Strengthens the education and dialogue between Dentistry care providers via virtual education twice yearly in collaboration with the Michigan Dental Association.
Responsible Party:
Medical Director
Expected Outcomes:
25% of dental practices adopt a prescription drug policy that follows CDC prescribing guidelines. 25% of dental practices note an increased knowledge of recognizing patients with SUD/OUD.
Data Source and Evaluation Methodology:
Numbers of practices that have a prescription drug policy. Number of people viewing the webinar provided by Zoom analytics.
Collaborate with Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Community of Practice and MTCAP to develop and promote evidence-based care for those working with criminal justice populations, treatment courts, and pre- and post-release from local jails.
Responsible Party:
Medical Director in coordination with Project Director
Expected Outcomes:
100 % of EUP-ORC providers received education.
Data Source and Evaluation Methodology:
Number of consortium members who received education. Number of education offerings.
Join Upper Peninsula Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Community of Practice to support access to, and education of, the proper use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and other essential services such as substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and behavioral health therapy.
Responsible Party:
Medical and Project Director
Expected Outcomes:
Medical and Project Director are members of Upper Peninsula Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Community
Data Source and Evaluation Methodology:
Number of meetings Upper Peninsula Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Community meetings attended.
Partner with the Regional 1 Perinatal Care System Collaborative to focus on building a locally linked, coordinated network to support the highest standards of health for mothers and their babies in the UP. Project Director will collaborate with Maternal Infant Health Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) Director to develop an integrated care team and a care coordination workgroup to address barriers to prenatal care, high-risk pregnancy screening and response protocols, pre-birth planning, safe-discharge planning for all pregnant women in the UP, disseminate universal home-visiting referral protocols for all pregnant women in the UP.
Responsible Party:
Project Director
Expected Outcomes:
Project Director is member of UP Regional Perinatal Collaborative. 100% of Consortium members utilize screening tool in their organization. Resources for pregnant women and new mothers disseminated to consortium members.
Data Source and Evaluation Methodology:
Number of UP Regional Perinatal Collaborative meetings attended. Number of consortium member organizations participating in MIHP initiative.