2019-06-07, 11*10 AM Highland PCN Newsletter - Thursday, June 6, 2019 Page 1 of 10 https://us3.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/preview-content-html?id=3437473 In the June 6, 2019 Edition: Goodbye from Micheline Nimmock HIP Updates Questions & Concerns from Members Managing Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Telemedicine comes to Airdrie CME Event: COPD and Heart Failure New Specialties added to eReferral and Specialist Link PCN resources for physicians Connect with us Goodbye from Micheline Nimmock To All HPCN members,
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2019-06-07, 11*10 AMHighland PCN Newsletter - Thursday, June 6, 2019
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In the June 6, 2019 Edition:
Goodbye from Micheline NimmockHIP UpdatesQuestions & Concerns from MembersManaging Opioid Use Disorder in Primary CareTelemedicine comes to AirdrieCME Event: COPD and Heart FailureNew Specialties added to eReferral and Specialist LinkPCN resources for physiciansConnect with us
Goodbye from Micheline Nimmock
To All HPCN members,
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As you know I have moved on from the Highland PCN. I wanted to take one last opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to all theHPCN physicians members and their clinic teams. You all do exceptional workin the Highland PCN communities, taking care of our patients every day! It hastruly been a privilege to work with all of you for the past 6 ½ years. I would especially like to thank Dr. Kyne and the Board of 2012/13 for giving methe opportunity to serve as ED for this wonderful PCN. Also many thanks to allof you who have been Board Directors since then. I am very proud of the workthat we have accomplished for the benefit of patients in this area. All the best to all of you in the future. I can’t wait to hear about all of your futureendeavours! Signing off! Micheline
HIP Updates
The Health Improvement Program is designed for non-complex patientswho:
Have chronic disease and/or modifiable risk factors and who areappropriate for lifestyle change interventions(e.g. weight management,sedentary behaviour, in control diabetes)Are ready to improve their quality of life by making long term health
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changes in small manageable stepsAre willing to learn self-management skills through education on theimportance of sleep, stress management,mental wellness, self-acceptance, goal setting, fueling the body and enjoyable movement.
A summary of the classes is available here. To refer a patient, please use theHIP referral form.
New schedule
We are excited to release our upcoming schedule June 2019 – Aug 2020.Going forward it is our hope to send this schedule out Sept – Aug annually. Please remember, participants need to attend Health Foundations beforeattending other classes (with the exception of Cholesterol and BP essentialsand Intro to Diabetes.) You will notice we are offering a greater variety of timesto try and suit our participants.
We do run a reduced schedule over the summer and over Christmas as well.This is based on attendance from last year. Please note that classes with fouror less registrants will be cancelled. Planning this far ahead, dates may besubject to change so be sure to double check. If in doubt, call Rita at 587-287-1727.
*Reminder that participants do not need to be a part of HIP to attend Intro toDiabetes or BP and Cholesterol Essentials.
Diabetes
Intro to DiabetesDate: Monday, June 24, 2019Time: 9:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, AbTo register: Call 587-287-1727
Diabetes Essentials Date: Monday, August 19 and 26Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: Genesis Place 800 East Lake Blvd NE, Airdrie, ABTo register: Call AHLN 403-943-6868
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Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
HPCN Cholesterol and Blood Pressure EssentialsDate: Friday, July 19, 2019Time: 10:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, AbTo register: Call 587-287-1727
AHLN Cholesterol and Blood Pressure EssentialsDate: Monday, Sept 23, 2019Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pmLocation: Genesis Place 800 East Lake Blvd NE, Airdrie, ABTo register: Call AHLN 403-943-6868
A reminder about our newest offerings:
Craving Change - Canada’s #1 cognitive behavioural program for people whostruggle with problematic eating. It is a practical, skill based approach thathelps people have a better relationship to food and eating. Our first CravingChange is up and running with nine participants and will conclude Monday,June 10, 2019.
Craving ChangeDate: Mondays Oct 4,11, and 18thTime: 10:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, AbTo register: Must be enrolled in the Health Improvement Program. Call 587-287-1727. Please be sure participants can attend all three sessions.Participants will get the most out of this program if they attend WeightManagement and Mindful Eating prior to taking Craving Change.
Heart Math - Must be enrolled in the Health Improvement Program. Introducesthe Heart Math system of breathing techniques and a heart rate variability toolthat can help manage life’s challenges and improve overall health. YvonneHarris has offered more dates over the summer. Heart Math has two parts,participants can choose to attend only part one. However you must completepart one to complete part two.
Heart Math Part One
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Date: Thursday June 13, 2019Time: 9:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Heart Math Part OneDate: Thursday June 13, 2019Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Heart Math Part TwoDate: Thursday June 27, 2019Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pmLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Heart Math Part OneDate: Thursday July 11, 2019Time: 9:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Heart Math Part OneDate: Thursday, August 22, 2019Time: 9:00am - noonLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Are we there yet? The “Are we there yet?” Drop in group offeres participantsa chance to share their triumphs and work through their challenges. Date: Meets the fourth Monday of every monthTime: 1:00pm - 2:30pmLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
Mindful Eating - Focuses on how to improve your relationship with food andeating by looking at things differently. In “Mindful Eating” you will learn someintroductory steps to part ways with unnecessary food rules and make food funand enjoyable again. Date: July 19, 2019Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pmLocation: Highland PCN 101, 217 Centre Avenue, Airdrie, Ab
We are working on some new offerings for the fall… stay tuned.
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Thanks so much for your continued support and referrals.
Questions & Concerns from MembersDo you have a question for the Highland PCN but are not sure who to ask?
The Patients Experience Evidence Research (PEER) Simplified Guideline:Managing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Primary Care provides practicalrecommendations for treatment of OUD for primary care practitioners. Allrecommendations are intended to assist with, not dictate decision making inconjunction with patients. The guideline is developed with contributions fromprimary care professionals with little or no conflict for interest and focused onthe highest level of evidence available.
The guideline and the OUD primary care pathway and induction flow diagramare here.
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Telemedicine comes to Airdrie
It is 2019 and the health [or better yet sick] care system continues to suffer fromrising costs and diminishing value. Are you tired of the status quo youexperience daily? Have you had enough of the daily struggles trying to helpyour patients only to have them show up back in your office or ER several timesfor the same reason? Do you wish you could access a specialist when it reallymatters to your patients? Shouldn't we by now have moved the needle on ruralspecialty care?
For the past 18 months, the Highland PCN has been once again at the forefrontof innovation tackling key obstacles to care by forming strongcollaborations. Local cardiologists Drs. H. Banijamali and C. Mason will movepast clichés and introduce the fundamentals of an innovative model for thespecialty care of Chronic Disease. Join us for dinner and an engagingconversation:
When: Wednesday, June 12, 2019Time: 5:30pmWhere: Days Inn and Suites, 911 Highland Park Cove NE, Airdrie
It is time to utilize a disruptive lens and leverage the growing power of virtualcare through new telemedicine technology, taking the focus away from thelarge centres and back onto the patients, the communities they feel morecomfortable in, and the local care providers most familiar with the patients. It istime to move past anachronistic models of specialty care that feeds thepersistently long wait times, reduction in the patient and provider experience,and contributes to the continuing decline in value for the money spent. We canhave more “Health” and less Healthcare by shaking things up from the groundand doing something completely different!
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Please RSVP to [email protected] by June 9, 2019 to let us know if youare interested in joining us in the journey to continue to improve patient care.
CME Event: COPD and Heart FailureChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Heart Failure (HF) areboth conditions that contribute to high rates of hospitalization and are thehighest cost populations in Alberta Health Services. As part of a systemcontinuum project, the Calgary Zone Pan PCN Health Systems Support grouphas partnered with AHS specialists to create two primary care pathways onCOPD and HF.
This group learning program has been certified for up to 2 Mainpro+ credits.Registration begins at 6:00pm for all sessions with the program beginning at6:15pm. Dinner will be provided.
To register, please see the links below:June 11 - Downtown Calgary - Fort CalgaryJune 19 - South Calgary - Marriott SetonJune 25 - South East Calgary - Blackfoot InnJune 26 - North West Calgary - Aloft Calgary University
New Specialties added to eReferral andSpecialist Link
Do you need to send your patient to see a specialist at IPM, TB Services orSleep Medicine? These specialty areas were recently added to eReferral and
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are now accepting Consult Requests (i.e. requests for in-person specialistappointments) in the Calgary Zone.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is also accepting Advice Requests (i.e. non-urgent questions responded to by a Psychiatrist within five calendar days) inthe Calgary, Central (patients in Red Deer and south) and South AHS Zones.
Obstetric Internal medicine is the latest addition to Specialist LINK’s tele-adviceservice.
To start using eReferral: go online and visit the Alberta Netcare LearningCentre for Quick References.
To start using Specialist Link: Physicians can access tele-advice atwww.specialistlink.ca or request the service by phone.
Not sure which service to use? View the phone tree here, which acts as a quickreference guide to both services available and how to access them.
PCN resources for physiciansWe have created this section in our bi-weekly Thursday newsletter and on ourwebsite under hpcn.ca/resources for physician members as a tool to accessfrequently used Highland PCN forms.
Community Care (Home Care) Referral Form
Health Improvement Program (HIP) - Online Referral Form
Health Improvement Program (HIP) - Print Referral Form
