BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

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NAME
Piamjariyakul, Ubolrat / POSITION TITLE
Research Associate Professor
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
UPIAMJARIYAKUL
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION / DEGREE
(if applicable) / YEAR(s) / FIELD OF STUDY
Saraburi Nursing College, Thailand / BSN / 1984 / Nursing/Public Health
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK / MSC / 1991 / Nursing
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS / PhD / 1996 / Nursing

A.  Positions and Honors

Professional Experience

1993-1996 Research Assistant Resident, University of Kansas Medical Center SON (KUSON), Kansas City, KS (while PhD student)

1996-1997 Administrative Resident in Hospital Management at Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand (World Class Hospital, certified by JCIA and Hospital Accreditation Thailand)

1997-2000 Associate Division Director, Radiology, Pharmacy, Hemodialysis, and Physical Therapy Departments; Bumrungrad International Hospital

2000-2001 Division Director, Educational Services, Bumrungrad Hospital. Developed cost-analysis for cardiac catheterization and CABG treatment and education programs.

2001-2002 Project Director, Experience Enhancement Family with Chronically Ill Patients, NIH R01 NR04711, Dr. Phoebe Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN (PI). University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS

2002-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Project Director, “Care Planning Integrity & Nursing Home Resident Outcomes”, NIH, R01 NR08028, Dr. Roma Lee Taunton, PhD, RN, FAAN (PI). KUMC, Kansas City, KS

2005-2006 Data Manager, “Rural Dwelling Older Adults: Telemedicine/Internet CPAP Adherence Support”, NIH R01 NR004828 Carol E. Smith, PhD, RN (PI), KUMC, Kansas City, KS

2006-Pres Project Director, “Technology Home Care: Improving Caregiving”, NIH R01 NR009078

Research Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Beginning Grant-in-Aid “Multidisciplinary Education: Improving Heart Failure Patients’ Self-Management”, AHA 0765511Z

Research Associate Professor, Awardee Minority Supplement, “HF Group Clinic Appointments: Rehospitalization Prevention Clinical Trial”, NHLBI 085397S1

B.  Selected peer-reviewed publications & presentations

Publications

Bowden, K., Fitzgerald, S.A., Piamjariyakul, U., Werkowitch, M., Thompson, NC., Smith, C.E. (2011).

Comparing Patient and Nurse Specialist Reports of Causative Factors of Depression Related to Heart Failure. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. April Issue [PMID: in process]

Piamjariyakul, U., Smith, C.E., Ross, V.M., Yadrich, D., Williams, A.R., Howard, L. (2010). Part I: Complex

Home Care: Utilization and Costs to Familiesfor Health Care Services Each Year. Nursing

Economic$,28(4), 255-263. [PMID: in process]

Piamjariyakul, U., Yadrich, D., Ross, V.M., Smith, C.E., Clements, F., Williams, A.R. (2010). Part II:

Complex Home Care: Family Annual Income, insurance Premium and Out-of-Pocket Expenses. Nursing Economic$,28(5), 323-320. [PMID: 21158253]

Smith, C.E., Piamjariyakul, U., Yadrich, D., Ross, V.M., Gajewski, B., Williams, A.R. (2010). Part III:

Complex Home Care: Economic Impact on Family Caregiver Quality of Life and Patient’s Clinical Outcomes. Nursing Economic$, 28(6), 393-399, 414. [PMID: in process]

Piamjariyakul, U., Williams, P.D., Prapakorn, S., Kim. M., Park, L., Rojjanasrirat, W., Williams, A.R. (2010).

Cancer TherapyRelated Symptoms and SelfCare In Thailand. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14(5),387-94. [PMID: 20188629]

Wongpiriyayothar, A., Piamjariyakul, U., & Williams, P.D. (2010). Effects of Coaching Using Telephone on

Dyspnea and Physical Functioning Among Persons with Chronic Heart Failure. Applied Nursing Research.

[PMID: 20974096]

Williams, P., Lopez, V., Chair, S., Piamjariyakul, U., Wang, W., Hung, G., Kim, M. Park, L., Shen, Q.,

Williams, A. (2010). Symptom monitoring and self-care practices among oncology adults in China Cancer Nursing. Cancer Nursing, 33(3), 184-193. [PMID: 20357660]

Williams, P., Balabagno, A.O., Manahan, L., Piamjariyakul, U., Ranallo, L., Abaquin, C.M., Laurente, C.M.,

Cajucom, L., Guela, D, Edwards, S., Kimbrough, M., Williams, A.R. (2010). Symptom monitoring and self-care practices among Filipino cancer patients. Cancer Nursing. 33(1), 37-46. [PMID: 19926978]

Gajewski, B.J., Bott, M., Piamjariyakul, U., Taunton, R.L. (2009). On estimating the distribution of data

envelopment analysis efficiency scores: an application to nursing homes’ care planning process. Journal of Applied Statistics, 36(9), 933-944. [PMID: Not available]

Adams-Wendling, L., Piamjariyakul, U., Bott, M., Taunton, R. L. (2008). Strategies for translating the resident care plan into daily practice. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(8), 50-56. [PMID: 18714605]

Taunton, R.L., Piamjariyakul, U., Gajewski, B., Lee, R.H., Reker, D., Bott, M.J. (2008). Care planning integrity in nursing facilities. Nursing Research, 54(4), 271-282. [PMID: 18641496]

Bott, M.J., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Piamjariyakul, U., & Taunton, R.L. (2007). Care planning efficiency for nursing facilities. Nursing Economic$, 25(2), 85-94. [PMID: 17500493]

Piamjariyakul, U., Bott, M. J., & Taunton, R. L. (2006). Strategies for an Internet-Based, Computer-Assisted Telephone Survey. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(5), 1-8. [PMID: 16829640]

Winkler, M.F., Ross, V.M., Piamjariyakul, U., Gajewski, B., & Smith, C.E. (2006). Technology dependence in home care: impact on patients and their family caregivers. Nutr Clin Pract, 21(6), 544-556. [PMID: 17119161]

Taunton, R.L., Wells, V., Pedram, S., Piamjariyakul, U., & Bott, M.J. (2006). Nursing home residents tell their story. Nursing Home Magazine, September, pp. 66-70. [PMID: Not available]

C.  Research Support

Ongoing Research

5 R01 NR009078 Smith (PI) 09/29/05-06/30/10

NIH-NINR: Technological Home Care: Improving Caregiving

Specific aims of this study are to test the effects of a nursing intervention (FamTechCare) on middle age and elderly family caregivers problem solving ability, participation in health care management, health status, depression, quality of life, and health care services costs. Cost analysis was traditional as well as efficiency.

“Structural model for patient home care technology effectiveness outcomes”, Abstract present at International Council of Nurses, Japan 2007, Piamjariyakul, U., Gajewski, B., & Smith, C.

Role: Project Director

5 R01 HL085397S1 Smith, Carol E (PI ) 09/01/06 - 05/31/11

NIH-Supplement Award

HF Group Clinic Appointments: Rehospitalization Prevention Clinical Trial

Major Goals: To examine the efficacy of nurse practitioner led group clinic appointments for preventing in patients with Heart Failure.

Role: Minority Supplement Awardee (Mentor: Carol Smith, PhD, RN)

Completed Research

5 R01 NR04828 Smith (PI) 04/01/00–03/31/06

NIH-NINR: Rural Dwelling Older Adults: CPAP Adherence Support

The primary aim of this randomized clinical trial was to test the effects of telemedicine and internet interventions on long-term adherence to CPAP ventilation in rural dwelling adults (>60 years) and their family caregiver. Cost analysis was traditional as well as efficiency. This study tested an innovative health care delivery system that improved patients’ adherence to CPAP and family quality of life. “Telehealth services to improve nonadherence: A placebo-controlled study”, Telemed J E Health, Smith, C. E. et al., (2006); “Home Support of Elderly Via Website Algorithms”, Abstract presented at MEDNET, Toronto, Piamjariyakul et al., (2006).

Role: Data Manager

0765511Z Piamjariyakul (PI) 07/01/07-06/30/10

This is a American Heart Association Beginning Grant-in-Aid: Multidisciplinary Education: Improving Elder Heart Failure Patients’ Self-Management

Specific aims of this study are 1) to use the focus group research methods with HF patient, multidisciplinary professional and HF patients family members to identify and compare factors/mechanisms essential to patients HF self-management; 2) to describe the effects of the intervention and standard education on patients’ HF knowledge and confidence to manage HF using empirically verified questionnaires.

Role: PI (Mentor: Carol Smith, PhD, RN)