The ADC Administrator’s Manual

Rosalie Gearhart, RN, MSNUCSF Administrative Nurse

Caroline LathamUCSF Information/Multimedia Producer

April 9, 2010Toronto

What Is It?

• A Collaborative Online Manual and Resource forNIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC)

• Uses MediaWiki– Free, open-source software– Minimal technical skills needed

to create and edit content– Browser and platform neutral

What Does It Do?

• Provides a private, collaborative site to document useful procedures and tools

• Creates opportunity to exchange information• Improves efficiencies in our work• Notifies members of changes to content

How Did It Start?

2009 Seattle Launch

2008 Chicago Break Out Sessions

2010 Toronto Update

What’s Been Done?

• 300 pages in the wiki• 58 key content pages• 170 files uploaded to the wiki• 7000 page views• 1000 page edits• 46 registered users

Where Do I Find It?

How Do I Find What I Need?

How Do I Know if Anything Changed?

Where Do I Find Help?

What is Left to Do?

• Set up watchlists and email notification to track changes to pages

• Edit and create the content that you want to find and share

• Provide feedback

Thank You!Work Group

Leslie Dunn, UPittMary Jacka, NACC

Jayne LaGrande, UCDNina Silverberg, NIA

Mary Sundsmo, UCSDDana Swenson-Dravis, Mayo Clinic

Elena Taylor-Munoz, USCLiang Yap, UMass

All ADRC wiki users