Longitudinal Faculty Development in Curriculum Design: Our Experience in the Integrated Care Training Program

There are obvious benefits to working in collaboration. However, real collaboration takes time; time to engage in meetings, complete accountability processes, and resolve problems. The delicate balance between democracy and efficiency can be compromised when you have to choose between equal participation and looming deadlines (Stoecker, 2003). Weaver and Cousins (2004) described this dilemma as assessing manageability or having to make a choice between achieving complete diversity on the researcher-community team and the unwieldiness of working with a large committee. Compromise is often necessary. This article describes our experiences using a collaborative approach involving university-based researchers and community professionals—in this case, long-term care (LTC) managers, administrators, and hospital-based educators and researchers—to create an online dementia care training program.

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Accentuate the Positive: The Association Between Informal and Formal Supports and Caregiving Gains

Journal of Applied Gerontology ◽

10.1177/0733464820914481 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 073346482091448

Author(s):

Amanda N. Leggett ◽

Oanh L. Meyer ◽

Benjamin C. Bugajski ◽

Courtney A. Polenick

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Emotional Support ◽

National Study ◽

Caregiver Training ◽

Program Support ◽

Practical Support ◽

Male Caregivers ◽

Care Training ◽

Informal Supports ◽

Skill Building

Background: To promote resilience among caregivers for persons living with dementia (PLWDs), we examine how formal and informal supports are linked to caregiving gains, and whether gender moderates the association between supports and gains. Method: Using the National Health and Aging Trends Study and associated National Study of Caregiving, sources of informal (emotional support, practical support, and help with the PLWD) and formal support (respite care, training program, support group) are considered as predictors of caregiving gains, with gender as a moderator of these associations. The sample included 707 caregivers for 502 PLWDs. Results: Greater caregiving gains were significantly associated with emotional support from friends/family (β = 0.14, SE = 0.09, p = .03). Furthermore, attending a caregiver training program was only associated with increased caregiving gains among men (β = 0.11, SE = 0.08, p = .02). Conclusion: Emotional support from family/friends appears particularly consequential for caregiving gains, and male caregivers may benefit most from programs that emphasize skill building.

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Practice Transformation: Using Team-Based Care Training to Improve Diabetes Outcomes

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health ◽

10.1177/2150132718817952 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 215013271881795

Author(s):

Lori A. Bilello ◽

Christopher Scuderi ◽

Charles J. Haddad ◽

Carmen Smotherman ◽

Edward Shahady

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Training Program ◽

Hemoglobin A1c ◽

Low Density Lipoprotein ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽

Low Density ◽

Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽

Care Training ◽

Team Based Care

Background: One of the key factors of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation require shifting mental models at the individual level and culture change at the practice level on how clinicians and support staff work together. This culture shift requires a reeducation on the roles and communication strategies within the medical practice. The objective of this project was to implement a team-based care training program based on the AHRQ TeamSTEPPS framework in 6 primary care practices affiliated with a Primary Care Practice Based Research Network to increase communication and performance of the care teams. Methods: Clinicians and staff from these sites received external facilitation by a certified TeamSTEPPS master trainer, who is a physician specializing in diabetes care, over a 1-year period. An analysis of their established diabetes patients’ hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol before the training program and posttraining was performed using the paired t test and verified using the Wilcoxon sign rank test. Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in the mean hemoglobin A1c levels from 7.48% to 7.32% ( P < .001) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol from 92.34 to 88.34 mg/dL ( P = .002) for all the practices combined but only 3 practices saw significant improvement individually. Conclusions: Even though the practices participating in this training are PCMHs and are part of a larger primary care network, they have achieved different levels of success, partly due to leadership and buy-in by staff. Practice leaders and team members need to fully embrace team care concepts and continuously monitor teamwork experiences to support effective team-based care.

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Results of a field test and follow-up study of a restorative care training program

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2012.05.007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 33 (9) ◽

pp. 1034-1039 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bonnie L. Walker ◽

Susan S. Harrington

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Field Test ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Care Training

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Achieving Service Change Through the Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Care Training Program Within a Mental Health Service

Community Mental Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10597-018-0272-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 467-475 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nicola Palfrey ◽

Rebecca E. Reay ◽

Velissa Aplin ◽

Jeffery C. Cubis ◽

Virginia McAndrew ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

Training Program ◽

Trauma Informed Care ◽

Trauma Informed ◽

Care Training ◽

Service Change

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One-week multidisciplinary post-graduate palliative care training: an outcome-based program evaluation

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-020-02200-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Piret Paal ◽

Cornelia Brandstötter ◽

Johannes Bükki ◽

Frank Elsner ◽

Anna Ersteniuk ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Training Program ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Further Education ◽

Systematic Evaluation ◽

Free Text ◽

Post Intervention ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Post Graduate ◽

Care Training

Abstract Background A multi-professional, post-graduate, one-week palliative care training program was piloted in November 2019 at the University of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. A formal evaluation of this program was performed. Methods This is a comparative, retrospective outcome-based evaluation of an educational intervention. Participants completed evaluation forms at the end of the course (post-intervention = T1), covering demographics, comparative retrospective self-assessment (40 items, 6-point Likert scale), organizational aspects, and general feedback (free text). At T1, the responses represent actual self-assessment, pre-interventional (T0) scores were generated by retrospective self-assessment. The Retrospective Performance Gain (RPG) was calculated on group level for the comparative self-assessment, demographic and organizational variables were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and free text answers were processed by qualitative methodology (content analysis). Results Fifty-three of 56 attendants from all professions relevant to palliative care completed the evaluation forms (response 94,6%), with mean age 39y (22–64) and mean working experience 13,6y (1–44). Overall ratings of the program were very positive. Comparative retrospective self-assessment demonstrated a marked RPG from T0 to T1 on all items. Free text comments emphasized the need for regular nation-wide educational programs and for further education in bereavement care; inter-professional practice; communication; palliative care philosophy; professional self-care; specific nursing skills; dementia care; and advocacy, while the general contribution of the program to palliative care development in Ukraine was acknowledged. Conclusions Systematic evaluation of a post-graduate international training program in palliative care may provide a mutual learning experience and map country-specific barriers and facilitators that have to be addressed when setting up palliative care services.

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