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Clinical Activities: Clinical/Educational Demonstration Projects
The VISN 4 MIRECC formed the Clinical and Educational Demonstration Projects Small Grants Program to assist and encourage clinical staff and educators to develop new, innovative clinical and educational interventions, enhance current educational materials or programs that target patients with comorbidity and/or their families, or improve the system of care delivery. The Clinical and Educational Demonstration Projects Small Grants Program supports the mission of the MIRECC by funding projects designed to directly apply empirical knowledge to improve the clinical care of veterans, or to provide education to providers and trainees to enhance the delivery of high quality healthcare to veterans.
For the past three years, the MIRECC has had the privilege of extending a VISN-wide request for proposals for the clinical and educational demonstration projects. We have received an enthusiastic response from professionals representing nearly every site in the VISN who submitted creative proposals with great potential for improving the care of our veterans. As the front-line care providers in the VA system, these individuals are an important source of ideas regarding clinical and educational services that are underdeveloped or lacking, and creative solutions to remedy these gaps.
The MIRECC would like to see this group of project leaders become comfortable and competent in developing and implementing clinically useful projects. To this end, MIRECC personnel will offer guidance to the awardees to support their ability to carry out their projects. Monthly calls with MIRECC staff with expertise relevant to the project content are being held to help ensure that the awardees enhance their skills in developing and implementing these projects. The following individuals received funding for up to $5,000 each:
Jeanne Griffin Cunningham – Philadelphia, PA
A Diabetes Intervention and Education Program for Seriously Mentally Ill Diabetics and Their Caretakers
Geraldine Greany-Hudson – Coatesville, PA
Improve Chronic Non-Malignant Back and Muscle Pain in a Substance Abuse Population by Teaching Pacing Skills and Body Mechanics
Wendy Merrill – Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Utility of Diagnostic Screens in Predicting Treatment Adherence of Psychiatrically Co-Morbid Populations
Ron Pekala – Coatesville, PA
Increasing Adherence Follow-up in a Study Using Self-Hypnosis for Relapse Prevention: With Reference to Emotional Numbing, Serenity, and Affect Levels
Christine Peterson – Philadelphia, PA
Diabetes Group Visits for Sub-Syndromal Depressed Geriatric Primary Care Clinic Veterans
Scott Shreve – Lebanon, PA
Identifying Challenges and Opportunities in End-of-Life Care: Are We Providing Quality End-of-Life Care Across the Continuum?
Stuart Steinhauer – Pittsburgh, PA
Utility of Structured Checklists in Identifying Co-Morbid Psychiatric Problems in Alcohol-Related Disorders
Belinda Barnett – Pittsburgh, PA
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training and Dual Diagnosis
Nina M. Chychula – Philadelphia, PA
Facing Fear/Finding Meaning: A Model for Enhancing Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stephanie Deaner - Lebanon, PA
The Effectiveness of Primary Care Clinics in Behavioral Health
Larry Drill - Pittsburgh, PA (Highland Drive)
Early Recovery Counseling for Concurrent Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
Ronald J. Pekala – Coatesville, PA
A Pilot Study Treating Affective State via Self-Hypnosis Training in a Substance Abuse Population: With Reference to Child Abuse Factors
Rebecca Warker – Philadelphia, PA
Development of a National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. Handbook Entitled “Parkinson’s Disease: Mind, Mood and Memory”
Thomas Bartsch – Clarksburg, WV
Assessing the Impact of a Structured Family Education Program on Severity of PTSD, Substance Abuse, and Depression in Recent Graduates of VA Clarksburg’s PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program
Sandy Beahm - Butler, PA
Development of a VA Behavioral Health Web Site
Arthur Coffey – Coatesville, PA
Word Therapy: A Holistic Approach to the Treatment of Mood/Behavior and Memory among Alzheimer Patients (Veterans)
Sharon Magan – Pittsburgh, PA
Obesity and Serious Mental Illness: A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of a Gastric Lipase Inhibitor on Weight Loss, Serum Lipid Levels, Serum Glucose, and Hostility in Persons with Chronic Schizophrenia
Ronals Pekala – Coatesville, PA
A Psychoeducational Smoking Cessation Program for Substance Abusers
Holly Ruckdeschel – Coatesville, PA
Treatment Manual for Psychotherapy for Long-term Care Residents with Depression and Dementia
Timothy Smith – Lebanon, PA
MMPI-2: Does it Provide “Value-Added” to the Compensation and Pension Exam Process?
Ralph Van Atta – Clarksburg, WV
Clinical Manual for Differentiating Malingering and Pseudologia Fantastica
Cindy Webreck – Butler, PA
Support for the Addicted patient with Hepatitis C
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