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Proposals Now Accepted for Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Small Grants (10/03/17)

The UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education is now accepting proposals for its small grant program, designed to promote interprofessional collaborative practice initiatives. Deadline for proposal submission is 5 p.m., Nov. 10, 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

  1. 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. 10, 2017
Submit completed application packet as a single PDF file to: provost@uams.edu.

Story by Jon C. Parham for Inside UAMS

IPE Grant Assists Increased Hand Hygiene Compliance Education and Training at UAMS

In Spring 2017, the Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) awarded a $6,000 grant to Jennifer Hunt, MD, Chair of the UAMS Pathology Department Chair, for her submission, “An Innovative, Interprofessional Education and Training Platform to Increase Hand Hygiene Compliance at UAMS.”

The week-long event ran from March 27-31, 2017 with tables set up across the campus. Activities included breakfast, drawings for door prizes, and handouts such as hand sanitizer and stress balls. Employees were asked to sign hand washing pledge boards, promising to keep patients safe utilizing proper hand hygiene methods.

Interprofessional educators, including nurses, medical students, physicians, and volunteers, spent time with UAMS employees teaching proper hand washing techniques and awareness of hand hygiene concerns.

Viewing their hands under a black light, employees were shocked to discover how many germs were transferred from a simple hand shake.

Educators also emphasized the importance of washing fingertips and under the nails, as these are high bacteria collection areas.

“We are thrilled with the success of our first-ever Hand Hygiene Week.  The event could not have been possible without our amazing interprofessional volunteers and without the IPE grant funding supporting some of the costs.” said Dr. Hunt. “And, the best part is that we are not even close to finished!  The next phase of our program will be even more exciting. Watch for our launch of the interprofessional education program in the next few weeks.”

If you would like to learn more about the IPE Grant program email: ipe@uams.edu

 

IPE Office Awards Inaugural Small Grants to Promote Collaborative Practice

From the Academic Affairs newsletter – spring 2017

The Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) recently awarded five grants totaling just over $36,000 in its inaugural IPE Small Grant Program.

The IPE office established the program to promote interprofessional education and collaborative practice at UAMS. The call for submissions in fall 2016 asked for proposals that stimulated scholarship of interprofessional collaboration, in areas of clinical care, education or research.

A panel that included the provost, the three IPE directors, the chair of the IPE Research Subcommittee and additional faculty members representing the UAMS Integrated Clinical Enterprise (ICE) reviewed the submissions. The grants were announced in January.

Grant awards (and principal investigators) for submissions focused on collaborative practice included:

  • An Innovative, Interprofessional Education and Training Platform to Increase Hand Hygiene Compliance at UAMS, PI: Jennifer Hunt, M.D. ($6,000)
  • Geriatrics-Focused Interprofessional Training (G-FIT) in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), PI: Paula Podrazik, M.D. ($10,900)
  • Syphilis Testing Result Education and Counseling Simulation, PI: Letycia Catalina Núñez Argote, M.P.H., CPH, MLS ($5,800)

Grant awards (and principal investigators) for submissions focused on interprofessional education included:

  • Interprofessional education curriculum development to enhance communication skills among health professionals interacting with transgender and gender nonconforming patients, clients and community members, PI: Julie Ginn Moretz ($10,900)
  • Research Advocacy Simulation — A learning activity that highlights the role of basic science research in UAMS’ mission of advancing knowledge in areas of human health and disease and translating and accelerating discoveries into health improvements, PI: Mari Davidson, Ph.D. ($2,500)

The Office of Interprofessional Education intends to make the grant program yearly, with another call for submissions anticipated this fall.