Key Advisor at Interprofessional Primary Care Institute - Newberg, Oregon, United States
Our purpose: To Promote & Advance Interprofessional Primary Care Teams Reflective of All People! Team building is the foundational strategy being used to improve Primary Care and make it more sustainable. By recognizing the strain and helping to improve supportive teamwork, we can attract, retain and even enhance the talented and hardworking Primary Care workforce who form the backbone of our health care system. We are dedicated and avid supporters of Primary Care transformation. As we improve team structures and clinic workflows, we can reduce the stress and burden that clinicians feel.People seeking care often struggle to maneuver through the healthcare system, particularly in our most vulnerable communities. Experiencing stress and frustration when attempting to seek and receive care impacts quality of life and access to opportunities.The work of diversifying and equipping our healthcare workers allows the people we serve to be seen and heard in a way that is truly holistic in nature and honoring to their lived experiences. The Interprofessional Primary Care Institute seeks to be and train integrated healers in the truest sense of the term; to know the untold stories and allow them to shape the care of the people we serve.We provide educational and skills training that is open to diverse life experiences, practical applications and evidence based methods in a context of dignity and respect to unleash the flow of creative ideas every organization needs to thrive!We enhance our ability to maintain ourselves for the work and the people we serve. We are learning we must with great intention and diligence strengthen each other in the Primary Care work. This is the heart of IPC Institute. We strengthen Primary Care and all the people within it.