Extended Learning Curriculum for the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rheumatology

描述(由申请者提供)：扩展学习课程是一个项目，旨在从2009年5月13-15日举行的克利夫兰临床整形外科和风湿病护理质量创新峰会上创建按需网络广播系列。这次多学科会议致力于从这一过程中每个利益相关者的角度探索当前肌肉骨骼医学质量评估和管理的最新水平，其教育内容将扩展到全球受众，为期两年，方法是捕捉并重新利用该计划期间选定的演示文稿，作为经认可的网络广播系列。在美国，肌肉骨骼疾病是导致残疾的主要原因，每七个美国人中就有一个患有骨骼或关节损伤。每天，数以百万计的美国人遭受着骨关节炎、类风湿性关节炎和骨质疏松症等疾病的折磨，由此带来的疼痛、残疾和医疗费用给个人、家庭和社会带来了巨大的负担。此外，在接下来的几十年里，随着美国人口的增加和老龄化，肌肉骨骼状况的影响预计会越来越大。为了应对患者人数的急剧增长和肌肉骨骼疾病复杂性的增加，治疗这些疾病的新药和设备以及治疗方案的数量也有所增加。治疗技术的这种发展需要对衡量患者结果和患者满意度的方法和指标进行新的审视。本次会议是由克利夫兰临床整形外科和风湿病研究所组织的一系列创新峰会中的一次，汇集了医生、质量管理专家、公共卫生专业人员、信息技术专家、政府官员和患者安全倡导者，共同探讨质量测量的“方式和原因”。 公共卫生相关性：扩展学习课程的目标是将克利夫兰诊所整形外科和风湿病护理质量创新峰会的现场体验扩展到全球在线受众，为期两年，方法是捕获并重新使用项目期间选定的演示文稿作为经认可的网络广播系列。压倒一切的目标是确定有效衡量患者结果并满足利益相关者一致利益的质量评估实践，最终将改善患者护理、价值和结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Extended Learning Curriculum is a project to create an on-demand web cast series from the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Care - Quality Innovation Summit to be held on May 13-15, 2009. The educational content of this multidisciplinary conference, which is devoted to exploring the current state-of-the-art in the assessment and management of quality in Musculoskeletal Medicine from the perspective of each of the stakeholders in this process, will be extended to reach a global audience for a 2-year period by capturing and re-purposing selected presentations during the program as an accredited webcast series. Musculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States, with one in every seven Americans afflicted with an impairment of the bones or joints. Each day, millions of Americans endure such conditions as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis, with the resulting pain, disability, and medical expense inflicting tremendous burdens on individuals, families, and society. Moreover, the impact of musculoskeletal conditions is expected to grow as the American population increases and ages in the coming decades. In response to this dramatic growth in patient populations and increase in the complexity of musculoskeletal diseases, the number of new drugs and devices, as well as therapeutic protocols to treat those diseases, has also increased. This evolution in treatment technologies has necessitated a new look at the methodology and metrics for measuring patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. This meeting, one in a rotating series of Innovation Summits organized by the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, brings together physicians, quality management specialists, public health professionals, information technology experts, government officials and patient safety advocates to address the "How and Why" of quality measurement. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the Extended Learning Curriculum is to extend the live experience of the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Care Quality Innovation Summit to a global online audience for a 2-year period by capturing and re-purposing selected presentations during the program as an accredited web cast series. The overriding goal is to identify quality assessment practices that effectively measure patient outcomes and that meet the aligned interests of stakeholders, which ultimately, will improve patient care, value, and outcomes.