Joseph B. Bartholomew

Bio: Joseph B. Bartholomew is an academic researcher from Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brief intervention & Health education. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 2 citations.

Exploring Medical Residents' Likelihood to Perform Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Behaviours 30 days after a Face-to-Face SBIRT Training

Abstract: Introduction: Even though anti-retroviral treatments for HIV/AIDS can slow down the course of the disease, there is no known cure or vaccine. Preventing the infection is the key aim in controlling the AIDS pandemic. A health education intervention was conducted among pre medical students in Misurata to improve their knowledge about HIV/ AIDS and the effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated. Objectives of study: To assess the knowledge of premedical students about HIV/AIDS and to evaluate the effectiveness of a health education intervention. Method of study: An awareness study, followed by a health education intervention on HIV/AIDS was done among 160 premedical students of Misurata, Libya for a period of 4 months. Assessment of baseline knowledge was followed by a health education intervention. Effectiveness of intervention was evaluated and improvement in post test knowledge was analyzed using t-test. Results: Knowledge about the cause of AIDS, incubation period, ability of disease to make its patient exposed to other infections, absence of complete cure and the presence of Preventive methods were excellent and knowledge about the ability to cause cancers, absence of an effective vaccine and 100% fatality were good on pretest evaluation. Knowledge about the modes of transmission of disease and the ways by which AIDS can not be transmitted were poor on pre-test evaluation. Knowledge about all aspects was excellent on post-test evaluation. Difference between pre and post test mean scores was found to be highly significant. Conclusions: The health education intervention was effective.

Interprofessional development case study of an SBIRT web-based app for education and practice

Abstract: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an approach to identify and reduce risk and harm from substance use. However, research indicates that implementing components of ...

Where are the Social Workers? A Practicum Model to Engage Social Workers in Political Advocacy for Social Justice

Abstract: ABSTRACT The Policy Field Unit (PFU) is an independently designed practicum placement for School of Social Work (SSW) students at a large, urban Midwestern university. The placement provides students an opportunity to engage with the policy process as macro social work practitioners in a variety of settings. Increasing social work students’ efficacy in policy advocacy is based on the fundamental understanding that social work is a political activity. Experiential learning opportunities focused on public policy equip social work graduates for professions in policy or policy adjacent fields. The authors describe the PFU’s origin, leadership, activities, and overall practicum model completed by social work students in its inaugural year. Furthermore, the authors chronicle student experiences, report practicum benefits and encountered challenges, culminating with recommendations for future directions for the program.

Establishing an indigenous and transpersonal therapies alliance to promote holistic and pluralistic mental health practice

Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide a new synthesis of how the establishment of an Indigenous and Transpersonal Therapies Alliance (ITTA) can promote the value and effectiveness of holistic and pluralistic mental health care and therapeutic practice. It first examines the impact of therapies privileging a Western humanist perspective, while proposing the historical and cultural root of the problem; then clarifies what the visible limitations are when a belief in philosophical and cultural humanism is not adhered to. This will be followed by demonstrating the strengths and benefits of integrating transpersonal and indigenous perspectives into a framework of understanding of what it means to be human. Recommendations for active steps towards actualising the goal of establishing an indigenous and transpersonal therapies alliance to promote holistic and pluralistic mental health practice will be provided.

Connecting patients to services: Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment in primary health care

Abstract: Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in primary care is a burgeoning environmental treatment strategy for illicit and prescription drug abuse and a variety of other health behaviors. While clinical research on SBIRT's efficacy continues to produce positive results, translational research focusing on the integration of the evidence-based processes into primary care settings has been less prevalent. This paper describes the decisions made in the design of the Indiana SBIRT project and describes several barriers that prevented eligible patients from receiving services provided through SBIRT. It then elaborates on the qualitative mechanisms used to identify solutions to those barriers and provides preliminary quantitative evidence for the effectiveness of the solutions that were implemented. The intention of this translational research is to provide a broad perspective on program improvement so that other SBIRT projects in the United States and internationally might benefit from the...

Social Workers as Workplace-Based Instructors of Alcohol and Drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Emergency Medicine Residents

Abstract: Problem: Residency education is challenged by a shortage of personnel and time, particularly for teaching behavioral interventions such as screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to reduce hazardous drinking and drug use. However, social workers may be well placed to teach SBIRT in clinical training settings. Intervention: We describe a curriculum with social workers as SBIRT trainers of emergency medicine (EM) residents during actual clinical shifts in an EM residency training program. The curriculum required 1 EM faculty member working with social workers and 1 additional hour of formal residency conference teaching time. Context: We implemented the curriculum at both a university tertiary care hospital emergency department and a county trauma center. We trained 8 social workers at both sites as SBIRT superusers to teach and assess EM resident SBIRT performance with actual patients. We measured the length and number of sessions to attain SBIRT competence, residents' sati...

An Architecture Supporting Intelligent Mobile Healthcare Using Human-Computer Interaction HCI Principles

Abstract: Recent advancements in the Internet of Things IoT and cloud computing have paved the way for mobile Healthcare (mHealthcare) services. A patient within the hospital is monitored by several devices. Moreover, upon leaving the hospital, the patient can be remotely monitored whether directly using body wearable sensors or using a smartphone equipped with sensors to monitor different user-health parameters. This raises potential challenges for intelligent monitoring of patient’s health. In this paper, an improved architecture for smart mHealthcare is proposed that is supported by HCI design principles. The HCI also provides the support for the User-Centric Design (UCD) for smart mHealthcare models. Furthermore, the HCI along with IoT`s (Internet of Things) 5-layered architecture has the potential of improving User Experience (UX) in mHealthcare design and help saving lives. The intelligent mHealthcare system is supported by the IoT sensing and communication layers and health care providers are supported by the application layer for the medical, behavioral, and health-related information. Health care providers and users are further supported by an intelligent layer performing critical situation assessment and performing a multi-modal communication using an intelligent assistant. The HCI design focuses on the ease-of-use, including user experience and safety, alarms, and error-resistant displays of the end-user, and improves user’s experience and user satisfaction.