2019
Development and Validation of a Polypharmacy Knowledge Assessment Instrument
Thomas JM, Mecca MC, Niehoff KM, Mecca AP, Van Ness PH, Brienza R, Hyson A, Jeffery S. Development and Validation of a Polypharmacy Knowledge Assessment Instrument. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education 2019, 83: 6435. PMID: 31333246, PMCID: PMC6630871, DOI: 10.5688/ajpe6435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNP residentsGeriatric primary careGroup differencesWilcoxon rank sum testKnowledge assessment instrumentInternal medicine residentsRank sum testPrimary careOverall group differencesAcceptable internal consistencyKruskal-Wallis testResponse rateGroup validityPharmacistsSum testDelphi processSix-item versionEducational interventionMedicine residentsResidents' knowledgeBrief instrumentPharmacy residentsPolypharmacyMean scoreAttendings
2015
The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE)
Meyer EM, Zapatka S, Brienza RS. The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE). Academic Medicine 2015, 90: 802-809. PMID: 25551857, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnecticutCooperative BehaviorEducation, Medical, GraduateEducation, Nursing, GraduateHumansInternal MedicineInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesModels, EducationalNurse PractitionersPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchSelf ConceptSocial IdentificationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs
2013
Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner education
Rugen KW, Watts SA, Janson SL, Angelo LA, Nash M, Zapatka SA, Brienza R, Gilman SC, Bowen JL, Saxe JM. Veteran Affairs Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education: Transforming nurse practitioner education. Nursing Outlook 2013, 62: 78-88. PMID: 24630678, DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCurriculumDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareEducation, Nursing, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, EducationalNurse PractitionersOrganizational ObjectivesPatient-Centered CarePilot ProjectsPrimary Health CareProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationQuality ImprovementUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsYoung AdultConceptsNurse practitioner educationPrimary care educationCurricular modelCare educationPractitioner educationHealth care professional learnersInnovative curricular modelLongitudinal learning experiencesDelivery modelVeterans Affairs centersLearning experiencePeer learnersProfessional learnersEducational modelCurricular domainsHealth care trainingInterprofessional learnersNP educationFaculty mentorsEducationInterprofessional collaborationLearnersFoster transformationSustained relationshipsPrimary care delivery models