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  • IPE 410 Foundations in Patient Safety.  A course to study the science of safe health care. To Register; (select Spring 2008; Subject: Interprofessional Education; select IPE410, course code 11358). <Flyer>

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New Initiatives

  • Robert McQuillan, M.D. has received funding from the Creighton University Health Future’s Foundation Faculty Development Grant for his project entitled: “Changing Safety Culture in the Perioperative Area". This is a two-year project. R. Armour Forse, M.D. and James D. Bramble, Ph.D. are co-Principal Investigators and Rasheed Amao, M.D. and Kimberly Galt, Pharm.D. are co-investigators for this project.
  • Rene' Padilla, Ph.D./OTR/L, FAOTA has received funding from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees / Amnesty International for his project entitled: “Modelos de Atencion a Migrantes Victimas de Tortura y Privadas de Libertad (Service Models for Migrants Who Have Been Victims of Torture and False Imprisonment)". This is a 3-phase, 3-year grant demonstration project.
  • Kimberly Galt, Pharm.D., Ann Ryan-Haddad, Pharm.D., and Mark Siracuse, Pharm.D., Ph.D. are working collaboratively with the State of Nebraska and UNMC to develop a practice model on the conduct of medication reviews for therapeutic drug management. This work is in support of the state quality improvement initiative and is expected to occur over a 3-year period.

CHRP Calendar
September through November

v   The state-of-the-art data workstations are now available. These data workstations are available to all SPAHP faculty, staff, and students. If interested in utilizing this area, please contact the CHRP office.

 
Amy Abbott, RN, Ph.D.(c)
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing.  Research interests include: symptom management and symptom clusters following cardiac surgery as well as patient safety and health information technology use.
     Shirley A. Blanchard, Ph.D., OTR/L    Associate Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy.  Research interests include: health issues of African American women.  More
A. James Bothmer, M.A.L.S., A.H.I.P.
Director of the Health Sciences Library/Learning Resources Center; Assistant Professor (appointment), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.  Current research interests include the theory of management, access, and preservation of health information.
J. Chris Bradberry, Pharm.D.
Dean, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.  Clinical and research interest in: dyslipidemias; outcomes of pharmacist management of hypercholesterolemia; compensation for cognitive services; and the management and outcomes of cardiovascular risk reduction in the ambulatory environment.  More
JD Bramble, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Sciences and Director of Health Services Administration Program.  Research interests include: examining the influence of organizational factors on various outcomes, patient safety and safety culture, the adoption and use of health information technologies, quality, and resource utilization.  More
Archana Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, CUMC.  Research interests include:  vaccine development for Human Papilloma Viruses, other pediatric vaccines, hospital epidemiology, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, inhibition of H. pylori by nutraceutical and antibiotic resistence.
Bartholomew Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Sciences. Research interests include: 1) personal and pharmacy workplace attributes that contribute to pharmacists' sense of workplace control, to their organizational commitment and to patient safety; 2) revenue streams in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry.  More
Sue Crawford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science and International Relations.  Research interests include: 1) community collaboration, 2) health policy, and 3) religion and politics.
   

Andjela Drincic, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine.  Clinical experience in diabetes.  Diabetes research interest in the field of insulin safety (inpatient and outpatient).  In addition, strong research and clinical interest in the pituitary field.

Kimberly Galt, Pharm.D.
Director, CHRP, Associate Dean for Research, and Professor, Pharmacy Practice.  Current research initiatives include a focus on patient safety and health infor-mation technology research issues impacting the clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes in both private and public (Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs) health care populations, and health professions education and translation of best practices in patient safety, health information technologies, and bioterrorism knowledge and community response. More
Bob Garis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Sciences.  Research interests include: the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry and the costs of health care services. More
  Robert J. McQuillan, M.D.  Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology.  Clinical, educational and research interests include: opioid pharmacology, acute pain management, team training and patient safety.
Keli Mu, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy.  Research interests include research methodologies and designs, data analysis (both quantitative and qualitative), evidence based practice, program evaluation and interprofessional education. More
N.R. Vasudeva Murthy, Ph.D.
 Professor, Economics.  Economics & Finance.  College of Business Administration. Research interests include empirical analyses of trends, determinants, and forecasts of health care expenditure, health outcomes and health status in various countries.  Broad areas of research interests are in the areas of health economics, applied econometrics and economic development.
Ravi Nath, Ph.D.
Director, the Joe Ricketts Center & Jack and Joan McGraw Endowed Chair in Information Technology Management.  Research interests include data analysis, data mining, and information management.

Linda K. Ohri, Pharm.D.

Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.  Her research interests include: immunizations, public health and pediatrics.  More

 

René Padilla, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University.  Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs.  His current research is focused on the experience of disability, migration trauma and health disparities.  More

Karen Paschal, M.S. PT
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy. Research interests include clinical learning, novice practice, clinical teaching and authentic assessment. More

Bill Raynovich, Ed.D., MPH, NREMTP

Assistant Professor and Director of EMS Education.  Research interests include:  clinical research in prehospital advanced life support, cost benefit analyses of prehospital care, emergency management and bioterrorism, and educational methodologies and assessment in higher education.

  Joann Schaefer, M.D., Associate Professor in Family Medicine and is currently serving as the State of Nebraska's Chief Medical officer.  She has many public health interests in the delivery of health care and the policies which guide this. Her area of concern is that of violence in homes, particularly intimate partner violence and the effects on moms and children" 

Mark Siracuse, Pharm.D. Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Sciences.  Research interests include studying economics and public policy as they relate to the channels of distribution for pharmaceuticals. This includes the economic relationships within and between the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy benefit managers, government payers of pharmaceuticals (Medicaid and Medicare), pharmacists and pharmacies, and the health care industry. More

 

Joe Threlkeld, Ph.D., PT

Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Director of Creighton University Rehabilitation Science Research Laboratory.  Research interests focus on the interaction of repetitive motion, weight bearing and sensory feedback on the control of walking.  This applied clinical research seeks to improve the treatment and rehabilitation of people with Parkinson’s Disease, arthritis and peripheral neuropathies.More

 


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