Professional Recognition
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) recognized Amanda Keddington as an Emerging Leader. Emerging leaders are students who demonstrate excellence in their graduate program and excitement for their nursing practice or research work, and who have the potential to greatly contribute to health care. Recognized as future leaders in health care, emerging leaders are featured in the GNSA Bulletin.
Event
The Family Caregiving Collaborative hosted its 2nd annual forum titled United for Those Who Care: Caregiver and Clinician Mental Health Forum on December 6. There was a special morning session for mental health clinicians in training; the afternoon session was open to the public. More than 140 attendees participated and learned from the following distinguished presenters:
- Christine Crawford – Director of Medical Student Education and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine; adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist who practices at the Boston Medical Center Child & Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic
- Glen Kreiner – Chair of the Department of Management and L.S. Skaggs Presidential Chair of Business Ethics at the University of Utah; member of the national leadership team for Stop Stigma Together
- Utah State Senators Karen Kwan and Jen Plumb, Utah State Representative Steve Eliason, and former Utah State Senator Brian Shiozawa, and
- Most importantly, family caregiver panelists regarding the needs of family caregivers of persons with a mental health condition.
The Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) and Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center (BHIDC) co-sponsored the event, along with community partner, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)-Utah. Program planning committee members included Dr. Lee Ellington (Chair), Dr. Lynn Reinke (Co-Chair), Dr. Liz Green (leader and presenter for the training session), Christine Moua (Event Coordinator), James Ashworth (HMHI), Brian Baucom (BHIDC), and Robin Holcomb (NAMI-Utah). Miriam Lovin and Mindy Francis also supported the forum.
Grant Award
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine awarded a $40,000 F. Marion Bishop Grant to Drs. Sharon Talboys (PI), Jennifer Coombs (Co-I) and Deanna Kepka (Co-I) to study prevention of cervical cancer in Guatemala. The team recently completed a 10-day trip to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala to build local partnerships, experience cultural learning activities, and meet with key public health, medical, and community leaders to improve cervical cancer prevention and control among indigenous communities.
Publications
Matovu SN, Ellington L, Watt M, Nakasujja N, Young HM. Grandmothers as primary caregivers for their grandchildren in Uganda: Challenges faced and potential for a sustainable livelihood intervention. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2023. Epub ahead of print.
Mooney KH, Coombs LA, Whisenant MS, Wilson CM, Moraitis AM, Steinbach MN, Sloss EA, Lloyd JLE, Alekhina N, Berry PH, Kang Y, Iacob E, Donaldson GW. Impact of an automated remote monitoring and coaching intervention in reducing hospice care family caregiver burden. Cancer. 2023. Epub ahead of print.
Wall M, Shiver S, Partola S, Wilson Steffes N, Ojeda R. Racelighting in Utah education: Counterstories across contexts. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. 2023. Epub ahead of print.
Community Collaboration
Dr. Kathie Supiano and Laura Bradbury of Caring Connections spent two days training and supporting behavioral health, health care, and first responders at the Duck Valley Reservation of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes in Nevada/Idaho, responding to a need for traumatic grief support.
Presentation
Dr. Sara Hart led a podium presentation titled Family Caregiving Competencies for Nursing Education: Recommendations from a National Consortium at American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Transform 2023 conference. Co-presenters included National Consortium members Dr. Kathryn Sexson from the University of California, Davis; Dr. Nannette Cowen from Binghamton University in New York; Dr. Andra Davis from the University of Portland in Oregon; Jennifer Mongoven from the University of California, Davis; Dr. Connie Perkins from St. Bonaventure University in New York; Dr. Tanya Seward from the University of Providence in Montana; and Dr. Hui Zhao from James Madison University in Virginia.