91AV

Join us for our third annual Primary Care Progress Town Hall Meeting. Students will have the opportunity to communicate with a panel of experts in order to better understand homelessness, identify and assess substance abuse, and learn about local resources and organizations dealing with homelessness in our community.

Q&A discussion to follow. Dinner will be provided on the Portland Campus.

After attending this Town Hall meeting, participants will be able to:
· Apply skills to identify and assess substance abuse in hospital and community settings,
· Examine the difficulties that arise in health care professionals who care for persons who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, and
· Describe 3-5 resources, organizations and processes to help persons dealing with homelessness and substance abuse in Greater Portland.
 
AGENDA:
· 5:30pm - Registration and dinner
· 5:45pm - Introductions (goals, objectives, panelists and Primary Care Progress)
· 6:00pm - Case based panel
· 6:20pm - Small group work
· 7:00pm - Small group reports out
· 7:10pm - Panelist response
· 7:20pm - Community Service Learning Grant Award presentation
· 7:25pm - Evaluation and Wrap up
 
PANELISTS:
· Anne Bartlett, RN, Milestone
· Malia Haddock, Program Manager, Homeless HealthPartners
· Adam Normandin, MD, Family Medicine, resident physician, Maine Medical Center
· Mark Swann, CEO, Preble Street Resource Center
  
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
· Primary Care Medical Faculty/Providers: Those interested in  transforming their community and health care system.
· Health Professional Students: Those studying  medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine, social work, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy or more with interest in transforming Primary Care in an interprofessional setting  

WHO WE ARE:
Primary Care Progress is an interdisciplinary collaborative of students from Tufts, 91AVCOM, 91AV Dental, 91AV Social Work, and 91AV Pharmacy schools with a mission to transform and improve primary care in Maine, with a focus on leadership development, interprofessional collaboration, patient care, and community outreach to high risk, underserved populations