1. Welcome to the Learning Session for the
Improving Care and Collaboration for Children with Neurologic and Behavioral Conditions
Learning Collaborative

2. Goals of the Collaborative
Improve
early recognition and intervention
primary care management
referral communication
ongoing collaboration
in the care of children with neurologic and behavioral conditions
Improve the patient-/family-centeredness of care

3. Goals of the Collaborative
Learn to use quality improvement tools, methods, and strategies
Measure & report on the care you provide
Share learning among participating practices, your colleagues, and UPIQ
Other goals you have for the collaborative
Explore Patient-Reported Outcome measures?

4. “Target” Conditions Headache Anxiety Depression Seizures Syncope Tics
Others?

5. Goals of the Learning Session
Learn about caring for children with headache and anxiety
Understand patient/family experience and perspectives related to referral
Understand current referral processes
Define specific QI measures for your practice
Develop initial improvement strategies

6. QI Measures Screen for a behavioral health problem(s)
Assessment of co-existing somatic and behavioral problems
Care planning for referral interim
Provision of needed information with referral
Referral tracking/follow-through

7. Anticipated Challenges
Limited guidelines for population screening
Relatively small numbers of patients with target conditions, and those referred to specialty care
Limited registry functionalities in most EMRs
Specialists engaged in the project are not the only options for your patients

8. Opportunities Engage your practice team in improvement
Learn about and implement effective screening tools
Expand project measures to include other conditions you refer to specialists
Learn to use a basic registry; get more sophisticated if interested
Develop referral/collaboration relationships
Improve referral processes/communications
Try patient-reported outcome measures

9. Participants Comfort Care Pediatrics: Granger Clinic:
Rita Fox, MD
Granger Clinic:
Leah Farley, MD
Erika Ofek, MD
Dana Ostermiller, MD
Southpoint Pediatrics:
Darin Bosworth, MD
Mary Winifred Thomas, CPNP
Southwest Children’s Clinic:
Harper Randall, MD
Tanner Clinics:
Brent Eberhard, MD

10. Participants U of U South Jordan Pediatrics:
Nathan Bexfield, MD
Sarah Petersen, MD
Carolyn Sanchez, MD
Amy Williams, MD
Utah Valley Pediatrics, American Fork office:
Sarah Ashby, MD
Marcie Connor, MD
Scott Mumford, MD
Ryan Wilcox, MD
Village Green Pediatrics:
Joseph Johnson, MD

11. Learning Session Faculty
Behavioral Health:
Dedee Caplin, PhD
Kristi Kleinschmit, MD
Neurology:
Lynne Kerr, MD, PhD
Meghan Candee, MD
Parent/Family:
Andrea Davis (Neurology Parent Partner)
Gina Pola-Money (Utah Family Voices)
Health Information Management
Lorie Lepley (Manager)

12. UPIQ Staff Practice Coaches: Co-Directors: Administrative Assistant:
Gabi Baraghoshi, RN, MPH (lead)
Kim Bloom, MPA
Dawn Bentley, BSN
Co-Directors:
Chuck Norlin, MD (project lead)
Diane Liu, MD
Administrative Assistant:
Yvonne Stayer

13. UPIQ Staff And many thanks to our outgoing Senior Program Manager:
Amy Wuthrich, MS

14. Logistics
Restrooms
Recordings & slides will be on QI TeamSpace (link will be ed)
Evaluation forms and CME credit forms in folder pocket
For questions, raise hands and wait for mic before speaking
Building tour at 3:30?