Improving Health Outcomes (Population Health Bundle)

Description

The following courses combine population level strategies with innovative solutions for improving health outcomes in various populations. In this bundled series, you will access the following courses:

Population-Level Strategies to Influence Social Determinants of Health to Address Chronic Disease
Patient, Community, and Systems Approaches to Improve Lifestyle Behaviors to Prevent, Detect, Treat, and Reverse Chronic Disease
Using Clinical Preventive Medicine to Improve Population Health Outcomes in Rural Areas
Population Level Strategies to Reduce Inequities and Advance Health Equity

Faculty Bios

Cat Livingston, MD, MPH: Population-Level Strategies to Influence Social Determinants of Health to Address Chronic Disease

Dr. Livingston is double boarded in Family Medicine as well as Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Her expertise is in evidence-based policy making and Medicaid population health strategies. Since 2020, she has served as the Medical Director of Health Share of Oregon, the largest Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) in Oregon providing care for more than 440,000 Medicaid members. Her role is to collaborate with partners across health systems and public health in order improve the quality of clinical care to Medicaid members and support health care transformation. Key focus areas include quality metrics, substance use disorder treatment and early childhood interventions. Previously, Dr. Livingston worked for 10 years with Oregon’s Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) which is the public body in Oregon that determines coverage for the Medicaid population. As the Associate Medical Director of the HERC, she synthesized evidence into health care coverage policy including updating Oregon’s unique Prioritized List of Health Services and developing evidence-based Coverage Guidances for use across payers. Her policy work is balanced with an ongoing clinical family medicine practice as an Associate Professor in Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in a Federally Qualified Health Center.

Ines Maria Vigil, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM: Patient, Community, and Systems Approaches to Improve Lifestyle Behaviors to Prevent, Detect, Treat, and Reverse Chronic Disease

Dr. Ines Maria Vigil is the Senior VP, Transformation at Clarify Health, a physician of the American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM), and co-author of the book, “Population Health Analytics,” published in 2021. Dr. Vigil has over seventeen years of leadership experience in healthcare and population health, working with providers and organizations in the areas of value-based care delivery, social & behavioral determinants, health care quality improvement, data analytics, informatics, and preventive and occupational medicine. Prior to Clarify Health, Dr. Vigil served as the Vice President of Advanced Analytics at Priority Health and VP, PCMH at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Dr. Vigil received an MBA from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and an MD from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

Joseph Iser, MD, DrPH, MSc, FACPM, FACP, FRSPH: Using Clinical Preventive Medicine to Improve Population Health Outcomes in Rural Areas

Dr. Joseph Iser has a medical degree from the University of Kansas and is board-certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Internal Medicine, and Occupational Medicine, with a broad background in public health, primary care, and medical education. He has a Doctorate in Public Health in health policy from the University of Michigan and an MSC in infectious diseases from the University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His interests include indigent care, infectious diseases, disaster medicine, environmental health, and international medicine. Retired after over 24 years of active duty with the US Public Health Service, and also now retired from working in four different health departments and districts as the chief executive and the health officer, Dr. Iser sits on the number of boards, including the Health Officers Association of California,  the Nevada Public Health Institute, and as a Board of Regents member for the American College of Preventive Medicine. He volunteers at several community-based organizations and is active in county and state medical societies. In his spare time, he skis, canoes and kayaks, fly fishes, and square dances.

John Packham, PhD, MA: Using Clinical Preventive Medicine to Improve Population Health Outcomes in Rural Areas

Dr. John Packham is the Associate Dean of Statewide Initiatives and Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Dr. Packham has co-authored nearly 100 policy-relevant, statewide research reports, including ten editions of the Nevada Rural and Frontier Health Data Book and five editions of Health Care Careers in Nevada. For over two decades, Dr. Packham has served on numerous statewide and national boards, advisory councils, and commissions including Governor Sisolak's Patient Protection Commission, Nevada Public Health Association, and Access to Healthcare Network. Dr. Packham is a frequent speaker on health care policy and public health issues facing Nevada and is regularly asked to testify on health policy issues being addressed by state and local policy makers.

Michael O. Royster, MD, MPH, FACPM: Population Level Strategies to Reduce Inequities and Advance Health Equity

Dr. Royster’s career has spanned clinical medicine, environmental epidemiology, community health, health policy, health equity and racial justice. He is currently the Senior Vice President for the Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), a member of the National Network of Public Health Institutes. Prior to IPHI, he served in various public health positions: Director of the VDH Office of Health Equity, Director of the Crater Health District, President of the Virginia Public Health Association, epidemiologist for the Environmental Protection Agency, and post-doctoral fellow in the W.K. Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He completed undergraduate training at the University of Virginia, medical school at Duke University, public health training and residency at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and he is a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

Target Audience

The course is designed for an audience of preventive medicine physicians and physicians committed to practicing population health, transforming health systems, and creating healthier communities. The content will also be useful for primary care providers and health system professionals engaged in quality improvement, population health improvement, program administration, finance, and contracting.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Expires on Jul 31, 2027

Cost:

Non-Member: $170.00
Student/Resident Member: $125.00
ACPM Subscriber: $125.00
Member: $125.00

Credit Offered:

4 CME Credits

Contains:

4 Courses

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