Welcome!
As part of the WVCTSI, the Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Program eliminates the "disconnect" between our state's health disparities and the assets available to address those disparities. It serves as “the go to place” for conducting, and rapidly translating community-relevant research to improve the health and well-being of WV and beyond. The Program underscores the significance of interactions among community members, healthcare providers, and researchers, and provides a single organizational structure for all constituents to access for guidance, support, and technical assistance for community engaged research.
The West Virginia Practice-Based Research Network (WVPBRN), part of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core of the WVCTSI, is the first-ever practice-based research network in the state. The mission of the WVPBRN is to improve the health of West Virginians by collaborating with primary care practices to conduct translational practiced-based research. While a developing network, the WVPBRN has already become a multi-site, multi-county entity which is well-positioned to have a significant, positive impact on priority health disparities.
Stephenie Kennedy, EdD.
Community Engagement and Outreach Core Chair
304-293-0489
skkennedy@hsc.wvu.edu
A. Brianna Sheppard, PhD, MA.
Community Engagement and Outreach Associate Core Chair
304-293-1444
absheppard@hsc.wvu.edu
| Hours | Location |
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8 AM - 5 PM
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1 Medical Center Drive |
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
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| Stacey Whanger, MPH |
WVPBRN Assistant Director
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304-581-1821
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swhanger@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Jay Mason, MPA |
WV Project ECHO Assistant Director
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304-293-9786
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jdmason@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Jennifer Lukas, MPH |
WVPBRN Operations Manager
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304-293-9198
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jennifer.guess@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Mithra Mohtasham, MPA |
WV Project ECHO Manager
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304-581-1808
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mithra.mohtasham@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Bree Gustke |
WVCTSI Community Engagement Coordinator
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304-581-1821
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bgustke@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Elisabeth Minnick |
WV Project ECHO Coordinator
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304-293-9786
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emoore12@hsc.wvu.edu
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Health Sciences Center
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| Service list |
| ► Patient and Community Engagement (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
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| Community Engagement and Training |
Community Engagement and Training includes training researchers and community members on strategies for collaboration and engagement on research initiatives. Focus groups, advisory boards, and networking events are important and useful strategies to achieving community engagement. CEO helps to plan, organize, and facilitate these discussions to incorporate into the project design. |
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| ► Consultations (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Consultation |
Consultation provides clinical investigators, organizational leaders, and community members with an opportunity to generate and discuss project or imitative ideas with the Community Engagement, WV Practice-Based Research, and/or Project ECHO teams. These projects can be at any stage of development and implementation and could require further connections to other WVCTSI Cores. |
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| ► Project Development and Success (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Project Development |
Project Development services offer projects the necessary tools and expertise needed to pull together a strong, community-based or practice-based research design strategies. These services include gauging project relevance and feasibility, preliminary data capture, community-customization, funding opportunities, IRB help, site recruitment, and grant development. |
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| ► Project Implementation (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Project Implementation |
Project Implementation services help project teams and site participants effectively partner throughout the life of the project and troubleshoot along the way for increased project success. We offer participation site support to meet the needs of the project protocols and provide training to the community project teams. |
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| ► Research Translation & Dissemination (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Translational and Dissemination |
Translation and Dissemination services include translating findings into practice and policy changes as well as disseminating to a larger audience of research partners, participants, community organizations, and patients. There are many venues for dissemination. CEO helps investigators to choose the best means for results sharing and to tailor the information to meet the needs of the audiences. |
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| ► WVPBRN Activities (2) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Design Studio Services |
Design Studio is a service offered through the WVPBRN where researchers can submit practice-based project ideas and receive feedback at the quarterly Design Studio meetings. In addition to project feedback, a didactic presentation is provided around a topic related to project development. |
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| WVPBRN Engagement and Training |
Committee and membership meetings, trainings, and engagement strategies |
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| ► WV Project ECHO (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Project Submission |
New ECHO project suggestions brought to WVCTSI |
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