Beginning in 2014, the Evidence Based Practice Council of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (UUHC) has sponsored a poster fair that encourages employees and students to share projects and research initiatives. This collection contains posters presented by University of Utah Healthcare employees and students, all of whom have led a quality improvement effort in their department and wanted to share their story.
The Wellness Champion posters are presented by Wellness Champions across departments and divisions of University of Utah Health who implement a practical and evidence-based intervention to improve health and wellness, while measuring the outcome of their efforts. Originally known as the "Resiliency Poster Fair," the program was changed to "Wellness Champion Poster Fair" in 2018.
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The 5 Rights of Distance Research Training | Pepper, Ginette A.; Wilson, Barbara L.; Clayton, Margaret; McIntosh,Michael | Persistent shortages of nurse faculty and scientists drive options for PhD and postdoctoral training that allow nurses to educate in place, yet access research foci that are geographically inaccessible to them. Originally funded by the National Cancer Institute and the John A. Hartford Foundation, t... |
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Activating the Rapid Response Team: Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Oncology Nurses | Milne, Suzanne | Better understand oncology nurses' perceived barriers and facilitating factors for activating the Rapid Response Team (RRT). Identify and explore barriers and facilitating factors for nurses to activate the RRT. Identify and explore barriers and facilitating factors for nurses to activate the RRT. D... |
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Age Informs the Relationship between Braden Scale Scores and Pressure Injury Development | Alderden, Jenny; Cummins, Mollie; Pepper, Ginette A.; Thomas, Donna | Hospital acquired pressure injuries (formerly called pressure ulcers) are a serious problem among critical care patients. In the U.S., pressure injury risk and associated care planning have historically been determined using the Braden Scale total score. However, some institutions now use the Braden... |
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Antineoplastic Policy Compliance among Clinical Pharmacists at an Academic Medical Center | Carey, Jessica R.; Pace, Makala B.; Jeppson, Patricia; Sagesar, Daniel | This is a single-center, retrospective, descriptive, quality improvement project. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (UUHC) provide antineoplastic treatment to patients from the mountain west region. Pharmacist compliance to competency policies and standards are essential for patient safety an... |
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Are SCD's Enough? A Look at Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Post-Kidney Transplant | Pan, Irene; Carlson, Adrian; Sirandas, Bhanupriya; Truax, Crystal; Smith, Lonnie | Kidney transplant one year graft survival is approximately 95%. Outcomes of kidney transplantation can be complicated by a number of factors including the occurrence of thrombotic events. Data suggest kidney transplant patients experience a hypercoagulable state independent of previously defined ris... |
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Assessing the Impact of a Central Refill Center Using a Culture of Safety Survey | Bowden, Ashley; Mullin, Shantel; Moorman, Krystal; Nickman, Nancy; Tyler, Linda; Tak, Casey | Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture was developed and validated by Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) surveyed Pharmacy Service employees in 2014 & 2015 to better understand employee perceptions of patient safety culture in 14 communi... |
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Becoming Vizient Early Submitters: Timely Data Leads to Timely Insights | McDougal, Adam; Little, Chad; Arego, John; Barfuss, Darryl; Gulbransen, Sandi; Heninger, Lance; Knuckles, Michelle; Hadlock, Justin; Rohm, Terrell; Saseendran, Mahima | Vizient collects data from over 120 Academic Medical Centers for the Quality and Accountability Scorecard. By becoming a Vizient early submitter we have made the organization more agile and improved our ability to detect quality issues faster. By becoming a Vizient early submitter we have made the o... |
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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Survivorship Care Plan (SCP): Bridging The Knowledge And Care Access Gap: A Pilot Study | Lee, Wenny | Develop the surveillance and long-term follow-up plan for patients who have had allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. |
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Childhood Immunization Outreach At Redwood Health Center Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics Team | Carlson, Emily C.; Stone, Teresa; Soloman, Margaret; Ozbolt, Julia; Mohmand, Wagma; Whittemore, Kerry; Day, Julie; Mervis, Annie | "Childhood immunizations have been proven as an effective way to prevent many devastating illnesses in children and adults. However, often children are behind on receiving all necessary immunizations. In an effort to fully immunize children, the Redwood Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics team was chosen ... |
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Chlamydia Screening - Madsen Clinic | Thaller, Tobi; Li, Marlana; Backman, Richard; Hill, Brian; Lippman, Jason; Linscott, Lance; Greenburg, Johanna; Jimenez, Wendy; Ortez, Anna; Cimacho, Kiara | Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the cervix and often spreads to the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. Having Chlamydia also increases the risk of HIV infection 3-5 fold. |
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Compassionate Workplace, When Our Employees are Happy, our Patients are Happy | Childress, Sue; Banner, Melissa | Provide a supportive and caring environment for all staff members that fosters resiliency as well as the personal growth and development of our employees, respects their individual uniqueness, and celebrates the difference they make in the lives of those we serve. |
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Data Science Service & Enterprise Data Warehouse for Health Sciences Research | Deshmukh, Vikrant G.; Lyons, Ann M.; Zhang, Mingyuan; Newman, Michael G.; Strong, Michael B. | Clinical research requires easy access to high quality data, as well as individuals with a sound understanding of the structure and principles needed to systematically analyze complex problems. Data Science involves the extraction of knowledge from data, and Data Science Service (DSS) aims to provid... |
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Decreasing Colorectal Surgical Site Infections | Swindells, Julie; Fendler, Jamie; Mayer, Jeanmarie; Pickron, Bartley | Surgical Site Infections (SSI) occur in 2-5% of all inpatient procedures with colorectal SSI rates ranging from 15-30%. |
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Decreasing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Through Photo Documentation | Lynch, Nicole; D'Ausilio, Jamie | Evidence shows that patients who are on ICU floors have several factors that also put them at high risk of developing PI's. In fact, they found that the "probability of developing a pressure injury for patients on ICU's was 1-5 (95% CI 1.2-1.7) times higher than it was for patients in wards." (Lahma... |
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Designing and Implementing Centralized Mail Order Pharmacy Services: Phase 2 | Kappenman, Ashley; Ragsdale, Russell; Rim, Matthew; Nickman, Nancy; Tyler, Linda | Mail order pharmacy services improve patient outcomes, including increased adherence and decreased emergency room visits. |
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Drug Cost Awareness | Nuovo, Allison; Kirk, Melissa; Lee, Venessa; Jensen, Benjamin; Garstang, Susan | Polypharmacy and prohibitive drug costs are common problems for patients being discharged from the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University of Utah Medical Center (UUMC). Prohibitive drug costs borne by patients may result in decreased compliance and adversely affect outcomes. Currently, it i... |
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The Effects of Health Information Station in Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients | Sun, Josephine; Kiraly, Bernadette; Lake, Erica; Nourian, Kimiya | Research shows limited patient understanding of hypertension contributes to poor health outcomes. Patients who receive materials tailored to both health literacy level and learning style show greater gains in knowledge. |
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Emergent Inpatient Anti Cancer Therapy Administration in Patients with Metastatic Solid Tumors | Namanny, Halee R.; McPherson, Jordan P.; Sanders, Stephanie A.; Stenehjem, David D. | Anticancer therapy administration has shifted from the inpatient to the outpatient setting for a variety of reasons, leading to increased patient comfort, convenience, and allowing patients' wishes to be respected. Although therapies for metastatic solid tumors can be administered safely in an infus... |
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EMR QI Intervention to Increase Chlamydia Screening Rates | See, Melissa V.; Van Hala, Sonja; Camacho, Ana; Knox, Jordan; Satterwhite, Malea; Osimitz, Sam; Mella, Jessica; Rodriguez, José; Kammel, Julia; Cochella, Susan | Chlamydia is a treatable sexually transmitted infection that can lead to infertility and pelvic infections. Conclusion: This QI EMR intervention is a patient outreach intervention designed to minimize barriers to obtaining chlamydia screening. We found that this intervention is in fact effective in ... |
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Evaluating the Effect of Qigong on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life | Doucette, Cassidy | To examine the effect of Qigong on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients and their caregivers. Conclusion: Incorporating Qigong into standard treatment and survivorship plans has the potential to improve quality of life and reduce the emotional, physical, and economic burden ... |
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Evaluation of Anti-Xa Levels in Surgery Patients Receiving Fixed Dose Heparin | Bertolaccini, Corinne M.; Prazak, Ann Marie B.; Pannucci, Christopher J. | Microvascular free flap reconstruction is commonly used in head and neck surgery. Fixed dose heparin infusions at a rate of 500 units/hr are not sufficient for VTE prophylaxis in patients undergoing microsurgical procedures. Fixed dose heparin infusions at a rate of 500 units/hr are not sufficient f... |
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Evaluation of High-Dose Ascorbic Acid in Thermal Injury | Allen, Scott; Prazak, Ann Marie; Lewis, Giavonni; Cochran, Amalia | Burns >20% total body surface area (TBSA) are associated with hypovolemic shock, local tissue edema, and release of inflammatory mediators. Inflammatory mediators lead to production of reactive oxygen species, which can worsen burn shock by causing lipid peroxidation and increased vascular permeabil... |
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Evaluation of Molecular Biomarkers and Response to Therapy in Prostate Cancer | Carroll, Emma; Bailey, Erin; Streeter, Jessica; Gill, David; Hahn, Andrew; Agarwal, Neeraj; Maughan, Benjamin | Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Prostate cancer has a long natural history, and development of metastatic disease may not be detected for approximately 5 years after initial diagnosis. The backbone of therapy for patients with metastatic disease is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT... |
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Evaluation of Safe Sedation Training: An Interactive, Web-Based Training for Moderate Sedation Administration | Doig, Alexa; Mudalige, Aruni | To evaluate the effectiveness of a new web-based training on novice nurse knowledge of moderate sedation administration principles and practices. |
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Evaluation of Single High-Dose Oral Vitamin D3 Therapy Versus Standard Care in Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients | Palasik, Brittany N.; Young, David C.; Bhakta, Zubin; Liou, Theodore G. | Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by abnormal secretions that obstruct airways and pancreatic ducts leading to lung inflammation, fibrosis, and chronic infection. |