AnnouncementsCall for Abstracts6th ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH POSTER SESSION Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Flaum Atrium in the Medical Research Building following Psychiatry Grand Rounds10:30 - 12:30 p.m. The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce its Sixth annual MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH POSTER SESSION as part of the Collier Research Day. All students and young investigators are invited to submit an abstract for peer review. Any research pertaining to psychiatric and behavioral sciences will be considered. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Established investigators are also encouraged to submit their work as examples of the breadth and depth of mental health research being conducted at the University. Deadlines March 1 Abstract due to the Psychiatry Education Office (using attached form) Send to: vickiLP@urmc.rochester.edu These will be bound and distributed at the Poster Day March 8 Notification of abstract acceptance Posters will be judged based on the following criteria: 1. Originality: How original is the concept presented in this poster? Or how original is the new approach to an old problem. 2 Significance: How significant are the poster's conclusions in increasing understanding of a disease process, or in improving the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental illness? 3. Presentation: How logical are the ideas presented in this poster? How interesting is the manner of presentation? How clearly written are its abstract and text? 4. Methods: If applicable, how suitable is the research design for the stated objectives and how appropriate are any statistical techniques applied? 5. Interview: How knowledgeable and conversant is the presenting author with the research presented in the poster? Questions? Contact: Dr. Jan Moynihan (275-4648) jan_moynihan@urmc.rochester.edu or Vicki Perry (275-3621) vickiLP@urmc.rochester.edu SMH Department of Psychiatry Clinical Risk Management and Quality Improvement Team.We are pleased to announce a new resourcing and re-invigoration of the SMH Department of Psychiatry Clinical Risk Management and Quality Improvement Team. Caroline Nestro, RN, MS, Sr. Clinical Nurse Specialist is the team coordinator and will be the primary point person for initial contact if it is unclear who to go to with questions. Team members are
Among other responsibilities related to quality and risk management, regulatory compliance and process auditing across the department, the CRMQIT will track internal incident reports, identify those that meet threshold for external reporting, notify clinical leadership, complete external reports as indicated and will initiate or track the investigative process. In addition they will provide aggregate data regarding incident trends, complaints and chart audits to clinical leaders and central leadership meetings to be used to evaluate and improve our processes and our services. The CRMQIT reports to a Department of Psychiatry Clinical Executive Council subcommittee consisting of myself, Glenn Palmer and Dr. Linda Chaudron. The team meets twice a week to keep up with the current workload and are members of the Department of Psychiatry Quality Council. The Department has also created an Interdisciplinary Incident Review Committee that meets monthly to review incident review findings, make recommendations for follow up and to evaluate aggregate incident review data. This committee was created in June 2007 and meets OMH regulatory criteria for incident management. This is a work in progress, so some confusion can be anticipated. However, we anticipate that this new structure will fully support our efforts to move from ‘good to great’ across all domains in the future. Carole Farley-Toombs, MS, RN, CNAA, BC
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