2023

Annual Report

Dear

Colleagues, Friends & Neighbors in Maine,

Welcome to our first interactive annual report.

On behalf of our entire team, thank you for your support and interest in our initiative.

It is an ever-changing world.

There are always unexpected events, challenges, and opportunities. In Maine, these days we know that is true now more than ever.

The Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine, a program of Massachusetts General Hospital, works to be a stable partner amidst these changes. We adapt mindfully, with collaboration and stakeholder input as our guiding principles. Our intent is to evolve with purpose and help Maine navigate changes and challenges with success.

That is why I am excited by the Lunder Learning Initiative. This visionary endeavor at Mass General promises to have a profound impact for patients and health care professionals alike. Lunder-Dineen is now part of the Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care, a key pillar of the Lunder Learning Initiative that will convene and support the educational community at MGH and beyond. This offers our team more access than ever to innovations in the science of learning, subject matter expertise and exemplar programs. And as always, we plan to share all we can to improve health and health education in Maine. The Slavin Academy approaches education just like Lunder-Dineen. They are intentional about bringing people together, breaking down silos and leveraging education to change practice and outcomes.

Those same reasons are why we convened experts from across Maine and began our work more than twelve years ago. Despite many changes in Maine over those years — new policies, more focus on health equity, shifting workforce trends, COVID, and more — our stable, collaborative, interprofessional approach to address public health problems with education produces a learning culture and consistent success.

In fact, a big reason for our success is that our education makes real-world business sense for health care organizations in Maine.

  • All our programs are completely free for participants
  • They center on peer-to-peer engagement, which builds community and collaboration
  • They offer access to experts and feedback loops, so there is quality improvement
  • They include practice support, so the knowledge and skills are operationalized and sustainable

“Looking ahead, it is the health care systems that prioritize workforce education that will provide better care.”

James A. Gordon, MD, MPA
Chief Learning Officer
Massachusetts General Hospital

This approach matters. It makes our education a very worthy time investment. It helps save money, improve retention, create a highly skilled workforce, and enhance patient satisfaction. That delivers impact to the bottom line. And for many rural hospitals and care settings in Maine, this is education they would not otherwise be able to access.

All of this ties back to the original shared vision of the Lunder family, Lunder Foundation, and Mass General. They pledged to improve the health of Maine residents by advancing the skills and expertise of Maine’s health professionals.

I am confident that Lunder-Dineen is making that vision a reality and expanding its impact.

Our approach mirrors the culture of Maine — determined, capable, and adaptive. That is also the culture of the Slavin Academy and our colleagues at Mass General.

We are proud to sit at the intersection of so many people and perspectives. I invite you to join our work to benefit Maine.

Just like any team in health care, we are stronger when we all work together.

Labrini Nelligan, MS

Executive Director

Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine

OUR

TEAM

OUR TEAM

Our Leadership Team and Advisory Teams are committed to a strategic focus on the strength of our mission. Together we are doing great things for communities in Maine.

Our

Education

programs

Our Education programs

Lunder-Dineen was created with a vision to transform healthcare education and improve the lives of people who live in Maine. Our three flagship programs are built to address critical, widespread, and urgent public health needs in the state.

Nurse Preceptor Program Time to Ask MOTIVATE MOTIVATE at Home

THE MAINE

NURSING PRECEPTOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

THE MAINE NURSING PRECEPTOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

In the state of Maine, where healthcare organizations can be geographically isolated and have limited resources, there was a need to creatively meet the ongoing preceptor education needs of nurses.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MNPEP

TIME

TO ASK

TIME TO ASK

The Time to Ask program provides education, training and hands-on practice support to primary care teams to enhance their knowledge, skills and attitudes around alcohol. This program empowers them to effectively identify, assess and recommend treatment options for individuals who may be at risk from unhealthy alcohol use.

LEARN MORE ABOUT TIME TO ASK

Motivate

MOTIVATE

Strong data shows a clear connection between oral health and overall health. Older adults in long-term care and nursing homes are the most vulnerable for oral health problems. This impacts their overall health, wellness, dignity, and quality of life. MOTIVATE provides education and best practices to improve oral health for Maine's long-term care residents.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MOTIVATE

MOTIVATE

AT HOME

MOTIVATE AT HOME

A high percentage of older adults in Maine live at home. To ensure these individuals receive appropriate oral health care, Lunder-Dineen launched MOTIVATE at Home, an extension of the MOTIVATE program. This program is a free oral health education program for care partners of older adults.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MOTIVATE AT HOME

Thank

As Lunder-Dineen concludes our twelfth year, we find ourselves reflecting on the remarkable journey we’ve taken together with people from all across Maine. We have immense gratitude and appreciation for all those individuals and the selfless dedication they gave to our work. 

We extend our heartfelt thanks to each person and organization that helped and supported us all along the way. This includes Mass General leadership, the Lunder Foundation and family, the Lunder-Dineen Advisory Committee, and our volunteer Advisory Teams for the Maine Nursing Preceptor Education Program, MOTIVATE, and Time to Ask. It also includes all the stakeholders, organizations, and learner participants across Maine. 

Thank you for standing with us over the years as we create new and effective ways to leverage the power of education to transform health care.

You!

Thank You!

As Lunder-Dineen concludes our twelfth year, we find ourselves reflecting on the remarkable journey we’ve taken together with people from all across Maine. We have immense gratitude and appreciation for all those individuals and the selfless dedication they gave to our work. 

We extend our heartfelt thanks to each person and organization that helped and supported us all along the way. This includes Mass General leadership, the Lunder Foundation and family, the Lunder-Dineen Advisory Committee, and our volunteer Advisory Teams for the Maine Nursing Preceptor Education Program, MOTIVATE, and Time to Ask. It also includes all the stakeholders, organizations, and learner participants across Maine. 

Thank you for standing with us over the years as we create new and effective ways to leverage the power of education to transform health care.

Maine

Nursing

Preceptor

Education

Program

Maine Nursing Preceptor Education Program

Time To Ask

Time

To

Ask

Motivate

Motivate

There are several ways you can get involved and help advance our mission. We invite you to join us.

For more information check out our Resources Page.

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