Harkness Project Title: Developing Outcome Indicators for Transitional Care for the Vulnerable/Chronically Ill Elderly

Placement: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Mentor: Mary Naylor, Ph.D., FAAN, RN, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Martina Roes, Ph.D., a 2010-11 Harkness/B. Braun Stiftung Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is professor of nursing science at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, where she is also head of the Institute for Quality and Case Management (IQC). Her research centers on nursing (elderly and dementia care), quality issues, and case and care management. Roes is member of the Federal Joint Committee Working Groups for (a) new responsibilities for nurses, and (b) identifying indicators relevant for a cross-quality-assurance topics. She also works  as an expert consultant on the Fundamentals on Quality Assurance and Improvement and for the Scientific Community for the Development of Quality Indicators for Nursing Homes. Roes is board member of the Steering Committee of the German Nursing Network for Quality Assurance; the German Association for Nursing Education; serves on the board of trustees of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); and represents the German Nursing Association on different quality matters. Past positions include vice rector for education and dean of study affairs in the department of social sciences at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, professor at the University of Applied Sciences of the German Red Cross, and research associate at the Institute of Applied Nursing Science, University of Bremen. She is author of 11 peer-reviewed publications. Roes holds a Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Bremen, and a master's degree in sociology, philosophy, and psychology, from Free University of Berlin.

Email: mroes@nursing.upenn.edu