, leads them to discover what is important, and builds a collective vision of the preferred future. AI has the potential to transform practices, improve patient care and enhance individual and group motivation. Experience the power of AI.
  
Learning Exchanges: How do they do that? 
 
We will hear from chronic disease experts and high performers who will share stories of success and how they improved their outcome measures.
 
Bringing diabetes educators and other smart people onto  the team
 
Making Evidence-Based Guidelines your own  
 
How to make simple change and move measures
 
Using technology  to facilitate change