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iPadEMR Pain Management Simulator: Tablet-based Skills Development

Award Number: R44TR000576
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2013
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2017

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iPadEMR Pain Management Simulator: Tablet-based Skills Development - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An estimated 116 million US adults suffer from chronic pain at an estimated cost of $635 billion and, unfortunately, existing pain management training is not adequately preparing health professionals to address this area [1]. To address this gap we propose to create iPad EMR Pain Management Simulator, an iPad- based application to provide a learning and shared experience environment for health professional students to enhance their skills related to pain assessment and control. The simulated EMR will echo core features of any EMR used in clinical practice and present case simulations. For learners it will provide easy and affordable access to standardized skill-based pain management training. For faculty/educators it will assess: 1) a student's clinical competence and skills in diagnosing and treating patients with pain, while 2) decreasing the chance of opioid misuse and diversion. For each iPad EMR simulated pain management case, health professional students will collect data, examine the patient, choose the appropriate course of action, outline a treatment plan, and receive feedback. Feedback from choices and decisions made will be based on best practice. The instructor will have control over the clinical components of the application by providing increasing or decreasing clinical information, challenge, feedback, or prompts. Phase I will develop a prototype and perform basic usability of the potential intervention based on the active involvement of different target audiences: 1) health professional students in medicine and nursing, and 2) educators in medicine and nursing. Phase I will proceed with a carefully planned formative analysis involving needs analysis surveys, semi-structured interviews, guidance from consultants, creation of prototype experiences, and usability assessments. Phase II will complete the program and conduct an evaluation using a randomized, cross-over [wait-list control], pretest-posttest design with an estimated 60 participants from medicine and nursing. We will specifically assess if the simulated learning and shared experience environment positively impacts target clinical skills and increases core competencies related to assessment and treatment of pain. Phase III will market the product actively via existing and novel partnerships with Clinical Tools. We will pursue additional tailoring of the content to specific audiences beyond physicians and nurses such as dentists, P.A.s, physical therapists and others. Our solution will support ongoing assessment of the training to determine areas of weakness which can be refined and improved over time.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2018	2014	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	101 MARKET ST STE A	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	3	11/9/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2017	2012	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	101 MARKET ST STE A	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	1	9/28/2017	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2016	2014	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	431 W FRANKLIN STREET #24	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	3	5/19/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $490,812 )
2014	2014	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	431 W FRANKLIN STREET #24	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	3	6/9/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$490,812
														Subtotal = $490,812

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $498,460 )
2013	2013	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	431 W FRANKLIN STREET #24	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	2	6/1/2013	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$498,460
														Subtotal = $498,460

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $153,691 )
2012	2012	CLINICAL TOOLS, INC	431 W FRANKLIN STREET #24	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27516	ORANGE	USA	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	000	1	8/14/2012	NEW	$153,691
														Subtotal = $153,691

Grand Total All Awards = $1,142,963

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iPadEMR Pain Management Simulator: Tablet-based Skills Development

Award Number: R44TR000576

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2013

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2017

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