1. Geriatric Grand Challenge Institute Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD, APRN, BC Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP Emily Egerton, PhD Loretta Matters, RN, MSN Michelle Mitchell, LBMT Duke University School of Nursing Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center March 2014 http://coegne.nursing.duke.edu

2. Session Goals Course overview –Opportunity – –Charge –Approach -- Define grand challenge Introductions Next steps

3. What is a Grand Challenge? Big Important Problem Novel Solutions Needed Stretches Cognition & Coopera- tion

4. A Big, Important Problem! www.alzheimers.gov http://www.hbo.com/ alzheimers/the- films.html

5. Goal…find the best approaches..connect them with the right people!

6. 3 Communities 9-month basic curriculum offered x 2 in 3 communities: Focus: Basic clinical geriatric syndromes - dementia care - quality & change management  Expect knowledge application. Advanced curriculum –depth & inter-professional focus Progress so far: 80 + enrollees from 3 communities in NC representing diverse disciplines & care settings presented 16 projects 8 target areas for practice improvement Degree students engaged: ABSN (2) –MSN (10)-DNP (2) –PhD (2) -Post-doc (1) Faculty engaged from ABSN-MSN-DNP-PhD programs Basic structure: Coursework, Project work, learning network Relentless opportunism….

7. What is a Grand Challenge? Big Important Problem Un- Conventional Solutions Needed Stretches Capacity for Cognition & Cooperation Big Important Problem Un- Conventional Solutions Needed Stretches Capacity for Cognition & Cooperation Big Important Problem Un- Conventional Solutions Needed Stretches Capacity for Cognition & Cooperation Focused -- > Interprofessional –> Driven toward Solutions!

8. Who are you? Why are you here? Task #1: Find someone you don’t know Pair up Task #2: Speed Dating! Interview each other: 2 minutes! 1.I’m excited about… 2.I’m concerned about… 3.My greatest success in dementia care has been…. 4.I need help with….. Find a new person – repeat x 2 Each time…you get 30 seconds less! Task #3: Share Highlights with facilitator What are your big ideas????

9. The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein

10. Wrap-up/Conclusions Diversity of participants Commonalities and differences in communities and individuals Beginning ‘agenda’ of ideas we might champion or pursue in the grand challenge Join our Dementia Grand Challenge Knowledge Network today!

11. Additional Resources Model for change from public health toolkit: –http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/action-centerhttp://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/action-center Building partnerships: –http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id- 44/127.htmlhttp://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id- 44/127.html Priority setting in communities: http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B070C722-31C1-4225-95D5- 27622C16CBEE/0/PrioritizationSummariesandExamples.pdfhttp://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B070C722-31C1-4225-95D5- 27622C16CBEE/0/PrioritizationSummariesandExamples.pdf