Quite simply, our philosophy centers around the idea that information is powerful. In the ever-changing landscape that is healthcare, clinicians and care teams can find it difficult to keep up best practices, payment and reimbursement requirements, and innovative quality improvement strategies. Regardless of role or position within a team, all staff and providers contribute to the patient care experience, the quality of care over time, and to the total cost of care. For this reason, our modules attend to the team approach and integrated, whole-patient care.
Our goal is to provide evidence-based, up-to-date information in an efficient and interesting way, so that healthcare learners and professionals in a wide variety of positions have the ability to improve patient care, job satisfaction, and costs. Each of our e-Learning modules presents topical information in a variety of formats and interactive methods. We present the latest research data and practical tips on how to apply the data to the day-to-day work of healthcare.
CU e-Learning got its start in 2010 when the CU Department of Family Medicine recognized a need to educate family medicine residents about the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). From our work within practices, it became evident there was a void in education for clinicians, residents, and practice staff, such as medical assistants and office managers. Our modules were developed to help fill that void. Over the years, they have been used by many medical residency programs, University of Colorado practices and other private and FQHC/CHC practices in Colorado and the country; and are licensed to the American Board of Family Medicine for educational use for their Diplomates.
With very little marketing, CU e-Learning has grown on the recommendations and compliments of our partners and learners. Over time, we found that learning modules developed for one group of healthcare professionals are of interest to professionals in other roles as well. Our module topics continue to evolve and expand to cover initiatives from state and federal governing bodies, such as Colorado’s State Innovation Model (SIM), EvidenceNowSouthwest (ENSW), and Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPi), and various healthcare topics for professionals seeking continuing education credits. We currently offer more than 100 modules online.
Bonnie T. Jortberg, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dr. Jortberg is the Director of CU e-Learning and the lead content developer for learning modules.
She has more than twenty years experience in curriculum development for medical students and residents and healthcare professionals.
Robyn Wearner, MA, RD, PMP
Senior Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Robyn completed her Master’s Degree in Instructional Design and Adult Learning
and is the Program Manager, LMS Administrator and instructional designer for this site.
Lauri Connelly, MS
Research Services Principal Professional, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Lauri has a BA in psychology and an MS in occupational therapy. Her clinical interests include health promotion, education, and patient-centered outcomes.
