Congratulations on a New NIH Award!

Anju Paudel, PI, Marie Boltz, Co-I, Rhonda BeLue, Co-I, and Terrence Murphy Co-I

NIH R21 AG080238-01A1

Optimizing the Daily Care Interactions Between Direct Care Staff and Assisted Living Residents with Dementia

The purpose of this study is to pilot test the Promoting Positive Care Interactions (PPCI) intervention to establish a feasible and culturally responsive approach to optimize care interactions between staff (nursing, activity, housekeeping, and dining service) and residents living with dementia in assisted living facilities and further improve select resident, staff, and organizational outcomes. A convergent parallel mixed-method design with surveys, focus groups, and standardized measures will be used. Findings will inform the future implementation of PPCI.

Ashley Kuzmik, DrPH, MPH to receive GSA Early Career Investigator Award

Ashley will receive an award recognizing significant contributions of her research at the upcoming Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The GSA Health Sciences Research Award recognizes an early career investigator in the Health Sciences Section who demonstrates outstanding independent research in aging. Ashley will be recognized at the Health Sciences Presidential Symposium and Recognition Event on November 15 as part of the 2024 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.  Congratulations Ashley!

Vinciya Pandian, PI, Diane Berish Co-I, and

Christopher Garrison, Co-I

AHRQ 7 R18 HS029124-03

transfer award from Johns Hopkins University

Center for Immersive Learning and Digital Innovation: A Patient Safety Learning Lab advancing patient safety through design, systems engineering, and health services research

The development of feasible, effective, and scalable interventions to improve the safety of patients at risk for or with central line-related bloodstream infections is a pressing and urgent need. The proposed Center for Immersive Learning and Digital Innovation (CILDI) will advance the science of patient safety through a sustainable infrastructure that will test innovative interprofessional interventions co-designed with individuals and families experiencing these conditions. CILDI will utilize a framework comprising a systems engineering initiative for the patient safety model and the AHRQ systems engineering project life cycle to measure patient safety and process efficiency in order to increase the relevance, uptake, and sustainability of the interventions. 

Nursing home infection control weaknesses persist, researchers warn

by Josh Henreckson

"Policymakers should adopt a holistic approach to supporting providers in these areas, according to lead author Liza Behrens, PhD, Assistant Professor at Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing." Read more