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Evaluation of a Home-Based, Nurse Practitioner–led Advanced Illness Care Program
Evaluation of a nurse-led, home-based serious illness care program (Advanced Illness Care) at UPMC, a health system in Pittsburgh, PA.
Jun 1, 2022
Natalie Ernecoff, Stefanie C. Altieri-Dunn, Andrew Bilderback, Cindy L. Wilson, Susan Saxon, Namita Ahuja Yende, Robert Arnold, Michael Boninger
Journal Article
Serious Illness Communication Skills Training During a Global Pandemic
Description of adaptation of communication skills training to tele-training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 1, 2022
Jared Chiarchiaro, Robert Arnold, Natalie Ernecoff, Rene Claxton, Julie W. Childers, Jane O. Schell
Journal Article
Examining the Course of Transitions from Hospital to Home-Based Palliative Care: A Mixed Methods Study
Mixed methods study of transitions from hospital to home for palliative care/hospice.
Jun 1, 2022
Stephanie Saunders, Marianne Weiss, Chris Meaney, Tieghan Killackey, Jaymie Varenbut, Emily Lovrics, Natalie Ernecoff, Amy T. Hsu, Maya Stern, Ramona Mahtani, Kirsten Wentlandt, Sarina R. Isenberg
Journal Article
Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease
In interviews with clinicians, they expressed barriers to delivering chronic kidney disease care. To address barriers, clinicians outlined intervention points, such as building models, and structural triggers to identify patients who may be appropriate for palliative care.
Jun 1, 2022
Natalie Ernecoff, Lindsay F. Bell, Robert Arnold, Christopher M. Shea, Galen E. Switzer, Manisha Jhamb, Jane O. Schell, Dio Kavalieratos
Journal Article
Use of Theoretical Frameworks in the Development and Testing of Palliative Care Interventions
To document the prevalence and application of theoretical frameworks in developing and testing palliative care interventions, we conducted a secondary analysis of previously published systematic reviews of palliative care randomized clinical trials.
Jun 1, 2022
Mary Pilar Ingle, Devon Check, Daniel Hogan Slack, Sarah H. Cross, Natalie Ernecoff, Daniel D. Matlock, Dio Kavalieratos
Tool
Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit
RAND researchers created this tool to advance efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass attacks in the United States.
May 31, 2022
John S. Hollywood, Richard H. Donohue, Tara Richardson, Andrew Lauland, Cliff Karchmer, Jordan R. Reimer, Thomas Edward Goode, Dulani Woods, Pauline Moore, Patricia A. Stapleton, Erik E. Mueller, Mark Pope, Tom Scott
Report
Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies
Some analysts have expressed concern that weaknesses in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will motivate terrorists to seek biological weapons. Although the prospect is unlikely, measures can be taken to address public health and military challenges.
May 31, 2022
John V. Parachini, Rohan Kumar Gunaratna
Report
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus: Understanding impacts on the NHS, society and economy
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a significant burden on the healthcare system and on children and their parents and caregivers. We estimate RSV in children under 5 in the UK costs £80 million in healthcare costs and productivity losses each year.
May 31, 2022
Francesco Fusco, Lucy Hocking, Stephanie Stockwell, Margaretha Bonsu, Sonja Marjanovic, Stephen Morris, Jon Sussex
Report
Engage, Isolate, or Oppose: American Policy Toward the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Taliban's seizure of control of Afghanistan has led to a humanitarian crisis. The authors explore three U.S. policy options: to engage with the Taliban, to isolate the regime, or to oppose the Taliban by seeking to remove them from power.
May 26, 2022
James Dobbins, Andrew Radin, Laurel E. Miller
Report
Disclosure of Software Supply Chain Risks
This Perspective presents a set of proposed disclosure rules that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could implement to help address software supply chain risks and improve security.
May 26, 2022
Sasha Romanosky, Jonathan W. Welburn
Research Brief
COVID-19's Impacts on California's Workers' Compensation System: Evaluating the Effects of Senate Bill 1159
The authors evaluated the effects of COVID-19 claims on the California workers' compensation system and on the payment of workers' compensation benefits, noting patterns created by the presumptions established by Senate Bill 1159.
May 26, 2022
Denise D. Quigley, Michael Dworsky, Nabeel Qureshi, Shannon Prier, Courtney A. Gidengil
Journal Article
Not So Quiet on the Southern Front
Australia faces stiff geopolitical competition in Antarctica, and it's not just China and Russia with eyes on the prize.
May 26, 2022
Marigold Black, Peter Dortmans
Report
Redesigning University Principal Preparation Programs: A Systemic Approach for Change and Sustainability — Report in Brief (Volume 3, Part 2)
University-based principal preparation programs prepare the majority of our country's school principals. This report shares findings from a five-year study of an initiative designed to support improvements to such programs.
May 26, 2022
Rebecca Herman, Elaine Lin Wang, Ashley Woo, Susan M. Gates, Tiffany Berglund, Jonathan Schweig, Megan Andrew, Ivy Todd
Report
Redesigning University Principal Preparation Programs: A Systemic Approach for Change and Sustainability — Full Report (Volume 3, Part 1)
University-based principal preparation programs prepare the majority of U.S. school principals. This report described the methodology of and findings from a five-year study of an initiative designed to support improvements to such programs.
May 26, 2022
Rebecca Herman, Ashley Woo, Elaine Lin Wang, Susan M. Gates, Tiffany Berglund, Jonathan Schweig, Megan Andrew, Ivy Todd
Tool
Engaging Youth with Public Policy: Middle School Lessons to Counter Truth Decay
This educational tool—a set of five lesson plans for middle school classes—is part of RAND's Countering Truth Decay initiative. The lesson plans introduce students to public policy research and emphasize the importance of media literacy skills.
May 24, 2022
Andrea Prado Tuma, Alice Huguet
Report
Implications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China
The authors examine how China might enact a quarantine of Taiwan, potential U.S. and allied responses to the crisis, and implications related to economic interdependencies and supply chain challenges.
May 23, 2022
Bradley Martin, Kristen Gunness, Paul DeLuca, Melissa Shostak
Report
Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative
The UNITE Initiative aims to promote readiness and resilience in the Air Force through events that focus on unit cohesion. The authors describe the results of their evaluation of UNITE and the program's association with unit cohesion.
May 20, 2022
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Sarah O. Meadows, Stephani L. Wrabel, Laura Werber, Christopher Joseph Doss, Wing Yi Chan, Lu Dong, Brandon Crosby
Report
Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: Executive Summary
This executive summary encapsulates the findings in Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative (RR-A554-1) 2022.
May 20, 2022
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Sarah O. Meadows, Stephani L. Wrabel, Laura Werber, Christopher Joseph Doss, Wing Yi Chan, Lu Dong, Brandon Crosby
Journal Article
Disasters and Indigenous Peoples: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Expert News Media
In this article, we aim to understand framings of Indigenous peoples in disaster management through a critical discourse analysis of how Indigenous peoples in disasters are represented in the expert news media.
May 19, 2022
Anuszka Maton-Mosurska, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Susannah M. Sallu, James D. Ford
Dissertation
Responding to Urban Innovation: The Case of E-Scooters in Los Angeles County
Builds upon existing frameworks for how policymakers respond to innovations by considering the arrival and subsequent policy response to a recent iteration of the platform economy, shared electric scooters
May 18, 2022
Jarrett Catlin

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