Call for Applications: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Transformative Practice Award

Call for Applications: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Transformative Practice Award The AACPDM is pleased to announce the introduction of a new award designed to facilitate sharing of expertise among members of the Academy.  The Transformative Practice Award will provide financial support for collaboration among members for the purpose of implementing an evidence-based management strategy in clinical practice. One award of up to $4000.00 will be available for 2014. The application deadline is February 28, 2014. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES The intent of the Transformative Practice Award is to facilitate the translation of evidence based clinical management strategies into practice. Funding is available to support members to plan and implement specific intervention strategies that are supported by research evidence. The award is based on the premise of ‘academic detailing’ whereby ‘experts’ who have been involved in the successful implementation of specific evidence-based management strategies within their facility support the host facility in the implementation of those strategies for changing clinical practice. Research suggests that academic detailing is an effective strategy for implementing changes in clinical practice. The specific objectives of the program are to: Facilitate sharing of expertise and knowledge regarding implementation of specific, evidence-based, clinical management strategies into practi...
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