Open AccessEarly Lessons Learned in Implementing a Women’s Health Educational and Virtual Consultation Program in VA
Author(s) -
Kristina M. Cordasco,
Jessica L. Zuchowski,
Alison Hamilton,
Susan Kirsh,
Laure Veet,
Joann O. Saavedra,
Lisa Altman,
Herschel Knapp,
Mark Canning,
Donna L. Washington
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000313
Subject(s) - stakeholder , medical education , formative assessment , focus group , health care , program evaluation , session (web analytics) , psychology , nursing , medicine , family medicine , computer science , pedagogy , public relations , public administration , marketing , world wide web , political science , business , economics , economic growth
Many Veterans Health Administration primary care providers (PCPs) have small female patient caseloads, making it challenging for them to build and maintain their women's health (WH) knowledge and skills. To address this issue, we implemented a longitudinal WH-focused educational and virtual consultation program using televideo conferencing.