Feasibility Web

Feasibility Web: 3 Country Comparison

Uganda

Feasibility Rating: 1.7

Feasibility Rating: 1.7

High Level Summary

Current Rating: 1.7

Positives

  • IRB approval, existing database, residents amenable

Negatives

  • Limited tech exposure with consultant, limited human resources, inconsistent data collection, political decision making, need to adapt GRYMTR

What to do?

  • Hire support staff to improve database management, improve data collection, begin feasibility interviews

Potential rating: 3.0

Practicality

  • Doctors (consultants, residents, interns) do not have time to be the end user.

  • Must hire support staff for data collection and to use GRYMTR.

  • Decision to operate or send to ICU is not in neurosurgery team's control.

Acceptability

  • Neurosurgery consultant has limited technology exposure.

  • Current technology use is limited, however, google glass project was well-accepted.

Demand

  • Surgery resident feedback was extremely positive.

  • Neurosurgery support staff interested in tool.

  • Capacity is exceeded throughout in-hopsital care continuum.

Implementation

  • Heavy resource investment needed.

  • Must purchase medical equipment and hire staff to collect vitals.

  • Neurosurgery only specialty with daily rounding.

Fidelity

  • Unknown

Adaptation

  • GRYMTR performance in Uganda unknown.

  • Unaware of other intervention or technology solution currently piloted MRRH.

Integration

  • GRYMTR implementation will require heavy resource investment (support staff, medical equipment, ipad).

Expansion

  • Unknown.

Limited Efficacy Testing

  • Unknown.

Additional Information

  • Internet connectivity is very good with a mifi device, even when power is out.
  • There is no computer in hospital and not everyone has smartphone.
  • There is a laptop for the neurosurgery team.
  • See GRYMTR feedback document.

Next Steps

  • Adapt GRYMTR to Uganda data.
  • Begin feasibility testing 10/25.
  • Hire research personnel to improve data quality of registry.
  • Do we want to hire personnel to pilot app? An end user? How do we want to pilot?

Tanzania

Feasibility Rating: 3.8

Feasibility Rating: 3.8

High Level Summary

Current Rating: 3.8

Positives

  • Existing database, residents amenable, invested leadership, clear need, consistent data collection, GRYMTR adapted, incubator friendly

Negatives

  • Need IRB, no neurosurgery department

What to do?

  • Submit IRB, hire support staff, pilot GRYMTR, begin feasibility interviews

Potential rating: 4.1

Practicality

  • GRYMTR could be used by resident if app on phone or ER ipad purchased.

  • Unknown potential to influence care decisions outside ER (e.g. ICU, OR)

Acceptability

  • Support from leadership in emergency medicine and surgery.

  • KCMC has a rich research history and frequently pilots new projects in ED.

Demand

  • There is strong need to support triage practice at KCMC.

  • Capacity is exceeded throughout in-hopsital care continuum.

Implementation

  • ED workflow is organized (at time organized chaos).

  • Morning rounding occurs.

  • Can hire a research assistant for support.

  • Computer in ED if needed.

Fidelity

-Unknown.

Adaptation

  • GRYMTR was developed and validated at KCMC.

  • There is no existing precedent for decision support tools to my knowledge.

Integration

  • Rounding happens every morning in ER where GRYMTR could be used.

  • There are multiple residents in ED which could be end-users of GRYMTR.

  • KCMC is a progressive institution.

Expansion

  • Unknown.

Limited Efficacy Testing

  • Unknown.

Additional Information

  • There are computers in each department.
  • There is good internet connectivity with a mifi device.
  • See GRYMTR feedback document.

Next Steps

  • Submit IRB in October.
  • Begin piloting in January.
  • Continue conversation with surgery consultant Dr. Kondo.

India

Feasibility Rating: 2.5

Feasibility Rating: 2.5

High Level Summary

Current Rating: 2.5

Positives

  • Strong support from leadership, immense need, precedent and infrastructure present, potential for micro, meso, macro GRYMTR vision

Negatives

  • Need IRB, need physician champion, no existing trauma registry, TBI data unknown, need to adapt GRYMTR

What to do?

  • Send registry proposal, inquire about available data,

Potential rating: 4.5

Practicality

  • NIMHANS is flooded with patients. A doctor as GRYMTR end-user may not be possible.

  • Largely unknown.

Acceptability

  • Support from upper leadership for tool.

  • Feedback from front-line staff remains unknown.

Demand

  • Feedback from upper leadership was positive.

  • After observation, there is immense need for improved traiging practices throught all three phases of care continuum.

Implementation

  • NIMHANS is on the cutting edges of neurotrauma care in India.

  • Precedent for piloting interventions and innovative research.

Fidelity

  • Unknown.

Adaptation

  • Need to adapt GRYMTR to India. Existing data sources unknown.

  • There are already modeling efforts for TBI triage at NIMHANS.

  • Extent and purpose of these efforts remains unknown.

Integration

  • Strong support from leadership will improve uptake.

  • Possible local funding source.

Expansion

  • Immense potential for expantion.

  • Support from top-level decision makers increase potential to scale.

  • Potential GRYMTR applications for all three phases of care continuum.

Limited Efficacy Testing

-Unknown.

Additional Information

  • Internet works with mifi device.
  • See GRYMTR feedback document.

Next Steps

  • Try to obtain TBI data.
  • Flesh out registry proposal with Dr. Gururaj.