Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute

Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute

Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD, APRN, BCMelanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Emily Egerton, PhDLoretta Matters, RN, MSNMichelle Mitchell, LBMT

Duke University School of NursingDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical CenterMarch 2014

http://coegne.nursing.duke.edu

Session Goals

• Course overview– Opportunity – – Charge– Approach -- Define grand challenge

• Introductions

• Next steps

What is a Grand Challenge?

A Big, Important Problem!

www.alzheimers.gov

http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/the-films.html

Goal…find the best approaches..connect them with the right people!

3 Communities

9-month basic curriculum offered x 2 in 3 communities:Focus: Basic clinical geriatric syndromes - dementia care - quality & change management Expect knowledge application.Advanced curriculum –depth & inter-professional focusProgress so far: •80 + enrollees from 3 communities in NC representing diverse disciplines & care settings presented 16 projects•8 target areas for practice improvement•Degree students engaged: ABSN (2) –MSN (10)-DNP (2) –PhD (2) -Post-doc (1)•Faculty engaged from ABSN-MSN-DNP-PhD programs•Basic structure: Coursework, Project work, learning network•Relentless opportunism….

What is a Grand Challenge?

Focused -- > Interprofessional –> Driven toward Solutions!

Who are you? Why are you here?Task #1:•Find someone you don’t know•Pair up

Task #2: Speed Dating!• Interview each other: 2 minutes!

1. I’m excited about…2. I’m concerned about…3. My greatest success in

dementia care has been….4. I need help with…..

• Find a new person – repeat x 2• Each time…you get

30 seconds less!

Task #3: Share Highlights with facilitator

What are your big ideas????

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.

Albert Einstein

Wrap-up/Conclusions

• Diversity of participants

• Commonalities and differences in communities and individuals

• Beginning ‘agenda’ of ideas we might champion or pursue in the grand challenge

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Additional Resources

• Model for change from public health toolkit:– http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/action-center

• Building partnerships:– http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id-

44/127.html

• Priority setting in communities:• http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B070C722-31C1-4225-95D5-

27622C16CBEE/0/PrioritizationSummariesandExamples.pdf