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Overview of Community Health Worker Home Visit MOP. CHW Working Group Asthma Guidelines Working Group 7.16.2014. CHW Working Group.
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Overview of Community Health Worker Home Visit MOP CHW Working Group Asthma Guidelines Working Group 7.16.2014
CHW Working Group • The CHW Working Group will guide the activities of the CHW Coordinating Center at Sinai, ensuring the integrity of the CHW training, hiring and intervention process.
CHW Working Group • Responsibilities • Assist with Year 1 focus groups • Finalize the home visit intervention protocol, building off of existing protocols (Sinai’s, Molly’s, etc.) • Participate in the identification, selection and development of appropriate education and support materials to be provided to clients • Development of ED discharge packet • Participate in the recruitment of CHWs • Train CHWs • Supervise CHWs • Develop Quality Assurance activities and protocols • Monitor intervention progress • Consult with Asthma Guidelines Working Group
List of Documents for Discussion • Components of overall CHW Home Visit MOP • CHW Home Visit Protocol • Teach to Goal MOP (Medication Use) • Home Environmental MOP • Home Trigger Assessment • Home Environmental Checklist • Patient Educational Handouts - Triggers • CHW Curriculum
CHW Home Visit Protocol • Guides CHWs as they complete the asthma education portion of each home visit, ensuring a certain level of consistency • Follows the proposed home visit schedule: • Visit 1: 2-3 days post ED discharge • Visit 2: 2 weeks post ED discharge • Visit 3: 1 month post ED discharge • Visit 4: 3 months post ED discharge • Visit 5: 6 months post ED discharge
CHW Home Visit Protocol • At all visits: • Behavior Change Plan, outline specific short-term goals for family to work towards by next visit, will be collaboratively created. • Reviewed and updated at each visit • Referrals will be made as necessary (e.g., complex housing issues, social services, etc.) • Medication technique will be assessed and re-taught as needed • Home Visit Inhaler Assessment and Education Protocol: Teach To Goal (TTG) • Checklists
Teach to Goal MOP • Overview of TTG • Tailored, pt-centered • Device technique checklists • Objective measures • MDI/Diskus/Twisthaler/ Turbohaler/ Nebulizer • TTG @ each visit • Patient/Parent • Additional info • Cleaning technique • Medication dose tracking sheet
Home Environmental MOP • Created in partnership with Asthma Guidelines WG • Outlines specific procedures to be taken by CHWs to address triggers identified during the Home Environmental Assessment (HEA) • HEA – thorough walk-through of the home environment conducted by CHW – emphasis on child’s bedroom, kitchen, living room and overall cleaning techniques and frequency
Home Environmental MOP • HEA to be conducted at 2-week, 3-month & 6-month visits • MOP focuses on primary triggers: cockroaches, rodents, tobacco smoke • Secondary triggers: mold and dust mites • Begins with shortened overview of protocol and education points for each trigger, then refers to pages with further detail on procedures to address each trigger • All other triggers included in appendix
Home Environmental MOP • Patient Educational Handouts – Triggers • One for each of the primary and secondary triggers • Provide overview of: • Why each is a trigger • What to look for/pictures of trigger • Advocates for allergy testing • Action steps to avoid trigger • Will also have other patient handouts regarding other triggers (CHW WG to finalize)
CHW Curriculum • CHW “bible” of information – does not include procedures • Used as a guide for the CHW training process – all topics in the curriculum are covered in training • Supplements the CHW MOP – acts as a reference for more detailed information on all educational topics covered in home visits
CHW Curriculum • Divided into 8 sections, Asthma and CHW Core Skills: • CHW Background • Asthma Basics • Asthma Education and Devices • Motivational Interviewing • Patient Self-Management and Goal Setting • Patient Documentation: How to write case notes • Collaborating with Medical Professionals
For discussion • Layout of the CHW MOP • Suggestions for making it more user-friendly? • Frequency of Home Environmental Checklist • Currently at 2-week, 3-month and 6-month visits – ok? • Provision of spacers • Will we be providing spacers at home visits or will this happen at ED discharge? • Others? • Comments/suggestions?