EIC Performance Improvement (PI)

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Join us for an interactive learning program that may measurably improve your practice. This three-step initiative is easy to implement and may result in improved patient care for patients with chronic constipation.

The program is designed to contain 3 simple steps:

1. Baseline Assessment: This will provide you with a data-based assessment of the way that you currently treat constipation patients. It will last for 12 weeks or until you see 10 patients with a primary or secondary complaint of chronic constipation, whichever comes first. (Worth 5 CME credits)
2. Implementation Period: During this period you will have the opportunity to utilize evidence-based tools and faculty resources in helping you improve the standard of care provided to constipation patients. Again, it will last for 12 weeks or until you see 10 patients with a primary or secondary complaint of chronic constipation, whichever comes first. (Worth 5 CME credits)
3. Close-out Period: Reports will be provided to you containing valuable information regarding your practice during various periods of the program, and how your practice compares to the aggregate results of your colleagues (Worth up to 10 CME credits)

PI PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Educational Initiative on Constipation (EIC) is an integrated educational performance improvement program that will allow participants to access a variety of learning formats, tools, and best practice guidelines specific to the optimal care and management of patients with IBS-C and chronic constipation.

Constipation is an extremely common disorder affecting millions of Americans each year. Although generally not life-threatening as a stand-alone condition, misdiagnosed or mistreated primary constipation can have a severe impact on patient quality of life. In some individuals, constipation may be secondary to a more serious condition for which immediate referral is warranted. In both scenarios, the impact of constipation on clinical practice should not be underestimated. Along with the burden on time and other resources spent recognizing and diagnosing the etiology of this disorder, outcomes for patients with constipation who are not appropriately treated or referred may be adversely affected.

Successful recognition, diagnosis, and management of the underlying cause(s) of constipation initially are associated with better patient outcomes and, ultimately, with savings in both clinical time and resources.

Join us for Primary Cares: Triaging Constipation Through a Performance Improvement Approach (The Performance Improvement Component of the Educational Initiative on Constipation), a highly innovative provider-based Performance Improvement component of the EIC, in which you will be guided along a process designed to increase the efficiency of the practice flow when faced with such patients.

Overall Learning Objectives of the EIC

At the completion of this educational activity, physicians and nurse practitioners who treat patients with IBS-C and chronic constipation should be better able to:

• Increase their knowledge of the underlying mechanisms key to IBS-C and chronic constipation
• Review clinical data related to current and future therapies for IBS-C and chronic constipation
• Implement diagnostic and management strategies for IBS-C and chronic constipation, with appropriate utilization of diagnostic criteria and measures
• Consider the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with IBS-C and chronic constipation

Specific Learning Objectives for the Performance Improvement Component

At the completion of their participation in the performance improvement component, physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who treat patients with IBS-C and chronic constipation should be better able to:

• Improve their recognition of and the diagnostic skills associated with a primary or secondary complaint of constipation
• Enhance the level of provider/patient communications associated with the diagnosis and management of IBS-C and chronic constipation
• Use a multidisciplinary approach for the management of patients with IBS-C and chronic constipation
• Increase provider competency as it relates to the diagnosing and managing the etiologies associated with constipation

Intended Audience This activity is designed for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who treat patients with chronic constipation.

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Presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. This program is facilitated by Gullapalli and Associates.

PI Training Webinar:
Date of Release: October 5, 2008
Date of Expiration: December 31, 2009
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

PI Program:
Date of Release: October 5, 2008
Deadline to Enroll: May 31, 2010
Date of Expiration: September 10, 2010

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