April 13, 2010 - PRLog -- HealthSciences Institute will host its fifth monthly Population Health Improvement Learning Collaborative meeting on May 7th from 10:30 to 11:30 (CT) with a free webinar presentation and discussion with NIH-funded health coaching and motivational interviewing expert Dr. Susan Butterworth. The presentation titled “Resistance is not a Patient Problem: Practical Skills for Better Adherence” will debunk common misconceptions about patient resistance and introduce targeted applications of evidence-based health coaching in wellness and disease management—and practical steps for improving patient self-efficacy and activation.
Dr. Butterworth, associate professor with Oregon Health & Science University’s Schools of Nursing and Medicine, NIH-funded health coaching authority, and HealthSciences Institute Advisory Board Member, has been a national advocate for evidence-based health coaching. She also recently contributed to a free HealthSciences Institute InFocus: Evidence-Based Health Coaching video series: http://healthsciences.org/Infocus/index.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EWX8GFi5k
The Population Health Improvement Learning Collaborative—part of a HealthSciences Institute-sponsored Partners in Improvement initiative—is the first learning community of its type for front-line clinicians in wellness, disease management and chronic care improvement. Each month a thought leader or innovator presents on a critical topic, case study or skill set in population health improvement. Presentations are followed by an ask-the-expert segment and live and online discussion on the application of new learning to practice. Presenters from Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, and US medical schools and universities, address topics including disease management training and expertise, patient activation, health coaching, weight management, community-based diabetes prevention, and co-morbid management of depression and chronic disease.
An article in this month’s New England Journal of Medicine (http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMp1002305?res...) cites poor medication adherence as one of the biggest barriers to better patient outcomes, noting that up to half of patients are nonadherent—resulting in an estimated $100 billion in avoidable hospitalizations and 89,000 premature deaths each year in the US. According to Dr. Blake Andersen, President & CEO of HealthSciences Institute, “While the importance of evidence-based medical therapies is well understood, there is less familiarity with brief, evidence-based approaches for supporting better treatment and lifestyle adherence.”
The learning collaborative features topics and content from the Chronic Care Professional (CCP) learning series and certification program. (http://www.healthsciences.org/information_about_ccp_certification.html) The CCP curriculum is founded on the core professional competency recommendations of the Institute of Medicine and the World Health Organization for a 21st century health care workforce. CCP is the only nationally recognized and accredited health coaching, disease management and chronic care management professional learning, certification and staff accreditation program.
“Behavioral factors are the leading causes of chronic diseases and chronic disease-related complications. We continue to work closely with leading purchasers, health plans and provider groups to support the routine use of newer evidence-based behavioral approaches and clinician proficiency,” adds Dr. Andersen.
For a current schedule of learning collaborative events or to register for the May 7th session, visit http://www.healthsciences.org/Population_Health_Improvement_Learning_Collaborative_2010.html.
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HealthSciences Institute is a multidisciplinary health care certification, development, and resource organization founded in 2003. HSI prepares professionals for a new health care environment in which chronic conditions are the biggest threats to health.
