Project DOCC - Delivery Of Chronic Care
Description
Project DOCC is a training program which focuses
on the impact of chronic illness and/or disability on
individuals and their families, in every setting including
the hospital, home, and community. With improved understanding
of health care/disability and advances in diagnosis and
treatment, children and adults with chronic conditions live
longer. Changes in health care delivery often mean less time
in hospitals and create greater need for community supports
and services.
Project DOCC offers a curriculum for teaching
physicians and other professionals about ingredients necessary
for people with special health care needs and their families
to live in the community, including a pivotal physician, community
resources, and quality of life.
Medical centers and family members form
teams to implement Project DOCC. The curriculum is integrated
into an existing rotation (e.g. general pediatrics or internal
medicine) and is required for all residents and/or medical
students during their training. At UTHSC, all pediatric residents participate in DOCC. Community members, generally parents, are trained to deliver the curriculum to the doctors as described below.
Mission
Our mission is to promote an understanding of the
issues involved in caring for a family living with special
health care needs regardless of age, diagnosis or prognosis;
putting the family at the center of the healthcare system.
Philosophy
Our philosophy relies on the commonality of our
core issues, not our differences.
- Chronic illness and/ or disability impacts the whole family
- The impact is not disease or diagnosis specific
- We speak with one voice and advocate for each other about
our universal issues: medical, financial, educational, social,
spiritual
- We empower family members to assume the role of teacher
- We identify as models physicians and other professionals
whose actions and caring have enhanced lives
- We seek to provide resources and solutions to concerns
raised
Pediatrics
Project DOCC was created by parents of children
with chronic illness and/or disability in 1994 based on
their own families' experiences. The Project DOCC curriculum
is taught by Parent Teachers in three components:
- Grand Rounds Panel Presentation (one hour) Evaluation
- Home Visit (two hours) Evaluation
- Parent Interview using the chronic illness history (two
hours) Evaluation
Panel Presentation: One Hour
Hospital Administration
and Staff
Healthcare providers have significant impact on
the families of children with chronic illnesses or special
needs. Advances in medicine have resulted in increased
survival of children who may require long-term services from
a variety of healthcare professionals. Care coordination
is beneficial to both the families and the healthcare providers.
Brochure
Download the Project
DOCC brochure [pdf]. Download free Adobe
Reader if you cannot view the page.
Training
Project DOCC trains families on an intermittent basis. Please fill out the information form [WORD] [PDF]and send to UT Boling Center Training Department. Once trained, Parent-teachers are paid a stipend for their participation to cover expenses like child care etc.
Contact
For more information, contact Elizabeth Bishop,
(901) 448-3127; email: ebishop@utmem.edu.
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