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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2017 Pathology Residency Program Wellness Initiatives - Workspace Improvements | Mohlman, Jeffrey; Hillyard, David; Palmer, Cheryl; Davies, Robert | The pathology residency program at University of Utah Health is a well-recognized training program with respected staff and great residents. But, as in all residency programs, it has unique challenges that tax the wellness of our residents and we appreciated the opportunity to secure funding to inve... |
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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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Access to Physical and Mental Wellness Programs | Pritchett, Karina | Population Health Sciences (PHS) is a relatively new department established in 2016, located in the lower level of the Williams Building. By improving access to physical and mental wellness resources, we aim to decrease faculty and staff burnout. PHS drives health care transformation and aims to be ... |
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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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Affecting the Culture and Conversation Around Wellness | Jardine, Griffin; Seiter, Christian; Henderson, Amy; Ord, Lisa | We at the Moran Eye Center have chosen to focus on interventions that decrease the bureaucratic sources of stress as well as improve individual resiliency and awareness of wellness. Historically, there has been a great emphasis on creating a culture of wellness thanks to the leadership of our chair,... |
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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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An Interdepartmental Approach to Wellness Through Community Philanthropy | Crosby, Aaron; Moore, Eric; Stone, Sarah; Slack, Sean; Fix, Megan; Wold, Jana; Milne, Caroline | Resident physicians are a group especially vulnerable to burnout. Depersonalization is one of the main domains of burnout. We hypothesized that by fostering a sense of community to address feelings of depersonalization we could decrease burnout. We aimed to achieve this by improving collegiality amo... |
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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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Challenges and Strategies in Approaching One of the Most Un-Well Specialties Nationally | Clardy, Stacey; Baggaley, Susan Wold, Jana; Hannon, Peter; Greenlee, John | In a 2012 national survey of 7,288 physicians, Neurologists ranked 3rd for burnout. Neurology is the only medical specialty that has both one of the highest rates of burnout and the lowest rates of satisfaction with work-life balance; 1. Recent published 2 study of 1,671 neurologists found: 60% of n... |
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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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Cross Campus: Bike Share Pilot to Reduce Cross Campus Driving and Provide Fitness Opportunities | Sheetz, Joan; Cannon, Ginger; Miller, Thomas | Personal fitness is highly prized by many in the University of Utah Health community, yet finding the time and opportunity for fitness activities is often a barrier to personal fitness. The U of U Health 2016 annual wellness survey demonstrated a burnout rate of 25% in the Department of Pediatrics. ... |
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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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Decreasing Work Outside of Clinic - Improving Clinic Flow at South Jordan Health Center | Sanchez, Carolyn; Solomon, Margaret; Ely, Brian; Johnson, Laura; Nimer, Matthew; Owen, David; Petersen, Sarah; Somers, Alexia; Shutler, Catherine; Wrigley, Jared; Falkner, Dane; Gardner, Shane | Community Physician Group providers experience burnout and decreased wellness as a result of work being done at home, after hours, and on weekends. With the help of Value Engineering, our goal is to improve clinic workflow during office hours, making clinic more efficient, and freeing up provider ti... |
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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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Developing a Video Intervention That Teaches Action Planning | Gibson, Bryan; Yingling, Leah; Tutt, Marissa; Harris, Jordan; Jackman, Jeff; Taylor, Shelly; Butler, Jorie | Behavior change ( e.g., diet, physical activity, etc.) is central to an individual's wellness. Although many people intend to change their behavior, these intentions are often forgotten in the moment. Action plans (APs) are behavioral plans that take the form: "if situation X is encountered, then I ... |
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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. |