A.	diffusion of innovation: Department of veterans affairs' pilot project to disseminate IPV programs in women's health clinics through mentoring

Czarnogorski, Maggie

Friday, March 20, 2015: 4:00 PM-5:20 PM

Mount Vernon Square B (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Maggie Czarnogorski, MD, MPH, Department of Veterans Affairs
Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW, Department of Veterans Affairs

Authors:
Lori Maas, MSW, Department of Veterans Affairs
Jennifer Broomfield, LISW/JD, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to define the concept of mentoring in the VA.
Identify best practices in disseminating DV/IPV programs.
Have the tools to improve facility-to-facility transfer of knowledge and best practices in IPV.

Description:
In 2013, VA’s Women’s Health Services (WHS) sought to create a new method of disseminating programs and resources in VA to improve IPV programs in women’s health clinics. This presentation will describe the VA’s pilot project for facility-to-facility diffusion of innovation programs through a competitive funding mechanism and mentoring throughout program implementation.