Cardiology Commons^™

Sustaining Care Team Engagement Using A Hierarchy Of Needs Framework, Katherine Skroski, Sam Canonico, Hailey Frager, Mary Beeaker, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca A. Brookes

Operations Transformation

Cardiology Intensive Care & Cardiovascular Interventional (CICU & R9 West) teams provide superb care to critically ill cardiac patients at Maine Medical Center. Covid Pandemic revealed the importance of physical and mental health wellbeing, as well as care team engagement in order to continue to provide outstanding care to patients. CICU/R9 West Leadership looked for ways to improve team engagement and ensure that care team members’ needs are met and sustained.

An Oncology, Lifestyle Medicine, And Cardiac Rehabilitation Partnership In The Development Of A Group Medical Visit Model For Cancer Survivors, Amy Litterini, Caitlin Coppenrath, Ashley Speckhart, Amy Pearl, Theodore Wissink

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023

Methods/Approach: An oncology and cardiology team developed an oncology provider survey in REDCap designed to assess attitudes regarding perspectives on cardio-oncology, rehabilitation, and Lifestyle Medicine. The 27-item multiple choice and Likert-style survey was distributed via email on three separate occasions to MaineHealth Cancer Care Network providers (n=66) in spring, 2022.

Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants Of Health And Improving Cardiac Health With Medically Tailored Meals, Emily Follo, Katherine Sharp, Mylan Cohen

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023

Introduction:

• Social determinants of health (SDOH) strongly influence risk factors for cardiac disease, especially in rural areas

• Medically-tailored meals have shown promising results for reducing hospitalizations

• Some state insurance programs are covering medically-tailored meals given beneficial outcome studies

• This project builds upon prior Healthy Links programs to expand our reach to rural patients

A Case Of Congenital Coronary Sinus Ostial Atresia With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava, Laura Onderko, Thomas A. Miller, Sean Novak, Jeffrey Rosenblatt

Journal of Maine Medical Center

Introduction: The coronary sinus is responsible for venous drainage of the heart. Congenital anomalies of the coronary sinus are rare and typically associated with other anomalies, such as atrial septal defects or other congenital heart malformations.

Clinical Findings: We present a case of incidentally found atresia of the coronary sinus ostium with associated persistent left superior vena cava. This case involved a 52-year-old patient who initially presented with a supraventricular tachycardia and elevated troponin.

Clinical Course: The patient underwent cardiac workup with a coronary computed tomographic angiography scan. This scan showed no obstructive coronary artery disease, but did show congenital …

Using Hierarchy Of Needs To Build Care Team Engagement, Cathy Palleschi, Katherine Skroski, Sam Canonico, Hailey Frager, Mary Beeaker, Suneela Nayak, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca Brookes

Operations Transformation

Cardiology Intensive Care & Cardiovascular Interventional Care teams provide superb care to critically ill cardiac patients at Maine Medical Center. Covid Pandemic revealed the importance of caregiver physical and mental health wellbeing, as well as engagement in order to continue to provide outstanding care to patients. Leadership devised innovative ways to improve team engagement and ensure that care team members' needs are met.