ClinicalCommittee
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SF Asthma Task Force
Clinical Committee Minutes
6/9/08
Attending: Stephanie Manfre, Marie Hoemke, Gloria Thornton, Peg Strub, Karen Cohn, Anjali Nath
Future SFAN Meetings:
Participants want to meet 2x year- potentially March/April and September or October
October 10th SFAN Meetings
Discussed options for alternate meeting spaces
Peg will request grant for food
Karen will send Peg info on potential speaker who Peg will contact
Speaker Topics:
George Su – Adult talk on differential of cough
Chris Garvey – Sleep Apnea
Karen Hardy’s contact (Children’s Hospital Oakland)- update on medications
Peg Strub – Case Studies & asthma intro & allergies
Gloria – share data from surveys (peds) – showing 5 and under and respiratory issues
Lead to an interactive discussion
Karen available if needed for enviro topics – helping patients advocate for housing rights. Karen clarified that housing rights is about code enforcement action.
Kaiser Grant request is looking very hopeful.
Consortium clinics are doing well.
Gloria would like to look for funding to really put together a roving case management team model. i.e. Have a nurse and NP, set up a system, stay for a month or two, train, move on to next site. Could have providers who are not part of an integrated system. Could figure out how to bill. If we could fund on a federal level. i.e California Health Care Foundation. Marie knows someone in Marin, Claudia Shimmer, AE-C – will send Gloria her info
How can we bring information about what we are doing to others?
Karen added links and references to ATF website
National Jewish Hospital in Denver has an ask the expert
Yes We Can
Announcement:
Karen gave some feedback to David Nunez on his CME site. Could promote this site within our network.
TO DO:
o Need to build interest in Asthma Network – email focus group contacts now – free CMEs, asthma talks, networking, etc.
o Gloria will send list of focus group participants to Karen so she can code it
o Need a volunteer if really want to update database eventually
o We will mail the information
o Marie can volunteer to make phone calls – could start with Focus group participants
o Peg will reserve March and October 2009 dates at Kaiser on Fridays
o Peg will take a look at ATF website www.sfgov.org/asthma
o Anjali will scan in/email past website development plans
o Anjali will email Peg all speaker contact info so she can contact them to invite to speak
Next Meeting:
Monday, July 28th, 3:30-5pm
Topic: ID who else should be involved from their own systems of care (ER, Supervisors, etc.)
POLL ATF Members about new proposed meeting schedule
Committee Meetings, 4th Mondays at DPH, 4th floor
Schools Committee – 12:00-1:30
Planning 1:30-3:30
Clinical 3:30-5:00
ATF Meetings – Quarterly at City Hall Rm 278
