News and Events
Honoring Ed Wagner’s influence on primary care
On November 9th, MacColl Center founder and Emeritus Director Ed Wagner received the 2016 Primary Care Community/Research Leadership Award from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative at its 10th anniversary celebration in Washington, DC.
Study protocol for Healthy Hearts Northwest
Little attention has been paid to quality improvement (QI) capacity within smaller primary care practices which comprise nearly half of all primary care settings. Strategies for external support to build such capacity include practice facilitation (PF), shared learning opportunities, and educational outreach. Although PF has proven effectiveness, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of combining these strategies.
Cara C. Lewis wins 2016 ABCT President's New Researcher Award
Our colleague Cara C. Lewis Ph.D. has been selected to receive the 2016 President's New Researcher Award by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
The award is based upon an early program of research that reflects factors such as: consistency with the mission of ABCT; independent work published in high-impact journals; and promise of developing theoretical or practical applications that represent clear advances to the field.
Ed Wagner to be honored with 2016 Advanced Primary Care Leadership Award
In August, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) announced the recipients of its 2016 advanced primary care leadership awards. MacColl Founder and Emeritus Director Ed Wagner MD, MPH was selected by the PCPCC to receive its Primary Care Community/Research Leadership Award for "his outstanding dedication to developing and disseminating health care innovations designed to transform the way care is delivered."
What we're reading: August 2016
A Primary Care Panel Size of 2500 Is neither Accurate nor Reasonable. Melanie Raffoul, MD, Miranda Moore, PhD, Doug Kamerow, MD, MPH and Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150317 J Am Board Fam Med July-August. >>read more
Webinar series teaches staffing innovations in primary care
Transforming how primary care teams function is key to improving patient outcomes. To help practices adopt a team-based approach, our PCT-LEAP program is collaborating to produce eight webinars as part of the Community Health Center Inc.’s Clinical Workforce Development series. These webinars are designed to help your practice get up to date on the staffing models that drive effective primary care teams.
Families, Systems, & Health releases special issue on teamwork in healthcare
Primary care practices across the country are shifting to a team-based model of care, prompting the peer-reviewed journal Families, Systems, & Health to devote a full issue to exploring what works when transitioning from a physician-driven culture of patient care to team-based care.
Safe, effective opioid therapy: Neither patients nor providers have to go it alone
Read Dr. Rachel Solotaroff's first-hand account of how Portland's Old Town Clinic approached opioid use disorder. Old Town is a LEAP site, and its work is featured in the Improving Primary Care Team Guide.
What we're reading: November 2015
This article on "sacred cows" describes one organization's experience with the de-implementation of unneccessary care. We like its innovative approach.
From research to reality: Spreading innovation in primary care
The MacColl Center does "science on science" — studying ways to promote the integration of scientific discoveries into everyday health care and health-related policies. In the last several years, this type of research has been gaining momentum, but if busy primary care practices don't know about these findings or how to adapt them for real-world use, what good are we doing? How do we, as researchers, overcome the many challenges that keep innovations out of the hands of the people who need them most? Read