NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network: Engaging African American Faith-Based Leaders in a Substance Use Learning Collaborative (LC)

项目概要/摘要： 项目名称：让非裔美国人信仰为基础的领导人参与物质使用学习协作（LC） 位于堪萨斯城的密苏里州大学合作推进卫生服务（CAHS）正在与 Hennepin医疗保健研究所，国家药物滥用研究所（NIDA），临床试验网络（CTN） Northstar Node和Morehouse医学院进行试点研究，以增加获得物质 使用障碍（SUD）护理非洲裔美国人通过参与信仰为基础的领导人（FBL）通过学习 协作（LC）模式。根据医疗保健改善研究所（IHI）模型，LC是一种短期的 (6-到15个月）的学习系统，将团队聚集在一起（例如，联邦调查局，社区成员，行为 健康/SUD和社会服务提供者）在重点主题领域寻求改进（Hoge等人，2020年; IHI， 2003年）。该项目的总体目标是增加FBL对药物使用和SUD的了解， 通过实施现有的LC课程，评估FBL对BHP参与的看法。这一试点 探索性项目将为未来的举措铺平道路，重点是增加服务不足的黑人的SUD护理 通过FBL和BHP之间的合作，

Project Summary/Abstract: Project title: Engaging African American Faith-based leaders in a substance use Learning Collaborative (LC) The University of Missouri, Kansas City, Collaborative to Advance Health Services (CAHS) is collaborating with Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Clinical Trail Network (CTN) Northstar Node and Morehouse School of Medicine to conduct a pilot study to increase access to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) care for African Americans by engaging faith-based Leaders (FBLs) through a learning collaborative (LC) model. Based on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) model, a LC is a short-term (6- to 15-month) learning system that brings together teams (e.g., FBLs, community members, behavioral health/SUD and social service providers) to seek improvement in a focused topic area (Hoge et al., 2020; IHI, 2003). The overall goal of this project is to increase FBLs knowledge of substance use and SUDs and to assess FBLs perceptions of engaging with BHPs by implementing an existing LC curriculum. This pilot exploratory project will pave the way for future initiatives focused on increasing SUD care in underserved Black communities through collaborations between FBLs and BHPs.