An interdisciplinary faculty development model for the prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorders.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
The skills of faculty working in health fields are inadequate to meet the needs of those adversely affected by alcohol. This project was designed to increase the teaching, clinical, and research activities of faculty from multiple disciplines at the university level.

METHODS:
The faculty development model included two 2-day skills-based courses held 6 months apart, precourse and postcourse evaluations, active mentoring, and development of a specific work plan for each participant. The educational model utilized skills-based courses previously developed for full-time clinical/teaching medical faculty with limited time and resources.

RESULTS:
A total of 153 participants at 6 locations completed the courses; 131 completed the 6-month follow-up interview. Sixty-four designed teaching, clinical, or research projects during the 6-month period between the first and second courses. Precourse versus postcourse clinical scores from standardized patient encounters showed highly significant improvements in screening, brief intervention, and motivational interviewing skills (p<0.001). At the 6-month follow-up interview, 61% of the participants reported teaching on alcohol, tobacco, or drug problems; 49% reported clinical activities in this area; 36% reported conducting research; 10% had submitted manuscripts for publication; 12% had submitted grant applications; and 32% percent had sought additional AODA training. Participants gave high scores to all components of the faculty development model; 81% would repeat the training and 98% would recommend the program to colleagues.

CONCLUSIONS:
This cost-effective faculty development program can serve as a model to increase educational programs on substance abuse at public universities, increase faculty research activities in the alcohol area, and increase clinical programs in university hospitals.

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Author information

Author/s: Manwell, Linda Baier (LB); Pfeifer, Judie (J); Stauffacher, Ellyn A (EA);

Affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA. lmanwell(-atsign-)wisc.edu

Grants: 1 R25 AA11664 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (Alcohol Clin Exp Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 30 (issue 8) : pp 1393-9

Dates: Created 2006/08/10; Completed 2006/09/29; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16899042, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Alcohol-Related Disorders - prevention & control; therapy
Analysis of Variance
Faculty, Medical - standards; statistics & numerical data
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication

Interdisciplinary Communication
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Educational
Odds Ratio
Program Development - methods; standards; statistics & numerical data
Staff Development - methods; standards; statistics & numerical data
Teaching - methods; standards

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