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December 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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Money savers for Holiday Shoppers

We hate to be negative this time of year, but gift-giving can get expensive! How to pay for all those gifts? Here are a few suggestions…

Healthy Holiday Habits

Travel, parties, big meals and snack foods at the office all create a challenging environment for eating healthy. Add in several days of travel with little scheduled physical activity, and it becomes a real effort to stay on track. Here are some helpful hints to help keep your holidays healthy!

Beyond Continuing Education: Continuing Professional Development And The Cth, Jeff Goad

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

"The CTH exam is taken by physicians, pharmacists and nurses. From country to country and profession to profession, there is a wide variety of travel clinic practice and the training of travel medicine providers. One-time assessments, such as the CTH exam, are important to establishing a standard level of knowledge, but ongoing education that focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to provide the pre-travel clinic consultation should be a priority."

November 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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Healthier Dishes to Serve This Thanksgiving

This year, why not make Thanksgiving not only delicious but also a health-boosting experience that’s truer to the origins of the holiday? For most of us, our traditional Thanksgiving meal has shifted away from the natural foods enjoyed by the 17th-century celebrants. But it’s not that difficult to get back to preparing delicious food that is fresh from the harvest…and packed with nutrition.

Improving Revenue Capture And Patient Safety In An Icu Setting, Natasha Stankiewicz, Laura Lewis, Jonathan Archibald, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks

Operations Transformation

IMPROVING REVENUE CAPTURE AND PATIENT SAEFTY IN AN INTENSIVE CARE SETTING

Materials management department is responsible for restocking chargeable supplies in an intensive care unit (ICU) at an academic tertiary medical center. Staff confusion as to what items were considered chargeable often led to low supply par levels resulting in delays of critical patient care.

Using baseline metrics, a team of caregivers created several performance improvement goals to increase nursing compliance with appropriate supply charging. The results of a root cause analysis spearheaded the development of a KPI that encompassed staff education, lost charge tracking and charge supply labeling.

Post …

October 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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Walking Club

The SWOSU Walking Club is meeting every MWF, 12:10 pm, at the Wellness Center. Fit exercising into your workday with a 30-40-minute walk and receive the benefits of social support, stress relief, and renewed energy.

SWOSU Fall Pool Hours

Monday-Friday 6:00-8:00 a.m. 12:00-2:00 p.m. 5:00-7:00 p.m. (except Tuesday)

Water Aerobics

Monday-Wednesday 6:00–7:00 p.m. Thursday 5:00-6:00 p.m.

September 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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Walking Club
The SWOSU Walking Club is meeting every MWF, 12:10 pm, at the Wellness Center. Fit exercising into your workday with a 30-40-minute walk and receive the benefits of social support, stress relief, and renewed energy.

SWOSU Fall Pool Hours
Monday-Friday
6:00-8:00 a.m. 12:00-2:00 p.m.
5:00-7:00 p.m. (except Tuesday)

Water Aerobics
Monday-Wednesday 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Career Coaching: A Study Of Veterans Health Administration (Vha) Leaders', Jerelyn Dugas

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore and describe the impact of career coaching on the career performance growth and retention as perceived by healthcare’s emerging leaders who participated in selected coaching program institutes for a minimum of 1 year at VHA hospitals in Southern California.

Methodology: The researcher selected a qualitative multiple case study to explore and describe VHA leaders’ perceived impact of coaching on their career performance growth and retention. Further, the researcher conducted semi-structured, interviews with 15 participants to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of the participants at the …

Uams Summer Health Literacy Study, Merritt Osment

Health, Human Performance and Recreation Undergraduate Honors Theses

Background: Health Literacy is a barrier to self-care; patients often lack the skills to understand complicated instructions that deal with medications, wound care, follow up schedules, and preventative care. Patients who undergo hip and knee replacements are often older adults, a population that normally struggles with various aspects of health literacy. Patient education materials are a common means of communicating with these individuals. However, if the patient does not understand the materials that they are given, they are more likely to experience negative side effects after their operation. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the health literacy …

Multiracial Patient Experiences With Racial Microaggressions In Health Care Settings, Cyndy R. Snyder, Prince Z. Wang, Anjali R. Truitt

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Illuminating patients’ experiences of microaggressions in health care settings can help practitioners develop care that is more culturally responsive. While much of the literature on health care disparities focuses on minority groups generally, we sought to identify and to describe the ways in which racial microaggressions manifest for multiracial individuals and families specifically.

Methods: Using a combination of interviews and focus groups, we conducted 15 interviews and 3 focus groups. Eligible participants self-identified as more than one race and/or they self-identified as part of an interracial family, and they and/or someone they considered to be part of their family …

July 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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SWOSU Rural Health Center will be offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) again for those with prediabetes or at high risk for type 2 diabetes starting in September. The program has proven to cut the risk for type 2 diabetes in half. Please complete the following questionnaire to see if you qualify! https://swosu.formstack.com/forms/prescreening_questionnaire_dpp

June 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Exploring Direct And Indirect Effects Of English Proficiency On Access, Utilization, And Health Status Among Californian Adults With Limited English Proficiency (Lep), Renee E. Pierre-Louis

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background and Study Purpose: Findings from previous studies suggest that, in a health care delivery context, individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) are adversely impacted by lack of patient-provider language concordance. Yet, the concept of LEP has been mostly studied in the context of cultural competence and language has been generally considered a demographic or cultural characteristic. There is a growing body of research concerning LEP and health status; however, it is limited. This study sought to evaluate the effects of LEP on access, utilization, and self-rated health status (SRHS) among LEP respondents to a large health interview survey …

Efficacy Of Technology-Based And In-Person Health Education For Behavior Change In College-Aged Women, Madeline Bremel

All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether an in-person or technology based bone health intervention improved bone health knowledge and behaviors in college-aged women. Methods: 30 college-aged women were randomly divided into three groups: personal intervention (n = 10), technological intervention (n = 10), and control (n = 10). Both intervention groups received identical information regarding the importance of bone health and the appropriate behaviors for maintaining strong bones including weight-bearing exercise, calcium consumption, and vitamin D consumption. The technology group received the information via an online video, and the personal group via a one-on-one …

May 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Improving Admission Medication Reconciliation Completion At Gw Hospital, Amanda Nizam, Andrew Shelton, Dembi Iyekegbe, Matthew Cichocki, Puya Jafari, Paul Pickmans, Jessica Logan, Cherinne Arundel

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

Background: Medication errors represent a major cause of adverse events in hospitalized inpatients. 27-83% of hospitalized patients will have at least one discrepancy in their medication history at admission, with 11%–59% of errors having clinical importance. Current processes for completing admission medication reconciliations are ill-defined, further increasing the risk of errors. Implementation of a standardized medication reconciliation process has led to a reduction in medication errors. Aim Statement: To increase the number of admission medication reconciliations completed within 48 hours of admission to GW Hospital by 25% over three months. Methods: From September 2017 until December 2017, an educational intervention …

Incorporating Just Culture Principles Into Clinical Learning Experiences, Paula Gendreau, Dnp, Msn, Rn, Cne

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Although nursing student’s confidence regarding patient safety is influenced by both clinical faculty and environments in which they learn, faculty seemed to have the most influence in shaping student’s attitudes surrounding a culture of safety. Objectives: To explore and support faculty culture of safety practices that promote meaningful learning experiences for students surrounding patient safety in clinical learning environments.

Methods: An embedded mixed method design was utilized for this pilot study. Quantitative data was collected both pre- and post-semester utilizing an adapted Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey, and post-semester qualitative data further expanded on faculty perceptions and …

April 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, And Dyslipidemia In Student-Run Screening Clinics For Rural Communities In The Sierra Norte Of Puebla, Mexico, Sean Navin, Daniel M. Tomaszewski

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: The growing prevalence of hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), and in Mexico highlights the need for preventative health care services. Rural communities worldwide lack access to such services. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of HTN, DM, and dyslipidemia in student-run screening clinics in rural communities of the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico to better understand the role the clinics play for the patients served.

Methods: Data were collected from patients from rural, Mexican towns participating in free pharmacy student-run screening clinics. Patients consented to have their de-identified information pooled for re-search. Screenings …

March 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

February 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Needs Assessment For Creating A Patient-Centered, Community-Engaged Health Program For Homeless Pregnant Women, Tegan Ake, Sabina Diehr, Leslie Ruffalo, Emily Farias, Ashton Fitzgerald, Samuel D. Good, Lindsay B. Howard, Stefan P. Kostelyna, Linda N. Meurer

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Women who experience homelessness during pregnancy have poorer birth outcomes than the general population. This exploratory research describes the needs assessment of homeless women currently living at a shelter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to identify unmet needs related to maternal and infant perinatal health as the first step in designing a mutually beneficial patient-centered service-learning program for medical students to address these needs.

Methods: Two 1-hour focus groups were held at a shelter for women who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence. A total of 13 women participated in each session; four medical students and a physician served as …

Improvement Academy Annual Report Fy2018, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Improvement Academy Reports and Papers

First annual report covering the fiscal year 2018 (July 2017-June 2018).

Methods To Improve Interprofessional Collaboration In Administrative Dyads, Julie Lee Hudson

DNP Projects

Abstract

PURPOSE: The primary objective of this project was to determine if specific interventions, to include education, rounding, and regular meetings, improved collaboration and communication for nurse/physician dyads working in acute care hospital administrative roles.

METHODS: The study employed a prospective pre-test and post-test comparison of participants’ scores on a validated survey tool. This tool (JeffSATIC) measured perception of collaboration between nurses and physicians. The objective was to evaluate the differences in these scores in participants before and after an intervention.

RESULTS: This study sought to discover if specific interventions impacted scores on a tool measuring collaboration among dyad pairs. …

January 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Exploring Student-Led Interprofessional Education Through A Community Service Project, Lindsay Ann Doerschuk

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore the effectiveness of a student-led interprofessional education (IPE) workshop in improving student attitudes and perceptions toward IPE. Students from four health science programs including Dental Hygiene, Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech and Hearing, Health Services Administration and Occupational Therapy participated in a community service event. Students provided screenings to veteran patients including a health history intake, hearing test, and sleep screening while other students observed.

Methods: Students were asked to attend an orientation, the Vets Day IPE workshop, and a debrief session. This mixed methods approach study utilized the Readiness for Interprofessional …

Free Book From The Swosu Wellness Initiative, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Announcement of free book Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success, from the SWOSU Wellness Initiative, available to anyone who is a part of our SWOSU BCBS program.

Free Massages For All Swosu Employees!, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Announcement of Free Massages for All SWOSU Employees event.

December 2017, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

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No abstract provided.

Family Practice Resident Expectations By Year From Faculty And Resident Perspectives: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Alyssa Krueger, Devin Lee, Jessica J.F. Kram, Will Lehmann, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Background: The transition from student to physician requires substantial commitment and work from residents as well as guidance from program faculty. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has standardized certain academic requirements for U.S. residency programs; however, faculty expectations of residents according to year in the program are less formal and more a hidden curriculum. Setting expectations for residents to consult could better help residents navigate their graduate medical education experience and achieve the level of excellence expected by ACGME.

Purpose: Our quality improvement study aimed to: 1) determine what the expectations of family practice residents were based …

Push For Progress Inspired Improved Outcomes, Jacob L. Bidwell

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

The author and issue editor describes the changing faces of health care as well as movements undertaken by U.S. health systems over the last two decades to improve the treatment and documented outcomes of minority or impoverished patients and to understand the impact of cultural differences on patient care. While much progress has been made, achieving health equity will require the continued efforts of many working toward this goal.