Telehealth for the Interprofessional Team: Optimizing Visits from Start to Finish (Online Format)

The benefits of telehealth are clear: when high-quality care is safe and convenient, people are more likely to seek it. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, providers are experiencing exponential growth in patient desire for telehealth options. This course outlines the standards and best practices to use as a roadmap for designing a top-notch telehealth practice.

ELEMENTS OF COMPETENCE

This activity changes learner competence and focuses on these elements:

American Board of Medical Specialties: Patient care and procedural skills and interpersonal communication skills
National Academy of Medicine: Providing patient-centered care
Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education: Communication and patient-centered care
Interprofessional Education Collaborative and Nursing: Roles/responsibilities and teams and teamwork

Intended Audience

We designed this course for advance practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, and others who use telehealth within their clinical practice.

Global Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, professionals as members of the healthcare team will be able to:

Discuss best practices for preparing health care professionals and patients/families for effective and efficient telehealth visits.
Identify roles and responsibilities of the health care team to provide optimal health care in a telehealth environment.
Compare and contrast the differences between delivering telehealth and in-person care, identifying best practices for conducting assessments in a virtual environment.
Describe the experience of an optimal virtual visit presence from the patient, family, and provider perspective.
Identify challenges and opportunities for addressing patient needs across the lifespan and disparities during a telehealth visit.
Assess and reflect upon how assumptions, stereotypes and biases affect decision-making during a telehealth visit and strategies to overcome them.

Course summary

Registration opens:

12/07/2021

Course expires:

12/06/2022

Cost:

$0.00

Agenda

Session		Learning Objectives
Preparing for a Telehealth Visit Prior to a telehealth visit, both patient and provider benefit from deliberate and thoughtful preparation. Addressing technology and roles and responsibilities distinct to the telehealth environment are critical to providing high-quality care. Presenters
*~ Christopher Manakas, MD*		*~ Kim Riese, BSN, MSHI*
~ Rebecca Rankin, BSN, MS, RN, CPHQ, PMP (Facilitator)
Telehealth Considerations: Patient, Clinician, and Geographic		Discuss best practices for preparing health care professionals and patients/families for effective and efficient telehealth visits Identify challenges and opportunities for addressing patient needs across the lifespan during a telehealth visit Describe the impact that patient digital literacy has on telehealth visits Identify roles and responsibilities of the health care team to provide optimal health care in a telehealth environment Identify technology challenges and how to proactively address them.
Designing for Success
Technology Troubleshooting
Your Telehealth Presence Giving voice to the patient experience is the foundation of person-centered care. This session features interviews with several UW Health telehealth patients. They respond to specific and detailed questions about their experience, from pre-visit, to visit to post-visit instructions. Our panelists identify the significance of these findings and discuss strategies for cultivating a positive and effective patient experience. Panelists
*~ Shelby Gomez, PharmD*	*~ Kristen Panther, NP*
*~ Megan Neuman, MD*	*~ Mariah Quinn, MD, MPH*
*~ Holly Pagel, MSW*	*~ Joanna Ruchala, MD*
*~ Linda Sparks, MBA (Facilitator)*	~ Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH
Patient Perspectives and the Provider Panel Authenticity Agenda setting Empathy and respect		Define critical factors for establishing an effective presence during a virtual office visit. Identify provider behaviors that contribute to a respectful and trusting virtual visit environment, from the patient’s perspective. Describe skills and strategies for maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor in the midst of virtual visit distractions and technical disruptions. Discuss anticipatory strategies for addressing technical issues that may occur during virtual visits. Identify strategies for effective communication and collaborative practice with the interprofessional team in a virtual environment.
Patient Perspectives and the Provider Panel Communication and collaborative practice with the interprofessional team Closing the visit Anticipatory strategies for distractions and disruptions
Wisdom from the Field Our panel of clinicians share their experience practicing via telehealth. They discuss the implications of using technology, and offer guidance on skills and standards necessary to meet the demand for care delivered via telehealth now and in the future. Panelists
*~ Ann Lanham, MSN*		*~ David Schneider, MD, MS, FACS*
*~ Megan Neuman, MD*		*~ Marc Sherry, PT, DPT, LAT, CSCS, PES*
*~ Amy Schmitz (Facilitator)*
Using Telehealth: Patient and Practice Readiness		Explain the differences between delivering in-person versus telehealth care, including the risks, benefits, and appropriate use(s) for each telehealth modality and when to initiate or transition a telehealth encounter to a different telehealth modality or in-person care. Prepare the interprofessional healthcare team, to engage patients via telehealth, and develop clear team roles and responsibilities to deliver a successful telehealth encounter.
Remote Clinical Evaluation and Care		Describe tips for completing a remote assessment. Identify physical findings that can and cannot be obtained via remote care and discuss how to collaborate with the patient to acquire findings. Incorporate a patient’s observed personal environment into the evaluation and leverage it to augment the clinical assessment, treatment plan, and therapeutic relationship. Incorporate patient-generated data into a clinical assessment, treatment plan and evaluation, while understanding data limitations and documentation requirements.
Communication Using Telehealth		Discuss strategies for effective communication with patients and members of the interprofessional healthcare team when delivering care via telehealth. Conduct a "teach back" review.
Patient Safety		Explain the risks to patient safety that are introduced by specific telehealth modalities when care is provided across distance and/or time. Anticipate and recognize when to switch telehealth modalities and/or escalate to in-person care based on the clinical scenario. Respond to behavioral and medical emergencies during telehealth exchanges with both accompanied and unaccompanied patients.
Access and Equity		Assess patients’ needs, preferences, and potential cultural, social, and linguistic barriers when considering telehealth Recognize the impact that personal biases have on patient care and outcomes. Describe how technology can mitigate or exacerbate health inequities.
Summary and Q&A		Identify areas to improve upon telehealth visits in your practice.

Patient Perspectives

Kaylene, UW Health Patient
Emily, UW Health Patient
Suyapa, UW Health Patient
Brent, UW Health Patient
Laura, UW Health Patient

MODERATORS, PANELISTS & SPEAKERS

Shelby Gomez, PharmD	Shelby Gomez, PharmD, BCPS, received her Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree in 2015 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy in 2017. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 ambulatory care residency at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in 2018 and 2019, respectively. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. She currently practices as a specialty pharmacist at the UW Health Specialty Pharmacy and as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in the UW Lupus Nephritis clinic. As a clinical pharmacist at UW Health, her daily clinical activities include counseling patients on new start specialty medications, providing device teaching using telehealth technology, completing quarterly review and assessment of safety, efficacy, and adherence to specialty therapies, in addition to in-clinic medication management for lupus nephritis patients. She is also currently involved in lupus research focusing on addressing medication adherence barriers and better equipping providers to start adherence conversations with patients. Her pharmacy interests include networking, leadership development, and advancing ambulatory care practice.
Ann Lanham, MSN, RN	Ann Lanham, MSN, RN the Nursing Patient Education Manager with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
Christopher Manakas, MD	Christopher Manakas, MD is certified by the American Board of Urology and focuses on delivering quality general urology care. His practice is broad, managing a wide variety of adult conditions. He has a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry and takes a value-driven, patient-centered approach to medical and surgical management of urologic conditions.
Megan Neuman, MD	Megan Neuman, MD is with UW Health Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. She is a Wisconsin native earning her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. After completing her residency at Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR she worked as a pediatrician at Legacy Health in Portland in primary care as well as in the newborn nursery. Prior to coming to Madison, she was working in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Dr. Neuman is also a certified lactation consultant with a particular interest in the care of newborns and infants. Children and adolescents of all ages present different kinds of joys and challenges, and she is happy to see them all! In her free time, she enjoys outdoor activities of all kinds, including rowing, biking, running, and hiking.
Holly Pagel, MSW	Holly Pagel, MSW, LCSW-SA, ICS, graduated from UW-Madison, School of Social Work, with her MSW in 2006. Prior to receiving her MSW, Holly worked for the Department of Corrections for six years. She has been employed at Jefferson County Human Services since 2006 where she worked for five years in the Comprehensive Community Services program as a Service Facilitator and Psychotherapist, working with children and adults diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness. For the past 10 years she has been the Clinic Manager of the Outpatient Mental Health and AODA Clinic at Jefferson County Human Services. Holly is currently the Intoxicated Driver Program Coordinator for Jefferson County. She has been an Instructor in the social work field for the past 10 years and a Field Instructor with UW-Madison, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work since 2013. Holly was a foster parent for seven years. Holly’s areas of interest include the treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, substance use prevention and she has a strong passion for racial justice and equity. Holly is a Motivational Interviewing coach and trainer and intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), including DBT-C.
Kristen Panther, NP	Kristen Panther, NP is licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber and board-certified in adult health by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In her clinical work, Kristen focuses on health promotion of well adults and chronic disease management, with specific interest in women's health (including contraception), diabetes, hypertension, nutrition and lifestyle management of obesity. She is also the Program Manager of Professional Development and Education for UW Health’s Advanced Practice Providers. Kristen has co-created and co-taught an interdisciplinary course on preceptor development for interdisciplinary medical educators. She developed a recurring hands-on skills session to support APP’s in practicing at their full scope of practice. She is a past awardee of the General Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Award as well as the UW Health Patient Experience Award.
Mariah Quinn, MD, MPH	Mariah Quinn, MD is a faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine. She serves as Director of the Empathy Course and is the Chief Wellness Officer for UW Health. Her areas of expertise include physician well-being, medical education and humanism in medicine. Previously, she served as Physician Chief of the Complex Chronic care Program at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine, the Society of General Internal Medicine, and the American College of Physicians. Honors and awards presented to Dr. Quinn include induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honorary society, the Paul Sherlock Prize in Internal Medicine for Integrity and Compassion in the care of patients at Cornell University, the Joan Severino Parisi Faculty Prize in Internal Medicine for scholastic achievement in Internal Medicine at Cornell University, the Tufts University Medical School Teaching Award, the Physician’s Physician Award awarded by the Department of Medicine Internal Medicine Residents Class of 2015, the Graham-Meyer Teaching Award for excellence in ambulatory teaching, and induction into Fellowship in the American College of Physicians. Dr. Quinn has co-created and co-taught a course on empathy for Internal Medicine residents that relies upon evidence review and review of humanities-informed techniques including improvisational theater, art observation, and stress modulation and self-care skills including meditation, mindfulness, and breath/movement awareness. She has also served as a coach for WeTalk (a simulation-based training workshop for providers that focuses on development of empathic communication skills) and as leader and co-developer of an elective course for third-year residents that uses observation and reflection on art and guided relaxation exercises to consider the transition from residency to fellowship or faculty roles. Additional past courses taught or led by Dr. Quinn include Communication and Humanistic Medicine, Caring for Dying Patients and Self-Care, Advanced Medical Interviewing, and Mental Health and Wellness. She serves as a preceptor for UW School of Medicine and Public Health medical students in continuity clinics and in the Patient, Doctor and Society course.
Rebecca Rankin, BSN, MS, RN, CPHQ, PMP	Rebecca Rankin, BSN, MS, RN, CPHQ, PMP is the Director of Nursing Informatics at UW Health.
*Kim Riese, BSN, MSHI*	Kim Riese, BSN, RN, MSHI is an RN Coordinator with the Telehealth Team at UW Health. After earning her Nursing degree at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1983, Kim delivered direct patient care for many years in a variety of health care settings spanning the continuum of care. In 2008, Kim changed career paths to begin educating providers and staff in the use of electronic medical records and in 2012 earned a Masters Degree in Health Informatics. At UW Health, Kim has provided support in the clinics for providers and staff in their use of the electronic record and in 2018 stepped into her role with the Telehealth Team providing education, operational guidance, and support in the use of Telemedicine.
Joanna Ruchala, MD	Joanna Ruchala, MD earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (formerly UW Medical School), Madison, WI and completed her residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Her special interests include preventive medicine. She is a faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine within the Department of Medicine. Dr. Ruchala is active in medical student teaching, and is a member of the American College of Physicians.
Amy Schmitz	Amy Schmitz is the Telehealth Manager with the with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
David Schneider, MD UW Health	David Schneider, MD Dr. Schneider received his medical degree and held a Research Fellowship in Burn & Shock Trauma Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. He received a master of Clinical Research Methods from the Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Schneider has also held a Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Endocrine Surgery with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and is a member of UW Health’s Physician Informatics Team and co-leader of the Clinical Informatics Community of Practice. Dr. Schneider holds dual board certification in Surgery and Clinical Informatics, and is a member of multiple specialty societies including the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Thyroid Association, the American Medical Informatics Association. He specializes in Endocrine Surgery, treating diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. He utilizes several state of the art techniques to treat endocrine disorders (radioguided parathyroidectomy, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, retroperitoneal adrenalectomy, minimally invasive thyroidectomy, four-gland parathyroid exploration, and treatment of recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism).
Marc Sherry, DPT	Marc Sherry, PT, DPT, LAT, CSCS, PES serves as the Rehabilitation Manager with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
Linda Sparks, MBA	Linda Sparks, MBA is the Director of Patient & Family experience at UW Health. She joined UW Health in 2017 and has more than 30 years of experience in advancing patient experience. She provides leadership in accelerating healthcare’s improvement of patient and family experience with emphasis on multidisciplinary team collaboration and the use of lean process improvement methodology.
Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH	Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Carleton College in Minnesota. He spent a year on the island of Kaben in the Marshall Islands, teaching grades 3-8 in a bilingual environment. In addition to the challenges of under-resourced education, he was able to see first-hand the consequences of severely limited health care. This experience ultimately inspired him become a doctor and work with communities to improve health and prevent disease. He returned to the states and earned both his medical degree and Masters in Public Health from Harvard. As part of his MPH, he conducted a program evaluation of the Mind-Body Program for Successful Aging, a group health promotion program for seniors in the Boston area. Jonathan’s personal practice of yoga and meditation has motivated his interest in integrating techniques from these traditions with western medicine to better support health and prevent disease, and to help patients manage chronic illness. He sees potential for mind-body medicine to improve not only individual well-being, but also the well-being of groups and communities. He finished his residency in Family Medicine at UW-Madison in 2015 and is currently an Academic Integrative Medicine Fellow. Outside of work, Jonathan enjoys music, playing piano, singing, cooking, being outdoors, exercising, and spending time with family.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Sue Gaard, MS, RN* University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing	Katherine Hartkopf, PharmD UW Health	Kristen Panther, ANP, RN UW Health
Michele Glynn, DNP* UW Health	Lindsey Kregel, PA UW Health	Kim Riese, MSHI UW Health
Barbara Pinekenstein, DNP, RN-BC, FAAN* University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing	Ann Lanham, MSN, RN UW Health	Marc Sherry, DPT UW Health
Brooke Ramsey, MSN* UW Health	Leanne Marso, DNP, RN UW Health	Linda Sparks, MBA UW Health
Rebecca Rankin, MS, RN* UW Health	Megan Neuman, MD UW Health	David Schneider, MD UW Health
Thomas Brazelton, MD UW Health	Holly Pagel, MSW University of Wisconsin–Madison

POLICY ON DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact info@icep.wisc.edu

Name	Role	Financial Relationship Disclosures	Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?
Nina Berge, BA	UW-Madison NPD Staff	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Thomas Brazelton, MD	Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Emily Comstock	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Sue Gaard, MS, RN	Co-Course Director, Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Michele Glynn, DNP	Co-Course Director, Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Shelby Gomez, PharmD	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Katherine Hartkopf, PharmD	Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Lindsey Kregel, PA	Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Ann Lanham, MSN	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Grace Leonard, EdM	UW-Madison NPD Staff	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Christopher Manakas, MD	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Leanne Marso, DNP	Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Suyapa Meza	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Tracy Mrochek, MPA, RN	UW-Madison NPD Staff	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Megan Neuman, MD	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Holly Pagel, MSW	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Kristen Panther, ANP	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Barb Pinekenstein, DNP	Co-Course Director, Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Mariah Quinn, MD	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Brooke Ramsey, MSN	Co-Course Director, Planner	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Rebecca Rankin, MS	Co-Course Director, Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Kim Riese, BSN, MSHI	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Joanna Ruchala, MD	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Peggy Rynearson, BA	UW-Madison NPD Staff	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Brent Schmaling	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Amy Schmitz	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
David Schneider, MD	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Marc Sherry, DPT	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Linda Sparks, MBA	Planner, Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Laura Stoller	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No
Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPH	Speaker/Author	No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose	No

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Telehealth for the Interprofessional Team: Optimizing Visits from Start to Finish (Online Format)