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Welcome to the LAB-CTSI Community Research Inventory!

The Community Research Inventory (CRI) provides information about community and clinical research focused on community health, health outcomes, health promotion, disease prevention, health disparities, access to quality care and other issues related to the health and well being of LA County's diverse communities. The CRI was created to serve as a resource to promote "cross-talk" between and stimulate new academic-community partnerships and collaborations among researchers, health and social service providers, policy and advocacy groups, educators, community leaders and consumers of care. Launched in 2009, the CRI contains information that was provided by researchers from LAB-CTSI partner institutions/organizations, including the University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, as well as our other LAB-CTSI community and clinical partner organizations. This resource will grow as an increasing number of projects and research activities are added to the inventory. Instructions for use:

If you have questions about the CRI or would like to enter a project not yet represented in the inventory please contact:
Griselda Monroy
OCE Project Assistant
gmonroy@chla.usc.edu
323-361-3695

Here are several ways you can search the Community Research Inventory.

  1. By project title: All projects are listed, by title, in alphabetical order. Once you identify a project of interest, you can access complete information about the project by selecting "View Project".
  2. By keyword(s): In the search box, enter key words of interest, e.g., teen pregnancy, breastfeeding, autism, etc. Any project description that contains keywords you select will be listed for your review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project".
  3. By specific criteria: Drop down menus have been created to allow you to search by specific disease or illness, by demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender), by geography and by research methods used. You may select multiple criteria. Projects will be listed for you review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project". Note: Presently, many of "specific disease or illness" categories are broad, e.g., chronic illness, developmental disability. If you are interested in a specific illness not on the list, e.g., diabetes, autism, hypertension, please search by keywords.

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Name of the project
  • Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Project abstract/brief description
  • An evidence-based literature review was conducted to identify interventions used to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia among mechanically ventilated patients. The majority of the evidence represented adult ICU patients, but application to pediatric patients was imperative. After consideration, five patient-care interventions (VAP bundle) were implemented based on results of literature review. Staff education, including nursing staff and respiratory staff, was conducted, which included knowledge of VAP and the VAP bundle. Staff knowledge of VAP and clinical practice changes were evaluated. VAP rates were followed before, during, and after study.
Name of Principal Investigator
  • Heidi Geary, RN, BSN
Department/division/center/school in which the project is based
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Primary institution in which this project is based
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Name and email address for the Project Director / Manager, or person responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of this project
  • Name:
  • Email Address:
If we were to request additional information about this project, please provide the name of the person to contact and his/her email address
  • Other (NAME / EMAIL)
  • Heidi Geary/ hgeary@chla.usc.edu
Are there any Co-Investigators on this project?
  • Yes
Please name all Co-Investigators and their institutional affiliation
    Which, if any, of the following institutions are you partnering with for this project?
    • No partnerships
    For each partner institution listed, please indicate the specific department / division / institute / center with which you are partnering
      Are you collaborating with any other academic, clinical or community organizations on this project?
      • Yes
      List any academic, clinical and / or community  organizations with which you are collaborating.  Please include each partner organization's location
        Which institutional IRBs have reviewed and approved this project?
        • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
        Which of the following best characterizes the agency(ies) funding this project? (IF THIS IS A SUBCONTRACT, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE CORE FUNDING SOURCE, e.g., NIH, CDC, etc.)
          What year does / did funding begin?
            What year does/did funding end?
              Which of the following best describes the project's thematic focus?
              • Reducing healthcare disparities
              • Quality/performance improvement
              In what context do your project activities (e.g. data collection) take place?
              • Hospital/in-patient setting
              How would you classify this project?
              • Research
              Please indicate which of the following best characterizes the type of research you are conducting?
              • Clinical/patient-oriented research
              • Quality/performance improvement
              Which of the following best characterizes your study design?
              • Mixed methods
              What type of data collection methods are used?
              • Data collected from existing dataset (secondary data collection/analysis)
              • Observational data collection
              Which services does your program provide?
              • NOT a service project - Research only
              How many participants will be/were recruited to participate in your research or service program over the funding/study period?
              • participants recruited =
              Which of the following best describe the population this project targets?
              • All genders
              Which of the following best describes the age groups this project targets?
              • Infants/children (0-11 years)
              • Adolescents (12-18 years)
              • Young adults (19-25 years)
              • Adults (26-65 years)
              Which of the following best describes the racial/ethnic characteristics of the project participants?
                Please provide any additional characteristics of your project participants that are specific to the goals of the project, e.g., low-income, un-insured, incarcerated, pregnant/parenting teens, populations with disabilities, specific conditions, etc.
                • The study evaluated the knowledge and practice of the staff caring for the patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Overall, ventilator-associated pneumonia rates were reflective of patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ages ranging from birth to 21 years old)
                Which of the following best describes the location(s) in which this project takes/took place?
                • LA County
                In which LA County Service Planning Area (SPA) do/did your project activities take place?
                • All LA County
                • SPA 4 (Metro)
                In which locations outside LA County do your project activities take place?
                • NOT outside LA County
                Does this project have an advisory board?
                • Yes
                How often does your advisory board meet?
                  Please indicate which of the following best describes the membership of this project's advisory board?
                    Which of the following best describe the type of guidance your advisory group provides for your project?
                      In what ways, if any, has your project disseminated information about your project, including findings and lessons learned?
                      • Community conferences, workshops, town hall meetings
                      • Presentations/in-service training to academic audiences
                      Which dissemination activities do you/did you find to be most effective?
                      • Academic settings (undergraduate and graduate nursing research classes/conferences)
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