Online Community Forum Now Open
A community board is now available where you can participate in an ongoing discussion about improving chronic disease care, starting with the topic of team care. Join the discussion at http://community.chcf.org/forums/19.aspx.
Thanks for Joining Us
Thanks to everyone who joined us November 6 and 7, 2008, for this inspiring event! The speakers and panels sparked insightful discussions for all who have a stake in practicing better chronic disease care. Highly engaged conference attendees learned about ideas and practices that they can adapt to their own settings. There was special focus on hearing from patients about how they live their lives managing chronic diseases and sharing specific strategies for better care. Several sessions included speakers presenting their perspectives as patients.
The conference materials are now posted in the Event Materials section of this site. The materials include results from the two networking exercises, in which participants broke into small groups to discuss accomplishments that we are proud of and challenges that face us (reproduced in "idea cloud" format), as well as listing our next steps and resources needed for when we returned to our worksites. Let us know if you can’t find something by emailing clee@chcf.org.
Read the reflections on the conference of three speakers, all leaders in their fields, at these blogs:
Conference Highlights
- Hearing the ways patients think that their providers could be more effective partners in helping them manage their diabetes.
- Learning how patients are connecting with each other and building knowledge about chronic disease self-management using Internet-based social networks.
- Thinking "inside the box" about ways to make care more efficient and effective with limited resources.
- Learning how to communicate good ideas so that they "stick" and how to lead organizations and individuals to take action.
- Feeling the contagious energy and commitment to improving chronic disease care from the hundreds of conference participants.
Acknowledgments
CHCF thanks the following individuals for serving on the planning committee for the conference. The planning committee identified content areas and provided guidance on the conference format and the selection of many speakers.
Kwabena O.M. Adubofour, MD, FACP
East Main Clinic and Stockton
Diabetes Intervention Center |
James Lett, MD
Lumetra
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Jose A. Arevalo, MD
Sutter Independent Physicians |
Thomas Mahoney, MD, MPH
California Primary Care Association |
Thomas Bodenheimer, MD
UCSF Dept. of Family and Community Medicine |
Felix L. Nuñez, MD, MPH
Community Clinic Association of LA County |
Mary Cain
LifeMasters Supported SelfCare |
Neil A. Solomon, MD
Health Net |
Ted Eytan, MD, MS, MPH
Permanente Federation, LLC |
Diane Stewart, MBA
California Quality Collaborative |
Alan Glaseroff, MD
Humboldt-Del Norte IPA |
Ed Wagner, MD, MPH
MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation |
Susan Hogeland, CAE
California Academy of Family Physicians |
Melissa Welch, MD, MPH
Aetna, Inc. |
Beverley H. Johnson
Institute for Family-Centered Care |
Ann Woo, PharmD
Hill Physicians Medical Group |
Sponsors
The California HealthCare Foundation is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California. By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, our goal is to ensure that all Californians can get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. For more information, visit www.chcf.org.
The California Improvement Network is a project of the California HealthCare Foundation that seeks to strengthen, coordinate, and expand improvement programs across the state. For more information, visit www.chcf.org/better-ideas.