The Benefits of Utilizing Twitter During a Global Pandemic and Beyond Jillian Gregory, DO Information regarding the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has saturated all media platforms in recent months, providing an overwhelming and often anecdotal account of personal experiences. It can be difficult to sort through the abundance of…
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Process Mapping & Flow Charts
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Process Mapping & Flow Charts Alan P. Picarillo, MD Maine Neonatology Associates & the Maine Medical Center Department of Pediatrics. Learning objectives Understand the difference between simple and complex process maps. Describe the steps to construct a process map. Process mapping, also known as a flow chart, is a pictorial…
April 2020 Faculty Development Tip: Trauma-Informed Approach in Medical Education Settings
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Trauma-Informed Approach in Medical Education Settings Ruth Frydman, M.D. Psychological trauma is common. In the United States, 61 percent of men and 51 percent of women report exposure to at least one lifetime traumatic event, and 90 percent of clients in public behavioral health care settings have experienced trauma. 1SAMHSA…
Root Cause Analysis
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Root Cause Analysis Ghassan Saleh, DMD, DS-MaineHealth Director of Operational Excellence Objectives Utilize root cause analysis in the planning phase of Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles Describe two RCA tools: the 5 Whys and Fishbone When a patient visits his/her physician complaining about “headache,” the provider doesn’t simply deal with the symptoms.…
March 2020 Faculty Development: Tips for using learning theory to craft an effective PowerPoint presentation
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Tips for using learning theory to craft an effective PowerPoint presentation Eric Brown MD March 2020 We have all endured slide-based lectures that left us yawning or scratching our heads in confusion. Presentations with too many slides, too busy slides, or hard to see fonts and diagrams are common in…
Failure Mode(s) and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
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MITE PSQI Hot Topic- March 2020: Failure Mode(s) and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Erin Graydon Baker, MS, RRT, CPPS, CPHRM Clinical Risk Manager, MaineHealth Learning Objectives: Recognize the differences between Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode(s) and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Describe the application of FMEA techniques to any new or existing…
February 2020 Faculty Development-Teaching Emotional Resilience in Difficult Clinical Experiences
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MITE Monthly Tip – Teaching Emotional Resilience in Difficult Clinical Experiences Thomas Reynolds, DO Burnout is a common problem amongst medical professionals and trainees. Medical education experts have been studying this problem and developing curricula to help teach faculty, residents, and students about promoting resilience and preventing burnout after a…
The Jigsaw Puzzle
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The Jigsaw Puzzle Omar Hasan, MD, MPH Chief Quality Officer, MaineHealth Choosing a suitable approach to accomplish a desired change can be challenging in the complex and dynamic hospital environment. Not infrequently, the person leading the change effort has a number of options that can be pursued to achieve the…
January 2020 Faculty Development: How do Advanced Practice Providers fit into IPE at academic medical centers?
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How do Advanced Practice Providers fit into IPE at academic medical centers? Angela Leclerc, PA-C Does your service have one or more Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)? Chances are you do, or you will! Originally conceived in the 1960s to assist with the primary care shortage, APPs can be found in…
Leveraging Kaizen to Achieve Continuous Improvement
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Leveraging Kaizen to Achieve Continuous Improvement Learning Objectives: Describe Kaizen and how it can help you execute improvement work Recognize the role that staff empowerment plays in sustaining improvement Too often in healthcare we make an improvement, only to see behaviors and performance revert back to pre-improvement levels as time…