Multidisciplinary Teams: How do we get there?

While the current mandates for restricted work hours for residents and fellows are giving them much needed relief from their long shifts, the resulting shortage of providers and the elevated importance of quality and patient safety measures produce new challenges for multidisciplinary teams. Traditional models of care will no longer be enough to provide safe, effective, and efficient patient care.  New, strategic, team focused-collaborations will drive “Multidisciplinary Teamwork” oriented solutions.

To alleviate this shortage and address quality initiatives, a team of Advanced Practice Providers (Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants) and residents in collaboration with the attending physician will be the new “Hybrid Model of Care,” according to Joshua Koch, MD, Medical Director of the CICU at the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.  His vision of bridging the gap with Advanced Practice Providers to provide quality medical care is gaining attention as he makes the case that hospitals must utilize nurse practitioners and physician assistants in new roles. 

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Traditionally, APPs worked in clinic settings or specialty units such as the NICU, but they are qualified for and are moving into areas of all medical specialties as a result of their advanced education and clinical experience and expertise. The addition and expansion of the Advanced Practice Provider role on multidisciplinary teams brings new challenges and opportunities to achieve the highest quality and outcomes.

Dr. Koch spoke at the 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, last November 2-5, in Washington, DC.  You can view Dr. Koch's presentation here to learn more about his ideas on building and implementing multidisciplinary APP teams including the importance of training, leadership, teamwork, and communication strategies, and more.  Not only is his focus on the needs of today, but his vision includes ongoing professional development, education, and research to provide strategies to bridge the gap now and in the future.

Melnic Consulting Group works with children’s hospitals nationwide to provide highly skilled Advanced Practice Providers (APPs-Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants).  We have the unique opportunity to learn from the challenges and successes in the implementation of “Multidisciplinary Teamwork.”  Please see the following resources as you seek to grow and develop your teams:
APP Teams and Care Coordination Framework, Josh Koch, MD
Advanced Practice Provider Retention Strategies

To inquire about these jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

21st Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium

Today kicks off the 21st Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium! Nick Anas, M.D., director of CHOC Children's pediatric critical care program and pediatrician-in-chief, opens the conference, welcoming pediatric physicians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pediatric RNs, and Residents, specializing in Pediatric Critical Care.  

Melnic Consulting Group is a proud sponsor of the 21st Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium taking place in Huntington Beach, CA.

To inquire about Pediatric Critical Care jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium | Sept. 3-6, 2014

Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium

September 3-6, 2014 | Huntington Beach, CA
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort
SAVE $75 - Register by July 31st for Early Bird Discount

You are invited to attend the 21st Pediatric Critical Care   Colloquium (PCCC), hosted by Children's Hospital Orange County - September 3-6, in Huntington Beach, CA.  This year's PCCC will focus on "omics," (e.g., genomics, proteomics, etc.), exploring the opportunities to research and harness "big data" and its translation into clinical applicability. Interactive discussions will address sepsis, cancer, and physiologic data from the PICU.

Traditional topics will cover intractable epilepsy, decompressive craniectomy, empyema, hemostasis and massive transfusion, to highlight a few. Also included: controversial case presentations in the PICU and CVICU, abstract presentations, urban telemedicine, safety collaboratives, among others, will round out our conference schedule.

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Attendees will include: 
Critical care medicine, neurosurgery, general surgery, anesthesia, and neonatology physicians
Pediatric critical care nurses and advanced practice nurses

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Or Call: 800-329-2900

Melnic Consulting Group is proud to be a silver sponsor of the 2014 Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium.  Join us for this exciting event in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA!

LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

NEGOTIATED ROOM RATE: Limited rooms available until August 4th. Please call (888) 421-1442.

Register Today! 

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Discounted Registration Ends August 1st

Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium
Event Dates: November 2-5, 2013

Location: Washington, DC - Fairmont Hotel

Discounted Registration Ends August 1st

>>Register Now<<

 

Attend the 20th Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium (PCCC), hosted by Children's National Medical Center - November 2-5, in Washington, DC.  Don't miss this 3-day multidisciplinary, interactive program that will provide a comprehensive review of late breaking issues affecting pediatric critical care. The format will mimic how you care for your patients as a treatment team as well as within your respective disciplines.

Attendees will include:

• Critical care medicine, neurosurgery, general surgery, anesthesia, and neonatology physicians

• Pediatric critical care nurses and advanced practice nurses

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Team Building and Collaboration in the PICU

Melnic Consulting Group is proud to be a silver sponsor of the 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium.  Join us at the event for an interactive panel discussion on "Team Building and Collaboration in the PICU," moderated by Jill Gilliland.

PCCC Agenda
Agenda topics will feature team sessions and breakout tracks exploring the latest in:
• Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy and Pulmonary
• Quality, Safety, Outcomes
• PICU Partisanship: 90 Minutes with PICU Sages on Stage
• Anticoagulation Medications and Monitoring Advances
• Mental Health in Critical Care
• Disasters and Emerging Epidemics
• Brain/Fetal Imaging and Monitoring
• Care Coordination in the PICU
• Palliative Care in the PICU
• Novel Therapies in the ICU
• Multidisciplinary Teams in the ICU: building, learning, and preparing for what is ahead!
• PCCC 20th celebration dinner at the Newseum − one of Washington’s most innovative museums

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Distinguished faculty include:
• Mike Bell, MD
• Rich Brilli, MD
• Martha A. Q. Curley, RN, PhD, FAAN
• Heidi Dalton, MD
• Kathleen Gorman, RN
• Vinay Nadkarni, MD
• Ramesh Sachdeva, MD
• David Wessel, MD
• Doug Wilson, MD

The online abstract submission deadline is August 9th, 11:00AM EST.

We encourage submissions in all facets of research that relate to the care of critically ill child from all disciplines including (but not limited to) physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and trainees. Abstracts of superior quality will be selected for presentation. Abstracts will be graded based on scientific significance and quality of research, design, and data analysis. A small subset of abstracts will be selected for oral platform presentation.

Submit an abstract: http://pcccolloquium.com/abstracts.html
For additional information, please email a written request to pccc@accelmed.org


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