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Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute

Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute. Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD, APRN, BC Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP Emily Egerton, PhD Loretta Matters, RN, MSN Michelle Mitchell, LBMT Duke University School of Nursing

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Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute

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  1. Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD, APRN, BC Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP Emily Egerton, PhD Loretta Matters, RN, MSN Michelle Mitchell, LBMT Duke University School of Nursing Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center March 2014 http://coegne.nursing.duke.edu

  2. Session Goals • Course overview • Opportunity – • Charge • Approach -- Define grand challenge • Introductions • Next steps

  3. What is a Grand Challenge?

  4. A Big, Important Problem! www.alzheimers.gov http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/the-films.html

  5. Goal…find the best approaches..connect them with the right people!

  6. 3 Communities • 9-month basic curriculum offered x 2 in 3 communities: • Focus: Basic clinical geriatric syndromes - dementia care - quality & change management  Expect knowledge application. • Advanced curriculum –depth & inter-professional focusProgress so far: • 80 + enrollees from 3 communities in NC representing diverse disciplines & care settings presented 16 projects • 8 target areas for practice improvement • Degree students engaged: ABSN (2) –MSN (10)-DNP (2) –PhD (2) -Post-doc (1) • Faculty engaged from ABSN-MSN-DNP-PhD programs • Basic structure: Coursework, Project work, learning network • Relentless opportunism….

  7. What is a Grand Challenge? Focused -- > Interprofessional –> Driven toward Solutions!

  8. Who are you? Why are you here? • Task #1: • Find someone you don’t know • Pair up • Task #2: Speed Dating! • Interview each other: 2 minutes! • I’m excited about… • I’m concerned about… • My greatest success indementia care has been…. • I need help with….. • Find a new person – repeat x 2 • Each time…you get 30 seconds less! • Task #3: Share Highlights with facilitator What are your big ideas????

  9. The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein

  10. Wrap-up/Conclusions Join our Dementia Grand Challenge Knowledge Network today! • Diversity of participants • Commonalities and differences in communities and individuals • Beginning ‘agenda’ of ideas we might champion or pursue in the grand challenge

  11. Additional Resources • Model for change from public health toolkit: • http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/action-center • Building partnerships: • http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id-44/127.html • Priority setting in communities: • http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B070C722-31C1-4225-95D5-27622C16CBEE/0/PrioritizationSummariesandExamples.pdf

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