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Department of Education Grant Update
March 2007
Grant Objectives
U.S. Department of Education - Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA)
Background:
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Activities to improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic
research and to help meet the demand for provider services. In
addition, the accompanying conference report states that the
conferees intend that these funds be used to support an
orthotics and prosthetics awareness campaign, consisting of an
educational outreach initiative designed to recruit and retain
professional and a series of consensus conferences to develop
best practices in the field.
CFDA Solicitation
Grant Objectives
Absolute Priority:
To meet the absolute priority requirements for
special demonstration projects, the application
must explain1.
How the project will improve the quality of applied orthotic
and prosthetic research, especially research relating to the
development of clinical standards of practice or care;
2.
How the project will help move research knowledge into
practice;
3.
How the project will help to meet the increasing demand for
provider services;
Grant Objectives
Absolute Priority (continued):
4.
How the project will support an orthotics and prosthetics
awareness campaign consisting of an educational outreach
initiative designed to recruit and retain professionals; and
5.
How the project plans to provide a series of consensus
conferences to develop and disseminate best practices in the
field to be used by both training programs and practitioners.
Responding Strategies/Projects
7 Projects x 4 Grant Years = 28 unique
pieces…
Project #1 - Awareness
Purpose
Attract a larger population of quality applicants to
existing schools, by increasing awareness of and
interest in O&P as a profession.
Year I - Focus on states where O&P schools were located
National outreach and awareness campaign targeted at high
school students and teachers, career and counseling
organizations
American School Counselors Association
National Career Development Association
National Association of Advisors to the Health Professions
Amputee Coalition of America
American Association for People with Disabilities
Project #1 - Awareness
Year II
Continuation of Year I activities plus
Outreach with HOSA (Health Occupations Students of
America) and Academy chapters.
Year III
Continuation of Year II activities with focus on schools
within potentially underserved states (AL, AR, KY,MS,
WV) as identified by Year I Geo Map project.
Outreach to west coast O&P schools - CA & WA
O&P Awareness video – including tags for O&P schools
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Focus on future sustainability for awareness and
other program areas.
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign – quarterly messages that reinforce:
An O&P career is professionally/financially rewarding
100% employment rate
Increasing demand for services
Multiple facets to the profession that welcomes
transferable skills
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign – Target audiences:
High school and college students
Related health care providers
Recent graduates
Crossover professionals
Military
Women
Vocational Rehabilitation groups
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts – stories will focus on the O&P practitioner
Media campaign messages:
The practitioner getting the athletic adult or child “back in
the game”
Veteran’s Day – O&P supports our military personnel
Education tracks and cross-over opportunities
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign
Public Service Announcements (TV and radio)
30 and 60 s. spots
“Tagged” for Academy chapter use
Streamed online
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign
Public Service Announcements (TV and radio)
Development of a new media kit
Comprehensive “turnkey” piece – stand alone use
Insert options for different audiences
• Flexibility for O&P schools, Academy chapters and
individual O&P facilities
Pocket for awareness DVD
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign
Public Service Announcements (TV and radio)
Development of a new media kit
Collaboration with health science teachers, school
counselors and disability groups
Exhibits
Direct mail
Advertising
Project #1 - Awareness
Year IV –
Outreach efforts
Media campaign
Public Service Announcements (TV and radio)
Development of a new media kit
Collaboration with health science teachers, school
counselors and disability groups
National and chapter Academy outreach
Annual Meeting programming
Chapter updates
Growing network of practitioners listed on www.opcareers.org
Project #1 - Awareness
General
Responses are very positive
Initial statistics
Student applicants are increasing
Applicant qualifications are improving (average GPAs on
the rise)
Grassroots volunteer network expanding
Nearly 400 individuals listed
Career materials increasing
Requests continue to rise
10,000 kit supply depleted this year
Project #2 - Geographic
Distribution
Purpose –
Investigate potentially underserved areas within the
United States
Year I
Developed ratio of ABC-certified practitioners to
Medicare patients likely to need O&P care on a stateto-state basis
Year II
Developed ratio of ABC-certified practitioners to
Medicare patients likely to need O&P care within
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
Posted to www.oandp.org/grants/GeoMap.
Project #2 - Geographic
Distribution
Year III
Year I & II data re-analyzed and evaluated to update
practitioner ratios
Identify and review underlying factors creating
variances at State and MSA
• Medicaid reimbursement
• Socio-economic status
Final report due ~ May 2007
Year IV
no effort proposed
Project #3 - Strategic Plan for
Advanced Degrees
Purpose
Increase the level of academic research, teaching and
practice in O&P through advanced education.
Year I
Findings from Subject Matter Expert (SME) meetings
in Chicago and Seattle summarized into the
Advanced Education & Research Training Initiative
(AERTI) report.
Posted online at www.oandp.org/grants/aerti.
Project #3 - Strategic Plan for
Advanced Degrees
Year I – (continued)
Recommendations
• Institution/program grants
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Student training grants
Career development awards
Research education funding
Year II
Identified the infrastructure, potential
problems/solutions and faculty programs required to
support Year I findings
• Seattle – July 2005
Project #3 - Strategic Plan for
Advanced Degrees
Year III
Develop strategic plan, including cost estimate for advancing
current faculty
Meeting – Chicago, December 8-9, 2006
Publish report & distribute to potential funding agencies
Year IV
Contact institutions offering Rehabilitation PhD programs &
encourage inclusion of an O&P emphasis.
Contact O&P Program school administrators to increase
awareness of O&P education needs and solicit support for PhD
funding.
Project #3 - Strategic Plan for
Advanced Degrees
General
PhD programs have commenced Fall 2006
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• University of Washington
Project #4 - Master Agenda
Purpose
Improve the quality and effectiveness of ongoing Stateof-the-Science Conferences (SSCs)
Year I
State-of-the-Science guidelines developed based on NIH model
and disseminated
Year II
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Revised guidelines, developed timelines, supplemental
instructions, and templates for ease of use in conducting SSCs.
Materials found at www.oandp.org/grants/MasterAgenda .
Project #4 - Master Agenda
Year III
Establish guidelines for Evidence Reports in support
of SSCs
• Structured literature review
• Study design definitions and classification scales
• Ranking the body of evidence
Project Lead – Brian Hafner, PhD
Meetings
Seattle, January 20, 2006
Seattle, January 19, 2007
Project #4 - Master Agenda
Year IV
Evidence Based Practice: Justifying Patient Care
• Development of practitioner based courses focused on
finding, assessing and applying scientific research outcomes
into standards of practices.
• Project Lead – Mark Geil, PhD
• Curriculum Overview - March 23, 2007
• Certificate Course – October 2007
• Online - December 2007
Project #4 - Master Agenda
Evidence Based Practice: Justifying Patient Care –
Course Outline
General Introduction
Foundation of EBP
Scientific Method
Forming a Question
Types of Information
Searching the Literature
Reading and Evaluating an Article
Statistics
Drawing Conclusions/Application
Project #5 - SSCs &
Project #6 - PCEs
SSC Purpose:
Improve the quality of applied O&P research and
encourage best practices in the field
PCE Purpose:
Increase the quality of O&P clinical care
SSCs (Project #5) &
PCEs (Project #6)
* denotes production of Netter Chart
SSC
Topic
Yr I
1
Scoliosis *
PCE - 16
2
Post Op *
07/04
PCE - 10
3
Plagiocephaly*
SSC
10/04
PCE -16
4
Neuropathic Foot*
SSC
04/05
Yr II
PCE - 16
Yr III
Yr IV
SSCs (Project #5) & PCEs (Project #6)
* denotes production of Netter Chart
SSC
Topic
Yr I
Yr II
5
Prosthetic
Foot/Ankle
Mechanisms*
SSC
10/05
PCE - 16
6
Prosthetic Outcome
Measures *
SSC
01/06
7
KAFO’s*
8
Partial Foot
Amputation
Yr III
Yr IV
PCE – xx
SSC
07/06
PCE - xx
SSC
05/07
PCE – xx
Project #5 - SSCs
Year IV
Certificate Programs
• Project Lead – Chellie Blondes
• Develop and present SSC findings
Chicago – October 23, 2006
Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Mechanisms
Chicago – October 2007 Undefined
• Debuted EBP course – October 2007
Project #7 –
Entry-Level Education
Purpose:
Facilitate advancement of O&P clinical education and
training
Year I – Not proposed for Grant Year I
Year II
April 2005, New Orleans, 35 SME's discussed current state of
O&P education
Collaboration between Academy and NCOPE
NCOPE mandated entry-level master’s degree
Printed findings and recommendations – posted at
www.oandp.org/grants/EdSummit.
NCOPE presented at Academy Annual Meeting
Project #7 –
Entry Level Education Year III
A series of NCOPE meetings with O&P eduators
(CAAHEP-accredited programs) to develop Master’s
level curriculum guide.
Finalize master’s curriculum guide and transition
plan for current accredited programs.
NCOPE’s commitment to 2010 date for new
programs applying finalized.
Project #7 –
Entry-Level Education
Year III Meetings:
Chicago, IL (Summer 2006) Finalized bachelor’s
curriculum guide
White Bear, MN (Late Summer 2006) Developed
master’s level foundation curriculum
Dallas, TX – (Fall 2006) Refined master’s level
foundation curriculum
Dallas, TX – (Winter 2007) Finalizing master’s level
foundation curriculum
Project #7 - Entry Level
Education
Year IV
Continued support of NCOPE’s mission to advance
the O&P residency program:
Identify the unique challenges for conducting research
within the residency program.
Review and modify the residency program fundamentals.
• Can if be combined into 12-18 months for O&P?
• Can the individual be tested on the treatment plan?
• Will changes reflect future direction of the
profession?
NCOPE preparing project overview and timeline
It all comes together!
Grant objectives are met or exceeded and
sustainable for years to come…
Priorities & Projects
CFDA PRIORITY
PROJECT
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1 Awareness
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2 Geo Map
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3 Adv. Degree
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4 Master Agenda
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5 SSC
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6 PCE
7 Entry Level Ed.
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Priority #1
How the project will improve the quality of applied
orthotic and prosthetic research, especially
research relating to the development of clinical
standards of practice or care;
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Project #3 – Strategic Plan for Advanced Degrees
Project #7 – Entry-Level Education
Priority # 2
How the project will help move research
knowledge into practice;
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Project #3 – Strategic Plan for Advanced Degrees
Project #6 – Professional Continuing Education Courses
Project #4 – Master Agenda
State-of-the-Science Conference (SSC) Evidence
Reports
Evidence Based Practice: Justifying Patient Care
SSC Guidelines
Priority #3
How the project will help to meet the increasing
demand for provider services;
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Project #1 – Awareness
Project #2 - Geographical Distribution Map
Priority # 4
How the project will support an orthotics and
prosthetics awareness campaign consisting of an
educational outreach initiative designed to recruit
and retain professionals; and
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Project #1 – Awareness
Project #2 – Geographical Distribution Map
Project #3 – Strategic Plan for Advanced Degrees
Project #7 – Entry-Level Education
Priority # 5
How the project plans to provide a series of
consensus conferences to develop and
disseminate best practices in the field to be used
by both training programs and practitioners.
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Project #5 - State-of-the-Science Conferences (SSCs)
Published & Distributed
Certificate Program
Project #6 - Dissemination
Professional Continuing Education Online Courses
Department of Education Grant Update
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
526 King Street, Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-0788
www.oandp.org
www.opcareers.org