Presented by Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH; Restore Health Disease Reversal
STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement 2024 Opening Session | Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Scientific Wellness is described by Leroy Hood and Nathan Price as predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory (4Ps). Scientific Wellness is data rich with recommendations based on the latest information from human biology and aging. Scientific Wellness is a transformation from a disease center model of care to one that focused on health and wellness. With a focus on comprehensiveness and healing relationships with patients, Family medicine is ideally suited to lead this transformation. In order to be successful in the development of Scientific Wellness, leaders and educators in family medicine will need to embrace this futuristic model of patient care. This presentation will provide a vision and strategies for transforming to Scientific Wellness.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

• Understand the 4P principles of Scientific Wellness
• Have a vision for transforming patient care from being disease centered to wellness centered
• Understand strategies for teaching and providing Scientific Wellness to a group of patients and a community

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Presented by Kathryn Fraser, PhD, Halifax Health FMR, and Jeffrey Ring, PhD
STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement 2024 Opening Session | Sunday, September 15, 2024

“Why be a star when you can make a constellation?” (Mariam Kaba) This simple phrase alludes to the power of inclusivity, which can allow your organization to shine brighter and be better. We are often challenged in health care to bring people together across disciplines because there is so much we may not understand about each other’s work. Add to that our fundamental differences that vary by racial ethnic background and other areas of difference, and we stand to lose a lot through staying surface-level in our interactions and hiding behind our differences. Medicine is an industry steeped in hierarchy and inequity, and thus requires intentional approaches to building equitable practices. Fostering inclusivity can push workers to get through biases and blind spots, and develop equitable ways of working that maximize everyone’s skills and talents.

This presentation will illustrate ways to help team members actively listen to diverse perspectives, share their own experiences, and engage in collaborative discussions and practices in their workplace. Organizations should be intentional when teaching interprofessional teams to work to their highest potential, as there is evidence that inclusivity promotes success and helps organizations thrive. The presenters will share personal experiences that shaped their unique approaches to promoting inclusion and equitable practices. Participants will gain skills to examine their own biases and build respectful, equitable practices with their co-workers. They will go through an exercise to help create authentic ways of interacting with interdisciplinary, diverse teams to achieve common goals.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify ways that interdisciplinary work groups can enhance productivity, innovation and effective patient care
• Describe common challenges that interdisciplinary teams face through a lens of equity and inclusion
• Effectively harness self-reflection to create enhanced communication and collaborations that will benefit their organizations

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Faculty development is always evolving, and new faculty development techniques like Master Adaptive Learning (MAL) equip educators to adapt their teaching to fresh, evidence-based methods. In this episode, Drew M. Keister, MD, shares the ongoing work of STFM’s Faculty Development Collaborative to develop faculty development competencies, and facilitate discussions on faculty development, competency-based medical education, as well as how to create an environment conducive to master adaptive learning.
Hosted by Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA, FAAFP
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Resources:

• STFM Collaborative List - sign up for the Faculty Development Collaborative (note - you will need to sign into your STFM account)
• The Master Adaptive Learner - eBook by by Cutrer et al
• Training Future Family Physicians to Become Master Adaptive Learners - Family Medicine
• Envisioning the Master Adaptive Learner - Resources from the AMA
• STFM Competency-Based Medical Education Toolkit
• Why the Physician of the Future is a Master Adaptive Learner - AMA
• 4 Personal Traits that Boost the Master Adaptive Learner Process - AMA

Guest Bio:
Drew Keister, MD, is a Lehigh Valley native who returned to join the LVHN Family Medicine Department in 2008. He attended Cornell University and attended Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, the sweetest place on Earth. He completed his residency at the Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), where he was introduced to the fundamentals of Osteopathy. He joined the faculty at Offutt AFB’s family medicine residency, in Nebraska. He attended the UNC Faculty Development Fellowship. Drew participated in the LVHN FM residency's P4 (Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice) national pilot experiment. He has served as the primary care clerkship director, the Associate Program Director and Program Director. In 2017, he became Vice Chair for Education. He remains an active faculty member in the residency and has broadened his focus to include CME, fellowship programs, medical student education, predoctoral training, and the new family medicine residency in Schuylkill County. In addition, he serves as the Vice CHair of the STFM Faculty Development Collaborative and presents nationally on faculty development topics, especially around Master Adaptive Learning, Individualized Education Plans, and Competency-Based Medical Education.
Link:
https://www.stfm.org/stfmpodcast092024