Fall 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Dialogue Sessions ADA & TDA: Building Future Practice Today Evidence-based Practice Health Reform Linda Farr, RD/LD
Nov 20, 2014
Fall 2009 House of Delegates MeetingDialogue SessionsADA & TDA: Building Future Practice Today
Evidence-based PracticeHealth Reform
Linda Farr, RD/LD
Current Issues with TDA and ADA
1. TDA Awards – Due 11/2 -NEW! Outstanding Nutrition Education
Award2. TDA Leadership Opportunities3. TDA Strategic Plan4. TDA Meetings w/ TMA President5. ADA FNCE Denver, CO Oct 17 – 20, 20096. All ADA members can participate in
HOD7. New ADA Code of Ethics!
Why a House of Delegates?
“The House of Delegates, as the voice of members, governs the profession and develops policy on major professional issues.”
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What Is A Mega Issue?
-Something of strategic importance
-Asks key questions ????????
-These questions need to be asked and answered in the next 5-10 years so we can direct our profession NOW!
-”Our future is now”
Fall 2009 HOD Meeting
Mega Issues – CPEs for Backgrounders
o Evidence-Based Practice
o Health Reform
Evidence-based Practice
Mega Issue Questions
• How can delegates, members and ADA organizational units foster the incorporation of evidence-based practice in all areas of dietetics?
• What opportunities exist that would encourage incorporation by members?
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Evidence-based Practice
Expected Outcome
• RDs and DTRs in all areas of dietetics will employ evidence-based practice to position the profession for improved reimbursement, recognition, and quality services when appropriate.
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Evidence-based Practice (EBP)
“is an approach to health care wherein
health practitioners use the best evidence
possible, i.e. the most appropriate
information available, to make decisions
for individual patients”.
Systematically reviewed scientific
evidence
Why is evidence-based practice important?
• Explosion of literature
• Unmet information needs
• Implementation delays
• Standardization of practice
ADA and Evidence-based Practice
• Association Position Papers
• Dietetic Practice Groups Newsletters
• The Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• ADA Foundation
ADA and Evidence-based Practice (continued)
• Book Publishing
• Evidence-based Practice Committee (EBPC)
• Evidence-based Practice Guidelines & Tool Kits– Products/tools:
www.adaevidencelibrary.com/store.cfm
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
Albert Einstein
Questions
1. What sources do you use to solve problems in practice (i.e. EAL)?
2. What types of questions do you have regarding evidence-based practicethat is not answered inthe Backgrounder?
Health Crisis
• 47 million Americans without health care coverage
• Access dependent on the insurance status and policy.
• Not flexible enough
• American companies non-competitive
• Both Medicare and Medicaid are fiscally unsustainable.
• Dissatisfaction
Uninsured Texans
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Health Reform
Discussion Question
• What needs to happen to engage ADA members as an integral part of future health care models?
Health Reform
Expected Outcomes
Attendees will:• Collectively better understand what is
going on at the state level.• Better understand ADA’s legislative
efforts.• Link state level activities with national
activities.• Develop strategies that can be utilized in
your own state or area of practice.
ADA Tenets of Health Reform
• Health should improve
• Access
• Nutrition services are essentialto comprehensive health care
• Stable, sufficient, and reliable funding
• Patient-centered
Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
… a model for care provided by physician practices
that seeks to strengthen the physician-patient
relationship by replacing episodic care based on
illnesses and patient complaints with coordinated
care and a long-term healing relationship. Each
patient has an ongoing relationship with a personal
physician who leads a team that takes collective
responsibility for patient care. The physician-led
care team is responsible for providing all the patient’s
health care needs and, when needed, arranges for
appropriate care with other qualified physicians.
PCMH Strategic Plan
Goal #1: Current and future RDs are empowered to advocate for inclusion in the patient centered PCMH and other health care models as the preferred provider for food and nutrition services.
Goal #2: The PCMH providers value and choose RDs as preferred providers for food and nutrition services.
ADA Infrastructure
• Public Policy Coordinators• State Policy Representatives• Public Policy Panels• DPG Legislative Chairs or Public Policy
Liaisons• ADAPAC• Legislative and Public Policy Committee• Policy Initiatives and Advocacy Team staff• ADA Communications
Information Needed
What is going on in Texas in regards to the role of the RD in health reform?
Next Steps
Provide responses to your delegate by Friday, October 9, 2009.
Where to send feedback…
• Evidence-based [email protected]
• DelegateLinda Farr [email protected] 210-735-2402
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Thank You!
Questions?