AOHC Encore 2024-303 A High Performing OEM Team: Collaboration Between Physicians, APPs and Management

303 A High Performing OEM Team: Collaboration Between Physicians, APPs and Management

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Dr. David Cochran, the Medical Director of Occupational Environmental Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in New Hampshire, discussed a high-performing team in occupational environmental medicine, focusing on the contribution of advanced practice providers (APPs) like APRNs and PAs. The team also includes nurses, medical assistants, and administrative staff. Dr. Cochran highlighted the characteristics of a high-performing team according to studies in Harvard Business Review and Forbes. The team at Dartmouth Health system, led by Dr. Cochran, includes three sites with 30 full-time employees, providing services such as fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation care, case management, and primary care at industrial sites. The team emphasizes collaboration, communication, and clear roles and responsibilities. The discussion also touched on the challenges of re-establishing external client relationships, maintaining consistent occupational health standards across the system, and exploring opportunities for total worker health programs and benchmarking. Additionally, the transcript included insights from team members on leadership support, professional development, and handling fitness for duty evaluations with limited job descriptions. The team also addressed strategies for training and involving pharmacists in the management of bloodborne pathogen exposures, showcasing innovative approaches to expanding the scope of practice and improving efficiency in healthcare delivery.

Keywords

Dr. David Cochran

Occupational Environmental Medicine

Advanced Practice Providers

High-Performing Team

Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Collaboration

Communication

Fitness for Duty Evaluations

Total Worker Health Programs

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures