News in Brief PCPCC celebrates a decade of innovation in primary care at conference The conference will address best practices to deliver patient-centered care and strategies to transition to a new payment model. Oct. 18, 2016Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics primary care The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary during its annual fall conference Nov. 9-11 in Washington, D.C. The conference kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 9, with a reception sponsored by the AOA followed by an anniversary celebration and awards dinner. AOA CEO Adrienne White-Faines, MPA, will moderate a panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 10, about the best practices for delivering patient-centered team-based care. Other panel discussion topics include a post-election analysis and the transition from volume-based to value-based payment reform. On Friday, Nov. 11, PCPCC has planned an all-day training session for patient advisor and clinician partner training. The training will cover ways to collaborate with physicians and support patient-centered care. Learn more about the conference. More in Newsbriefs DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health. Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories. Previous articleIn Memoriam: Oct. 18, 2016 Next articlePCOM library receives grant to study patient health literacy
DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health.
Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories.