Become an
ASLM Registered SMA Practitioner or Facilitator by attending the Shared
Medical Appointments (SMAs) workshop and follow-up assessment on Saturday
25 March, 9.30am-4pm
Traditionally, medical consultations have been
carried out in a 1:1 situation; an ‘expert’ (doctor) consulting with one
patient. This has served us well, and still does with injuries and infectious
diseases. But the rise in chronic diseases with the modernisation of society
has dramatically altered the clinical landscape.
Also known as ‘Group Visits’ or ‘Group Medical
Appointments’ in the US, an SMA is, “A series of consecutive
individual medical consultations in a supportive group setting where all can listen,
interact, and learn.” As such an SMA is a both an individual
consultation and a group education session.
The minimal ‘team’ for an SMA is a
doctor and a trained facilitator. In an SMA, the doctor carries out
his/her doctoring, but with other patients watching. The facilitator
introduces the group, writes records and questions on a board, assists the
doctor with information, controls the group dynamics, and in some cases writes
the medical records.
Doctors, allied health practitioners, ancillary
staff and researchers interested in new models of patient care will benefit
from attending. 40 Category 1 points will be available for GPs and allied
health CPD points should be available to most other practitioners.
Those interested please register on the following
website
$440 non-members | $330 members | $55 early
bird discount until 28 February
The workshop will be hosted at Monash Centre
for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) and conducted in collaboration
with the Australian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM). The workshop is
especially relevant for those wishing to be registered as trained in the
ASLM SMA protocol.
If you have any queries, please email to MCHRI-SMA@monash.edu
Read the full article at http://lifestylemedicine.org.au/content/the-doctor-will-see-you-all-now/
Watch a video of an SMA in action
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7tiCU0t5zc
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