Clinical Research Oriented Workshop (CROW) Meeting: Oct 13, 2011

Present: Kim Dittus, Kairn Kelley, Mark Kelly, Rodger Kessler, Ben Littenberg, Connie van Eeghen

1. Check in: Ben’s ISUS (or ACER? new Windows notebook) is cool.

2. Rodger: Collaborative Care Implementation Checklist

a. Function: self-assessment tool for use by a practice to:

i. Self-evaluation – “Is this where we want to be?”

ii. Comparison across practices

iii. Research

b. Request for feedback on questions and wording

i. May need a manual for conducting

ii. Discussion centered on the interpretation of the self-assessment tool by member of collaborative care practices

iii. Consider focusing on just the questions related to the definition of Collaborative Care

c. Next steps: refine the tool and test on one or two of sample representatives of the target audience. Bring back to CROW for more review.

3. Next Workshop Meeting(s): Thursday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., at Given Courtyard Level 4

a. Oct 20: Cancelled

b. Oct 27: Ben: outline of an article about how to match individual data from two sources without exchanging any PHI (no Connie, Amanda late)

c. Nov 3: Kim: research/grant opportunity (no Ben)

d. Nov 10: Amanda: survivor analysis chalk talk

e. Nov 17:

f. Nov 24: Cancelled – Thanksgiving

g. Dec 1:

h. Dec 7:

i. Dec 15: (no Ben)

j. Dec 22:

k. Future agenda to consider:

i. Ben: budgeting exercise for grant applications

ii. Rodger: Mixed methods article; article on Behavior’s Influence on Medical Conditions (unpublished)

iii. Future: Review of different types of journal articles (lit review, case study, original article, letter to editor…), when each is appropriate, tips on planning/writing (Abby)

Recorder: C. van Eeghen