SHARP: Students Helping At Risk Patients to promote health and reduce disparities
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Allison Shorten, PhD; Lynn Stover Nichols, PhD; Michael Mosley, MSN; Sherita Etheridge, MSN -- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; William Meador, MD, School of Medicine, Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Peter Bosworth, MBA, Office of Interprofessional Curriculum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, Department of Social Work, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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We describe the development of an interprofessional (IP) program to improve transitional care and reduce health disparities. SHARP: Students Helping At-Risk Patients provides opportunities for students of nursing, medicine and social work to learn in IP care teams while supporting small groups of chronically ill patients at-risk for poor outcomes.
29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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| Keywords | Patient Navigation; Reducing Health Disparities; Transitional Care |
| Name | 29th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Date | 2018 |
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