This grant project trains NP students and other health profession students in interprofessional collaboration to address the needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions in rural Alabama communities. The project implements an interprofessional education model using telehealth technology. Students conduct weekly interprofessional grand rounds involving initial patient assessments, care planning, provider presentations, and care implementation and follow-up over 12 months. The goal is to better prepare students for team-based, patient-centered care and the increasing role of technology in healthcare, especially for managing chronic needs in remote areas.
2. NP Concentration
Dual Certification
PMHNP
FNP
Emphasis on Rural Communities, Veterans,
and IPC
3. HRSA ANE Grant
This project is/was supported in part by funds from the Division
of Nursing (DN), Bureaus of Health Professions (BHPr), Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number
6D09HP25938 and title “Advancing Nursing Education:
Interprofessional Collaboration addressing Multiple Chronic
Conditions in Rural Communities” for $997,173.
The information or content and conclusions are those of the
author and should not be construed as the official position or
policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the
Division of Nursing, BHRr, HRSA, HHS or the U.S.
Government.
4. Focus
Training Grant
The focus is on the implementation of an IPE model
that prepares students with requisite knowledge
needed to address MCC through Interprofessional
Grand Round teams
The ANE-IPC-MMC proposes to advance nursing
education and practice by engaging NP students and
other graduate health trainees in shared
interprofessional clinical and didactic experiences, to
prepare them to work in rural communities.
5. ANE-IPC-MCC Grant
Lead by Nursing, NP Concentration
UA Partners: CCHS, Social Work, Nutrition
Community Partners: BHSALA, UMC
7. IPGR Process
Referrals from Community Partners
Patient participates for up to a year, with weekly check-in’s with NP and other
team members as needed
NP students – Initial H&P
All IPGR team members meet and utilize technology to communicate
with each other and the patient (patient-centered care)
Utilizing portable TM equipment
Store and Forward data collected
Enter info into EHR
Live feed facilitated by the NP on site with patient
IPGR teams develop IP Plan of Care
IPGR teams present to lead faculty in all professions
Revise as needed
Present to PCP
Implement approved IP Plan of Care with patient
F/U up to a year with patient, weekly basis
9. Telemedicine Education
Training Grant Provides Education on TM
through:
EHR – NextGen
Hands on Use of Equipment
Orientation to Technology
$227,030 TM Equipment
6 Mobile Telemedicine Packages
Videoconferencing Infrastructure
iPads with 3G/4G
Bandwidth in 4 Rural Clinics
10. Vision
Students will be better prepared:
to work as a team
to practice patient-centered care
to address MCC in rural Alabama
for the future use of technology in healthcare