Amelia
King,
RN, BSN, PHN, Nurse Clinician
Nurse Clinician
Duluth Family Practice Residency, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota and Duluth Family Medicine Clinic, Duluth
Amelia King is a nurse clinician at the Duluth Family Medicine Clinic where she focuses on care coordination and transitions of care.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background Patients with severe mental illness often lack care coordination between primary care and mental health providers. Siloed patient care across separate healthcare systems can negatively impact quality and safety of patient care. Team-based care is integral in the effective management of patients with multiple comorbidities, with the family medicine physician central in coordinating holistic care. Family medicine residency programs must provide models of effective interprofessional collaboration and mental health treatment to prepare residents to navigate an evolving healthcare…