Partnership with Elsevier will expand research opportunities for KCON

The Kirkhof College of Nursing and Elsevier Inc. have partnered to collaborate on research projects that will expand opportunities for nursing students and faculty members.

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions. More than 400 health care organizations have implemented Elsevier's Clinical Practice Model (CPM) Framework, including evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that have transformed health care.

Research projects will be coordinated by Evelyn Clingerman, executive director of The Bonnie Wesorick Center for Health Care Transformation at KCON, and Michelle Troseth, chief professional practice officer for Elsevier Clinical Solutions.

Cynthia McCurren, dean of KCON, said the partnership with Elsevier directly ties to the college's mission of linking practice and academia to transform health care. "The opportunity to conduct research within hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. and Canada utilizing Elsevier’s CPM Framework is extraordinary," McCurren said.

KCON students and faculty members who are involved in research projects will have access to Elsevier CPM Framework materials and interaction with members of Elsevier's health care consortium.

Troseth said the partnership will accelerate health care improvements by leveraging a transformational framework-driven approach. She added that research projects will include focus areas of evidence-based practice, health informatics, interprofessional integration and partnership cultures, as well as the impact of a holistic health care approach over time.

"The complexity of health care is calling for academic-practice research as major shifts are forcing new ways of delivering health care with a focus on outcomes,” said Troseth.

In addition to collaborative research projects, which are expected to begin soon, KCON students and faculty members will engage in learning experiences at various Elsevier client sites, including the Elsevier corporate office in Grand Rapids, and will co-present research project outcomes at conferences.