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01-12-2015 | Oral presentation
Developing alcohol SBI policy and procedures with Alaska Public Health Nursing
Authors:
Rebecca Porter, D King, B Hanson, S Faulkner
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 2/2015
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Excerpt
The Institute of Medicine recommends changing organizational policy as a key element of evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation; however, policy change alone may be insufficient to change provider practice behavior[
1,
2]. Engaging key organizational stakeholders in the policy change process may foster buy-in, particularly if the policy is piloted and refined alongside the new practice. As part of a two-year initiative funded by CDC to implement routine alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) into primary care settings, the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing (PHN) collaborated with the University of Alaska Anchorage to pilot alcohol SBI policy and procedures in three clinics prior to system-wide dissemination. …