Goldfarb student to present research findings at national trade show

Katheryne Tifuh Amba, a student in the PhD/DNP program at Goldfarb, research focuses on clinician communication at the end of shift. Katheryne Tifuh Amba, a student in the PhD/DNP program at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, will present her research at the American Telemedicine Association’s 21st annual meeting and trade show, May 14-17, in Minneapolis, Minn. The American Telemedicine Association is the leading international resource and advocate promoting the use of advanced remote medical technologies.

Amba’s abstract was accepted from among hundreds of submissions. She will present the findings of her research on clinician communication at the end of shift. The goal of her research is to enhance shift handoff communications among health care providers to improve safety in health care. Her research evaluates recent evidence on shift handoff among nurse practitioners in an attempt to establish a standardized format for shift handoff among nurse practitioners in an acute care setting or tele-ICU environment.

“Shift handoff communication plays a critical role in addressing patient safety concerns in the health care system because miscommunication can lead to fatal medical errors,” says Amba, whose research on tele-ICU as an innovative model for advanced practice nurses was chosen to be presented at last year’s show in Los Angeles.

Amba is pursuing her doctoral degree at Goldfarb with a focus in tele-ICU and shift handoff communication. She also works at the University of Chicago Medical Center as an advanced practice nurse.
To learn more about nursing research happening at Goldfarb, contact Jean Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN, Paul J. McKee Jr. Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor and PhD Program Director, [email protected].