We are using specialized functional MRI for people receiving deep brain stimulation surgery to help predict who will benefit most from this procedure.
The overarching objective of the UNC CHER Medicaid Equity project is to develop the capacity and vision within NC Medicaid, necessary to lead and carry out the work of equity reform in policy. North Carolina Medicaid is undergoing a transformation of services, launching several health care initiatives, including Standard Plans, Tailored Plans, EBCI Tribal Option, Foster Care Health Plan and the Healthy Opportunities Pilot. Each of these initiatives incorporate health equity throughout their design and implementation. To most effectively incorporate health equity within North Carolina Medicaid and elicit accurate responses, external stakeholder engagement is required to determine how Medicaid policies can be improved.
The purpose of this study is to explore how moral distress impacted CCNs who actively engaged in practice during the pandemic and today. A quantitative survey design will be used to gather CCNs perceptions of moral distress using the Moral Distress Scale-Revised (MDS-R., Epstein et al, 2021); additional open-ended questions at the end of the survey will be used to gauge nurses' coping strategies and supports available to deal with moral distress. The open-ended questions will be derived from the literature, integrate the PIs observations, and used to complement findings from the MDS-R. The focus of this study will be solely on critical care nurses that worked through the COVID-19 pandemic due to the high-stress nature of that unit
This study will evaluate the impact of standing orders support for the whole primary care team on HPV vaccine communication and uptake.
Entrustable professional activities (EPAS) are observable activities that need to be performed for a physician to meet the needs of their patients. This study will involve creation of a tool to evaluate assessment using simulated patient encounters for pediatric residents level of entrustment for Pediatric EPA 10, involving resuscitation and stabilization of an acutely ill patient.
This study will allow participants to predict the results of an ongoing systematic review.
The UNC ESOP will be conducting job analysis survey in attempt to define the role of a pharmacy administrator & leader. The purpose of this research study is to survey existing pharmacy administrators and leaders to assess tasks performed by the pharmacists specializing in administration & leadership within broad domains of practice, and to identify specialized beyond licensure knowledge bases needed to perform these tasks. By assessing the core competencies for pharmacy administration & leadership training this will not only allow for the subspecialized area of pharmacy administration & leadership to be better defined but assist in further curriculum development & validation for the UNC ESOP Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science with a Specialization in Health System Pharmacy Administration Program. This job analysis will assist in improving education opportunities to educate tomorrows pharmacy administrators and leaders at UNC ESOP and nationwide.
The goal of this study is to determine which treatment option is best to start with for patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA), between a matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplant or immune suppressive therapy, when a matched related donor is not available.
Interviewing local government workers and people who do facilitation. How do they think and act concerning diversity, equity and inclusion for their work goals?
Purpose: to establish a Registry of pediatric patients treated with proton radiation therapy. Participants: Patients who are less than or equal to 21 years old at time of treatment start and treated with radiation therapy at one of the participating centers. Procedures (methods): This Proton and Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR) enrolls children treated with radiation therapy to form an expansive description of the pediatric population that receives protons and to better catalogue the benefits of protons, in this cohort. The data will also be used to evaluate practice differences and help facilitate collaborative research across the various radiation centers. The PPCR collects an expanded set of demographic and clinical data that will enhance the practice data that many participating radiation centers already collect in their routine operations. The PPCR has been expanded to include a photon-treated control group, helping to facilitate comparative effectiveness analysis.