Paulette Sides Sasser
Duquesne University School of Nursing, USA
Biography
Paulette Sides – Sasser has completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on the integration of mental health into primary care systems. This Project Level Program Evaluation includes three components: Context Evaluation; Implementation Evaluation and Outcome Evaluation. Post doctorate work includes the implementation of the recommended quality assurance program and associated pilot studies, development of new staff education instruments and recommendations for innovative staff roles to address the most the most commonly cited barrier to full integration identified by extensive literature search of international publications. This will be the first implementation of a complete integration program in New Mexico, USA. Additional expertise relevant to this submission include management of community mental health clinics and psychiatric emergency services, and provision of clinical specialist services at the University of New Mexico Hospitals. Acted as a clinical expert for the National Medicare Reimbursement Pilot to establish regulations for primary care.
Abstract
Abstract : Integration of behavioral and mental health care into primary care clinics: a program evaluation