Activity Number and Title
19CE078 - Improving Access to Care Through Outreach
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this activity is to explore the importance of access to care and evaluate common barriers to care faced by patients. We will introduce outreach as a model of care, including telemedicine, and review logistical and cost considerations associated with planning an outreach clinic. Two detailed case studies will enable the learner to apply information gained through this activity.
Educational Objectives
- List four potential barriers to care in vulnerable populations
- Define outreach as it relates to health care delivery
- Differentiate three telemedicine delivery methods
- Discuss considerations involved in planning and financing an outreach clinic
- Summarize the current consensus on the cost-effectiveness of outreach efforts
- Identify current barriers to care, appropriate interventions, and associated outcomes related to a review of detailed patient scenarios
Target Audience
This activity is intended for staff employed within the U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Center Network, or USHTCN, to include nurses, social workers, physicians, physical therapists, administrators, and other professionals who wish to understand outreach as it relates to care in vulnerable populations. The activity may also be of interest to hospital or institutional staff responsible for planning and managing outreach programs.
Topics/Content
This module describes how the approaches to using outreach clinics may help overcome challenges to the delivery of specialty medical care to individuals with bleeding disorders.
The presenters will review the barriers to patients (geographic, cultural, economic) as well as hemophilia treatment centers (administrative, cost, credentialing) that HTC staff must consider when initiating or maintaining an outreach program.
Faculty w/ credentials
- Marcia L. Bird, LMSW, MSW
- Brenda Riske, RN, MSN, MBA, MPA
- Brian M. Wicklund, MDCM, MPH
Date of Original Release
February 28, 2019
Expiration Date
5:00 PM Eastern February 28, 2020
Method of Participation
The estimated time to complete this activity is 60 minutes. In order to receive contact hours, you must complete the following prior to the course expiration date:
- Read the Program Announcement Form
- Complete the learning activity
- Complete the evaluation
- Complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better
- Upon successful completion of the post-test your certificate of completion will be available to print or save
Accreditation Statement and Contact Hours
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is provided for 1.0 contact hour under ANCC criteria.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886604222-2203) for 1 continuing education contact hours.
The Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center is an approved provider of continuing social work education by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886604222).
Contact Information
System Requirements
- 2 gigabytes of RAM
- High speed internet connection
- Any one Internet browser:
- Firefox (Most Current Version)
- Safari (Most Current Version)
- Google Chrome (Most Current Version)
- MS Internet Explorer (Most Current Version)
- Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in all browsers.
- All browsers must have flash plug in installed and enabled.
- Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in all browsers.
- All browsers must have flash plug in installed and enabled.
