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| 2010-08-26 | 2010 ICBM Peers for Progress Presentations and Resources | Other | A list and links to presentations and resources contributed by the Peers for Progress team at the 2010 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine(ICBM) meeting. This also includes materials from a workshop on cross cultural research in health promotion and chronic disease management, a symposium on peer support across cultural, national, and organizational settings, and the preliminary results of a global systematic review of peer support for complex health behavior. |
| 2010-08-25 | Knowledge to Action: Peers for Progress Global Strategy | Other | A presentation on the global strategy of Peers for Progress to tackle key challenges of standardization of peer support, and promotion and dissemination of such a strategy in a culturally contingent, global context. It focuses on standardization by function, not by content, and utilization of regional networks for global promotion and dissemination. This was presented by Edwin Fisher, the global director of Peers for Progress. |
| 2010-08-23 | P4P PDC Global Systematic Review Preliminary Findings-ICBM | Evidence | The preliminary findings of a global systematic review of peer support for complex health behavior being conducted through Peers for Progress Program Development Center. This was presented by Emily Elstad, a doctoral student at UNC-CH. |
| 2010-08-22 | 9-page Consensus Evaluation with Updated Resources | Implement - Evaluation Tool | A 9-page handout providing a quick overview of Consensus Evaluation for Research on Self Management and Peer Support in Diabetes. This contains a core set of cross-site shared evaluation measures in the context of Peers for Progress. |
| 2010-08-22 | Outcomes & Research Objectives in Cross Cultural Research | Other | A presentation addressing the importance of choosing correct disciplinary lenses to examine health outcomes, health trends and epidemiologic transitions between regions and countries, and needs for evidence development, translation of research and knowledge exchange in (cross cultural) international research. This was presented by Brian Oldenburg, a professor of International Public Health at Monash University, Australia. |
| 2010-08-16 | Identification of Reliable Measures of Peer Support in DM | Implement - Evaluation Tool | A presentation on consensus measures of outcomes and key mediators in the context of Peers for Progress to measure benefits of peer support in diabetes management. This was presented by Renée Boothroyd, the director of Peers for Progress Program Development Center. |
| 2010-08-16 | The Maylasia Diabetes Prevention Program | Example Program | A presentation on a diabetes prevention program in Malaysia demonstrating a potential peer support model that can be used for chronic disease prevention in middle-income countries. This was presented by Carina Chan from Monash University. |
| 2010-08-16 | Cross Cultural Research-Standardization by Functions | Evidence | A presentation on standardization of peer support by function, not by content It focuses on a global approach integrating foundations in evidence with tailoring to local strengths and needs. This was presented by Edwin Fisher, the global director of Peers for Progress. |
| 2010-08-16 | P4P Examples of Generalizable Functions & Local Tailoring | Evidence | A presentation on the core functions of peer support in the context of Peers for Progress and examples demonstrating local tailoring efforts for diverse implementation of peer support's key functions. This was presented by Renée Boothroyd, the director of Peers for Progress Program Development Center. |
| 2010-08-16 | Peer Support for Diabetic Adults in Rural Uganda | Example Program | A presentation on a Peers for Progress demonstration grantee project utilizing peer champion/partner intervention to reach adults with type 2 diabetes in rural Uganda. This was presented by Linda Baumann, a professor of School of Nursing at University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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