Beyond the Exam Room:
Tackling Life's Challenges for Better Health | MS Health Safe Net
Thursday, April 24, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join us for an interactive summit focused on the non-medical factors that impact patient health. This event will provide healthcare providers and staff with practical strategies to identify and address non-medical needs, conduct patient interviews with empathy, build strong community partnerships, and track referrals to ensure patients receive the support they need. Through expert insights and hands-on activities, attendees will gain actionable tools to improve whole-person care and enhance community collaboration.
Reasons to Attend:
- Define social drivers of health (SDOH) and explain their impact on patient outcomes.
- Explain the purpose of the PRAPARE tool and how it is used to assess social risks.
- Promising practices for collecting accurate and complete SDOH data from patients.
- Proper method for interviewing patients to obtain SDOH data.
- Knowledge of Community Resources available.
- Explain the importance of closing the loop on patient referrals for social services.
SPEAKERS:
Michael Edwards - Director of Training and Quality - In Person
Courtney Lane- FIND HELP - Virtual
Cecilia Corral - CAREMESSAGE - Virtual