AMDA Foundation - Vol VIII, Oct `04

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Vol VIII, Oct `04

E-Report Archive - Volume VIII, October 2004

The Good and the Bad: Foundation/Pfizer Award Winners Share Lessons Learned

Vol IIX, Oct `04

AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards give recipients more than just a prize . "I have gained respect for the task of research and how involved it can be to produce meaningful results. I have gained more knowledge in the field of nonpharmacologic treatments," says 2004 award winner Leon S. Kraybill, MD, CMD, of the lessons he learned through the work on his project, “Nonpharmacologic Behavioral Interventions in Cognitively Impaired Long Term Care Residents."

How You Can Fill Gaps in End-of-Life Research

Vol IIX, Oct `04 Where are there gaps in end-of-life research? AHRQ’s Ronda Hughes suggests that there is dearth of data about palliative care. Questions that need to be addressed include:
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Nurse Coordinators Named for LTC QI Partnership

Vol IIX, Oct `04 The Foundation has hired several state nurse coordinators to assist in creating and maintaining a local quality coalition, assisting in screening champions, and handling other responsibilities as part of the LTC Quality Improvement Partnership.
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Parmelee Named Research Methodology Consultant

Vol IIX, Oct `04 Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD, has been named Research Methodology Consultant for the Research Network. In this position, she will review projects in all phases of development and assist individual PIs with the development of study design including--but not limited to--sample size calculations, experimental/quasi-experimental design, methodology, and protocol development.
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2004 Research Network Conference Set

Vol IIX, Oct `04 The Fourth Annual Meeting of the AMDA Foundation Long Term Care Research Network is set for October 28-31 in Chicago, IL. This invitation-only conference is a goldmine of information, networking, and education for network members and features nationally known speakers addressing the issues of greatest concern for long term care researchers.
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Can Futures Program Influence LTC Leaders?

Vol IIX, Oct `04 The AMDA Foundation Futures Program has become a popular tradition at the AMDA Annual Symposium. Open to residents and fellows nationwide, the program attracts many of tomorrow’s brightest long term care leaders. They come into the Futures Program with interest and questions; they depart with new knowledge, career ideas, contacts, and friends.
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Informed Consent: Useful Tools and Templates

Vol IIX, Oct `04 Informed consent is always a challenging aspect of research, particularly in the long term care arena. But you don’t have to re-invent the wheel when it comes to informed consent forms. Several useful examples, sample forms, and templates can be found on the Internet.
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Research Conferences of Interest

Vol IIX, Oct `04 The following is a list of research meetings, programs, and conference that may be of interest to LTC researchers and those interested in conducting research or understanding and interpreting research results. See www.docguide.com/crc.nsf/web-bySpecDisp?OpenForm&spec=Geriatrics for more information.
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