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Office of Research Patient Care Services
A PART OF NURSING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
The Office of Research Patient Care Services (ORPCS) builds on the traditions of academic nursing established over 100 years ago at Stanford University.
With an endearing commitment to increasing staff involvement in research-related activities to benefit patients, families and care givers at Stanford Health Care. The Office of Research works as a synergized team to consult on a range of topics, including study design, data management, dissemination and funding opportunities across the enterprise. The Stanford University Nurse Alumnae continue to support nursing education and research at Stanford Health Care and contribute to the excellence of front-line clinical excellence.
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Consultations
ORPCS offers individual and group consultations on a range of research-related topics. These include project ideas, study designs, IRB requirements, protocol development, and project oversight.
Data Management
ORPCS offers assistance with data collection, preparation, and analysis. From descriptive statistics to inferential methods, we can aid in analyzing your data and interpreting results for write-up.
Funding Opportunities
ORPCS offers advice on identifying funding opportunities and completing grant applications. This may involve either external or internal grants, such as the Stanford Nursing Alumnae Legacy Project Grant and the Friends of Nursing Scholarships & Grants.
Abstracts, Posters & Manuscripts
ORPCS offers feedback on abstracts/posters for professional conferences and manuscripts for journal submission. This includes guidance on scientific writing, effective use of imagery and text, and mentorship in manuscript writing.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
ORPCS provides comprehensive assessment to help determine if your project may require Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and can help facilitate and support you through the IRB process.
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Stanford Health Care
300 Pasteur Drive, M/C 5221
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-736-6473
Office Hours
Mon-Fri: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Discovery Newsletter
Discovery is a quarterly newsletter brought to you by the Office of Research, PCS. ORPCS published articles follow insights from experts, and provide research, education and spotlight themed knowledge sharing. To submit a story, please email Research@stanfordhealthcare.org.
June 2020 Issue
Meet the Expert
In this issue of Meet the Expert, we interview Patrice Duhon, MSN, RN, the Director of EPIC Optimization and Reporting for Patient Care Services. Learn more about the important role Patrice plays in enhancing the use of technology in professional practice.
Research
Implementation science is the study of strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice and research into bedside practice, but what should nurses know about it?
Education
Global Health Engagement missions performed by the U.S. Military are conducted to improve the well-being of populations worldwide. From 2015 to 2017 Monique Bouvier PhD, RN, C-PNP worked with a multidisciplinary team interviewing U.S. Navy health care personnel about their experiences on global health engagement missions.
Spotlight
In October 2019, the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement (SMCI) successfully launched their new website. The goal of SMCI is to become the best at getting better. SMCI seeks to create a community of improvers in all disciplines and at all levels.
Resources
Lane Medical Library
Lane Medical Library at Stanford School of Medicine provides a vast world class selection of both digital and in print information resources, classes, and, tutorials. Lane’s curated resources are available to all Stanford Health Care and Stanford University staff and students. Below are several highlighted sections that we feel provide a general overview of their services.
Nursing & Allied Health Portal
The HSN Nursing & Allied Health Portal is organized by the functionality of the respective resources and also includes links to hospital pages.
Bioresearch Portal
Lane’s Bioresearch Portal links to many resources in each of 14 categories: Bioreagents, Chemistry & Proteonomics, Funding Sources, Gene Expression & Function, Genomes & Homology, High Throughput Data Analysis, Image Analysis, MiRNa Resources, Patents, PCR, Cloning & Sequence Analysis, Programming, Protocols, Statistics and Using R.
Literature Searching Strategies
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Classes & Tutorials
Each quarter, Lane Medical Library offers a suite of regularly scheduled classes which include navigating PubMed, citation management solutions, and best practices for searching the biomedical literature. The library also includes new courses on current topics of high interest to the School of Medicine community, such as an introduction to Stanford Medicine Box.
How To
The How To landing page provides links to instructions for bookmarking resources, suggesting a purchase, and gaining access to UpToDate.