Pilot testing violence against women training curricula with evaluation methods for healthcare providers and students in the Ghana-Michigan Emergency Medicine Collaborative
Pilot testing violence against women training curricula with evaluation methods for healthcare providers and students in the Ghana-Michigan Emergency Medicine Collaborative
Academic Year:
2016 - 2017 (June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017)
Funding Requested:
$2,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
Intimate partner violence and sexual violence, collectively known as violence against women (VAW), are globally pervasive with significant health consequences. The World Health Organization has recently developed guidelines for the health care response to VAW, and I will lead a team of investigators from the UM Department of Emergency Medicine to translate these clinical recommendations into education and practice of healthcare providers and students in low-to-middle income countries. With funding from the World Health Organization, I will develop this VAW training curricula, and through videoconferencing conduct a brief pilot with feedback in a low-to-middle income country, specifically Ghana. I am applying for this LPDF grant to cover travel to Ghana and conduct the curricular pilot on-site, and expand the evaluation to create on-site focus groups through the Ghana-Michigan Emergency Medicine Collaborative. The LPDF grant allows me to not only travel to Ghana to deliver the VAW curricula, but also conduct focus groups to further my scholarship and refine my teaching methods.
Specific Aims: Pilot test and assess VAW training curriculum feasibility and acceptability among health care providers and students in Ghana-Michigan Emergency Medicine Collaborative, and develop and refine pre- and post-training evaluation methods.
1)Pilot test curriculum among Ghanaian healthcare providers and students.
2)Focus groups of Ghana pilot sites will review curriculum and evaluation feasibility and acceptability.
3)Outcomes include qualitative data and resulting manuscript(s) on evaluation toolkit assessing self-reported changes and chart review adapted for Ghanaian learners and settings.
Specific Aims: Pilot test and assess VAW training curriculum feasibility and acceptability among health care providers and students in Ghana-Michigan Emergency Medicine Collaborative, and develop and refine pre- and post-training evaluation methods.
1)Pilot test curriculum among Ghanaian healthcare providers and students.
2)Focus groups of Ghana pilot sites will review curriculum and evaluation feasibility and acceptability.
3)Outcomes include qualitative data and resulting manuscript(s) on evaluation toolkit assessing self-reported changes and chart review adapted for Ghanaian learners and settings.