Sterena provides research driven program design and evaluation, as well as communication consultancy to organizations at the intersection of health, communication and participatory technologies.
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We are particularly committed to those areas of health and care existing on the borders of acute care systems – telemedicine health services, palliative care, chronic care, preventative/primary care and outpatient care. Sterena partners also specialize in clinical settings with vulnerable and diverse populations.
We…
- Conduct ethnographic research and usability studies for healthcare product, application and program design.
- Design health communication materials and dissemination methods for diverse populations.
- Design relationship centered care training and development programs for the clinical environment.
- Team and organizational development.
- Improving clinical communication skills with healthcare professionals.
- Create and sustain health communities of practice using web 2.0 and other participatory technologies.
Current or Recent Clients & Project Examples:
Poudre Valley Hospital - Among other healthcare communication projects, research based program design for coordinating senior care in the community.
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American Indian and Native Alaskan Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver - Research project and motivational interview instrument design for evaluating pediatric oral healthcare programs in tribal populations. Participant in transdisciplinary expert panel to review candidate organizational measures and adapt and refine them for use in tribal and urban Indian service settings.
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Genetics Division, The Children’s Hospital, Denver – Preliminary clinical interaction design using telemedicine facilities with rural families suffering genetic disorders.
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University of Colorado School of Medicine - Co-created and implemented re-design of clinical communication skills training for future healthcare providers.
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Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University - Co-created and implemented re-design of clinical communication skills training for future healthcare providers.
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Firehouse Animal Health Centers, Denver (now VCA) – In situ clinical communication skills training in partnership with the Argus Institute, Colorado State University.
Other clients we have worked with include:
- Syndicom Inc.
- Argus Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
- Rose Medical Center, Denver.
- The Mountain States Genetics Foundation.
- The Population-based Palliative Care Research Network, Denver.
