Opportunity Awards - Appendix C

Timeline

Timeline

Steps

Project time-frame

Who

1. Partners agree to survey plan and timeline with products

 

1 month from start of grant implementation

All coalition members and partners

2. Discuss with Brown University (Joan Teno) validation and adaptation of survey tools; shorten survey and adapt to sites and IVR method; plan for feedback to Brown.

 

1 month from start of grant implementation

Paul Turner

3. Recommendation for final questionnaire forms for 3 sites.

1.5-2 months from grant implementation

Paul Turner & ExCEL committee

4. Analysis/survey group will determine and map data flow for identifying and contacting survey respondents

 

2 months from grant implementation

ExCEL subcommittee

5. Coalition meeting to review and finalize questionnaires and next steps

2-2.5 months from grant implementation

VPQHC

6. Submit IRB and survey review committee application to Vermont Department of Health and other coalition institutions as necessary.

3 months from grant

implementation

Paul Turner to write IRB and complete application package for IRB and survey design committee. 

7. Changes to survey instruments or consent procedures as needed

3.5-4 months from grant implementation

Paul Turner

8. Develop outreach plan and materials for field test participants and relevant people (doctors, public, funeral directors, etc.); consider Op-Eds, news stories, association and institution newsletters, websites

3.5 months from grant implementation

VPQHC and ExCEL

9. Begin outreach to doctors, public, funeral directors, etc.

4 months from grant implementation

VPQHC and ExCEL members/leadership

10. Mail information to families of patients that recently died. Patients will be selected from all 3 sites (home, hospital, nursing home)

4.5 months from grant implementation

VPQHC and ExCEL

11. Field test survey

5 months from grant implementation

Paul Turner

12. Begin analysis of field test data.

5-5.5 months from grant implementation

 

13. Develop strategic plan and budgeting for full survey implementation.

6 months from grant implementation

VPQHC and ExCEL

 

End Rallying points grant funding

 

14. Develop statewide media and outreach plan

 

 

15. Follow-up on further funding source for survey

 

 

 

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