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Students – Triple Aim Project (TAP) Presentation signup ends TODAY  (01/24/18) at 5:00 pm.

Make sure you register your Top 10 choices ASAP! https://goo.gl/1Z6yAY

MLK: Walk, Give, and Serve the Dream

NEW DATE!
January 30th from 11:30 -1:00. 

This MLK event supports population health and professional wellness aspects of the quadruple aim by providing service and engagement in the local community and giving back to the community. 

UAMS students may participate by bringing their choice of the following:
1 (one) backpack or,
2 (two) composition books or,
2 (two) reading books or,
2 (two) boxes of pens
and participating in the donations assembly process on Tues. Jan. 30th from 11:30 – 1:00 pm.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

You MUST sign up by: noon (12:00 pm) Mon, Jan. 29th.

The 2018 Spring Triple Aim Project Presentation activity is now in full swing!

We have 22 (yes 22!) projects for students to choose from AND the SignUpGenius link for students to pick their top 10 is now active!

Check out our Triple Aim website page ASAP!

Choices must be made by 5:00 pm tomorrow (Wed, 01/24)! 

(Don’t forget to attend a TAP kickoff meeting. There are still 3 left.)

Though several scores were very close, we are happy to announce the Top 3 Scoring teams. An article will be coming out to celebrate these teams and their projects. It will be posted on the IPE website and communicated to a variety of campus newsletters. The top 3 teams are listed below. The scores separating first place from third place are less than 1/3 of a point! In addition to award certificates, each team member receives a prize listed below. Please congratulate these colleagues when you see them!

Winners may pick up their award certificate and prize at the IPE desk, first floor of the RAHN building, in the suite beside the rotating door.

1st place: Integrated Behavioral Health Team 1 – Each team member receives a UAMS stainless steel mug

• Sarah Schreve – CHP – Physician Assistant
• Abigail Wilhite – COM
• Nawar Hudefi – COM
• Rebecca Gray – COPH – Health Administration
• Joshua Goodner – COP

This project seeks to help thyroid cancer patients cope with depression and improve their quality of life by creating a Peer Mentoring group to encourage mental health and follow-up care. According to the European Journal of Cancer, depression among cancer patients is five times higher than that in the general population, and patients with pancreatic, thyroid and brain tumors showed the greatest prevalence in the group. The team proposed to build a system to identify post-thyroidectomy patients at risk for depression and establish peer-mentoring groups involving new patients, mentors, and case workers. These groups would encourage open communication between the patients to promote mental health and improve health outcomes post-surgery.

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2nd place: Integrated Behavioral Health Team 2 – Each team member receives a TEAM UAMS t-shirt

• Meagan Backs – CHP – Physician Assistant
• Yinan Yang – COM
• Zuzana Sisperova – COM
• Alisha Crump – COPH
• Payton Clyburn – COPH – MHA

This project seeks to encourage healthy behaviors in patients of the UAMS Endocrine clinic by creating a walking group for patients with Type II Diabetes. Walking is known to be a low-impact exercise that can relieve stress, lower blood pressure, cut cholesterol, and increase insulin sensitivity. The program would encourage physical activity while also demonstrating the importance of a healthy lifestyle and providing social support to those who may not have a support group. Studies have shown that one of the greatest impediments to increased physical activity and positive health outcomes in Type II Diabetes patients is a lack of social support (Adeniyi, Idowu, Ogwumike, & Adeniyi, 2012). The proposed walking group would be a 12-week program involving student volunteers, members of the UAMS health care staff, and patients of the UAMS Endocrine Clinic. Participants would meet weekly to discuss health outcomes, their challenges, and spend time exercising together.

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3rd place: Harmony Health – Each team member receives a UAMS aluminum water bottle

• Rachel Ekdahl – COM
• Robyn Hanna  – COM
• Alexandra Bader – COM
• Kacey Hight – COP
• Liz Wenzel – COPH

This project aims to create a productive and sustainable produce garden at Harmony Health Clinic and conduct healthy cooking classes with clinic patients. Nationwide, 29 million Americans have diabetes, and Arkansas has the fourth-highest rate in the nation (State of Obesity, 2016). The target audience would be low-income patients, especially those with diabetes and other diet-related chronic diseases. Using the successful methodology implemented at the 12th Street Health and Well and the Interprofessional Garden, the project will encourage students and patients to work together as a means to improve population health by focusing on an issue that affects the daily life of a broad span of the population.

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Congratulations to all on a terrific course!

TRIPLE AIM PROJECT INFORMATION
IMMERSION PHASE

Welcome to the Immersion Phase IPE Triple Aim Project Proposal!

The first step in the Triple Aim Project Proposal Activity is to attend an Information session (Kickoff Meeting) about Project Proposal requirements.  Expectations for the project, next steps, and timelines will be discussed.  Information sessions will be held on the dates/times listed below.  Several options are available to help provide flexibility for students’ schedules.

KICKOFF Meetings!

You must attend one of these 1-hour meetings.

No signup necessary.

Attendance will be taken at the meeting.

Date	Event	Start Time	End Time	Place
01/16/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	12:00	1:00	ALC
01/16/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	4:00	5:00	ALC
01/18/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	12:00	1:00	ALC
01/19/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	4:00	5:00	ALC
01/22/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	12:00	1:00	ALC
01/22/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	4:00	5:00	ALC
01/23/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	12:00	13:00	ALC
01/23/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	4:00	5:00	ALC
01/24/18	TAP Kickoff Meeting	12:00	1:00	ALC

This MLK event supports population health and professional wellness aspects of the quadruple aim by providing service and engagement in the local community and giving back to the community. This event is open to students in ALL programs!

UAMS students may participate by bringing their choice of the following:
1 (one) backpack or,
2 (two) composition books or,
2 (two) reading books (children’s ages: Pre-K through 12 yrs.) or,
2 (two) boxes of pens
and participating in the donations assembly process on Jan. 17 from 11:30 – 1:oo pm in RAHN 8101A (Flexible Learning Center).

You MUST sign up by: Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 12:00 pm (noon).
To register: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094da4aa28a6f49-ipecompetence6

Participants will check in with Dr. Marico Bryant Howe the day of the event.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?”  This year, the Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee wanted to provide members of our campus community an opportunity to make an impact on the education of children in homeless/domestic violence shelters.  We seek to draw attention to the education gap that often exists in our society and to provide participants the opportunity to “do for others,” by giving educational material to children who are residing in homeless and domestic violence shelters.  This population of children were targeted due to our desire to reach children who may have the deepest need.  It is our hope that our 2018 MLK community service event will make a difference in the lives of young  people facing difficult circumstances.

Date: 01/17/2018 (Wed.)

Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm CST

Location: RAHN, Room 8101A (Flex Learning Center)

The Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an $118,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to create an oral health and dental education curriculum available to all students.

The oral health component will be incorporated into the current IPE curriculum. Students in all degree programs at UAMS are required to take IPE courses.

Kathryn Neill, PharmD, director of Interprofessional Administrative and Curricular Affairs in the UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education, said the curriculum will help students be better able to address the significant oral health needs of Arkansans.

“Integrating medical and dental health care is one way to ensure that preventative oral health services can begin even before age one,” said Weldon Johnson, executive director of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation. “Combining the delivery of oral health and primary care services offers a comprehensive health system that is efficient, patient-centered and has the potential to provide affordable, quality health care to families throughout the state.”

According to 2010 data published by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, 64 percent of children and adolescents had evidence of current or past cavities, and 29 percent had untreated cavities. Among older adults, 23.3 percent of adults 65 and older in Arkansas reported that they had lost all of their permanent teeth — compared with 16.9 percent nationwide.

“The knowledge our students will gain from this curriculum will help ensure that even when Arkansans are unable to see a dentist, other health care providers will be able to look out for their oral health needs, which is vitally important because oral health affects much more than just the mouth,” said Neill, noting that research suggests poor oral health is linked to heart disease and stroke.

The curriculum will include training modules, live lectures and simulation activities, as well as screening events that will support preventive measures and identify patients in need of further intervention.

The course is being developed by an interprofessional team of faculty composed of Neill, Ashley McMillan, D.M.D., assistant director of the Oral Health Clinic and General Practice Residency Program and an assistant professor in the Center for Dental Education; Gene Jines, D.D.S., director of the Center for Dental Education; Mitzi Efurd, Ed.D., associate professor and chairman of the Department of Dental Hygiene in the College of Health Professions; and Wendy Ward, Ph.D., director of interprofessional faculty development in the Office of Interprofessional Education.

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation is committed to improving the oral health of Arkansans. Overall, the foundation has contributed more than $2.8 million to UAMS, including providing operating support for the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center and the UAMS Oral Health Clinic, as well as scholarships for the dental hygiene program at the UAMS College of Health Professions.

Story by: Yavonda Chase, UAMS Communications

The IPE office University of Central Arkansas will, once again, host their REACH conference on April 19-20, 2018.

Our own Drs. Wendy Ward and Kat Neill will be presenting at the Pre-conference on April 19th.

A call for abstracts has gone out and registration for the conference will open soon.
For more information, check out their website!

We are looking for proposal ideas for the Spring 2018 Triple Aim Presentation event, happening during Student Research Day on March 6, 2018!

Interprofessional teams of students work together to develop a project proposal that addresses a problem that relates to the Triple Aim. Your presentation ideas are necessary so students have a wide variety of project options to choose from.

Project proposal ideas are welcome from students, faculty, staff, and our community partners.

(UPDATED 11/07/17)

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Deadline Extended for Interprofessional Education Small Grants Program

The deadline for proposals to be submitted for the small grant program sponsored by the UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education has been extended to Monday, Nov. 27. The new submission deadline for the grant program, designed to promote interprofessional collaborative practice initiatives, is 5 p.m., Nov. 27, 2017.

Program Goal:

Promote the scholarship of interprofessional collaboration and practice in the areas of clinical care

The project requesting support may include, but is not limited to, a focus on:

1. The impact of interprofessional practice on (for example):

• Patient outcomes
• Patient safety
• Patient experience
• Cost-effectiveness of health care

Or

2. Research on interprofessional practices (i.e., development/validation of interprofessional practice assessment measures)

Award:
Multiple grants will be awarded. Grants will range from $5,000 to $15,000.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PIs and other investigators may be faculty, postdocs, graduate students, or clinical staff — but must be affiliated with UAMS (faculty or staff must be UAMS employees; graduate students must be enrolled in UAMS Graduate School).
• The investigator team must have an interprofessional composition. “Interprofessional” is defined as the representation of two or more professions (e.g., nurse and physician, pharmacist and physician assistant).
• In addition to including investigators representing multiple professions, the proposed project should aim to establish a relationship between interprofessional practice and outcomes.
• Scholarly work that establishes baseline data or demonstrates strong potential for obtaining additional funding will be viewed favorably.

Application Process:
Include abbreviated curriculum vitae (or NIH Biosketch) of all investigators
Include letter(s) of support from the supervisor of the PI and Co-PI (if applicable)

Maximum of five pages including:

1. Specific Aims
2. Significance and Innovation
3. Rationale for the interprofessional team’s composition, along with roles and responsibilities for each project team member
4. A description of how an interprofessional team is required for project design and implementation
5. How the project addresses one or more elements of the Triple Aim (improved patient experience, improved population health or reduced cost for care)
6. Rationale and Approach (including methods, outcome measures, data analysis plans, and project evaluation)
7. A plan to evaluate the project’s outcomes and the function of the interprofessional team
8. Plan for dissemination of results (presentation of work at a relevant national meeting and/or publication is required)
9. References cited will not count as part of the page limit
10. Timeline (including a progress report at six months and project completion within 12 months after receiving funds/IRB approval)
11. IRB approval (if available). Note that IRB approval is required before funding can be awarded.
12. Budget (may include salary support, travel to present at a professional meeting, supplies, participant fees, IRB fee, and other expenses needed to conduct the work.) Entire awarded amount will be transferred after receipt of IRB approval.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE COMBINED AND SUBMITTED IN A SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT.

For questions about this grant program, please contact the Office of Interprofessional Education, ipe@uams.edu  or call (501)686-5686.

Deadline: 5 p.m., Nov. 27, 2017
Submit completed application packet as a single PDF file to: provost@uams.edu.

Story by Jon C. Parham