8 – 9 am

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds (in-person or virtual)
CMS Initiatives to Promote High-Quality, Patient-Centered Care for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Shari Ling, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medical Officer in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

Quality Improvement Research Workshop

Quality Improvement Research as a Scholarly Activity
Shari Ling, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medical Officer in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

Round Table Discussion of Stony Brook’s Resources for Clinical Research
Moderator: Eric Morley, MD, MHA, MS, CPHQ, FAAEM
Chief Quality Officer

Discussants:

• Grants Management/Budgets
  Andria Adler
  Manager, Clinical Award Administration, Office of Scientific Affairs
   
• Informatics, IT Support and Proper Data Storage
  David Cyrille
  Assistant Vice President, Chief Research Information Officer
   
• Institutional Review Board Policies, Procedures, Website, Waiver of Consent
  Rebecca Dahl, PhD, CIP
  Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance, Research Integrity Officer
   
• Dryad as a Resource for Data for Secondary Analyses; Clinical Trial Data, Imaging Databases, Epidemiologic Data
  Jessica Koos
  Interim Head of Health Sciences Library
   
• Resources for Clinical Trials
  Silvia Muniz
  Assistant Director for Clinical Trials, Office of Scientific Affairs
   
• Biostatistical Consultations for Determining Best Study Design, Power Analysis, and Statistical Tests Required
  Jie Yang
  Director, Biostatistical Consulting Core, Office of Scientific Affairs
  Associate Professor, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine

11 am – 12:45 pm

Interactive Case Presentations by Faculty, Fellows and Graduate Students with Feedback by Expert Panel 
Moderator: Suzanne D. Fields, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division Chief, General, Geriatric and Hospital Medicine
Interim Co-Director, Center for Healthy Aging

Presentations on research proposals related to quality improvement in clinical care for older adults will include:

• "Will individual patient reminders improve colorectal screening in patients with Medicaid insurance?"
  Tracey Spinnato, MD
  Director of Quality Improvement for Gen Med/Geri outpatient PCC practice
• "How can primary care providers play a crucial role in improving advance care planning (ACP) conversation and documentation?"
  Sanjib Dey, FNP-C, DNP student
• "Does improved recognition of delirium via a validated screening instrument and implementation of a Delirium Power Plan improve inpatient delirium outcome metrics?"
  Lindsey Schacter, MD, APD Geriatric Fellowship
• "How effective is the established Collaborative Depression Clinic Model in a primary care setting in improving the identification, management, and outcome of depression among geriatric patients compared to standard mental health services and referrals?"
  Beatriz Makhoulian, FNP-C, DNP student
• "Do diversional activities in a Snoezelen room for high fall risk nursing home patients during sun-down time reduce fall rates?"
  Jeffrey Penny, MD, Geriatric Fellow
• "Does moving high-risk fall patients to a special care unit with trained staff to provide support for ambulation, hydration and closer monitoring, result in a decreased rate of falls among older adults in a long- term care facility?"
  Nazia Sarker, MD, MPH Geriatric Fellow
• "Will a one-year structured behavioral health training program equip direct care staff with the tools to manage disturbing behaviors in nursing home residents and de-escalate challenging situations? Will such training improve staff satisfaction and retention? Will it impact quality indicators for the facility?"
  Anshu Singh, MD
  Medical Director, Long Island State Veterans Home (LIVSH)

Expert panel to include Andria Adler, Dave Cyrille, Rebecca Dahl, Jessica Koos, Silvia Muniz, Jie Yang and:

• Shari Ling, MD
  Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  Medical Officer in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

• Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN
  Dean and Professor, Stony Brook School of Nursing

• Sean Clouston, PhD
  Director of Research, Stony Brook Program in Public Health
  Professor, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine

• Hants Williams, PhD, RN
  Director of Scholarship, Innovations and Analytics
  Clinical Associate Professor in Applied Health Informatics, Stony Brook School of Health Professions

• Lauren Hale, PhD
  Director of PhD Program in Population Health and Clinical Outcomes, Stony Brook Program in Public Health
  Professor, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine