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PubMed1995

Cross-training in the perioperative area.

Cross-training is the process by which a staff member without previous experience is introduced to the goals, policies, procedures, role expectations, physical facilities, and special services in a new area. The goal of the cross-training is to assist the staff member in making a smooth transition into the new area while retaining original skills. Each institution has individual characteristics that influence the needs for a cross-training program. As individual institutions prepare to design cross-training programs, it is beneficial to have a model for program development. This article provides systematically constructed and logically related concepts required for development of cross-training programs.

Inservice Training↗
PubMed2003

Continuous improvement in dietetics education with a regional advisory board: a model that works.

Continuous improvement has been a focus of business and health care for years. The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education has also identified the need for continuous improvement in dietetics education programs and requires them to seek outside counsel to help accomplish it. Most dietetics education programs develop advisory boards to provide this outside counsel, but finding individuals to commit to an ongoing advisory board can be challenging. Dietetics internship directors from dietetics practicum programs throughout Arizona created the Arizona Dietetic Practicum Advisory Committee (AzDPAC), which uses suggestions from preceptors, interns, and committee members to generate ideas for improvement. Since the conception of AzDPAC both tangible and intangible outcomes have occurred. Tangible outcomes include better coordination among programs, development of a combined annual affiliate meeting, standardization of forms, creation of a combined "Clinical Bootcamp," development of a Web page describing all programs, and better networking among interns from different programs. In addition, AzDPAC improved cooperation and sharing of expertise and created an available group of peers for new directors. An advisory committee of regional program directors is a model that works in providing dietetics education programs with ongoing outside counsel and ideas for continuous improvement.

Advisory Committees↗
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Building community partnerships to improve HIV prevention efforts: implications for nurses.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is a major and complex public health crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued effective community-based HIV prevention planning in its 1993 "Supplemental Guidance on HIV Prevention Community Planning" through the formation of community planning groups (CPGs). These guidelines are reviewed along with behavioral and social science theories that are the crux of HIV prevention theory-based research and program development. Nurses' roles in community-based HIV prevention as community advocates, HIV prevention program planners, practitioners, and researchers are discussed. The article concludes with nursing implications for HIV prevention.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed2006

Empowering junior faculty: Penn State's faculty development and mentoring program.

Empowerment of faculty is essential for academic success. The Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP), sponsored by the Office of Professional Development of the Penn State College of Medicine, was established in 2003 with the goal of promoting the development and advancement of junior faculty so they can achieve success in their academic careers. The program consists of two components: a curriculum in research, education, clinical practice, and career development, and an individual project completed under the guidance of a senior faculty mentor. The curriculum provides faculty with knowledge, skills, and resources. Mentoring provides relationships and support. Together, these elements combine to empower junior faculty to better manage their careers. The effectiveness of the program has been demonstrated by several measures: participants evaluated the program highly, demonstrated increases in their perceptions of their own abilities, and completed tasks important to the advancement of their careers. Participants stated they were better prepared to advance their academic careers and that the individual projects would contribute to their career advancement. On the basis of this experience, the authors suggest that faculty development programs should empower faculty so that they can more effectively chart a successful career in academic medicine. This report describes an empowerment model, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Junior Faculty Development Program in 2003-04 and 2004-05. The authors offer this program as a model for the benefit of other institutions and for one of their most valuable assets: junior faculty.

Evaluation Studies as Topic↗
PubMed1991

Early and late gene expression programs in developing somatic cells of Volvox carteri.

In situ hybridization was used to resolve details of the temporal and spatial aspects of expression of a number of cell-type-specific genes of Volvox carteri. In confirmation of earlier results obtained by Northern-blot analysis, this study revealed that accumulation of transcripts of somatic genes was largely restricted to the somatic-cell lineage. In extension of the previous study, two distinct gene expression programs during somatic-cell development were more fully defined: "early" somatic genes were expressed in the somatic-cell lineage even before visible differentiation began, whereas "late" somatic genes were not expressed until after somatic cells had been visibly differentiated for more than a day and had already reached the presenescent-adult stage of development. We postulate that products of the early somatic genes may be involved in generalized somatic functions that are required throughout somatic-cell development, whereas the late somatic gene products may be involved in more specialized processes that characterize mature, parental somatic cells. The most significant finding of the present study is that transcripts of early somatic genes are significantly more abundant in presumptive somatic cells than in presumptive gonidia during embryonic stages, while the two cell types are linked by a network of cytoplasmic bridges. The fact that the two cell lineages can establish and maintain different transcript populations despite the extensive cytoplasmic continuity that exists between them is somewhat surprising and must be taken into account in future attempts to elucidate the way in which dichotomous differentiation is initiated in the organism.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

Developing wellness programs: a nurse-managed Stay Well Center for senior citizens.

This article describes the process from conception to implementation of developing a nurse-managed wellness center for senior citizens. The center was established in a federally subsidized high rise residential complex in midtown Manhattan. The unique senior population living in this New York City community includes a large proportion of performing artists. These individuals are struggling to maintain ties to their community at a time when their most productive performing years have passed. A health needs assessment was designed to evaluate whether or not these seniors were interested and would participate in a nurse-managed wellness center. The strategies needed to propose and move the project forward through all systems are explored. Two clinical nurse specialists assessed the need, proposed the center, and guided it through several political systems while maintaining leadership to establish a viable and innovative hospital-based health center based on prevention.

Aged↗
PubMed1998

A pilot study of faculty development for basic science teachers.

PURPOSE: Relatively little research has focused on faculty development methods that assist basic science teachers to improve their instructional skills. This study was designed to assess the effectiveness for basic science faculty of a faculty development seminar series that had been previously shown useful for clinical teachers. METHOD: The Stanford Faculty Development Program's seminars on clinical teaching were adapted for basic science instruction. Eight pathology faculty participated in a series of nine small-group seminars designed to provide teachers with knowledge of a framework for analyzing teaching and identifying areas for improvement, and skill-based training in specific teaching behaviors. Each seminar included (1) brief lectures, (2) review of videotaped reenactments of teaching interactions, (3) role-play exercises with videotape review, and (4) formulation of personal and departmental teaching goals. RESULTS: Program evaluation included multiple measures: participant self-assessment, student ratings of the participants, and blinded ratings of pre- and post-seminar videotapes of participants' classroom teaching. All measures indicated a positive effect of the intervention. CONCLUSION: Faculty development programs have significant potential to enhance basic science instructors' teaching effectiveness.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

Developing a bereavement services component for an urban teaching hospital's new palliative care program: a four-target survey approach.

As more patients die in the hospital under the supervision of palliative care teams, there is a growing interest in hospital-based bereavement services. As part of the palliative care program development at our 463-bed community-based teaching hospital, we conducted a survey of top national palliative care programs, local hospice programs, local funeral homes, and the original staff of the hospital's prior program. The significance of certain data stood out in terms of the planning of delivery of services at our hospital. Three issues were of primary concern to the study team: providing families with services beyond the "minimal" of a single card or telephone call; the position of a bereavement coordinator would be necessary to manage or oversee the delivery of these services; and community volunteer aid was needed to ensure the program's financial viability.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1996

Weight-for-length reference data for preterm, low-birth-weight infants.

OBJECTIVE: To provide weight-for-length reference data for preterm, very-low-birth-weight and low-birth-weight infants. DESIGN: Data from 867 infants (428 boys and 439 girls) in the Infant Health and Development Program, who each were preterm and who had a low birth weight, were used to develop weight-for-length reference data. The Infant Health and Development Program is a national, randomized, clinical trial that included various ethnic groups at 8 sites. At each site, sampling ensured that two thirds of the infants in the study weighed 2000 g or less and that one third of the infants weighed from 2001 to 2500 g at birth. Infants were examined at birth, at 40 weeks' postconception, and at 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months' gestation-adjusted age. Gestation-adjusted age was used instead of chronological age from birth to correct for the degree of prematurity. RESULTS: Weight-for-length percentiles are given for lengths at 3-cm intervals ranging from 48 to 100 cm. These percentiles are sex specific and are for a very-low-birth-weight group (< or = 1500 g) and a low-birth-weight group (1501-2500 g). CONCLUSIONS: These data should assist screening for deviations from normal growth and may aid in the early detection of failure to thrive and excessive weight gain in infancy.

Anthropometry↗
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School physical education: effect of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health.

BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is a risk behavior for cardiovascular and other diseases. Schools can promote public health objectives by increasing physical activity among youth. METHODS: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) was a multicenter, randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a cardiovascular health promotion program in 96 public schools in four states. A major component of CATCH was an innovative, health-related physical education (P+) program. For 2.5 years, randomly assigned schools received a standardized PE intervention, including curriculum, staff development, and follow-up. RESULTS: Systematic analysis of 2,096 PE lessons indicated students engaged in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in intervention than in control schools (P = 0.002). MVPA during lessons in intervention schools increased from 37.4% at baseline to 51.9%, thereby meeting the established Year 2000 objective of 50%. Intervention children reported 12 more min of daily vigorous physical activity (P = 0.003) and ran 18.6 yards more than control children on a 9-min run test of fitness (P = 0.21). CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a standardized curriculum and staff development program increased children's MVPA in existing school PE classes in four geographic and ethnically diverse communities. CATCH PE provides a tested model for improving physical education in American schools.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

A breast cancer screening educational intervention targeting medical office staff.

There is persistent evidence that breast cancer screening techniques remain under-utilized. While physicians cite lack of time as a barrier to the provision of preventive services, nurses and other medical office staff are in an ideal position to educate women and motivate adherence to screening recommendations. This paper describes the design, implementation and process evaluation of a breast cancer screening educational program targeting primary care medical office staff. This intervention was conducted in two Washington State counties as part of a larger community organization study. The PRECEDE model, educational outreach principles and focus groups were used to guide the program development. Consistent with 'academic detailing' concepts, the sessions were delivered at health care facilities. The program included a review of breast cancer-related data and screening methods, an overview of the nurse's role as a 'change agent' and breast self-examination instructor, and a discussion of women's barriers to mammography. Community-level penetration was relatively high, with sessions being completed by approximately 50% of the eligible staff. Overall, participants were positive about the value of the program. Medical office-based educational sessions have the potential of reaching a large proportion of primary health care workers and increasing disease prevention in communities.

Breast Neoplasms↗
PubMed2004

A program to improve access to health care among Mexican immigrants in rural Colorado.

CONTEXT: Migration to the United States from Mexico is increasing every year. Mexican immigrants tend to be poor, uninsured, monolingual Spanish speakers without adequate access to appropriate medical care. As a further barrier, many are also undocumented. PURPOSE: This article describes a program developed to improve access to health care among Mexican immigrants in northern Colorado. METHODS: The program was implemented by a migrant/community health center in rural northern Colorado based on findings from an in-depth health needs survey of the target population. The program consists of community outreach services vertically integrated into the main medical clinics, which comprise Salud Family Health Centers. A mobile unit went to nontraditional areas identified by community workers as gathering places for Mexican immigrants. Services provided included preventive health care (screening for diabetes, hypertension, mental health problems, dental problems, and HIV); education; and primary care for acute problems. Patients were referred to a health care home for ongoing care. RESULTS: In the first 6 months, 1,553 Mexican immigrants were seen on the mobile unit. Hypertension and psychosocial problems were the most common problems in this population. Thirty-five percent of patients who received consultation in the mobile unit have visited any of the clinics for follow-up within the following year. CONCLUSIONS: A community-based mobile outreach program targeted toward Mexican immigrants can be effective in uncovering medical and mental illness and in directing patients to a health care home. This is an important first step in eliminating health disparities among this population.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Periodic health examination, 1995 update: 1. Screening for human papillomavirus infection in asymptomatic women. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination.

OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations for practising physicians on the advisability of screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in asymptomatic women. OPTIONS: Visual inspection, Papanicolaou testing, colposcopy or cervicography, use of HPV group-specific antigen, DNA hybridization, dot blot technique, Southern blot technique or polymerase chain reaction followed by physical or chemical therapeutic intervention. OUTCOMES: Evidence for a link between HPV infection and cervical cancer, sensitivity and specificity of HPV screening techniques, effectiveness of treatments for HPV infection, and the social and economic costs incurred by screening. EVIDENCE: MEDLINE was searched for articles published between January 1966 to June 1993 with the use of the key words "papillomavirus," "cervix neoplasms," "mass screening," "prospective studies," "prevalence," "sensitivity," "specificity," "human" and "female." VALUES: Proven cost-effective screening techniques that could lead to decreased morbidity or mortality were given a high value. The evidence-based methods and values of the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination were used. BENEFITS, HARMS AND COSTS: Potential benefits are to prevent cervical cancer and eliminate HPV infection. Potential harmful effects include the creation of an unnecessary burden on the health care system and the labelling of otherwise healthy people as patients with a sexually transmitted disease for which therapy is generally ineffective. Potential costs would include expense of testing, increased use of colposcopy and treatment. RECOMMENDATIONS: There is fair evidence to exclude HPV screening (beyond Papanicolaou testing for cervical cancer) in asymptomatic women (grade D recommendation). VALIDATION: The report was reviewed by members of the task force and three external reviewers who were selected to represent different areas of expertise. SPONSORS: These guidelines were developed and endorsed by the task force, which is funded by Health Canada and the National Health Research and Development Program. The principal author (K.J.) was supported in part by the National Health Research and Development Program through a National Health Fellowship (AIDS).

DNA, Viral↗
PubMed1984

The threshold hypothesis: evidence from less developed Latin American countries, 1950 to 1980.

Historical research among European countries finds large differences in the level of social, economic or demographic development among countries, or regions within countries at the time marital fertility rates began their decline from traditional high levels. This research tests a threshold hypothesis which holds that fertility will decline from traditional high levels if threshold levels of life expectancy and literacy are surpassed. Using a pooled regression analysis of 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980 crude births rates (CBRs) in 20 less developed Latin American countries, in conjunction with 10-year lagged measures of social, economic and family planning program development, analyses reveal statistically significant effects of passing Beaver's (1975) threshold levels of 1950 literacy, or 1950 life expectancy, that are independent of levels of lagged literacy (or lagged life expectancy), economic and family planning program development, as well as measures that control period effects.

Birth Rate↗
PubMed1996

Third generation information systems: integrating costs and outcomes. Tools for professional development and program evaluation.

The authors present specific procedures for obtaining cost per closed case and a case outcome rating for each closed case, computer generated, yielding a cost-outcome report for single cases and aggregated cases. The procedures are illustrated with field data from an alcohol and drug addiction service. Cost per closed case is seen as the new unit cost datum. Combined with case outcome information, the cost-outcome report is seen as a promising new measure of efficiency. The potential of the cost-outcome report as a new basis for professional self-development, increased treatment effectiveness, and program evaluation is discussed.

Budgets↗