This invited plenary address at the 2014 APA Annual Meeting provides tools and discusses models that psychologists and other disciplines have used in global humanitarian work. The use of psychological principles in policy development and sustainability along with interventionism will also be discussed. Real-world stories are shared from innovative non-profits that will open new perspectives, ideas and approaches for attendees to learn from and adapt to their interests and work. There is a companion book, "Humanitarian Field Guide" available at http://tinyurl.com/StoutFieldGuide

1. Innovation For Impact: Technologies, Organizations
And Tools For Global Psychologists
Chris E. Stout

2. Innovation For Impact:
Technologies, Organizations
And Tools For Global
Psychologists
Chris E. Stout
Managing Director, Center for Global Initiatives
College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago

11. …and going to other events
beside TEDs and were not just
psychology-based.

14. The for-profit work I do is my version of
social entrepreneurship—by using my
consulting practice and book royalties to
support my non-profit Center.
On the non-profit side,
I use related synergies.
For example, in that process I found tools
and technologies that could be adapted for
NGO uses as well. I then…

15. my experiences and either find, adapt, or
make new tools to address an unmet need.

16. I’ll show you a quick example,
in the Amazon…

17. Amazon…

18. Amazon...

19. Amazon…

20. Amazon

26. A la RSW, it’s
problematic to
stay on top of all
your RSS feeds,
ListServs,
publications, etc.
So, we solved it…

34. Evidence-based practice ROCKs!
Right…?

36. Half of what is taught in medical school will be
wrong in 10 years’ time, the problem is we
don’t know which half.
Sydney Burwell, MD, former Dean,
Harvard Medical School

37. It took an
average of 17
years for new
knowledge
generated by
RCTs to be
incorporated
into practice.
–IOM

38. Not a problem of too little,
but too much

39. • 3600 statistical articles are published
on average each year
• Do you know how long it would
take you to keep up…?
Just for Coronary Heart Disease…

42. If you read 1 article/15 minutes
You would have to read >10
articles
For 2 hours/day
7 days/week
Forever…

43. OK,
So,
now
WHAT?

44. You need
access
to
tools…

46. Onset
Location
Duration
Character
Aggravating/Alleviating
Relieving factors
Timing & severity

47. Got an image?
Onset
Location
Duration
Character
Aggravating/Alleviating
Relieving factors
Timing & severity

48. • 75% hit rate for NEJM’s
weekly puzzler via
cut-and-paste
• 96% if fill in the fields

49. There are a number of tools and
resources available

52. EvidenceUpdates
• A joint collaboration of
BMJ Group and the
Health Information
Research Unit at
McMaster University
• Best new evidence
tailored to your interests.
• 2-step process shrinks
~50,000 articles/year
(from >140 clinical
journals) down to the
most important 1 - 2
articles per month
= "noise reduction" of
over 99.9%.

54. I was always frustrated with the
disconnect of getting evidence-based
practice in real-time to the clinician
while with the patient

55. But we may have
cracked the code

57. PRN Tx Guideline
Consult (brought to you
by your EMR)

60. And now for something
completely different…

67. “If you cannot feed one-hundred,
then feed just one.”

68. “It shouldn’t take a natural disaster for
us to tap into our natural humanity.”
Arianna Huffington
“But it shouldn’t be a big hassle
to lend a hand either.”
Chris

70. I was also always frustrated with
the disconnect of getting helpful
information and tools to those
that needed it.

71. So I did some experimenting….

77. Accelerant…?
How about tools that act as an

83. Curated Library

93. Connections
Increasing

94. Remember the Amazon…?

97. Organizational Tools
APA’s “Divisions” or sub-membership
groups focused on substantive content
areas have an international aspect…

98. Division 9, Society for the Psychological Study
of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Division 48, Society for the Study of Peace,
Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology
Division 52, International Psychology
< AND >
Division 13, Society of Consulting Psychology
Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology
Division 38, Health Psychology
Division 39, Psychoanalysis
…most every division!

105. Thank you for what you do.
Please be in touch…
DrChrisStout.com

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