Program Infrastructure

The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children | Toledo issued a report to the community in 2010 which shares patient-clients stories, impact statistics and information about their partnership.

To successfully partner with one another, lawyers and healthcare providers must first learn how the other profession works. This can be one of the most challenging aspects of working at an MLP.

This webinar is designed as a primer for MLP attorneys. It provides organizational charts for hospitals and health centers and an overview of where vulnerable people receive their healthcare. Panelists discuss key roles in the healthcare system, offer suggestions of training venues to target, and highlight key terminology.

Presenters:

• Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Medical Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
• Ellen Lawton, Esq., Executive Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
• Bob Pettignano, MD, Director, Medical Affairs, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding and Medical Director, HeLP

A brochure from the Medical-Legal Assistance for Families program in San Antonio, TX describing medical-legal partnership services.

National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership communications consultant Karen Schwartzman outlines strategies for utilizing the media and establishing good relationships with the press.

Sample job descriptions for a range of medical-legal partnership "medical champion" positions including:

• Local Medical Director
• Community Health Center Clinical Liaison
• Medical Director of Training and Education
• Nurse Champion
• Social Work Champion

Most partnerships begin with a Local Medical Director. It is recommended that a partnership site’s Medical Director has at least .10 FTE protected time dedicated to the partnership.