What new topics relating to improving quality and the family medicine education would you like to see us work on in the upcoming year?
von Dana Arafeh
1. patient rights
1.1. Informing patients of their right to ask questions – guiding them on what questions to ask, which questions are useful
2. Physician burnout
2.1. Extra workload being put on physicians
2.2. Improving the patient/provider relationship to decrease burnout
2.2.1. Improving the patient/provider relationship to decrease burnout
3. Differences between clinics
3.1. How clinics decide which types of programing to offer and how one could go about closing those gaps.
3.2. Education on the different types of care clinics (a walk-through)
4. Goverment structures
4.1. Education on government health structures (decision making).
4.2. How can we advocate at each government level (to make the most impact)?
5. Patient roles
5.1. how can we be a better patient?
5.1.1. What questions should patients be asking?
5.2. How can we help to streamline the process?
5.3. How can we use your voice to better the care you are getting?
6. Improving care
6.1. How can we make the clinic experience better? (i.e. utilizing waiting room time as active time in care).
6.2. Patient centered care
6.2.1. To hear the patient voice and answer the patient’s questions
7. Medical education
7.1. Community and underserved populations
7.1.1. What kind of training do the residents receive in regards to minorities?
7.1.2. Are they aware of the invisible populations?
7.1.3. Do residents know of the community resources that would be useful to their patients?
7.1.4. What do residents know about the populations that are the most underserved?
7.2. patient engagement and residency
7.2.1. Are the residents taught how they can encourage patient advocacy?