Pennsylvania Chronic Care Initiative: Learning Collaboratives
Definition:
Learning collaboratives are intensive programs where primary care
practice teams receive education and support in order to redesign and
transform their practices. The collaboratives meet four times
per year for a total of seven days. The first three meetings will
involve training, sharing of experiences, data review and problem
solving. The final one-day meeting
will focus on reviewing data to assess progress.
Curriculum:
The learning collaboratives teach primary care practice teams,
including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses,
nutritionists, educators and any other members of a practice team how to
redesign their practice in order to be more effective in caring for
their chronically ill patients. A few of the core concepts
include:
- Practicing as a true team;
- Using evidence-based care guidelines and data to inform care
planning and management; and
- Providing patient self-management education directly and/or
through external professional and lay community resources that are
culturally and linguistically appropriate.
Chronic Care Commission
Members of the Chronic Care Commission can sign in here.
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Edward G. Rendell, Governor
