From Data to Action: Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to Advance the Public Health Agenda of Dementia Caregiving
This webinar (1:33:14 minutes) discusses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which is a caregiver module that identifies the relationship to the care recipient and collects key information in a very brief concise fashion related to caregiving. There are three presentations included in this webinar. Phil Echevarria discusses BRFSS's impact on New Jersey and the caregiving data and how it has influenced policy change in New Jersey. Jana Pastir discusses how North Dakota has used the Subjective Cognitive Decline caregiver modules to enhance other chronic disease programs.
Home Safety Assessments: Evidence Based Strategies to Decrease Falls and Improve Mobility
This presentation (56:57 minutes) given by Kara Welke discusses evidence based strategies to decrease falls and improve mobility in the home setting. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the impact of falls and the costs associated with falls; (2) identify professional screening options for falls that address Medicare and CDC Guidelines; (3) describe Medicare and CDC guideline recommendations for interventions; and (4) understand the evidence for OT Home Safety Evaluations and the process involved.
Organizational structure and resources of IPE programs in the United States: A national survey
Interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives are growing due to the Interprofessional Education Collaborative's core competencies being incorporated into health professions educations programs' accreditation criteria. This investigation examined organizational models and structures of US IPE programs using mixed methodology of quantitative survey and qualitative analysis.
McPin Foundation
The McPin Foundation exists to transform mental health research by putting the lived experiences of people affected by mental health problems at the heart of research methods and the research agenda.
The Art of Empathy: Employing the arts in social inquiry with poor working-class women
This article looks at how the arts can be employed in participatory social research with poor working-class women as an innovative approach to collecting data as well as a powerful means of disseminating research findings. It questions traditional means of knowledge production and suggests that the use of art in this context challenges many of the assumptions inherent in sociological inquiry.
Developing a Patient-Centered ISHAPED Handoff With Patient/Family and Parent Advisory Councils
Our hospital system used Lean strategies to develop a new process for the change-of-shift bedside handoff titled ISHAPED (I = Introduce, S = Story, H = History, A = Assessment, P = Plan, E = Error Prevention, and D = Dialogue). Several teams collaborated with a Parent Advisory Council and a Patient/Family Advisory Council to design a study to explore patient perceptions of the handoff.
Exploring Meaningful Patient Engagement in ADAPTABLE (Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness)
Background:
Genuine patient engagement can improve research relevance, impact and is required for studies using the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network including major multicenter research projects. It is unclear, however, how best to integrate patients into governance of such projects.
Methods:
Experiences of an HCV Patient engagement group: a seven-year journey
Historically, few publications exist where patient engagement in clinical studies is a driving force in study design and implementation. The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), established in 2010, employed a new model of integrating stakeholder perspectives into healthcare research.
Strategically Advancing Patient and Family Advisory Councils in New York State Hospitals
This report describes the landscape of PFACs in New York State hospitals, as well as their prevalence and variation in characteristics. The report also explores PFACs’ performance and impact, not only on hospital strategy and operations but also on the quality and safety of care.
WORKING AND LEARNING TOGETHER IN RURAL HOSPITALS: ENGAGING ACROSS BOUNDARIES TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
The aim of this thesis is to establish how interprofessional education (IPE) can promote interprofessional learning (IPL) and enhance collaborative practice in rural health settings. Furthermore, it examines five different types of IPE activities to find out how IPE or IPL might promote or influence collaborative practice in rural hospitals. Rural practice was the main focus because the research has been conducted by an experienced rural clinician.
The research approach is qualitative and reflects a social constructivist perspective.
