TY - JOUR
T1 - Legislative advocacy
T2 - Evaluation of a grand rounds intervention for pediatricians
AU - Bensen, Rachel
AU - Roman, Heidi
AU - Bersamin, Melina
AU - Lu, Yi
AU - Horwitz, Sarah
AU - Chamberlain, Lisa J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Ms. Sherri Sager, Director of Government Relations at LPCH for her guidance, wisdom and incredible knowledge throughout this project. None of this would have been possible without her collaboration. We would also like to acknowledge Dr. Beth Rezet, who provided us with guidance and inspiration based on her experiences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. This study received funding from the Office of Community Partnerships at Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University . This organization did not play a role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective To evaluate the impact of a Grand Rounds Action Alert (GRAA) intervention on the behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes of pediatric grand rounds (GR) attendees; and to assess its acceptability. Methods A cross-sectional, quasi-experimental study was performed at a freestanding children's hospital. GRAA on child health legislative topics were presented in the first 2 minutes of the pediatric GR session as well as posted outside. Each session included an action item, such as writing/signing letters to elected officials or informational sheets with legislator contact information. Main outcome measures included self-reported behavior, advocacy knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability. Results One year after GRAA implementation, GR attendees with high exposure to the intervention were more likely to have written/signed a letter to a legislator compared to those with low/no exposure (60% vs 35%, P =.016). Those with high exposure were also more knowledgeable regarding financing of health care for low-income children (20% vs 5%, P =.027). Attitudes toward advocacy at baseline were positive: respondents agreed it is important to remain informed about (98%) and advocate for (94%) legislation favorable to children's health. Implementing this program was challenging, but the intervention was accepted favorably: 93% of respondents agreed that GRAA should continue. Conclusions GRAA facilitated participation in legislative advocacy behaviors while improving self-perceived knowledge of legislative issues relating to children's health. They were well received in a large tertiary children's hospital.
AB - Objective To evaluate the impact of a Grand Rounds Action Alert (GRAA) intervention on the behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes of pediatric grand rounds (GR) attendees; and to assess its acceptability. Methods A cross-sectional, quasi-experimental study was performed at a freestanding children's hospital. GRAA on child health legislative topics were presented in the first 2 minutes of the pediatric GR session as well as posted outside. Each session included an action item, such as writing/signing letters to elected officials or informational sheets with legislator contact information. Main outcome measures included self-reported behavior, advocacy knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability. Results One year after GRAA implementation, GR attendees with high exposure to the intervention were more likely to have written/signed a letter to a legislator compared to those with low/no exposure (60% vs 35%, P =.016). Those with high exposure were also more knowledgeable regarding financing of health care for low-income children (20% vs 5%, P =.027). Attitudes toward advocacy at baseline were positive: respondents agreed it is important to remain informed about (98%) and advocate for (94%) legislation favorable to children's health. Implementing this program was challenging, but the intervention was accepted favorably: 93% of respondents agreed that GRAA should continue. Conclusions GRAA facilitated participation in legislative advocacy behaviors while improving self-perceived knowledge of legislative issues relating to children's health. They were well received in a large tertiary children's hospital.
KW - advocacy
KW - education
KW - grand rounds
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U2 - 10.1016/j.acap.2013.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.acap.2013.08.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 24126045
AN - SCOPUS:84895560479
SN - 1876-2859
VL - 14
SP - 181
EP - 185
JO - Academic Pediatrics
JF - Academic Pediatrics
IS - 2
ER -