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October 2015 Edition |
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Making Connections
As E.M. Forster wrote in Howard's End, "Only connect!"----and that is what IHPI is all about. Connections hold great importance for our Institute, as we work to connect you, our members, to each other, to great data, to policymakers and other stakeholders in the broader world, and to new ways of achieving impact with our health services research.
I am always interested in hearing your stories of new connections you have made through IHPI, and new ideas you have about how we can connect people and ideas more effectively. We want to hear more of your stories and ideas----particularly at our upcoming Annual Member Forum on the afternoon of November 12. I strongly encourage you to join IHPI colleagues and staff for what promises to be a key event in our Institute's most connected year to date.
Connecting you to rich sources of healthcare data, and to expert help to make the most of it, is a primary goal of IHPI. As our university launches major data initiatives, and as our own IHPI data resources continue to grow, I invite you to learn more on this page.
Connections are also the central theme of the new visual images that we have recently installed throughout IHPI. The most vivid of these images is the rich 70-foot timeline on our ground floor hallway. This timeline depicts nearly 200 years of health professional education and health services research at the University of Michigan, and in Ann Arbor, connecting our past with our present as we build new connections for the future.
I invite you to view this timeline when you are here for a seminar, symposium, or at the reception following our Annual Member Forum----and help us add new accomplishments to the timeline going forward.
John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P.
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New K08 award will evaluate enhanced recovery protocols in real-world surgical care
Scott Regenbogen, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of surgery, recently received a Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Award (K08 Award). He will focus his research around health services and clinical aging research around geriatric surgery, specifically the use of enhanced recovery protocols (ERAS) as a strategy to improve short-term outcomes and costs of inpatient surgery. The results will have immediate impact on efforts to design efficient, patient-centered recovery plans across disciplines, and will provide payors with a blueprint for the design of value-based care delivery for elderly surgical patients.
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U-M/VA team awarded AHRQ grant to enhance cognition and communication and patient safety among care providers
Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H., professor of internal medicine, along with Amy Cohn, Ph.D., associate professor of engineering, Jennifer Meddings, M.D., assistant professor of general medicine, and Vineet Chopra, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of general medicine, will research ways to improve the delivery of inpatient care by cross-linking investigators from diverse disciplines
----including engineering, medicine, nursing, architecture and design and computer science. Their research project, "Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition & Communication: The M-Safety Lab," will look at ways to implement novel methods to enhance cognition and communication among care providers in order to reduce hospital-acquired complications.
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How do JAMA and U-M get research into the news? Watch this!
A recent IHPI event featured media relations leads U-M, and from the JAMA Network of journals speaking about how they work to get attention for new research
----and how researchers can work with them for the best result.
The sessions featured Preeti Malani, M.D., MSJ, of
JAMA and U-M, Kara Gavin, M.S., of IHPI and the U-M Health System Department of Communication, and Laurel Thomas Gnagey, M.A., APR, of
U-M News.
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Ayanian elected to AcademyHealth Board
The health services researchers from across the U.S. who make up the members of AcademyHealth have elected IHPI Director John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P. to the organization's Board of Directors, along with two other leaders in health services research. He will join the board in December along with Helen Burstin, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, the Chief Scientific Officer of The National Quality Forum, and Claire Brindis, Dr.P.H., who directs the University of California, San Francisco's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
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Missed the Vested Interests conference?
On October 1, IHPI and the Center for the History of Medicine co-sponsored a public event about Vested Interests in Healthcare, as a prelude to an invitation-only conference the next day.
The public event featured a keynote address by ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Richard Besser, and a panel moderated by Huffington Post reporter Jonathan Cohn and featuring John McDonough, Dr.P.H., M.P.A., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Christopher Koller of the Milbank Memorial Fund and Nicholas Bagley, J.D., of the U-M Law School.
IHPI live-tweeted the entire Oct. 1 event, sharing key points made by each speaker. Read the highlights of this two-hour event in just minutes.
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Four IHPI members honored for scholarship, service
Four IHPI members were among 30 recognized for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities. Two IHPI members received "Distinguished University Professorships," recognizing full or associate professors for exceptional scholarly or creative achievement, national and international reputation, and superior teaching skills. IHPI recipients were:
Dr. Gilbert Omenn, Harold T. Shapiro Distinguished University Professor of Medicine, professor of computational medicine and bioinformatics, professor of internal medicine, professor of human genetics, Medical School; and professor of public health, School of Public Health, and
Dr. Peter Polverini, Jonathan Taft Distinguished University Professor of Dentistry and professor of dentistry, School of Dentistry; and professor of pathology, Medical School.
"Faculty Recognition Awards" recognize substantive contributions to the university through achievements in scholarly research or creative endeavors; excellence as a teacher, adviser and mentor; and distinguished participation in service activities of the university. IHPI recipients of this award were:
Dr. Matthew Davis, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, professor of internal medicine, Medical School; professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; and professor of health management and policy, SPH, and
Professor Bhramar Mukherjee, professor of biostatistics and associate chair, Department of Biostatistics, and professor of epidemiology, SPH.
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What data does IHPI have? Start here!
Big ideas need big data. That's why IHPI's Data & Methods Hub exists - to build up IHPI's own data resources for our members' use, and to connect our members with expertise and other data sources.
A new page on the IHPI website summarizes these data holdings and services, to make it easy to see just how much we offer.
Visit the Data Resources page for an at-a-glance summary of what's available. At the bottom, IHPI members can follow a link to the page on the members-only website that gives details about how to request access and assistance.
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Use LinkedIn? Follow IHPI!
LinkedIn, the social network for business, can be a powerful tool for connecting to others in your field and far beyond. We've just launched an IHPI page on LinkedIn, and will use it to share updates about the work of our members and our institute as a whole. You can then share IHPI's updates with your connections on LinkedIn, to make these items travel farther.
To follow IHPI on LinkedIn, go to our page and click the yellow "Follow" button at top right. To share an IHPI item on LinkedIn, choose Companies from your Interests tab at the top of your screen, and click "Share" under the item you want to pass along. It will show up in the newsfeed of your LinkedIn connections.
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Kipling Bohnert, Ph.D., research assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School
Tanner Caverly, M.D., M.P.H., clinical lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Chin Hwa Dahlem, Ph.D., FNP-C, clinical assistant professor, Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing
Mark Legnini, Dr.P.H., clinical lecturer, Department of Urology, Medical School
Ellen Selkie, M.D., M.P.H., clinical lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Dean Shumway, M.D., clinical assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical School
Michael Sjoding, M.D., clinical lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Golfo Tzilos, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, Medical School
Justine Wu, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, Medical School
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Edward Norton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Professor, Department of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Similar patients with the same disease or medical condition often receive vastly different treatment in our current health care system. The challenge today in health services research is figuring out how to use this variation, which is not due to a randomized controlled trial (RCT), and identify natural experiments to determine which treatments are most effective.
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Michael Spencer, Ph.D., M.S.S.W.
Fedele F. Fauri Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
I am interested in the well-being of low income populations of color and the disparities that exist as a result of structural, institutional, and interpersonal barriers to care. As a social worker, I am concerned about healthcare as a social justice issue. As an individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry, I am concerned about members of my community and other communities of color who have experienced historical and contemporary discrimination and inequities.
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The Consequences of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Coverage, Utilization, Access, and Health
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015
Time: 3:00--4:00 p.m.
Location: North Campus Research Complex, Building 10, Research Auditorium
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VA Research Forum October 20
Time: 10:00 a.m.-- Noon
Location: NCRC, Building 10, Research Auditorium
Anyone working in VA or UM/VA collaborative research is invited to attend the VA Research Forum. Contact Tabitha Metreger at 734-845-3624 for full details and questions.
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We #MakeHealth Fest 2015----October 25
Date: October 25
Time: 11:00 a.m.
-- 6:00 p.m.
Location: U-M Palmer Commons
Website
The 2nd annual We #MakeHealth Fest at the University of Michigan will be held on October 25. The collaborative event will be focused on participatory design, innovation, and the creation of a Maker Movement for health. Come share your projects and creations as an exhibitor or a presenter, or to just come and be inspired by the community in the room.
Keynote speakers include Susannah Fox, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Jose Gomez-Marquez and Anna Young of the Little Devices Lab and MakerNurse.
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Opioid Overdose Summit
 Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m.-- 4:45 p.m. Location: Palmer Commons 100 Washtenaw Ave. Visit the website The U-M Injury Center invites you to register for a day of science-based exploration and learning on an emerging public health issue: overdose injury and death related to opioids (prescription pain medications). Researchers, clinicians, and public health practitioners are encouraged to attend. Others are welcome. Early registration is encouraged. IHPI is a co-sponsor of this event. |
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2016 IHPI R01 Boot Camp: Apply Now
Deadline: October 16 Visit the website  IHPI is once again sponsoring a R01 Boot Camp program in conjunction with the Medical School's Mentored Research Academy: R01 Boot Camp. The IHPI Boot Camp will accommodate 8--10 junior faculty and will be open to all assistant professors who are IHPI members, regardless of the school or college in which they are appointed. The application is now available and open through October 16. Visit the IHPI Boot Camp webpage for the latest information and for the direct application link.
Contact Jason Wolfe for more information. |
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Qualitative and Mixed Methods Workshop
Date: November 13
-- 14, 2015
Cost: $100
Registration required
The University of Michigan/VA Center for Clinical Management Research Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core Group will present a 2-day Qualitative and Mixed Methods Workshop on November 13
-- 14, 2015, at the North Campus Research Complex.
This 2-day interactive workshop targets University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students motivated to design a mixed methods research project using both qualitative- and quantitative-methods. Participants who complete the workshop will have a personalized design and implementation plan for their project.
The workshop has a $100 registration fee per participant, payable via University of Michigan shortcode. The fee includes your attendance to the 2-day workshop, which includes breakfast and lunch both days. If you have any questions, please contact
e-mail Ashley Duby or call 734-763-1658.
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AcademyHealth 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
December 14-15, 2015 Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. Visit the website A forum for discussing the science of dissemination and implementation, the 8th Annual Conference aims to grow the research base by bridging the gap between evidence, practice, and policy in health and medicine. Researchers, evaluators and implementers who are interested in identifying opportunities, challenges, and strategies for disseminating the findings and implementation of research to key stakeholders should attend the meeting to discuss, debate, and explore in-depth approaches to advance dissemination and implementation science. |
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MLibrary@NCRC
Highlighted Service: Open Access Publishing
Learn about Open Access Publishing, including how to find reputable journals, tips for author agreements and self-archiving, and resources at U-M to help you.
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Two IHPI members featured in Harvard Business Review
Recently, the
Harvard Business Review and the
New England Journal of Medicine teamed up to create
Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Health Care, a six-week online forum designed to explore cutting-edge ways to improve quality and reduce waste.
The forum will continue to add daily posts until October 26.
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Jagsi interviewed by New York Times: Doctor's experiences about their role in philanthropy
More and more these days, development offices at major cancer centers are teaching doctors to seize such opportunities to raise money for the medical center or for their own research. A new study, published in
The Journal of Clinical Oncology, was conducted by IHPI member Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, who had grown concerned about the practice and wanted to know more.
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Battling obesity in the classroom with exercise
Millions of U.S. middle and grade school kids get scant exercise during school because budget and time restraints have slashed recess and lunch periods. IHPI member Rebecca Hasson, Ph.D., assistant professor at the School of Kinesiology, seeks to remedy that problem by studying children in a collaborative research project called Active Classroom
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LA Times: New study by Ghaferi finds suicide attempts and self harm increase in wake of weight-loss surgery
In the three years after they go under the knife, patients who have bariatric surgery to aid in weight loss are more likely than they were before the operation to attempt suicide or end up in the hospital after doing harm to themselves, new research says. Expert opinion currently sets the standard for choosing which patients can safely get the surgery and how they should be prepared, wrote IHPI member Amir Ghaferi, assistant professor of surgery and director of bariatric surgery for the U.S. Veterans Administration, and Michigan psychologist Carol Lindsay-Westphal.
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Small grants for technology to support health management & independence
Deadline: October 14, 2015
Do you have an idea for an app, game or other type of innovative technology that may improve the lives of individuals with disabilities? Have you created technology for another diagnostic or age group that can be adapted to help adolescents and young adults with physical, cognitive, sensory or developmental impairments manage their health and achieve independence? If so, consider applying for a small grant from the U-M Technology Increasing Knowledge: Technology Optimizing Choice Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (TIKTOC RERC) which can provide up to $10,000 in funding for a one year project.
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AcademyHealth scholarships available to attend national conferences
Deadline for all applications: October 30, 2015
Provides complimentary registration and up to $1,250 toward the cost of travel to attend the 2016 National Health Policy Conference, February 1
--2, and a "Hill Day" on February 3, for each of five scholarship recipients. Recipients will have the opportunity to interact with members of AcademyHealth's Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy, a standing committee of the AcademyHealth Board of Directors, participate in a policy boot camp, and communicate the value of health services research to congressional staff. Applicants must be individual members of AcademyHealth.
Presidential Scholarship for Child Health Policy: Provides complimentary registration and up to $1,000 toward the cost of travel to attend the 2016 National Child Health Policy Conference, February 3, for each of three scholarship recipients. Selected scholars will have the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of HSR in child health policy, learn ways to inform child health policy on a state or federal level, and network with child health experts. Applicants must be individual members of AcademyHealth.
Provides complimentary registration for two full-time students to attend the 2016 National Health Policy Conference, February 1
--2, in Washington D.C. This scholarship commemorates the dedication of Alice S. Hersh, the founding executive director of the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR). Applicants must be individual members of AcademyHealth.
Funded by The Kresge Foundation, the Population Health Scholarship Program is designed to bring emerging community health leaders to Washington, D.C. for a policy boot camp, including participation in the 2016 National Health Policy Conference (NHPC), meetings with policymakers and community health stakeholders, and networking events.
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NCHS/AcademyHealth----2016 Health Policy Fellowship
Deadline: November 9, 2015
This fellowship program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, Maryland, for a period of 13 months to conduct studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community. Fellows have access to
NCHS data resources for use in their proposed studies, and also work on collaborative projects with NCHS staff.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
Deadline: November 12, 2015 (3:00 p.m.)
Amount: Up to $165,000
Number of Awards: Up to Seven
Target Population: Mid-career professionals from academic faculties (among other careers)
Visit the website
The Health Policy Fellows program is a one-year residential experience in Washington, D.C. for exceptional mid-career health professionals, and behavioral and social scientists.
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ABOUT IHPI
The Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation is committed to improving the quality, safety, equity, and affordability of healthcare services
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
Inside IHPI is published by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation Communications Team.
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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
Communications Manager
[email protected]
734-764-9782
Kara Gavin
Research and Policy Media Relations Manager
[email protected]
734-764-2220
Lauren Hutchens
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