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Jsph And Bryn Mawr College Collaborate To Offer New Graduate Program

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Jshp Hosts Region Iii Hiv/Aids Meeting August 2, 2012, Kate Cecil Ms

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Activating Healthcare Advocates: A Collaboration Between Npa And The Ihi Open School, Ashlee Goldsmith, Md, Valerie Pracilio, Mph, Cpps

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers

Presented at: National Physician's Alliance National Conference in Alexandria Virginia.

AIM

To facilitate opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and aligning the missions of the two organizations, we organized an educational program for current and future healthcare professionals focused on the relationship between quality and cost using the Top 5 lists to promote good stewardship in clinical practice, initially developed by the NPA, as a tool to initiate collaboration.

The Use Of Interpreters To Improve The Quality And Safety Of Healthcare Through Better Communication In Obstetric Patients: Effect On Primary Cesarean Delivery Rate, Stephen A. Pearlman, Md

Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety Capstone Presentations

Patients with limited English proficiency have poorer healthcare outcomes. An assessment of the cultural and linguistic competency of Christiana Care Health Systems revealed that our language services were not sufficiently robust and this was affecting care. Therefore, the purpose of this quality improvement study was to improve healthcare outcomes, specifically the rate of primary cesarean delivery, through improved language assistance, to patients with limited English proficiency presenting to labor and delivery. The methods employed included use of the TeamSTEPPS program to educate the staff on how to improve safety for patients with limited English proficiency, adding a live Spanish interpreter …

Stubborn, Persistent, Dangerous C.Difficile Infections. Is Improvement Possible?, Sara Townsend

Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety Capstone Presentations

C.difficile also known as C.diff or CDI has developed into a dangerous infection for the United States’ health care system. While much work has been done to improve C.diff rates, health care teams have not been successful in reducing C.difficile infections. Many studies have focused on the mode of transmission of C.difficle, yet there still is not consensus on understanding how this infection is spread. Bryn Mawr Hospital, a community hospital in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa, has struggled to improve their C.diff rates like their peers throughout the country. While their infection rates for C.diff are …

Prescriptions For Excellence In Health Care Summer 2012 Download Full Pdf

Prescriptions for Excellence in Health Care Newsletter Supplement

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Hp Forum: Reporting Of Cardiac Surgery Outcomes In Pennsylvania: A 20 Year Personal Perspective

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Hp Forum: Pennsylvania's Aging Initiatives: Planning For The Future

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Getting To Know Tiffany "Tk" Rodgers, Recipient Of Outstanding Student Award

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Hp Forum: The Challenges Of Health Reporting

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Jsph Fellows Reflect, Dominique Comer Pharmd, Zoe Clancy Pharmd

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Health Care Quality Data: A Summer Intern Gains Project Experience, Brittany Christaldi

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Improving Health And Creating Change: 2012 Schweitzer Celebration Of Service Honors Emerging And Establish Community Leaders, Nicole Moore Ma

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Tele-Opthalmology In The Community Pharmacy Setting: A Novel Model Of Care, Miranda Law Bs, Pharmd Candidate, Stephanie Komura Bs, Pharm D Candidate, Bonnie Gazda Phd, Lisa A. Hark Phd, Rd

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Evaluation Of A Community-Based Diabetes Education Program, Neva White Dnp, Crnp, Cde, Rickie Brawer Phd, Mph, James D. Plumb Md, Mph, Pamela Harrod-Smith Ms, David Madison Med

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Mark Mcclellan, Md, Phd Featured At The 21st Annual Dr. Raymond C. Grandon Lecture: Health Reform, Two Years On

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Award For Excellence In Teaching Presented To Dan Z. Louis, Caroline Golab Phd

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Mark L. Tykocinski, Md Commencement Address To The Jmc Class Of 2012

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Developing A Resident Quality And Safety Curriculum, Ashlee Goldsmith Md, John L. Melvin Md, Mmsc

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Looking Back And Forward: Reflections On 20 Years Of The Health Policy Newsletter, David B. Nash Md, Mda

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Hpn Summer 2012 Download Full Pdf

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Effects Of A Group Visit Program On Outcomes Of Diabetes Care In An Urban Family Practice., Jeffrey A Reitz, Mona Sarfaty, James Diamond, Brooke Salzman

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent chronic health condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Those with diabetes must acquire self-efficacy in the tasks necessary for them to successfully manage their disease. In this study, a controlled pre- and post-design was used to determine the effect of an adult support and education group visit program embedded in an urban academic family medicine practice on weight and the achievement of treatment goals for hemoglobin A1C, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) blood concentration, and blood pressure (BP) several months after it was implemented. Participants in the program were matched to a comparison group based on …

Colon Cancer Vaccine Study: Development Of A Decision Support Intervention For Study Recruitment, Evelyn Stevens

Summer Training Program in Cancer Immunotherapy

Focus: Identify factors that may influence trial participation.

28 PowerPoint slides

Colorectal Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial: Internship Experience In Population Science, Shannel Ross, Baudelio Gutierrez, Jr.

Summer Training Program in Cancer Immunotherapy

Internship objectives:

1. Review the literature to identify factors that are likely to influence clinical trail participation.

2. Pretest vaccine trail scenario.

3. Conduct mock decision counseling session.

34 PowerPoint slides

The Job Opportunity Investment Network Education On Diabetes In Urban Populations (Joined-Up) Project, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, James D. Plumb Md, Mph, Diane Cornman-Levy

JCIPE 2012

Work in Progress (36 PowerPoint Slides)

Diabetes and obesity are inter-related health issues that impact many aspects of daily living, including workplace productivity and efficiency. Obese individuals are less likely to be employed and more often absent from work. Nearly one billion dollars per year is attributed to lost productivity for reasons relating to diabetes including early retirement, increased sick days, disability and premature mortality.

Utilizing an interdisciplinary team of a physician, public health staff, nursing and health educators, the Job Opportunity Investment Network Education on Diabetes in Urban Populations (JOINED-UP) is a diabetes and obesity healthy lifestyle education program …

Partnerships For Health - Jeff Health And The Rwanda Village Concept Project – A Model Of Interdisciplinary Health Professions Student Global Education, Ellen Plumb, Md, James D. Plumb Md, Mph, Francis Barchi, Mbe, Phd, Breanne Ward, Ashlyn Sakona, Morgan Greenfield, Elisabeth Collins, Cameron Bass, Md, Kaitlan Elston, Md, Rwanda Squad

JCIPE 2012

Seminar (23 PowerPoint Slides)

A partnership between the Rwanda Village Concept Project (RVCP), a medical student program in Butare, and Jeff HEALTH (Helping East Africans Link to Health), a multidisciplinary student organization at ThomasJeffersonUniversity, has been working in two Rwandan villages for the past five years. Initially, The Rwanda Health and Healing Project consisted of two programs, a Genocide Survivors Village Transformation and creation of a GenocideMemorial Park. These programs lead to a comprehensive community health assessment, which: 1) documented the needs through key informant interviews and focus groups; 2) identified health resources currently available; and 3) reviewed needs in …

College Within A College (Cwic) – Population Health, James D. Plumb Md, Mph, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, Rob Simmons, Drph, Mph, Mches, Cph, Abbie Santana, Msph, Nancy L. Chernett, Ma, Mph

JCIPE 2012

Seminar presentation (55 PowerPoint Slides)

The development of programmatic tracks providing students with academic opportunities outside of the traditional medical curriculum represents a national trend in medical education. With HRSA Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Joint Graduate Degree five-year funding, the Department of Family and Community Medicine at ThomasJeffersonUniversitycreated an Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree Program (IPCDDP), which builds on JeffersonMedicalCollege’s College within a College (CwiC) Scholarly Concentrations Program in Population Health. The mission of the IPCDDP is to provide outstanding training in primary care and innovative education in chronic care management and population and public health in order to prepare primary …

Changing Patient And Physician Behavior: Moving Toward Informed And Shared Decision-Making

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Achieving Population Health: What Evidence Will We Need?

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Center For Value In Healthcare: Translating Research Into Policy And Practice

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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