System of Care Meeting Minutes
Friday, March 8, 2013
2-4pm at IPHA
Attendance in person: Ruth Rench & T.J. Smithey
Attendance by phone: Laura Heinrich, Rose Flinchum, & Shadreck Kamwendo.
Staff: Temi Ekiran
1. Introduction and welcome
a. Members in the room introduced themselves and Temi took phone attendance.
2. Individual interest in the workgroup
a. T.J Smithy from Sanofi said the description of Systems of Care fits into his work.
b. Ruth Rench said she is not representing her organization but decided to be part of this workgroup based on her work with stroke care as a Nurse, and hopes to get more individuals involved in CADI.
c. Rose Flinchum from IU Health La Porte Hospital said she is working with individual with diabetes and stroke and is hoping to learn best practice she can take back to her organization.
d. Laura Heinrich from ISDH will like to share and know more about CVD measures in systems of care as her department at ISDH expands.
e. Shadreck Kamwendo from the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana will like to learn more about best practices on system of care from other organizations.
3. Activities partner organizations
a. Ruth shared activities planned for Stroke awareness month in May. She also shared the new information websites created for the general public and for professionals to increase awareness about the signs of stroke and prevention. www.strokecall911.com (general public) www.strokeawarness.com (professionals).
b. TJ shared about his organization’s work with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and NBA to provide physical activity camps for teens, date hasn’t been set for this event yet. TJ also shared about an quality management program in hospitals. This program provides an individual with diabetes a subjective treatment plan. For more information www.strivingforward.com
c. Shadrek shared the Kidney screening programs at the National Kidney Foundation. Shadrek asked the group suggestions to increase awareness and get primary care more aggressive about Kidney diseases has they are about CVD and Diabetes (how to get the word out).
i. Laura suggested encouraging physicians to share information about kidney disease with their patients and to use community health workers to spread the word.
ii. Ruth suggested getting the information out through the Association Academy of Physicians.
iii. Rose said her organization is working with doctors, going office to office to get NCQA certifications and learn about the importance of Diabetes and CVD. She suggested getting this involved in more hospitals.
1. Ruth asked how to get this certification to every hospital.
2. TJ suggested maybe getting more members from different organizations involved in the workgroup, using them as a medium of getting programs into other hospitals and health organizations.
d. Ruth also shared with the group IU Bloomington Hospital’s A1C testing on Stroke patients.
e. Rose state her hospital in La Porte is doing the same.
i. Laura wondered if anyone is tracking this information.
4. Communication
a. Ruth asked how the group plans to communicate this information
i. Temi shared with the group CADI’s current means of communication such as; weekly update, quarterly newsletter, and CADI website soon.
ii. Laura suggested sending out legislative information to the general coalition, in order keep members informed.
iii. Rose shared with the about the Diabetes advocacy day next week, Temi will send out the information to the general coalition.
5. Goals and objectives
a. The group decided to discuss goals and objectives after a couple meetings.
6. Committee immediate focus
a. TJ suggested recruiting members to with different specialties.
b. Ruth suggested recruiting members around the state in order to share best practice statewide.
c. Laura asked if it will benefit to have quarterly metting outside of Indianapolis in order to get more members involved in the coalition.
d. Temi will send out an invitation e-mail and CADI brochure to committee members as a tool for recruitment.
e. The group decided it immediate focus is getting new members
7. Workgroup leadership
a. The group will think about this and discuss leadership further in next meetings.
b. Temi will send out committee member list as an aid for nomination.
8. Report during the next coalition meeting
a. TJ will give a meeting summary report at the quarterly meeting.
9. Set regular meeting date
a. The group decided to set meetings for once a month, later in the day, send out a meeting request during the last week of the month to set a meeting date for the 1st or 2nd week of the next month.
10. Meeting was adjourned at 3:40pm.