Social Work: Integrating Health and Social Care

Keynote speaker Bonnie Ewald, Associate Director, Center for Health and Social Care Integration and Program Manager of Strategic Development and Policy Social Work and Community Health, Rush University Medical Center will discuss the role of social work interventions and psychosocial care management in context to interprofessional efforts at Rush Medical Center. She will highlight:

• The Bridge Model an interdisciplinary transitional care model with a focus on social determinants of health, patient engagement, and community-level factors. Bridge decreases readmissions and improves post-discharge follow-up. 

• The AIMS program which integrates social workers into primary and specialty care teams to support individuals with complex biopsychosocial & functional issues and their caregivers.

Assistant Professor Xiaoling Xiang leads the research and grant development activities on the Bridge Model. Xiang will discuss her findings from qualitative and quantitative studies.  

 Ashley McClain, Behavioral Health Collaborative Care Supervisor will share information on the Michigan Medicine Behavioral Health Collaborative Care Program.

This event is free and open to the public and a reception will immediately follow.