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Jeffrey
Fahl, M.D., Division Chief The
Office of Professional Responsibility endeavors to act as a
liaison between UNM’s Department of Pediatrics and healthcare
providers throughout the state of New Mexico and surrounding
states by providing timely and accurate patient update
information to healthcare professionals who refer their patients
to Children’s Hospital/Department of Pediatrics. The Office also strives to provide quality outreach education
programs for healthcare providers throughout New Mexico thereby
collaboratively working with healthcare providers to continually
improve the quality and availability of healthcare for the
children of New Mexico.
Significant Achievements FY 99/00
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The Office of Professional
Responsibility is finalizing the conversion of its existing
database to a format which will provide accessible, updated,
accurate contact information on all healthcare professionals
that refer patients to Children's Hospital and the
Department of Pediatrics.
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A dedicated multi-disciplinary
Pediatric Outreach Education Program was transitioned within
the Office of Professional Responsibility, and the
Neonatology Outreach Education Program returned to the
Neonatology Division.
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Completed a total of twenty-four
multidisciplinary Pediatric Outreach Education Programs,
including eight Telemedicine broadcasts. These were
provided in eleven New Mexico communities, and reaching over
200 health professionals.
Plans for FY 00/01
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Complete the Healthcare Providers and
Facilities Database and make it electronically accessible
through a common drive to Pediatric staff and faculty.
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Produce and distribute an Office of
Professional Responsibility brochure describing the services
provided to both UNM faculty and other New Mexico physicians
as a liaison between the community and UNM Department of
Pediatrics.
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Compile and maintain a list of
educational presentations available through the Pediatric
Outreach Education Program, which will be distributed with
the Office's brochure.
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Expand the use of Telemedicine to reach
rural areas of New Mexico with cost effective outreach
education presentations.
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Update the Office of Professional
Responsibility display booth with current subspecialty's
information, updated photographs and handouts to be
displayed at Pediatric Conferences throughout New Mexico.
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In coordination with the Outreach Task
Force, the Office of Professional Responsibility will
continue to update data on Outreach Activities by the
Department of Pediatrics for the newly developed Outreach
website: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/outreach/outreach/dept/peds.html.
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Organize and set up monthly
Telemedicine grand rounds.
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