University of Nebraska Board of Regents Approves New Chronic Care Management Center

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents (nebraska.edu/board) recently approved plans to establish the Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management (CCCM).

The focus of the center is to build infrastructure to expand and fund pilot research projects that help Nebraskans learn to live with their chronic (long-term) conditions so they stay healthy, stay in their homes longer and reduce health care costs. Projects will engage caregivers, families, and communities in the effort. Funding is provided by UNMC and the University of Nebraska Foundation.

The center, which will be administered through the College of Nursing, will bring together researchers, health professionals and educators from different disciplines and organizations to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of self-management of chronic conditions. One of the goals is for researchers to ultimately secure major grants. The center also will offer education and training workshops for faculty from campus, local and national experts related to new research designs, opportunities for funding and collaboration.

The center will include professionals from different health and academic units at UNMC colleges and centers, Nebraska Medicine, UNMC’s hospital partner, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Doctoral students will have the opportunity to interact and serve on research teams.

Fore more information about he University of Nebraska Board of Regents visit nebraska.edu/board.