Recap of the Donaghue Foundation's "Beyond Eureka!" Conference

Highlights from Donaghue's "Beyond Eureka!" conference held on April 21, 2010 are now available on the Donaghue website.

More than 350 conference attendees explored the theme of Why is getting healthy so hard? And what we can do about it with keynote speakers Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and bestselling author, and Val Curtis, cultural anthropologist from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a founder of the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap.

Click here to watch video clips and see photos from the event.

For more information about the Donaghue Foundation and past conferences please visit their website or email the Foundation at conference@donaghue.org.  

The Translation Webinar Series

Thank you to all of our presenters for making this spring's webinar series such a success. If you missed any of the presentations, please check out the links below:

Translating Research into Policy
Ben Milder, Burness Communications
January 25, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Webinar Recording

Related Materials:
Findings vs. Message
Practical Tips to Influence Policy and Change the World
To receive the Connect Manual, please email Heather Kelley

Implementing the Transitional Care Model
Mary Naylor, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, University of Pennsylvania and Randall Krakauer, M.D., Aetna
March 2, 2010: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
PowerPoint Presentation
Webinar Recording

Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?
Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D., Yale University
April 7, 2010: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
PowerPoint Presentation
Webinar Recording

Implementation Science and QUERI
Brian Mittman, Ph.D., VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
April 20, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
PowerPoint Presentation
Webinar Recording

Last Translation Webinar TOMORROW

Thank you to everyone who has made our translation webinar series a success! Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end... the last session will be held tomorrow:

Implementation Science and QUERI
Speaker: Brian Mittman, Ph.D., VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
Date: April 20, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.

If you missed the earlier sessions in this series, please click here.
Please contact Heather Kelley with any questions.

Did You Miss Yesterday's Webinar?

Special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Bradley for yesterday's webinar presentation, "Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?" If you missed the session, please visit the INQRI website to either:

• Download the slides as a PDF, or
• View the presentation from your desktop.

 

Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?

Looking for tips on how to successfully translate research into practice? Then join us one week from today for the next webinar in our Translation Series:

Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?
Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D., Yale University
April 7, 2010: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.

Last 2 Webinars...

Our webinar series on translation is ending soon! Register now for the last two sessions in this series:

Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?
Speaker: Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D., Yale University
Date: April 7, 2010: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.

Implementation Science and QUERI
Speaker: Brian Mittman, Ph.D., VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
Date: April 20, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.

If you missed the earlier sessions in this series, please click here.

Please contact Heather Kelley with any questions.

Implementing the Transitional Care Model

Yesterday's webinar was a success!

INQRI director Mary Naylor and INQRI national advisory committee member Randall Krakauer presented a very engaging discussion on translating the Transitional Care Model into practice at Aetna. Thank you to everyone who participated - the event was well attended and we enjoyed a rich question and answer period.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it on your desktop or download the slides.

Coming up next:

"Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?"

Speaker: Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D., Yale University

Date: April 7, 2010: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST

Click here to register.

Translating Research into Practice: The Transitional Care Model

Please join INQRI Director, Mary Naylor, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN and her long-time collaborator, Randall Krakauer, M.D. as they present our next webinar:

Implementing the Transitional Care Model

Mary Naylor, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, University of Pennsylvania

Randall Krakauer, M.D., Aetna

Date: March 2, 2010: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

Click here to register.

For more information on the Transitional Care Model, please click here.

Please contact Heather Kelley with any questions.

For information on our upcoming sessions or to view the first webinar in this series, "Translating Research into Policy," please click here.

The 2010 Donaghue Foundation Conference: "Beyond Eureka"

2010 Donaghue Foundation Conference
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
7:30am-12:30pm
Hartford Marriott Farmington
Click here to learn more!

The expectation that we take personal responsibility for our health has become a truism. So why, when we often know what to do, is it still so hard to put this knowledge into practice? This conference will take a provocative look at the economic, behavioral and cultural factors which influence our health behaviors and decisions and offer examples that we can put to use to improve our own health and the health of our communities.

Who should attend:

Anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the forces that shape health behavior and decision-making should attend. Health care practioners and public policymakers, systems leaders, payers and funders, health care educators and advocates and researchers should all find the speakers and panel
discussion informative and thought provoking.

This conference is free of charge but registration is required. Please register by April 9, 2010.

Dan Ariely book signing following the conference - if you would like to purchase a copy of Dan Ariely's book you can reserve a copy when registering.

Implementing the Transitional Care Model

Our next webinar, "Implementing the Transitional Care Model," will be held on March 2, 2010. Mary Naylor, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN from the University of Pennsylvania will provide an overview of her transitional care model (TCM) and Randall Krakauer, M.D. from Aetna will discuss the model's implementation.

The Transitional Care Model (TCM) provides comprehensive in-hospital planning and home follow-up for chronically ill high-risk older adults hospitalized for common medical and surgical conditions.

Implementing the Transitional Care Model
Date: March 2, 2010: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.

For more information on the TCM, please visit the Transitional Care Model website.

First Webinar - A Success!

Thank you to Ben Milder, Elizabeth Wenk and Andrew Peters from Burness Communications for kicking off our Translation webinar series!

If you missed their presentation on how to "Translate Research into Policy," please click here to view the presentation on your desktop. You can also download or request the related materials:

• Findings vs. Message
• Practical Tips to Influence Policy and Change the World
• To receive the Connect Manual, please email Heather Kelley

This series is co-sponsored by the INQRI program and the Donaghue Foundation.

Upcoming Webinar - Register Now!

You've gone through the process of writing your grant proposal, made it through the various application stages, received your funding, completed your work and now wonder to yourself... "Now what?"

If you are wondering about how to reach policy makers and how to encourage evidence-based decision-making, tune in next Monday for the first INQRI-Donaghue webinar:

Translating Research into Policy

Speaker: Ben Milder, Burness Communications

Date: January 25, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

Click here to register.