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Connecting: Using Technology to Create Academic-Practice Research Partnerships

Connecting: Using Technology to Create Academic-Practice Research Partnerships. Frances R. Vlasses PhD, RN, NEA-BC Barbara Caspers, MS, RN Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Loyola University Chicago Catholic Health Initiatives. Ida Androwich, PhD, RN, FAAN Mary C. Dominiak, PhD, MBA, RN

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Connecting: Using Technology to Create Academic-Practice Research Partnerships

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  1. Connecting:Using Technology to Create Academic-Practice Research Partnerships

  2. Frances R. Vlasses PhD, RN, NEA-BC Barbara Caspers, MS, RN Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Loyola University Chicago Catholic Health Initiatives Ida Androwich, PhD, RN, FAAN Mary C. Dominiak, PhD, MBA, RN Mary Malliaris, PhD, School of Business Chief Nurse Officers and RN participants Acknowledgment: AONE Seed Grant, 2006-07 Designed by

  3. Objectives for Presentation

  4. Describe the dynamics of a community hospital/university collaborative research project.

  5. Acknowledge best practices in building Academic-Practicecollaboration

  6. Describe technology solutions • for multi-center partnerships

  7. The Academic -Practice Partners

  8. Resources to support research • Mutual interest in research questions • HSM faculty • Catholic University • Striving for excellence in • Evidence-based practice • Mutual interest in research question • Study variables are issues of concern to organization • Catholic healthcare system

  9. Why a Partnership?

  10. Generating Evidence

  11. Dictates of current environment requires a passion for clinical quality Measurement of clinical performance on patient outcomes

  12. Benefits of Academic-Practice Partnerships developing know-how for research

  13. Support • Magnet • journey

  14. Support • development • of evidence-based • clinicians

  15. Presence validates partners commitment to support nurse at bedside

  16. Provide ongoing professional growth

  17. FORMING THE PARTNERSHIP

  18. Intentional invitation • Serendipity meetings • Formalization of collaboration • Executive sponsorship

  19. The How To…

  20. 1000+

  21. Process Improvement Meeting

  22. Practical Considerations: Technology and Recruitment Participating community hospitals recruited by researchers via 3 Webinars LUC researchers worked directly with site coordinator IRB approved electronic recruitment materials provided to each site Survey Monkey Web-links developed for each site

  23. Lessons Learned • Provide for process improvement meeting with sites via Webinar after first data collection round • Onsite contact person increases effectiveness • Consider forcing function for important questions • Provide very specific procedures in writing for data collection sites • Insure testing before opening survey at each sites • Utilize teachable moments; information on as needed basis

  24. Some Data Mining Results on Nurses’ Attitudes

  25. QUESTIONS? THANK YOU

  26. Designed by Visual Impact Health Communications Joan Bufalino MS, MSN, RN Nurse Illustrator / Creative Director Visual Impact Health Communications joan @vihcommunications.com www.vihcommunications.com

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