Education Initiative for Primary Care Rural Health ProvidersEducation Initiative for Primary Care Rural Health Providers

• Director, Gordon Schectman, MD – Acting Chief Consultant, Primary Care

• Co-direcror, Miyako Chambliss, MHA, FACHE– Executive Officer, Primary Care

• Provide a comprehensive education platform for rural health providers

• Focusing on specific training needs

• Facilitating integration with facility and VISN primary care provider network and specialty

resources

• Director, Gordon Schectman, MD – Acting Chief Consultant, Primary Care

• Co-direcror, Miyako Chambliss, MHA, FACHE– Executive Officer, Primary Care

• Provide a comprehensive education platform for rural health providers

• Focusing on specific training needs

• Facilitating integration with facility and VISN primary care provider network and specialty

resources

Overall StrategyOverall Strategy

• Develop a “VA University”– 4-8 lectures with tests, CME, email communication with

“professor”– Real-time lectures and taping– Require PCP to take one module per quarter

• Mental health: depression, SUD, PTSD• Military medicine• Geriatrics• Primary Care Program Office• Pain management

• Develop a “VA University”– 4-8 lectures with tests, CME, email communication with

“professor”– Real-time lectures and taping– Require PCP to take one module per quarter

• Mental health: depression, SUD, PTSD• Military medicine• Geriatrics• Primary Care Program Office• Pain management

Pain ManagementPain Management

• Implementing stepped care• Screening and evaluation• Non-pharmacological mgmt• Opioids• Difficult and demanding pts.

• Implementing stepped care• Screening and evaluation• Non-pharmacological mgmt• Opioids• Difficult and demanding pts.