Respite CareResearch Update.pptVIP

Respite CareResearch Update David Buchanan MD Head, Section of Social Medicine Stroger Hospital of Cook County National Healthcare for the Homeless Conference Portland, OR June 2006 Outline Why should I care about research? How can I access info on health and homelessness? Respite specific outcomes Why care about Research? Grant writing Policy / Advocacy Evidence Based Medicine Quality Improvement Quality Improvement resulting from Chicago Housing for Health Partnership Study of the Impact of Housing / Case Management 400 Chronically ill homeless people Case Managers work together ac