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May 2016 Edition |
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Launching new strategic initiatives at IHPI
As our institute marks the fifth anniversary since
its approval by the U-M Board of Regents on May 19, 2011, we look toward IHPI's next five years and beyond with renewed enthusiasm and a sharply focused lens on the horizon.
This month I am excited to announce the launch of IHPI's Strategic Initiatives Catalyst, which will help identify, evaluate, prioritize and launch signature projects aligned with IHPI's strategic priorities in research and education/training. The Catalyst will play an essential role for IHPI by vetting opportunities for important and significant initiatives, and propelling successful ideas into implementation.
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Trish Meyer
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Joining IHPI as manager of our Strategic Initiatives Catalyst is
Trish Meyer, Ed.M. For nearly 11 years, Trish has served as the manager for outreach and education at the U-M Depression Center, where she developed and led programs and events to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention, particularly among college students.
In IHPI's Catalyst, Trish will manage a portfolio of new signature projects at different stages of development and implementation, and help craft new initiatives that bring members together for effective collaborations.
The Healthy Michigan Plan evaluation is an example of one such initiative well into implementation, and a new collaborative initiative to improve opioid prescribing in Michigan hospitals is preparing to launch this fall.
Another new initiative under active consideration is the Michigan Center on Value Enhancement (M-COVE). To help us explore the M-COVE concept, an IHPI-sponsored team of Ross School MBA students recently concluded a
Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP). This intensive eight-week project included site visits to three leading academic health systems that have launched centers of innovation, and interviews with several dozen UMHS leaders and IHPI members. The MAP team presented their findings and recommendations in late April, and the IHPI Leadership Team (ILT) is considering next steps.
I am grateful to our MAP team
---- Juan Andino, Patrick Davis, Maureen Higgins, and Shravani Mikkilineni
---- for their exceptional dedication and insightful recommendations from this project. I would also like to express appreciation to David Spahlinger, who served as project co-sponsor; Eve Kerr, who is spearheading the M-COVE concept for IHPI; and Gail Campanella, who recruited the MAP team through a highly competitive process.
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From left to right: Shravani Mikkilineni, Patrick Davis,
Juan Andino, and Maureen Higgins
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Our developing Strategic Initiatives portfolio continues to take shape, guided by the insightful input we have received from our members on potential projects and future directions. I look forward to working with you on this next phase of IHPI's development.
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
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Saint presents at TEDxUofM---- Improving Healthcare: Straight from the Heart
Approximately 2 million Americans develop infections in hospitals every year despite fast-paced innovation in medical equipment and procedures. Despite the deadly nature of many of these infections, they can often be prevented with simple hand washing techniques.
Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H., chief of medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and George Dock Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, argues that the social learning that guides our behavior in institutions like grocery stores can be used to improve the quality of healthcare in our hospitals.
Click on the photo below to watch the video
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Ghaferi expands on the impact of intensivists on patient death rates: it's a complex picture
A new study led by
Amir Ghaferi, M.D., M.S., assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School, used a novel approach to examine the effect of intensivists on patient death rates in ICUs across the country.
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New column by ACS leader praises IHPI & surgical collaborative quality efforts
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A new column by David B. Hoyt, M.D., FACS, the executive director of the American College of Surgeons, focuses on his recent visit to U-M including his impressions of IHPI as a whole, and the efforts of the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) and the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC).
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Janevic receives K01 from the National Institute on Aging
Mary Janevic, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant research scientist, School of Public Health, received a 5-year Mentored Career Development Award (K01) from the National Institute on Aging. Her award is titled, "A low-intensity, cognitive-behavioral self-management intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults." Janevic noted, "Chronic pain is highly prevalent among older adults, but undertreated. My goal is to make cognitive-behavioral treatments for chronic pain more accessible by testing low-cost, user-friendly ways of delivering these treatments; for example, through programs that combine mHealth and community health workers."
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Geronimus honored with diversity service award
Arline T. Geronimus, Sc.D., research professor in the Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, and professor of health behavior and health education in the School of Public Health was one of seven faculty members awarded the University of Michigan 2016 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award from the Office of the Provost.
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Krein receives VA HSR&D Career Scientist Award
Sarah Krein, Ph.D., R.N., research professor of internal medicine at the Medical School, recently earned a Research Career Scientist award from the VA Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR). She is research scientist at the VA Ann Arbor Health System and holds an adjunct appointment in the School of Nursing. Krein joined the VA CCMR in 1997 and is currently collaborating with more than 30 VA and non-VA scientists and clinician investigators. She has also mentored 17 protégés, performing as a senior author on publications and providing mentorship for pre-doctoral candidates.
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Q&A with Gold: The complex costs of stillbirth
Katherine Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., whose research focuses on reducing stillbirths and early infant death, recently contributed to the Lancet series on "Ending Preventable Stillbirths," which rolled out earlier this year. Gold, an assistant professor of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology, provided some perspective on the importance of understanding and documenting the health and economic effects of stillbirth, particularly in low-income countries where women face a variety of barriers to accessing necessary care.
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NCRC parking lot tier reassignments & renovations
Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) will be reassigning
tiers, as well as renovating some NCRC parking lots over the next three years. Changes for Phase 1 will be effective beginning July 1, 2016.
The changes will mean that Blue permits will now be needed for the lots closest to IHPI headquarters.
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Ryan Barbaro, M.D., M.S., clinical lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School
Cristina Bares, Ph.D., M.S., M.S.W., M.B.A., assistant professor, School of Social Work
Suzanne Chong, M.S., M.D., clinical assistant professor, Department of Radiology, Medical School
Lindsey De Lott, M.D., M.S., assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School
Shail Govani, M.D., M.Sc., clinical lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Mark D. Peterson, Ph.D., M.S., assistant professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical School
Jodyn Platt, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
Pasithorn (Amy) Suwanabol, M.D., assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School
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John Wei, M.D.
Professor, Department of Urology, Medical School
As a clinician, the concerns of my patients ground my research. My clinical niche is in early detection of prostate cancer, with a focus on prostate biopsies, and BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or prostate gland enlargement). My patients often voice tremendous uncertainty about getting a PSA and/or biopsy, and struggle to understand their options. Therefore, my research is directly addressing the needs of my patients, which is very satisfying.
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Jacob Kurlander, M.D., M.S.
Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
As a gastroenterologist and health services researcher, I am interested in using principles of system engineering, implementation science and predictive modelling to improve access, timeliness, and efficiency for endoscopic procedures. Among VA patients, the big focus for me is trying to better understand the process that leads up to a successful procedure and thinking about ways that our health system can reduce these barriers, through strategies like improved bowel preparation education, innovative scheduling techniques, and coordination of care.
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Date: Monday, May 16, 2016
Time: 3:00
--- 4:00 p.m. Book signing to follow.
Location: North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), Building 10, Research Auditorium
RSVP is required to Mark Lubin,
[email protected]. Seating is limited. The first 100 IHPI members who RSVP and attend will receive a complimentary copy of Smith's book.
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Michigan
Center for Diabetes Translational Research Annual Symposium
Date: May 18, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m.
--- 1:00 p.m.
Location: NCRC, Building 10, Research Auditorium for Presentations); NCRC Building 18, Dining Hall for Poster Session and Lunch
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The Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research (MCDTR) will be holding its annual symposium in May with the feature keynote presentation by Dr. Tom Elasy, M.D., M.P.H., director, Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University. The MCDTR is a multidisciplinary unit of the University of Michigan, and one of seven centers funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/National Institutes of Health to focus on type 2 translational research in diabetes. Additional speakers include:
- Minal Patel, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of health behavior and health education, U-M School of Public Health
- Tammy Chang, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., assistant professor of family medicine, U-M Medical School
- Kenneth Resnicow, Ph.D., Irwin M. Rosenstock Collegiate Professor of Public Health, U-M School of Public Health, and professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, U-M Medical School
The center also invites faculty to submit research poster presentations in the area of diabetes, its complications and related endocrine and metabolic disorders at this symposium.
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Want to move disease prevention forward? Ann Arbor Health Hacks needs you!
Date: June 24
- June 26
Location:
Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Register: May 20, 2016
On June 24-26, Ann Arbor's first-ever hackathon focused on health will take place, with a specific goal of spurring innovation in any area of disease prevention.
Organized by a new non-profit group,
A2 Health Hacks
, and co-sponsored by IHPI, the event is seeking participants at several levels. Especially needed from U-M are students, trainees, faculty members, staff members and alumni in health and engineering/programming/design fields who have an interest in moving things forward on any area of disease prevention.
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2016 IHPI Summer Student Lunch-and-Learn Program
IHPI will be hosting weekly student lunch-and-learn sessions from June
--- July for students working with IHPI faculty this summer. The sessions offer students opportunities to learn more about our members' professional and career experiences. Last year's program included nine lunch-and-learn sessions attended by an average of 13 students each session, with 19 faculty serving as co-hosts. We are looking forward to building on the success of this program and invite your students to participate. If you plan on having undergraduate, graduate, or medical students work with you this summer, please email
Jason Wolfe their names, educational status, program affiliation, and contact information.
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69th Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques
June 6 - July 29, 2016
The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques is a teaching program of the Survey Research Center at the
Institute for Social Research. The summer courses are select offerings from the
Michigan Program in Survey Methodology, and can be used to pursue a doctorate, master of science and a certificate in survey methodology. The Summer Institute provides rigorous and high quality graduate training in all phases of survey research. The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques has presented courses on the sample survey since the summer of 1948, and has offered such courses every summer since.
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MLibrary@NCRC
Highlighted Resource: Public Affairs Index (PAI)
PAI covers all aspects of national and global contemporary policy issues, including health policy. A strength of this database for policy research is its inclusion of resources beyond peer-reviewed journals. In addition to scholarly journals, you'll find conference papers, trade publications and government documents. Contact us to learn more: [email protected].
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Kullgren and Miller: Medicaid expansion significantly boosts insurance coverage among low-income adults
Sarah Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor of business, Ross Business School, is co-author of a new paper in
Annals of Internal Medicine, and member
Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., assistant professor of internal medicine, Medical School, was invited to write the editorial commenting on the work. The focus of both: The impact of Medicaid expansion on insurance coverage and care for low-income adults.
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New JAMA editorial by Davis emphasizes harm of vaccine refusals
The
Journal of the American Medical Association published an exhaustive analysis of recent measles and pertussis outbreaks. The U.S. experienced a record 667 measles cases from 27 states in 2014 that included a multi-state outbreak traced to Disneyland
---- the greatest number of cases since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease eradicated in 2000. The study's conclusion: Vaccine refusals are to blame. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital pediatrician and IHPI Deputy Director
Matthew Davis, M.D., M.P.P., wrote an accompanying editorial for the
JAMA piece and explains the significance of the findings.
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Severe stroke prognoses differ depending on the doctor
"There's a lot of variability across centers in terms of how stroke patients are treated," says Assistant Professor of Neurology
Darin Zahuranec, M.D.
, principal investigator of a new physician survey published in
Neurology
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2016 Pilot & Feasibility Grant program for the MNORC
Deadline: May 27, 2016
Award: $50,000
The purpose of the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (MNORC) Pilot /Feasibility (P/F) Grant Program is to promote research on the biological and behavioral determinants of obesity, and to develop interventions to reduce obesity and its disease sequelae using basic, clinical, or population approaches. The P/F program's aim is to enable both new and established University of Michigan investigators to generate sufficient preliminary information for a successful application for major research funding from NIH or other national granting agencies.
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Several funding opportunities through the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center
Deadlines: June 2, 2016
The Cancer Control and Population Sciences program has announced several pilot funding opportunities starting this summer. All three funding opportunities listed below have a deadline of June 2, 2016.
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Russell Sage Foundation Grants Available
Deadline: June 15, 2016 (2 PM)
Research Award Amount: $35,000 to $150,000 (15% IDC)
Presidential Award Amount: Less than $35,000 (Quicker Turn Around, Fewer Reviewers, No IDC)
Initial Application: 4-Page LOI
Focus Area: Faculty research aimed at high-caliber journals
Visiting Scholars Program
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Amount: Up to $125,000 for salary + a subsidized NYC apartment
Initial Application: 5-page letter describing a project to be undertaken while in residence
Focus Area: Residential fellowship in the foundation's NYC headquarters to pursue research and writing in social, economic, and behavioral sciences
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ABOUT IHPI
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To carry out our ambitious mission, our efforts are focused in four areas:
- Evaluating the impact of healthcare reforms
- Improving the health of communities
- Promoting greater value in healthcare
- Innovating in IT and healthcare delivery
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IHPI Informs is published monthly by the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation.
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CONTACT US
U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)
2800 Plymouth Road, Building 16
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Christina Camilli-Whisenhunt
IHPI Communications Manager
[email protected]
Kara Gavin
IHPI Research & Policy Media Relations Manager
Lauren Hutchens
IHPI Communications Specialist
Mark Lubin
IHPI Communications Coordinator
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