Date Completed: 2/27/08
Faculty Name: Elizabeth Kvale
UAB Department: Palliative Care/DOM
UAB School: Medicine
Campus Address: CH19 Room 219
Telephone: 934-7905
Email Address: ekvale@aging.uab.edu
Fax: 975-8173
Research Program Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Project Title: Palliative Outpatient Database Project
Project Status: About to begin
Proposed Start Date: April 14
Proposed End Date: August 14
Number of Weeks of Internship: 16
Number of Interns: 2
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help supervise intern: Christine Ritchie, M.D; Jessica Pullins
Expected Number of Work Hours Per Week: 20 hours
Expected Work Schedule for Intern: Flexible, intern can largely set his or her own schedule
Category of Research: Analytical/Statistical Research
Cancer Research: Palliative Care
Project Description: The proposed project involves the creation and maintenance of ann electronic Palliative Care outpatient information database. Palliative Care outpatients have been completing clinical questionnaires in the course of routine clinical care for approximately one year; the questionnaires assess pain, quality of life, anxiety, depression, and nutrition, and are maintained in patients' medical records. The database will include patients' responses to these questionnaires. The database will also include information about patient diagnosis, prescriptions, medical interventions, and basic biometric measures (e.g. weight, blood pressure, pulse). Demographic information will also be included. The purpose of the database project is to track and demonstrate palliative and supportive care intervention efficacy, measure patient outcomes, and to describe the outpatient palliative care population. Outcomes of this project will be descriptive and interventions reports. Opportunities for students to initiate abstracts for presentation, publication.
Intern's Anticipated Duties:
Duty 1: Data entry
Duty 2: Data management
Duty 3: Analyzing data
Preceptor will provide intern with access to the following: office or desk space; computer and printer; equipment needed to complete project; supplies needed to complete project
Likelihood of authoring publications: Possible
Background, education, experience, or expertise preferred: Behavioral Science/Psychiatry; Clinical Trials; Computer Programming; Basic Knowledge of Statistics and Data Management
This faculty member has been a CaRES Preceptor for one summer.
Intern 1: Matthew Jackson Intern 2: Stacy Sudenga