The Integrated Care Podcast

The Coming of Age series is a special set of episodes chronicling CFHA's 30 years of history. Even if you are not a CFHA member, listen in on the stories to gain insights into the key developments in healthcare from two veterans of healthcare transformation. Join Deepu & Grace as we listen in on the stories of collaboration that have brought us to where we are today! Episode 4: Jeri Hepworth & Joh...

In this episode of the Integrated Care Podcast from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, hosts Grace Pratt, Bridget Beachy, Neftali Serrano, Monica Harrison, and Jen Thomas discuss managing grief and emotional responses to patient deaths in a healthcare setting. They emphasize the importance of team cohesion, psychological safety, and open communication among medical professionals. The...

Podcast Episode: Women in Leadership and Integrated Care In this episode of the Integrated Care Podcast from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Grace Pratt, the production editor, discusses women in leadership and integrated care. Joined by co-hosts Bridget Beachy and Jen Thomas, they share personal stories and experiences of their professional journeys, highlighting key female role...

The Coming of Age series is a special set of episodes chronicling CFHA's 30 years of history. Even if you are not a CFHA member, listen in on the stories to gain insights into the key developments in healthcare from two veterans of healthcare transformation. Join Deepu & Grace as we listen in on the stories of collaboration that have brought us to where we are today! Episode 2: Mac Baird & Bill Do...

In this episode of the Integrated Care Podcast from the Collaborative Family Health Care Association, host Grace Pratt, along with co-hosts Neftali Serrano, Jen Thomas, and Bridget Beachy, continue their discussion on treating couples within the integrated care setting. They delve into the importance of modeling calm behavior for patients, the role of brief interventions, and strategies for addres...

Ep. #74 Substance Use Disorders In Integrated Care by Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

The Coming of Age series is a special set of episodes chronicling CFHA's 30 years of history. Even if you are not a CFHA member, listen in on the stories to gain insights into the key developments in healthcare from two veterans of healthcare transformation. Join Deepu & Grace as we listen in on the stories of collaboration that have brought us to where we are today! Episode 1: Susan McDaniel & La...

Ep. #73: Organizational Systems by Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Icebreaker: If you could trade lives with somebody for a day, who would it be? Main topic: Working with couples When does this come up? What are common issues that tend to be more couple specific? How do we be relational & systemic and also brief? Where do we go wrong? and more! Today's hosts: Grace Pratt, Neftali Serrano, Bridget Beachy, and Monica Harrison

News & Notes -Coming of Age Series Main show topic: How can we support patients with chronic illness in IC? -Conceptualizing chronic illness -Interventions (spoon theory, etc) -Family support -Provider communication Today's hosts: Bridget Beachy, Grace Pratt, Monica Harrison, Jen Thomas, and Neftali Serrano

In this episode, the Integrated Care Podcast team discusses the growth, development, and evolution of teams and integrated care programs. The team also discusses a new recurring special segment on the 30-year milestone being celebrated by the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association in 2024, and how this moment offers an opportunity to reflect on their past and future journey. Their upcoming sp...

Holiday wishes from CFHA! Join Grace, Jen, Monica, & Bridget as we talk about what's bringing us light, peace, and hope as we round out the year in 2023. Today's co-hosts: Grace Pratt, Jen Thomas, Monica Williams Harrison, Bridget Beachy

Join the podcast team as they take a pause in the middle of the conference in Phoenix to connect around what they’re teaching and learning. And as a special surprise, there’s a familiar voice - Deepu was able to join us! Today's co-hosts: Bridget Beachy, Grace Pratt, Monica Williams Harrison, Jen Thomas, Neftali Serrano, and Deepu George

This month, we invited Elizabeth Zeidler Schreiter, director of an Integrated Care program in Wisconsin, to join us to talk about her success stories in growing an integrated care service while advocating for state-wide policy change. Beth's clinic has accomplished the following in just the last year: -Helped advocate to the state to turn on CoCM codes and bill PPS rates for them -Helped turn on e...

We’ve all heard it, usually with an eye roll. Oh, this patient is a “somaticizer.” What does that mean, and how can we help? Topics discussed: What’s a somatic presentation? How does it present? Who is affected? Why is it so squirrelly to pin down, and how can we intervene? And ultimately…. Why are we especially equipped to support this population in integrated care? Today's cohosts: Bridget Beach...

PTSD & Trauma in Integrated Care: How does it present? Screening vs assessment? Intervention? Impact on the team? Resources: -Health Federation of Philadelphia article: https://healthfederation.org/hfp-enters-new-phase-partnership-philadelphia-department-behavioral-health-and-intellectual -CFHA Learns Course on Treating PTSD with Exposure-Based Approaches in Primary Care (requires registration to...

While most of our listeners didn't sign up to be communications experts, many of us working in IC end up in the position of having to explain what we do, advocate for our model of treatment, and correct misconceptions. (Like the time Grace's own grandmother told all her friends that she was a "Medical Physical Therapist!"). In today's episode, we'll be talking about the ins and outs of this often...

Sparked by new classes of predoctoral psychology interns and Family Medicine residents onboarding in late spring, Bridget and Monica of the podcast team take on the topic of what to consider when prepping for professional transitions. In this episode the team members offer their perspective on transitions (related to early career professionals and in general at any stage of your career), practical...

The changing seasons have us thinking metaphorically about the passage of time in life, both personally and professionally. This month our team reflects on a question - what seasons do we see in our work? We discuss trends both at a micro-level in our own systems, and from a macro-level perspective about the field of integrated care and the healthcare system as a whole. Today's cohosts include: Gr...

This month, Grace is coming to the team for a consult… what are the best ways to support our patients, our teams, and ourselves when emotions are running high? Icebreaker: What’s your favorite spring break memory? Main topic: How do we conceptualize patients’ anger? What’s the impact on individual providers? The team? How do we care for ourselves and each other? Are there ways an integrated care t...

Today we'll be talking about addressing grief and loss in integrated care. Working in primary care (and healthcare in general!) brings us into regular contact with bereavement... so how do we help? Icebreaker: Whats your favorite sweet treat? Main discussion: How does grief present? How can we avoid unneccessary pathologizatoin? What brief interventions are helpful? On a self-of-the-clinician leve...

The holidays have got me thinking about something so important, whether we're talking about families or our work - boundary setting! Ice breaker: A favorite gift you've given or received Main topic: Boundaries in the work that we do! Some possible rabbit trails we might follow: General thoughts on the relevance of boundaries in IC Do you have any stories of boundary setting or boundary violations...

The CFHA podcast team discusses another taboo topic: salary! How do you negotiate pay? Is it ok to in healthcare? When do you just move to another job?

Ep. #57 Passion Areas by Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Ep. #56: Workforce and Integrated Care Policy – LIVE from the Boise Conference by Collaborative Family Healthcare Association