Two hospitals in Wisconsin are reporting that some of their patients have contracted hospital-aquired bedsores at a rate of more than twice the national average, according to a recent article in the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
As writer Doug Schneider notes, "Bedsores — a common risk in patients confined to bed for long periods — are less common than they were a decade or two ago, but still can lead to complications ranging from painful infections to a type of cancer."
To address this need, INQRI researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a sustainable, system-wide program for pressure ulcer prevention that enhances mobility of long-term care (LTC) residents. The primary goal, under nursing's leadership, is to reduce LTC facility-acquired pressure ulcer incidence by 50% using a cost-effective innovative program to increase resident active or passive movement. The team has received widespread recognition for their innovative program which involves playing music over a loudspeaker every two hours as a prompt for caregivers to make sure residents are repositioned.
Click here to learn more.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Happy Memorial Day from the INQRI Program
Happy Memorial Day to all who have served and all who continue to serve. We thank you.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Health Wonk Review: Memorial Day Edition
Traveling for the long weekend? If so, Chris Fleming over at the Health Affairs blog has some reading material to recommend... no, nothing from the New York Times best seller list... he's offering something decidedly more "wonky."
As Chris says: "While some might reach for a good novel by John Grisham or Dan Brown, the health policy blogs in this [week's] edition of the Health Wonk Review tackle equally compelling mysteries. Was the Medicare Trustees report really that gloomy? If Workers Comp did not exist, could it be invented today? Should California create a Basic Health Program?"
Check it out here.
As Chris says: "While some might reach for a good novel by John Grisham or Dan Brown, the health policy blogs in this [week's] edition of the Health Wonk Review tackle equally compelling mysteries. Was the Medicare Trustees report really that gloomy? If Workers Comp did not exist, could it be invented today? Should California create a Basic Health Program?"
Check it out here.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Modern Healthcare's Women Leading Healthcare Conference
Registration is open for Modern Healthcare's first-ever Women Leading Healthcare Conference.
The Top 25 Women in Healthcare Awards Gala will immediately follow the conference. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with industry leaders and enjoy an evening celebrating the 2011 honorees.
Click here to register for the Gala.
"The healthcare system is changing dramatically and there is a need for new approaches to a dynamic environment. Attend the first-ever Women Leading Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 and you’ll have the opportunity to network with your peers, interact and learn from a powerful group of women leaders in healthcare. You will be empowered with new ideas and best practices to improve not only the success of your organization, but also your personal development as an executive."Click here to register for the conference.
The Top 25 Women in Healthcare Awards Gala will immediately follow the conference. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with industry leaders and enjoy an evening celebrating the 2011 honorees.
Click here to register for the Gala.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
INQRI Team Receives $100,000 Grant to Improve Function, Increase Physical Activity and Improve Independence of Assisted Living Residents in Maryland
A team of INQRI researchers at the University of Maryland has received a $100,000 grant from the Leonard & Helen Stulman Charitable Foundation to further disseminate a project intended to change how care is provided to residents in assisted living and improve function, physical activity and overall quality of life of the residents. The project, Function Focused Care for Assisted Living (FFC-AL), was originally led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers including a nursing professor at the University of Maryland and a social work professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The grant will allow the team to implement and test a protocol that uses a train the trainer model to facilitate adoption of function focused care in 20 residential living facilities in the Baltimore area.
Function focused care involves helping residents to do as much for themselves as possible, with assistance or coaching as needed. Activities can be as simple as putting on a shirt or feeding oneself. It also involves helping people engage in as much physical activity as possible.
Barbara Resnick, Ph.D., CR.N.P., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P., professor of nursing at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., professor of social work and director of aging research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work led an INQRI team in testing a protocol in four residential living facilities that used a function focused care nurse (FFCN) who worked with staff at residential living facilities to help them learn to implement and regularly use function focused care in those facilities. The FFCN helped to assess the environment and policies and procedures that affect function focused care; provided education for staff; helped staff develop goals for function focused care and mentored and motivated staff. Initial results of the 12-month study are promising.
“There’s no question that the goals of function focused care—encouraging seniors to function as independently as possible and to get regular exercise—are important and beneficial to their health and well-being,” said Resnick. “Ensuring that assisted living staff are fully trained in providing this type of care and that they provide it consistently is where the rubber meets the road. We hope that our study will provide guidance about the best ways to implement and ensure function focused care.”
Resnick noted that support for the project comes in part through her appointment as the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Endowed Chair in Gerontology at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The chair enables a national expert in the field to conduct research and educate students in the growing nursing specialty of gerontology. Resnick is using some of the funding to cover a 50 percent project manager for the function focused care dissemination study.
Function focused care involves helping residents to do as much for themselves as possible, with assistance or coaching as needed. Activities can be as simple as putting on a shirt or feeding oneself. It also involves helping people engage in as much physical activity as possible.
Barbara Resnick, Ph.D., CR.N.P., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P., professor of nursing at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., professor of social work and director of aging research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work led an INQRI team in testing a protocol in four residential living facilities that used a function focused care nurse (FFCN) who worked with staff at residential living facilities to help them learn to implement and regularly use function focused care in those facilities. The FFCN helped to assess the environment and policies and procedures that affect function focused care; provided education for staff; helped staff develop goals for function focused care and mentored and motivated staff. Initial results of the 12-month study are promising.
“There’s no question that the goals of function focused care—encouraging seniors to function as independently as possible and to get regular exercise—are important and beneficial to their health and well-being,” said Resnick. “Ensuring that assisted living staff are fully trained in providing this type of care and that they provide it consistently is where the rubber meets the road. We hope that our study will provide guidance about the best ways to implement and ensure function focused care.”
Resnick noted that support for the project comes in part through her appointment as the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Endowed Chair in Gerontology at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The chair enables a national expert in the field to conduct research and educate students in the growing nursing specialty of gerontology. Resnick is using some of the funding to cover a 50 percent project manager for the function focused care dissemination study.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Look Who Made it to the Human Capital Blog
Check out this new entry on RWJF's Human Capital blog... congratulations to INQRI researchers Marianne Weiss, D.N.Sc., R.N.; Olga Yakusheva, Ph.D. and Kathleen Bobay, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C. on all the terrific coverage given to your study lately!
In their INQRI project, "A Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Practice Predictors of Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Post-Discharge Outcomes," this team from Marquette University broke new ground by linking the unit-level nurse practice environment and nursing care processes with patient outcomes at discharge and post-hospitalization. Specifically, the study examined direct and indirect causal relationships between the nursing practice environment, the discharge teaching process and readiness for hospital discharge with hospital readmission and emergency department utilization.
In their INQRI project, "A Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Practice Predictors of Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Post-Discharge Outcomes," this team from Marquette University broke new ground by linking the unit-level nurse practice environment and nursing care processes with patient outcomes at discharge and post-hospitalization. Specifically, the study examined direct and indirect causal relationships between the nursing practice environment, the discharge teaching process and readiness for hospital discharge with hospital readmission and emergency department utilization.
Monday, May 23, 2011
New Generation of Nurses Brings Holistic Approach To Care For Aging Population
This past Saturday, Christina Hennessy, of the Connecticut Post, detailed new, holistic approaches nursing graduates are utilizing when caring for the growing elderly population in the United States. The article, which is focused primarily on the current and future trends of gerontological care, highlighted the importance of the social, financial, psychological and physical aspects of care. This is in contrast to previous models of care that focused only on the treatment of a specific illness or disease.
To access the full article, click here.
To access the full article, click here.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Can a Necktie Make You Sick?
New legislation introduced in New York state would create an hygienic dress code for medical professionals in an attempt to reduce infections and thereby cut health care costs.
Syracuse's Post-Standard Editorial Board is encouraging of these efforts, but believes that to be truly successful at reducing facility acquired infections, a culture change is in order. In their editorial, the board recommends that in addition to following a dress code, medical professionals should use checklists, commit to repeated hand-washing and consistently use gloves.
Click here to learn more.
Comment below to share your thoughts - can a necktie make you sick?
Syracuse's Post-Standard Editorial Board is encouraging of these efforts, but believes that to be truly successful at reducing facility acquired infections, a culture change is in order. In their editorial, the board recommends that in addition to following a dress code, medical professionals should use checklists, commit to repeated hand-washing and consistently use gloves.
Click here to learn more.
Comment below to share your thoughts - can a necktie make you sick?
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Updates from RWJF's Human Capital Blog
Check out the newest posts on RWJF's Human Capital blog to find posts by RWJF leaders, grantees and those working to improve health and health care. In its first week, the blog has featured posts on:
• The Foundation’s commitment to the next generation of health leaders;
• How some nonprofits are coping during these tough economic times;
• National Nurses Week and nurses’ roles in helping tornado victims in the south; and
• A round-up of news on the work of some of the scholars, fellows, investigators and leaders the Foundation supports.
Coming next: A lively forum on interprofessional health education; and information on RWJF’s work to diversify the dental profession and increase access to dental health services.
Visit the RWJF Human Capital blog and join the conversation!
• The Foundation’s commitment to the next generation of health leaders;
• How some nonprofits are coping during these tough economic times;
• National Nurses Week and nurses’ roles in helping tornado victims in the south; and
• A round-up of news on the work of some of the scholars, fellows, investigators and leaders the Foundation supports.
Coming next: A lively forum on interprofessional health education; and information on RWJF’s work to diversify the dental profession and increase access to dental health services.
Visit the RWJF Human Capital blog and join the conversation!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
June 13 Forum Examines Rural Health, Nursing Solutions and Policy Implications
On Monday, June 13, 2011 from 9:00-11:30 a.m. ET, AARP, in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will host an AARP Solutions Forum on Advancing Health in Rural America: Maximizing Nursing’s Impact.
The forum will convene policy experts, thought leaders and key stakeholders to examine how to improve health care in rural America, where a shortage of providers limits access to primary and preventive services, reduces consumer choice and can raise costs. Panelists will discuss problems facing rural health care; highlight cutting-edge rural health models that are making a difference; explore state and national nursing-based solutions; and discuss policy implications for state and federal policymakers. Additionally, experts will consider important opportunities to improve rural health found in the recommendations of the recent Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
For additional information, contact Michael Pheulpin, 202-434-3882, mpheulpin@aarp.org.
The forum will convene policy experts, thought leaders and key stakeholders to examine how to improve health care in rural America, where a shortage of providers limits access to primary and preventive services, reduces consumer choice and can raise costs. Panelists will discuss problems facing rural health care; highlight cutting-edge rural health models that are making a difference; explore state and national nursing-based solutions; and discuss policy implications for state and federal policymakers. Additionally, experts will consider important opportunities to improve rural health found in the recommendations of the recent Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
- Join us at Union Station Columbus Club, 50 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002. Continental breakfast served from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Register early, seating is limited! Register here to attend in-person.
- Join the live webcast on June 13, 2011 at 9:00-11:30 a.m. ET. (8:00-10:30 a.m. CT, 7:00-9:30 a.m. MT, 6:00-8:30 a.m. PT). Register here for the live webcast.
For additional information, contact Michael Pheulpin, 202-434-3882, mpheulpin@aarp.org.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Nurse Clinicians and Researchers Partner at the University of Louisville
Inspired by the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the University of Louisville School of Nursing faculty are teaming up with nurses and other health care team members from the University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center to improve patient care and quality of life through clinical nursing research and evidence based practice projects.
M. Cynthia Logsdon, a professor in the School of Nursing and the associate chief of nursing for research at the hospital and cancer center, is facilitating partnerships between nurses in clinical practice and doctorally prepared nurse scholars.
Click here to learn more about their collaborations.
M. Cynthia Logsdon, a professor in the School of Nursing and the associate chief of nursing for research at the hospital and cancer center, is facilitating partnerships between nurses in clinical practice and doctorally prepared nurse scholars.
Click here to learn more about their collaborations.
Monday, May 16, 2011
RWJF Launches New Human Capital Blog
Check out the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's new Human Capital Blog. The Foundation has started this blog "to serve as a forum for sharing information and stimulating discussion about the challenges of building a health care workforce that meets the nation’s current and emerging health care needs." By following this blog, you will be able to keep up with the exciting research and programs funded under the Foundation's human capital portfolio.
A recent post announces the selection of INQRI program director, Mary Naylor, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., for the 2011 recipient of the GE Healthcare-AACN Pioneering Spirit Award, given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
A recent post announces the selection of INQRI program director, Mary Naylor, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., for the 2011 recipient of the GE Healthcare-AACN Pioneering Spirit Award, given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Friday, May 13, 2011
NINR's Pat Grady Offers Teamwork Resources
At a presentation this week at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, NINR director Pat Grady spoke about "Discovery Through Delivery: The Future of Nursing Science." During the session, she stated that "interdisciplinary collaboration is the way of the future" and of course, we at the INQRI program agree.
Dr. Grady provided researchers with many resources to encourage their collaboration. Here is a sampling:
Dr. Grady provided researchers with many resources to encourage their collaboration. Here is a sampling:
- VIVO - "an interdisciplinary national network, enabling collaboration and discovery among scientists across all disciplines."
- Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide - an NIH resource, published in August 2010.
- OpenCourseWare Consortium - An OpenCourseWare is "a free and open digital publication of high quality university‐level educational materials. These materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content."
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Hassmiller Travels to Alabama to Assist Red Cross
Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing, is spending two weeks as a volunteer with the Red Cross to bring disaster relief to Alabama in the wake of a series of tornadoes. She is documenting her experience on the American Journal of Nursing's Off the Charts blog.
Check out the series: "Dispatches from the Alabama Tornado Zone."
Check out the series: "Dispatches from the Alabama Tornado Zone."
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Aligning Forces for Quality Launches Next Phase
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced last week that it will award grants of $1.3 million to 16 regional health care organizations through its Aligning Forces for Quality initiative, RWJF’s signature effort to lift the quality of U.S. health care. The latest round of grants marks the onset of the third phase of Aligning Forces.
Begun in 2006, Aligning Forces works to improve health care by engaging patients, publicly reporting the performance of local providers and improving the quality of care delivered in each community. In addition to building on its previous successes, Aligning Forces alliances nationwide will now focus on developing and testing models for paying providers based on the value—not volume—of services delivered.
Click here to learn more about Aligning Forces.
Begun in 2006, Aligning Forces works to improve health care by engaging patients, publicly reporting the performance of local providers and improving the quality of care delivered in each community. In addition to building on its previous successes, Aligning Forces alliances nationwide will now focus on developing and testing models for paying providers based on the value—not volume—of services delivered.
Click here to learn more about Aligning Forces.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Nurses on the Run
Click here for an inspiring article about Karen Buley, an obstetrics nurse, who planned to retire from nursing in 2008. Buley wanted to inspire others to pursue nursing as a career and so she began to interview other registered nurses about what brought them to nursing and why they stick with it. In the course of writing Nurses on the Run: Why They Come and Why They Stay, she remembered her own story and was inspired to retire the idea of retirement.
In the book, Buley wrote: “I am collecting essays from registered nurses. Reading their stories reminds me of one of my goals for creating this book: inspiring fellow nurses to stay in nursing. ... I decide to stay. And I am glad.”
Buley also wanted to use her book to address the nursing shortage. While she notes several contributors to the impending shortage, she believes one of the biggest issues is the shortage of faculty. Therefore, she is donating 10 percent of the proceeds of Nurses on the Run to nurse educator scholarships.
In the book, Buley wrote: “I am collecting essays from registered nurses. Reading their stories reminds me of one of my goals for creating this book: inspiring fellow nurses to stay in nursing. ... I decide to stay. And I am glad.”
Buley also wanted to use her book to address the nursing shortage. While she notes several contributors to the impending shortage, she believes one of the biggest issues is the shortage of faculty. Therefore, she is donating 10 percent of the proceeds of Nurses on the Run to nurse educator scholarships.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Expanding Nurses' Scope-of-Practice in the News -
It is fitting that in the midst of National Nurses Week, we hear more discussions about expanding nurses' scope-of-practice, as recommended in the IOM report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
In New York, there is a piece of legislation being debated which would eliminate the state requirement for nurse practitioners to be supervised by a physician. If passed, New York will join 16 other states and the District of Columbia in making this change.
Seth Gordon, president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State is quoted in an article in the Times Union, explaining that this change could be very important for the state.
"We know there are 2 million people in this state that reside in medically underserved areas, both urban and rural," he said. "This provides patients access to care without costing money. There is no good reason not to do it."
One of the states that New York would join if the legislation passes is Oregon. This article on OregonLive.com shares the story of Diane Solomon, a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Portland. With so many options available to nurses in Oregon, Solomon was able to follow her passion into an evolving career which began in midwifery.
The article also explains the cost benefits of expanding nurses' scope-of-practice... while also detailing the issues surrounding an increasing interest in nurse practitioner programs in a capacity-challenged educational system.
In New York, there is a piece of legislation being debated which would eliminate the state requirement for nurse practitioners to be supervised by a physician. If passed, New York will join 16 other states and the District of Columbia in making this change.
Seth Gordon, president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State is quoted in an article in the Times Union, explaining that this change could be very important for the state.
"We know there are 2 million people in this state that reside in medically underserved areas, both urban and rural," he said. "This provides patients access to care without costing money. There is no good reason not to do it."
One of the states that New York would join if the legislation passes is Oregon. This article on OregonLive.com shares the story of Diane Solomon, a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Portland. With so many options available to nurses in Oregon, Solomon was able to follow her passion into an evolving career which began in midwifery.
The article also explains the cost benefits of expanding nurses' scope-of-practice... while also detailing the issues surrounding an increasing interest in nurse practitioner programs in a capacity-challenged educational system.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Medication Discrepancies: The Problem and the Solutions
Check out this awesome video created by an INQRI grantee team led by Cindy Corbett and Stephen Setter.
In their INQRI project, they used information technology to help home care nurses more efficiently and effectively identify and resolve medication discrepancies as patients transitioned from the hospital to home. Researchers evaluated whether the intervention had an impact on patients' emergency department visits during the first month after hospital discharge. The intervention group participants had fewer emergency department visits during the first 30 days after the index hospitalization. These findings demonstrate both the importance and the complexity of medication information transfer during care transitions from hospital to home.
Medication Discrepancies (3 Minutes) from Washington State University on Vimeo.
In their INQRI project, they used information technology to help home care nurses more efficiently and effectively identify and resolve medication discrepancies as patients transitioned from the hospital to home. Researchers evaluated whether the intervention had an impact on patients' emergency department visits during the first month after hospital discharge. The intervention group participants had fewer emergency department visits during the first 30 days after the index hospitalization. These findings demonstrate both the importance and the complexity of medication information transfer during care transitions from hospital to home.
Medication Discrepancies (3 Minutes) from Washington State University on Vimeo.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Linda Burnes Bolton and Mary Wakefield Among Top Women in Healthcare
Congratulations to INQRI National Advisory Committee member Linda Burnes Bolton and former INQRI grantee Mary Wakefield on their inclusion on Modern Healthcare's list of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare.
For the past 40 years, Linda Burnes Bolton has dedicated her career to patient care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Since 1996, she has served as vice president and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute. She manages a staff of 3,500 and oversees nursing care at the prominent system. A registered nurse, Bolton, 62, has led national initiatives on bedside care and workforce issues. She was vice chair of an initiative on the future of nursing by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
Mary Wakefield is administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, that focuses on improving access to health services. Wakefield, 56, oversees more than 100 programs, nearly 2,000 employees and 3,000 grantees with a budget of $7.5 billion. An expert on rural health and a registered nurse, she was previously director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead HRSA in February 2009.
For the past 40 years, Linda Burnes Bolton has dedicated her career to patient care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Since 1996, she has served as vice president and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute. She manages a staff of 3,500 and oversees nursing care at the prominent system. A registered nurse, Bolton, 62, has led national initiatives on bedside care and workforce issues. She was vice chair of an initiative on the future of nursing by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
Mary Wakefield is administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, that focuses on improving access to health services. Wakefield, 56, oversees more than 100 programs, nearly 2,000 employees and 3,000 grantees with a budget of $7.5 billion. An expert on rural health and a registered nurse, she was previously director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead HRSA in February 2009.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The Future of Nursing Report: Education
In the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the committee made several recommendations related to education, including an increase in the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate and doctoral degrees, an engagement in lifelong learning and more.
Click here to download a report brief on the Future of Nursing: Focus on Education.
Last week, we learned that there are some new standards at play for master's prepared nurses and that the current educational capacity has room for improvement...
Click here to download a report brief on the Future of Nursing: Focus on Education.
Last week, we learned that there are some new standards at play for master's prepared nurses and that the current educational capacity has room for improvement...
Advance for Nurses has reported "a bold move to transform nursing education at the graduate level." Nursing schools affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recently voted to endorse The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing, a set of national standards for preparing nurses to have a high impact in the healthcare environment.
Click here for more information.
Last week, the National League for Nursing released its annual survey of schools of nursing for 2009-2010. Their data shows some progress toward meeting the goals outlined in the IOM report related to increasing workforce diversity and higher levels of education and training... but also show areas for improvement. For example, hispanics are still underrepresented among basic RN students and demand for nursing education continues to exceed the current capacity due to faculty shortages and lack of clinical placements.
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Upcoming Event Sponsored by the Improvement Science Research Network
A Web Event on Improvement Science
Team Science: Creating Successful Collaborative Teams
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
2:00 pm EDT
The Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) is a network dedicated to rigorously testing health care improvement strategies through multi-site research studies and academic - practice partnerships.
Though such large-scale research can produce ground breaking results, it also presents challenges in forming highly functioning and effective teams across multiple disciplines and geographical barriers. The field of Team Science provides a wealth of information about creating and maintaining successful teams that the ISRN will apply to collaborative research studies.
Join our presenter for a free 60-minute Web event as he presents the concept and principles of Team Science, key factors for successful collaboration, and how these ideas apply to the work of the ISRN, especially the ISRN landmark Network Studies.
Presenter
Gary Olson, PhD
Donald Bren Professor of Information & Computer Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Moderator
Grace Willard, RN, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Click here to register.
Contact us here: ImprovementScienceResearch@isrn.net
Access past events on the ISRN Web site: http://www.isrn.net
The Improvement Science Research Network is the only National Institutes of Health-supported improvement research network. Our primary mission is to accelerate inter-professional improvement science in a systems context across multiple hospital sites.
Scary Statistics... Unsafe Injection Practices
According to an article on the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog, unsafe injection practices continue to occur, despite education efforts to reduce risk of infections.
Laura Landro writes, "In the U.S., failure to follow safe practices in delivering intravenous medications and injections has resulted in more than 30 outbreaks of infectious disease including hepatitis C, and the notification of more than 125,000 patients about potential exposure just in the last decade, according to health-care purchasing alliance Premier Inc."
Click here to read the story.
Laura Landro writes, "In the U.S., failure to follow safe practices in delivering intravenous medications and injections has resulted in more than 30 outbreaks of infectious disease including hepatitis C, and the notification of more than 125,000 patients about potential exposure just in the last decade, according to health-care purchasing alliance Premier Inc."
Click here to read the story.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Attention Nurses in Maryland...
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is proving, Hospital-Based First Receivers: Teaching the Caring Professional to Take Care, a one day course (6.74 contact hours) for registered nurses.
Click here for more information.
Events like these are a great way for nurses to engage in lifelong learning activities, as recommended in the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011This event is funded by an educational grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through the International Chemical Workers Union Council consortium.
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Location: ANA Offices, Silver Spring, MD
Cost: No charge!
Click here for more information.
Events like these are a great way for nurses to engage in lifelong learning activities, as recommended in the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
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