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Vol VII, Dec `03

E-Report Archive - Volume VII, December 2003

Those Interested in CNS Research Take Note!

Vol VII, Dec `03

The AMDA Foundation Seed Grant Awards is a newly funded program designed to foster and encourage long term care research proposals in identified therapeutic areas. Through this program, the Foundation will fund up to 3 proposals for small pilot research projects ($5000--$7000) in a single facility that can be completed within a 9-10 month period (so preliminary data can be presented at the fall 2004 Research Network Conference). In November 2004, one of the studies will be selected to be implemented across the Network the following year.

Have an Idea For Improving NH Quality of Care?

Vol VII, Dec `03

The AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards support innovative projects in education, quality improvement, research and health literacy (communication and patient care) in long-term care and have provided nearly $100,000 in awards to date. Now in its third year, the program recognizes outstanding projects addressing facility staff education and training; training and mentoring related to continuous quality improvement in long term care; research on topics with generalizable results, such as unavoidable weight loss or critical factors with hearing aid use; and ways to enhance improvement of health care communications between long term care patients and their families, caregivers and/or surrogates.

Tell a Resident or Fellow Interested in LTC...

Vol VII, Dec `03 The AMDA Foundation is pleased to announce the return of an exciting opportunity for residents and fellows who are interested in long term care practice: the Futures Program. Held during the AMDA Annual Symposium, this intensive learning experience was created to offer residents and fellows information on the numerous career opportunities available in long term care.
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LTC QI Partnership Seeks Project Facilities

Vol VII, Dec `03 The AHRQ-funded Long Term Care Quality Improvement Partnership evaluating pain and pressure ulcer CPG implementation will begin roll-out in 2004--starting with 3 Pennsylvania facilities in January 2004--and then another 4-6 facilities in that state beginning in March.
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In the Next E-Report...

Vol VII, Dec `03

Highlights from the Long Term Care Research Network Conference held this November in Chicago, including preliminary results from the Statin, Diabetes, and Do Not Hospitalize studies--information on study presentations to be held during the 2004 AMDA Annual Symposium--and an opportunity to sign up for *free* CPG implementation training.

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