Strengthening Nurse NCD Research and Training Capacity in Thailand

描述(由申请人提供)：提高泰国护士的研究能力将成功地利用她们作为知识提供者的作用，这些知识提供者可以解决泰国的关键健康优先事项。泰国的这些优先事项是非传染性疾病，因为预计这些疾病很快将成为该国发病率和死亡率的主要原因。需要开展旨在改善预防、初级保健和长期慢性病管理的护理和卫生系统研究。拟议的计划建立在UMSN和卫生部内的一个研究所--Praboromarajchanok卫生人力发展研究所(PBRI)之间的长期合作基础上。来自两个组织的讲师、导师和顾问将为多样化和综合的培训计划做出贡献。这个为期5年的培训计划的具体目标是：1.为10名护理或相关学科的博士提供为期两年的非传染性疾病博士后研究培训计划；2.扩大对40名博士生的短期培训(1-3个月)，以加强他们对非传染性疾病研究方法、分析和政策应用的理解；3.为卫生部和泰国大学和研究所的中高级研究管理人员提供论坛，讨论提高和扩大泰国非传染性疾病研究能力的方法和手段；4.为泰国非传染性疾病研究能力的潜在扩展到东南亚地区提供基础。该计划的具体组成部分包括：1)每年为2名学员提供长期博士后研究培训方案，包括在密歇根大学校园进行一年的指导性研究，以及在泰国实施一年的指导性研究项目；2)每年为8名学员提供1-3个月的短期培训，提供具体培训 3)每年在泰国不同地理区域举办为期三天的研究讲习班。涵盖泰国近90%人口的卫生部健康提供系统将通过护士领导的研究得到加强，研究的重点是预防、终身健康促进以及在个人、社区、人口和政策层面对非传染性疾病的干预。将特别强调泰国目前最重要的非传染性疾病；心肺和心血管缺血性疾病以及癌症及其支持领域，如疼痛管理、非传染性疾病的临床方案和提供护理的模式(例如实施和有效性方法)。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Enhancement of Thai nurses' research capacity will successfully harness their roles as knowledge providers who can address critical health priorities in Thailand. Those priorities in Thailand are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as they are projected to soon become the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in that country. There is a need for nursing and health systems research aimed at improving prevention, primary care, and long-term chronic disease management. The proposed program builds on a long standing collaboration between the UMSN and an institute within the MOPH, the Praboromarajchanok Institute for Health Workforce Development (PBRI). Instructors, mentors and advisors from both organizations will contribute to a varied and integrated training plan. The Specific Aims of this 5 year proposed training program are: 1. Provide a two year post-doctoral research training program in NCDs for 10 PhDs in nursing or related discipline; 2. Expand short term training (one to three months) for 40 PhD prepared investigators to strengthen their understanding of methodology, analysis and policy applications for NCDs research; 3. Provide forums for mid- and high- level research administrators within the MOPH and in universities and institutes of Thailand, to discuss methods and means to enhance and expand research capacity for NCDs in Thailand; 4. Provide a foundation of NCD research capacity in Thailand for potential expansion to the SEAR region. Specific components of the program include: 1) A long-term postdoctoral research training program for 2 trainees per year including one year mentored research at the UM campus and one year mentored research project implementation in Thailand; 2) Short-term training of 1- 3 months for 8 trainees each year offering specific training options tailored to the trainees; and, 3) A yearly three- day research workshops in different geographical regions of Thailand. The MOPH health delivery system, which encompasses nearly 90 percent of the Thai population, will be strengthened through nurse-led research with a focus on prevention, health promotion across the lifespan, and interventions at the individual, community, population and policy levels for NCDs. Specific emphasis will be on the most significant NCDs in Thailand at this time; cardiopulmonary and cardiovascular ischemic diseases and cancer with supporting areas such as pain management, clinical protocols for NCDs, and models of care delivery (e.g. implementation and effectiveness methodologies).