Focused on chronic illness? Consider joining CRISP

The UNMC College of Nursing’s Center for Chronic Illness Self-Management & Prevention invites University of Nebraska colleagues to become CRISP members.

CRISP – formerly known as the Center for Patient, Family & Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management, or CENTRIC – is an interdisciplinary community of faculty, students and experts from clinical and academic backgrounds, along with community members, whose work and interests focus on the prevention and self-management of chronic illness including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.

“Our vision is to facilitate collaboration and innovation among scientists and the community to promote reduction of chronic illness,” said CRISP Director Robin Lally, PhD, professor in the UNMC College of Nursing. “We want CRISP to be known as a positive resource that inspires scholarship and community action while complementing the research goals of our and other colleges.”

All NU colleagues, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students with a research focus on chronic illness prevention and self-management are welcome to become CRISP members. Membership provides opportunities to network, share information and collaborate on funding opportunities, research and publications. Past CENTRIC members also are asked to complete the new online CRISP membership form, which will help the CRISP team know more about you and your science and improve your membership experience.

View the benefits of membership.

Interdisciplinary scholars will learn, share expertise, create scholarly synergy and increase research productivity through four cores, each one chaired by a UNMC College of Nursing faculty member with a specific focus area:

• Research and scholarship
• Community engagement and scholarship
• Postdoctoral and mentorship
• Qualitative methods lab

In addition, CRISP offers its members editorial services, intramural and foundation grant writing assistance and access to research equipment and technology.

Learn more about CRISP online and/or become a member. Contact Tonya Cejka, CRISP project coordinator, by email to receive the CRISP newsletter.