Coloring with Fat Crayons: Collaborations Among ADAP, A States Medical Society and the AETC

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Coloring with Fat Crayons Collaborations Among
ADAP, A States Medical Society and the AETC

• John Folby
• Pennsylvania Department of Public
  Welfare-Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program
  (aka-ADAP)
• Barbara Layne, RN
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Linda Frank, PhD, MSN
• Pennsylvania/Mid Atlantic AIDS Education
• and Training Center

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Historical Perspective Pennsylvania ADAP

• A non traditional Public Welfare program.
• Reaching out going beyond internal stakeholders
• Reaching out going beyond the usual community
  stakeholders

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Historical Perspective Pennsylvania
MidAtlantic AETC

• Long standing history of collaboration with state
  government
• Joint committee participation with ADAP and RWCA
• Joint training initiatives
• Joint research initiatives
• Consumer Input Project 2001, 2004, 2006

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PA/MA AETCRegion 6 States, DC
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Geographic Distribution of Trainees
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National AETC Program Areas of Emphasis

• Ryan White providers
• Community and migrant health centers
• Health care for the homeless
• Other federally funded programs
• Correctional facilities
• Minority providers and those serving minorities

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Targeted Clinical Providers

• Low volume Clinical training, consultation,
  referral to experts
• Medium volume Clinical training, consultation,
  co-management
• High volume Clinical updates, serve as AETC
  expert and consultants

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Historical Perspective Pennsylvania Medical
Society

• Long standing history in the medical community
• Long standing history of collaboration with the
  Pennsylvania Departments of Public Welfare and
  Health
• Brand recognition among PMS members and non
  members

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Interventions to enhance coalition building among
partners

• Primary triad
• ADAP Dept of Public Welfare, Dept of Health,
  advocates
• PMS Dept. of Public Welfare
• Office of Program Integrity and Depart. of
  Health Office of Communicable Diseases. PMS
  members and non members
• PAMA ETC State and City specific Depts. of
  Health, Dept of Public Welfare, advocates

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Interventions to enhance coalition building among
partners

• Interlocking triads

ADAP
PMS
PAMA ETC
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Interventions to enhance coalition building among
partners

• New relationships

ADAP
PAMA ETC
PMS
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Approaches to networking and removing barriers

• Internal networks, bureaucracies
• Communication skills
• Clarity of purpose
• Time needed
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of subject, do your homework
• Develop initial outline, talking points
• Follow-through
• Persistence

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Incorporating expertise of partners

• Organizational
• Content
• Passion for the issue
• Knowledge of the issue
• Knowledge of your stakeholders and adding new
  links.
• Logistical
• Fiscal

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Methods and approaches to developing projects or
products

• Development of
• Monographs
• Training programs
• New perspectives
• New approaches from the field
• Remember
• New relationships/partners can enhance methods
  and approaches to projects or products

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Measure outcomes based on patient/caregiver/clinic
ian feedback

• Informal feedback
• Formal feedback CEUs/other incentives
• Requests for additional
• Products
• Training
• Contacts/links

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Approaches to or from industry

• Maintain control of program/product
• Must comply with new medical education grant
  guidelines
• Communication is key
• Documentation of responsibilities of
• Grantee
• Funder

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Who Benefits

• ADAP Clients, Clinicians, Pharmacies
• PMS Members/Non Members and Their Patients
• PAMA AETC Stakeholders
• EVERYONE

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Outcomes

• ADAP Collaborations guide patients to treatment
  and help educate clinicians
• PMS Members/Non Members Learn
• Enabling patients to receive better treatment,
  and better quality care
• PAMA AETC - Stakeholders

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Questions ?

• Dont be shy !
• You know you want to ask !
• Go for it !

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How to Contact Us

• John Folby jfolby_at_state.pa.us
• Barbara Layne blayne_at_pamedsoc.org
• Linda Frank frankie_at_pitt.edu
  www.pamaaetc.org