All of us like to think that we provide high-value care for our patients; but the truth is, just like the rest of the health care system, primary care provides a lot of low value care too – and we drive a lot of overuse. John Mafi joins us this week to talk about his leading research into these thorny, complex issues. - a podcast by Review of Systems | Primary Care Innovation | Health Policy | Health Care Delivery | Payment Reform

There is a growing recognition of the role of trauma, particularly childhood trauma or adverse childhood events on health and health outcomes. Family physician Audrey Stillerman joins Thomas Kim for a two-part series about ACEs and the effects they have on health, and what we as health professionals should know about them.

Dr. Stillerman is the Associate Director of Medical Affairs for the University of Illinois Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships and the medical director for the School Health Center Program at UI Health as well as at PCC Steinmetz. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UIC Department of Family Medicine. She is board-certified in both Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine; since 1991 she has been providing comprehensive care for the whole family, from babies to senior citizens

Dr. Stillerman serves as a steering committee member of the Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative and co-chair of its Health Committee as well as a co-investigator for a multi-site primary care ACE screening project. She is a founding member of the Center for the Collaborative Study of Trauma, Health Equity, and Neurobiology (THEN). She has recommended the following resources for further reading:

SAMHSA’s 4 R’s of trauma-informed approached:

https://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/trauma-interventions

Center for Health Care Strategies 10 key ingredients:

https://www.chcs.org/resource/10-key-ingredients-trauma-informed-care/

RWJ Self-Healing Communities:

https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2016/06/self-healing-communities.html

Center for Center for Collaborative Study of Trauma, Health Equity and Neurobiology (THEN) – www.thencenter.org

ACEs Too High: https://acestoohigh.com/

ACEs Connection: https://www.acesconnection.com/

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