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Complementary & Alternative Medicines. Parent Choices in Health Care for Children with Special Needs Heather Williams Kelly Drevecky. Thoughts about URLEND. Networking across professions Cross disciplinary understanding Multi-disciplinary clinical settings
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Complementary & Alternative Medicines Parent Choices in Health Care for Children with Special Needs Heather Williams Kelly Drevecky
Thoughts about URLEND • Networking across professions • Cross disciplinary understanding • Multi-disciplinary clinical settings • Highlights benefit of multidisciplinary approach • Increases comfort levels among various disciplines • Furthers personal knowledge
Rewards of URLEND • Networking with other professionals • The “nuts and bolts” of what the other professionals do • Cross-discipline understanding • Physicians, Clinicians, and Faculty, oh my! • Parent directed clinics • Perspective of family about care and Health Care professionals • Refines communication skills between professionals and families • Reveals other discipline’s approaches to the same subjects • Community presentations such as South Main
Rewards continued: • Family perspective and input • Invaluable for everyone’s development • Bridges the gap • Project Development • Learning about research • Finished product • Practicing team building and interaction
The CAM PROJECT • “Complimentary & Alternative Medicines • (ssshhh) What you did that your doctor probably didn’t suggest • Began as a more elaborate study • Understand parent perspectives on the use of CAMs • IRB would be necessary in both locations • Changed to a focus on developing the survey
Methodology • Evaluate parental decisions regarding CAMs • Population: • Parents/guardians of children with special healthcare needs specifically related to ASD • Survey content: • Current practices in seeking HC information • Conventional medicine experiences • CAM experiences • Demographics
Potential Findings • Utilization of this survey in the broader project • Insight into caregiver decision making • Why caregivers choose CAM? Who influenced decision? • Relative perceived effectiveness of treatments • Which types of CAM are used? Were they helpful? • Possible trends in demographics • Understanding of why caregivers look beyond conventional medicines • Determine what healthcare professionals can do when addressing caregiver/parent concerns
Suggestions for Change • Improve networking and team building opportunities: • All trainees meet in Utah initially • Team building and mixing activities • Decrease costs by having distant participants complete clinicals the following week if possible. • Establishes personal relationships and aides future teamwork • Meet your team in person and plan communication
Additional Ideas: • Teams should include at least 2 people in the same local, possibly paired with 2 in another local. • Have project options • Alternative projects • Submit alternative ideas