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PBLI PROJECTS and OUTCOMES BY TRAINING PROGRAM
January 2010 to July 2011
PROGRAM / PROJECTS/OUTCOMES / PROJECT STATUS / SITE VISIT
STATUS
1.  Geriatrics / Assessed Risk factors for 30-day hospital readmissions in older adults through an IRB approved, retrospective chart review of hospitalizations in patients aged 65 years / Abstract accepted American Geriatrics Society 2011
KUMC RPF Research Day / Yes
2.  Neurosurgery / Assessed change regarding case volume, diversity, clinical continuity of care, and duty hours between the PGY-2 neurosurgery residents before and after program structure change from a single to a two service apprenticeship model. / Abstract accepted ACGME 2011
KUMC RPF Research Day / Yes
3.  Otolaryngology / Reducing Cost and Medical Supply Waste From Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Surgery through a Comparative review of cost and inventory of past and current supplies at a Children's Hospital as well as an ambulatory surgery center / KUMC RPF Research Day / Yes
4.  Radiation Oncology / Addressed patient care issues through the development of a multidisciplinary morning meeting to discuss cases and assessed its effectiveness on team planning and communication.
New project: addressing need to develop a standardized patient consent form across specialties to improve patient satisfaction. / Manuscript in process / Yes
5.  Dermatology / Identified a list of commonly missed prevention and treatment approaches for basic dermatology concerns. A resource was created and provided to patients and effectiveness of the resource was evaluated by patients and residents. / Manuscript in process / Yes
6.  General Surgery / Assessed Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) for trauma patient s with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). VTE chemical prophylaxis guidelines for SCI/TBI patients were adopted by Trauma team. / Continuing to monitor / Yes
7.  Ophthalmology / Assessed clinic patient care with identified and accepted practice parameters for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma patients; suggested changes to practice were implemented and reassessed to monitor implementation improvements to patient care. / Expanding project to Kansas City Veterans / Site visit preparation
8.  Cardiology / Addressed resident concern regarding EEG reading skill and board preparation performance through collaborative development of an online supplemental curriculum between faculty and residents with ongoing evaluations to assess effectiveness of intervention on board performance as well as on increased confidence in patient care with EEG readings. / ongoing / NO
9.  Pathology / Lab management waste reduction / In process / NO
10.  Plastic Surgery / Patient satisfaction with resident run cosmetic surgery clinics / In process / Site visit preparation
11.  Radiation Oncology / Project 1 Standardizing patient consent forms to increase patient satisfaction
Project 2 developing standard information form to increase ease of patient navigation through radiation oncology process / In process / Annual program review process
PROGRAMS REVIEWING THE TEMPLATE
FOR SITE VISIT PREPARATION / PROGRAMS REVIEWING THE TEMPLATE
12.  Cytopathology
13.  Gastroenterology
14.  Infectious Disease
15.  Nephrology
16.  Rheumatology
17.  Hematology Oncology / 18.  Family Medicine
19.  Selective Pathology