Center for Patient and Community Education

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The Center for Patient and Community Education collaborates with California Pacific physicians, nurses, and staff to create a wealth of learning resources to educate patients, their families, and our community. Research has shown that patients and families who participate in successful patient education programs have (1) improved clinical outcomes; (2) are more compliant with their treatment plan; and (3) have less anxiety and are more satisfied with their care. Effective patient education results in lower hospital readmission rates, and ultimately reduced costs to health care organizations.

In 2000, we developed the Center (originally known as California Pacific Health Education Initiative) for two reasons:

• To live our belief that an informed patient is an essential component in high-quality health care.
  
  
• To respond to our patients' requests to learn about their care and what to expect at California Pacific Medical Center.

Our goal in meeting the needs of our patients is to expand and improve education across different medical settings. One way to meet this goal is to provide accurate medical information through Learning About Your Health on the web. Patients can easily access a wide variety of health topics at any time, anywhere, and in several languages (Chinese, Spanish, and Russian). We also provide medical information through handouts distributed in physician offices and throughout the hospital.

Please visit Learning About Your Health often, as we continually add new medical information to our site.

• California Pacific Award for Excellence in Patient Education
• Funding
• Contact Us
• Volunteer Advisors

California Pacific Award for Excellence in Patient Education

The California Pacific Award for Excellence in Patient Education was created:

• To affirm and communicate our belief in the importance of an informed patient in high-quality health care;
  
  
• To foster awareness of and facilitate the sharing of excellent, innovative education materials, processes, and activities developed for patients and their families by our health care colleagues; and
  
  
• To celebrate and communicate excellence in patient education.

In 2004, eighty-three acute-care medical centers from across the United States contributed outstanding patient education projects in application for the Award.

2004 Award Results:

• National Grand Winner


• National Top Ten Winners


• Honorable Mention Applicants

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Funding

Generously provided by the Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Ciocca Foundation.


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Contact Us

Location:
633 Folsom Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7999
San Francisco, CA 94120

Fax: 415.600.4745
Email: cpce@sutterhealth.org


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Volunteer Advisors

As part of the formation of the Health Education Initiative in 2000, a Panel of Advisors was established. This panel consisted of California Pacific physicians, staff, patients and community members. We would like to thank the following individuals for their service to our program.

Carol Abrahams, RN, MS Gary Arsham, MD Damian Augustyn, MD Jerome Barakos, MD Becky Beacom Ann Beaton Robert Berkowitz Susan Kase Bernstein Barbara Bisel Steven Blumlein, MD Vicki Boehm Gail Bogetz-Gelb, LCSW, MPA Nancy Boughey Toni Brayer, MD Helen Bremford, RN, MS Bruce Brent, MD Brenley Brotman Jeanne Brown Catherine Brown Deni Browne Robert Bush, MD Kathleen Cardinal Cheryl Carroll Cynthia Chiarappa Richard Cohen, MD Cecilia Conte, SPHR Leslie Cross, RN Susan Day, MD Nola Della-Monica, RN, MS James Durrett, MD Robin Duryee, RN, MS Melaina Eller Barbara Erbacher, RN Robert Gilbert, MD Robert Gish, MD Daniel Glaubiger, MD Kathleen Grant, MD Laurie Green, MD Alan Greenwald, MD William Hagbom, MD Jeanne Hahne, RN, MS Stephen Hall, MD Doris Halmos Joyce Hansen, MD Michael Harrison, MD Penny Hawthorne Dana Headapohl, MD Jane Hightower, MD Donald Hill, MD Fred Hom, MD Dorothy Howard, RN Stephen Hufford, MD Sharon Huntsman Ann Huntsman, RN, MS Ruth Iiyama, MA, RPT Sharon Inokuchi, MD Bonnie Jacobson, MSW Dale Jung, CRT, MPA Nanette Kamran, MPA Joe Kanon, MS, CCC-SLP Michael Katz, MD Drew Kelts, MD Jo Keroes Charles Killingsworth, RN Bobbi Kimball, RN, MBA Hamila Kownacki, RN, MBA Sue Kwentus, RN, MS Sarah Lamb Alison LaVoy, MD Judy Lee George F. Lee, MD Joe Lenigan Sue Lesage, CRT Kim Lewis Jill Ley, RN, MS Martin Liberman, MD

Katherine Liniecki, MD Rick Liszewski, FACHE John B. Long, MD Elliott K. Main, MD Michele Martin Carol McCann Jim McCaughey, MPH Virginia McGowan Helen McLean Afef Meleis, PhD, DrPS, FAAN Ren Mendes Sheryl Michelson, RN, MS Gary Milechman, MD Jeffrey Miller Lisa Miller, RN Zina Mirsky, RN, EdD Charles Moser, MD Ann Mosher Robbie Murphy Lilly Murray Mary Norton, RN, MS Phillip O'Keefe, MD Robert Osorio, MD Carrie Owen Plietz Jerry Padavano Margaret H. Page Irene Pakel, MPH, CDE Kim Pardini-Kiely, RN, MS Mary Pasquali, RN, MS, CNSD Diane Petruzzella, RN Deb Prewit, RN, MS Dave Razavi Dale Reed Gary Riekes Maricarol Rodgers, CRT Beth Rodgers Robert Rodvien, MD Bona Rogers-Neufeld, MD Jane Rokita Sharon Rooney Ernest Rosenbaum, MD Andrew Rosenblatt, MD Beryl Rupert Alix Sabin Hildy Schell, RN, MSN Heidi Schelling, LCSW Mindy Schwartz, RN, MS, CDE Jean Ann Seago, PhD, RN Maria Segrove Sophia Seto Sharon Sherman, PhD Anne Shew, MLS Nina Simonds, MD Linda Slezak, RN, MS, FAAN Eugene Spector, DPM David Spitzer Nancy Strauss Richard Sundberg, MD David Tejeda, MD Patrick Thompson, Esq. Anne Thornton Nancy Troxel, RNC, MS Bing Tschai, RN, MS Doug Varner, MLS Michael Verhille, MD Jon Wack, MD Erin Wagner, MPA-C Mary Anna Weklar Mary Lou Whitcomb Ben Wilson Lory Wiviott, MD Nicki Wolff Clifford Wong, MD Pearl W. Yee, MD Masanori Yukimoto, MD Enea Zolezzi, RN, MS

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