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The Internal Medicine Center serves as a critical resource for the community by providing patients of all backgrounds and needs the primary care they need to pursue their own best health.
The IMC is certified as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home
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Video for New Interns and Residents posted
Before seeing the first patient, and after basic EPIC training, we recommend all incoming interns and residents to view this video created by 2017 outgoing residents. You will learn smart phrases that organize and create a high quality note and work flows that will make you more efficient from day one. This resource is also recommended for all clinicians seeing patients in the IMC. There is even a primer on macros and billing. Find the video here.
Resident-led Inter-professional Team Launches Heart Failure Clinic in the IMC
In January 2017 a resident team initiated disease based visits in the IMC for patients with a diagnosis of heart failure. The goal is to move this population forward in their use of current HF protocol and to reduce hospital readmissions.
During the visit, patients are seen by the pharmacist, behavioral health and the managing resident. Visits are prepped using a special template that is added to the Care Coordination Note and the visit itself follows HF guidelines using a workflow and note template. Use the PCMH menu item to access the HF Page.
Didactics
Didactics Sessions
8:00-8:30 AM
What are Didactic Sessions?
How should I Prepare for Didactic Sessions?
When and Where?
Didactic Cases are specially written to introduce you to the key elements of the diagnosis and treatment of 10-12 of the most common conditions you are likely to see in the Internal Medicine Center practice. The cases include a real life presentation for the condition with questions that lead you through all relevant issues of diagnosis and treatment. Links are provided to critical and current evidence-based guidelines
This page contains a calendar and links to access all cases. If you are the lead or back up presenter, be prepared to read the case and guide the group through answering the questions.
Even if you are not leading, work through all the questions ahead of the session using the guideline links provided.
Ready to see the Case? Click on the Case Name in the Calendar to Download a Case.
All Didactic Sessions are held in the Bullpen, or staffing area, in the IMC. Sessions start promptly at 8:00 so plan to be settled and ready to start before then.
Leaders, text your back up presenter if you know you will not be there on time.
April Didactic Schedule
May Didactic Schedule
June Didactic Schedule
Tues, Apr 4 IMC Didactic Case on Low Back Pain with ACP/APS Guidelines Presenter: Akshay Deotare Back Up: Jonathan Kanam
Thurs, Apr 6 IMC Didactic Case on Heart Failure Presenter: Jonathan Kanam Back Up: Akshay Deotare
Tues, Apr 11 IMC Didactic Case on Preventative Medicine Presenter: Michael Nguyen Back Up: Anthony Ciraldo
Thurs, Apr 13 IMC Didactic Case on Hypertension with JNC 8 and ATP4 reviews Presenter: Bahar Moftakhar Back Up: Michael Nguyen
Tues, Apr 18 IMC Didactic Case on COPD with GOLD Guideline review Presenter: Anthony Ciraldo Back Up: AJ Cook
Thurs, Apr 20 IMC Didactic Case on GERD Presenter: AJ Cook Back Up: Anthony Ciraldo
Tues, Apr 25 IMC Didactic Case on Asthma with review of NHLBI Guidelines Presenter: Neil Rangwany Back Up: Anthony Ciraldo
Thurs, Apr 27 IMC Didactic Case on Depression Presenter: Jonathan Kanam Back Up: Neil Rangwany
There are two additional learning experiences this month you should attend:
Wed, Apr 5 IMC Didactic Case on Diabetes All residents should prep for participation.
Wed, Apr 19 IMC Pharmacy Didactic Case on Warfarin All residents should prep for participation.
There are three Self Study Cases for the month of April. Be sure to download and review them on your own.
IMC Self Study Case on Irritable Bowel/ Fibromyalgia
IMC Self Study Case on Atrial Fibrillation
IMC Self Study Case on Headache
Tues, May 2 IMC Didactic Case on Low Back Pain with ACP/APS Guidelines Presenter: Ryan Griffith Back Up: Drew Dust
Thurs, May 4 IMC Didactic Case on Heart Failure Presenter: Drew Dust Back Up: Ryan Griffith
Tues, May 9 IMC Didactic Case on Preventative Medicine Presenter: Jason Papas Back Up: Nicholas Naro
Thurs, May 11 IMC Didactic Case on Hypertension with JNC 8 and ATP4 reviews Presenter: Megan Bielawski Back Up: Jason Papas
Tues, May 16 IMC Didactic Case on COPD with GOLD Guideline review Presenter: Anthony Ciraldo Back Up: Nicholas Naro
Thurs, May 18 IMC Didactic Case on GERD Presenter: Sid Facaros Back Up: Bobby Papas
Tues, May 23 IMC Didactic Case on Asthma with review of NHLBI Guidelines Presenter: Bobby Papas Back Up: Anthony Ciraldo
Thurs, May 25 IMC Didactic Case on Depression Presenter: Nicholas Naro Back Up: Ryan Griffith
Tues, May 30 IMC Didactic Case on Headache Presenter: Sid Facaros Back Up: Bobby Papas
There are two additional learning experiences this month you should attend:
Wed, May 3 IMC Didactic Case on Diabetes All residents should prep for participation.
Wed, May 17 IMC Pharmacy Didactic Case on Warfarin All residents should prep for participation.
There are two Self Study Cases for the month of February. Be sure to download and review them on your own.
IMC Self Study Case on Irritable Bowel/ Fibromyalgia
IMC Self Study Case on Atrial Fibrillation
Thurs, June 1 IMC Didactic Case on Low Back Pain with ACP/APS Guidelines Presenter: Meharsi Singh Back Up: Kristin Hom
Tues, June 6 IMC Didactic Case on Heart Failure Presenter: Kristen Hom Back Up: Neel Vaidya
Thurs, June 8 IMC Didactic Case on Preventative Medicine Presenter: Neel Vaidya Back Up: Syed Ali
Tues, June 1 3 IMC Didactic Case on Hypertension with JNC 8 and ATP4 reviews Presenter: Syed Ali Back Up: Lyz Capili
Thurs, June 15 IMC Didactic Case on COPD with GOLD Guideline review Presenter: Lyz Capili Back Up: Meharsi Singh
Tues, June 20 IMC Didactic Case on GERD Presenter: Kavita Shah Back Up: Neel Vaidya
Thurs, June 22 IMC Didactic Case on Asthma with review of NHLBI Guidelines Presenter: Elise Brady Back Up: Kaivita Shah
Tues, June 27 IMC Didactic Case on Depression Presenter: Yesha Patel Back Up: Elise Brady
Thurs, June 29 IMC Case on Headache Presenter: Elise Brady and Yesha Patel Only 2 residents: please both prepare
There are two additional learning experiences this month you should attend:
Wed, June 7 IMC Didactic Case on Diabetes All residents should prep for participation.
Wed, June 14 IMC Pharmacy Didactic Case on Warfarin All residents should prep for participation.
There are two Self Study Cases for the month of June. Be sure to download and review them on your own.
IMC Self Study Case on Irritable Bowel/ Fibromyalgia
IMC Self Study Case on Atrial Fibrillation
Ambulatory Skills
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BUILDING A NEW CARE MODEL FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Population Medicine
We use care plans, planning huddles, practice reports to target care.
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Team members communicate core goals of care and use back up behaviors to get them done.
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We use new ways of effectively activating patients for their own disease management.
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The IMC is certified as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home
