Courses

• 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>

Tools for Researchers and Practitioners

• Dissemination Planning Tool
  Guide to translating of your research into practice.

• Medication Safety Best Practices Guide for Ambulatory Care Use Tool.  Reference:  Galt KA, Rule AM, Clark BE, Bramble JD, Taylor W, Moores KG.  Best practices in medication safety: areas for improvement in primary care physicians office. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-1; pp. 101-129. (Feb 2005)
• MakeSigns.com
  Banners and posters design tools.

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.

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.

Grants Active

PI: Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D. Enhancing clinical practices through the adoption of health information technology.  Award source:  Nebraska Medical Foundation/Physician’s Foundation for Health System Excellence, 11/01/2006-10/31/2008

PI: Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D., Co-Inv.: Kevin T. Fuji, Pharm.D., Mark Siracuse, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Bartholomew E. Clark, R.Ph., Ph.D., James D. Bramble, Ph.D. Pharmacists for Patient Safety. Award source:  Nebraska State Board of Pharmacy-Dyke Anderson Patient Safety Grant, 01/01/2007-01/01/2009

PI: Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D.  Co-Inv.:: Dennis Berens Nebraska Telehealth Network Use to Advance Pharmacists for Patient Safety. Award source:  Nebraska State Office of Rural Health, 01/2007-01/2009

PI:  Kimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D., Co-Inv.: Karen Paschal, PT, DPT, MS, Andjela Drincic, M.D. James D. Bramble, Ph.D. Physician office readiness to adopt and integrate the electronic medical record for patient safety and quality of care. Award source:  Nebraska Medical Association, 01/01/2007-01/01/2009

PI:  Keli Mu, PhD, OT. Improve patients safety: learning model to reduce errors in occupational therapy and physical therapy practice. Award source:  National Patient Safety Foundation, 01/01/2005-12/31/2007

PI:  Keli Mu, PhD, OT.  Co-Inv.: Lohman H, Cochran T, Scheirton L.  Improve Patients' Safety: Learning Model to Reduce Errors in Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Practice.  Award source: The National Patient Safety Foundation.  James S. Todd Memorial Research Grant, 2005-2007. 

PI:  Rene' Padilla, Ph.D./OTR/L, FAOTA.  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).  Award Source: United Nations High Commission on Refugees / Amnesty Internation, Quito, Ecuador, 2005-2008 (3-phase, 3-year grant / demonstration project).

PI:  Rene' Padilla, Ph.D./OTR/L, FAOTA.  Accepted as Adjunct Research Fellow with the Harvard Immigration Project (Center for Developmental Psychology).  “Impact of Acquired Disability and Migration Trauma of Undocumented Immigrants in Nebraska”, 2005-2008 (3-phased, 3 year research project).