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Welcome to the UIC Practice, Policy, and Science Exchange. This program promotes knowledge translation through training, dissemination, and technical assistance for the behavioral health and medical fields. |
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Our Current Dissemination, Training, and
Technical Assistance Projects
Check back frequently for updates on these projects!
Embedded Dissemination & Training ProjectTo maximize utilization of our research findings, educational products, and policy resources, this project embeds our dissemination and training activities directly into the knowledge translation activities of leading national associations in behavioral health.
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Harnessing AI to Access NIDILRR-funded ResearchThis project is designing and implementing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot to guide users to 50 years of federally funded projects conducted by the psychiatric disability rehabilitation research and training centers located at University of Illinois Chicago, Boston University, Temple University, and UMass Chan Medical School.
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Online Education for Primary Care ProvidersOur team is creating and implementing an online educational platform for primary care providers to improve their ability to apply clinical skills from behavioral health within medical settings, in order to engage and treat people with serious mental health conditions. This project is a collaboration with Live & Learn, Inc.
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Guiding Patients to Use Electronic Patient PortalsThis tailored education will involve creation of a multimedia guide to train health and behavioral health providers to support people with serious mental health conditions in using electronic patient portals to participate in their medical care. This project will be a collaboration with Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey.
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PAR Podcast Our participatory action research podcast series features youth and adults with mental health conditions reflecting on their roles in research, along with suggestions to promote inclusion in all stages of scientific inquiry.
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Healthcare IntegrationThis program provides medical education, curricular transformation, and workforce development across the 3 University of Illinois College of Medicine campuses to improve the capacity of emerging physicians to deliver effective, integrated primary and behavioral health care.
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Telehealth NavigationThis project will result in a Solutions Suite toolkit to promote the use of peer health navigators to improve care coordination for patients with mental health conditions.
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Promoting a Healthier LifestyleThis project created guides to promote a healthier immune system and smoking cessation for adults in mental health recovery, posted in our Solutions Suite.
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Let's Talk about Mental Health Services Research SeriesThis tailored education was offered via social media to cultivate the next generation of scientists interested in studying health disparities, social determinants of health, and the physical health needs of diverse people with mental health conditions.
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Technical Assistance CadreThe Cadre offers technical assistance to diverse audiences on a range of behavioral health, integrated care, self-determination, crisis prevention, recovery, cultural competency, and other key topics.
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The Exchange offers three additional components to achieve knowledge translation to affect practices, policies, and science.
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