North Florida Foundation For Research And Education Inc

Nffre's contributions to va education conducted at nf/sg vhs included: medical education. Nffre manages the annual richard m. Whittington lecture series, which is funded to support medical education at nf/sgvhs. Also, dr. Michael bubb's proposal titled incorporation of patient reported outcomes data in the care of us veterans with rheumatoid arthritis. The overall goal of this proposal was to address barriers to the use of patient reported outcome (pro) data in the dept. Of veterans affairs (va) health care system. The hypothesis was that the availability of these data in the form of the patient-completed mdhaq/rapid3 questionnaire will change patient- centric outcomes such as patient reported well-being, patient satisfaction and medication compliance. The targeted population was us veterans with rheumatoid arthritis who receive medical care within the north florida/south georgia veterans integrated service network (nf/sg visn). Nffre worked with the creative forces network. The mission of the creative forces network is to improve the health, wellness, and quality of life of trauma-exposed military service members and veterans, as well as their families and caregivers, by increasing knowledge of and access to clinical creative arts therapies and community arts engagement. The program has three components: 1. Clinical. Creative forces places creative arts therapies at the core of patient-centered care in military medical facilities, and in a telehealth program for patients in rural and remote areas; 2. Community engagement. Creative forces provides increased community-based arts opportunities for military and veteran family populations around clinical site locations, and; 3. Capacity. Creative forces invests in capacity-building efforts, including the development of manuals, training, and research on the impacts and benefits of the treatment methods, as well as the development of an online national resource center/enterprise software platform.