Deadline: August 19, 2022
The Institute is seeking an enthusiastic faculty lead for the Telehealth Research & Policy Initiative. The ideal candidate will have a vision for the future of telehealth research and policy at IHPI and will build upon the successful work of the initiative to date.
The initiative aims to:
- Catalyze and support multidisciplinary research on the impact of telehealth on access, cost, quality, and the patient experience.
- Collectively disseminate the multitude of telehealth research by IHPI members in order to impact policy and improve healthcare delivery at Michigan Medicine and beyond.
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Deadline: September 9, 2022
The Institute is seeking an Associate Director for the National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA). The ideal candidate is an IHPI member with expertise in aging, strong writing and editing skills, an ability to meet tight deadlines, enthusiasm about disseminating poll results to local and national audiences, and a commitment to building upon the many successes of the poll to date with other members of the poll team.
The poll’s widely cited findings help inform policy through broad questions related to the health and well-being of older adults. More information about the NPHA can be found on the poll’s website and in this brief summary highlighting the first five years.
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Do you have suggestions for aging and health-related topics the NPHA should consider in the future? Need aging-related data for your research? Connect with Erica Solway, NPHA associate director. Visit the poll website to see previous NPHA report topics.
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Our experts
Groundbreaking research, innovation, and intellectual energy
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Whether they chose chiropractic care, massage therapy, meditation, yoga, or another option, two in three adults age 50 to 80 have used at least one integrative medicine strategy to ease physical or mental health symptoms or for relaxation, according to new results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. But only 18% of older adults who currently use, formerly used, or are interested in using integrative health strategies have actually talked about it with a health care provider.
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A study led by Thomas Cascino, M.D., M.Sc., clinical lecturer of internal medicine, showed Black people and women with severe heart failure who might be good candidates for surgery to implant a heart-assisting device have a lower chance of actually getting that operation than white or male patients.
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A research team at Michigan Medicine led by Khurshid Ghani, MBChB, M.S., FRCS, clinical professor of urology, has been approved for a $3.1 million research funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study “Stent Omission after Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy” (SOUL) as part of the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC). The SOUL MUSIC clinical trial aims to understand whether the most common kidney stone removal surgery in the country is more effective with or without ureteral stents.
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A new U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging shows that 61% of people over 50 who have already gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are very likely to roll up their sleeves this fall to get an updated booster shot. That percentage might increase if health care providers specifically recommend the updated vaccine to their patients, the poll suggests.
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Accolades
Member achievements, awards,
and appointments
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The Board of Regents approved the appointments of Erica Marsh, M.D., M.S.C.I., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Rogério Pinto, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., professor of social work, along with four others as University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors. The professorship, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, recognizes senior faculty members for their outstanding contributions to excellence through their commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion with their scholarship, teaching, service, and engagement.
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Ellimoottil appointed UMMG Associate Medical Director for Virtual Care |
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Chad Ellimoottil, M.D., was selected as the new Associate Medical Director for Virtual Care of the U-M Medical Group, effective August 8, 2022. He comes to this position with substantial operational, research, policy, and clinical experience in virtual care. In 2018, he became the medical director of telehealth for the urology department and gained in-depth operational experience with Michigan Medicine’s core virtual care initiatives. He also served as the director of IHPI's Telehealth Strategic Initiative.
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Lynn Henry named interim Division Chief of Hematology-Oncology |
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N. Lynn Henry, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of internal medicine, was appointed interim Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology, effective September 1. Currently, she serves as Associate Division Chief for Clinical Research within the Division of Hematology-Oncology, Disease Lead for Breast Oncology, and the Assistant Director for Training, Education, and Career Development for the Rogel Cancer Center.
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IHPI members honored with Department of Internal Medicine recognition awards |
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Each year, the Department of Internal Medicine holds an annual awards celebration to honor outstanding achievements by Internal Medicine faculty and residents. IHPI members recognized this year include:
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Paul De Kruif Lifetime Achievement Award: Brent Williams, M.D., M.P.H.
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Jerome W. Conn Award for Excellence in Research: Salim Hayek, M.D., and Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc.
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Special Recognition for Contributions to the House Officer Teaching Program: Jennifer Lukela, M.D.
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Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: I-MPACT (Integrated Michigan Patient-Centered Alliance in Care Transitions) Coordinating Center Team, including Soumya Rangarajan, M.D., M.P.P.
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Learn something new
Education, training, grants, and skill building
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Date: August 24, 2022, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Presenter: Judy Smith, Taubman Health Sciences Library
Overton is the largest interdisciplinary index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications, and working papers. Use Overton to track policy-related influence and impact by seeing where research output is cited in policy, or search for policy documents themselves. Join this session for a brief overview and live demonstration of Overton.
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Deadline: September 9, 2022
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The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) Education and Mentoring Group is now accepting applications for the Study Team Workforce Development Working Group for faculty or staff who do research on health or medicine or work in a non-MICHR research support office. For questions, contact Nicole Exe.
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Date: October 14, 2022 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Palmer Commons – Great Lakes Room
Register by September 29, 2022
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The University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research is offering this highly rated workshop presented by Dr. John D. Robertson of Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops (GWSW). The session will return to in-person this year and the $359 workshop fee includes: a manual (GWSW’s Grant Application Writer’s Workbook by S. Russell and D. Morrison), session materials, a light breakfast, and lunch.
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Date: September 9, 2022, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Join the Medical School Office of Research Grant Services & Analysis Research Development team for a virtual Lunch & Learn offering an overview of the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs). |
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Deadline: September 21, 2022
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AcademyHealth is now seeking abstract reviewers to help shape the program for the 2023 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), June 25-27, in Seattle, WA. If selected, you will have the opportunity to participate in a blinded peer review of abstracts submitted to a specific theme for next year's conference, which will help determine which research is presented at the conference.
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Deadlines: October 15, 2022 and April 1, 2023
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The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services
Award Amount: $1,000,000
There is a need for research that evaluates the impact of the many changes now occurring in the healthcare system with a particular focus on cancer prevention, control, and treatment. Research to be funded by this RFA should focus on the changes in national, state, and/or local policy and the response to these changes by healthcare systems, insurers, payers, communities, practices, and patients.
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Save the dates
Events that connect and engage
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Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time: 9:30−11:30 a.m. ET
Location: U-M Golf Course, Clubhouse Lawn
This event is open to IHPI faculty/scholar members and their families
Join your IHPI colleagues and their families for plenty of food, fun, games, and spirit before the Wolverines take on Maryland! Stop by whether you're attending the game or not. Open to all ages.
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OVPR Research Data Stewardship Initiative Webinar |
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Date: September 21
Time: 1:00−1:45 p.m. ET
Zoom Webinar
This webinar will provide background and context for the Research Data Stewardship Initiative, and provide resources related to research data management and sharing for the U-M research community.
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Save the Date: Fall 2022 Michigan Health Policy Forum
Solutions to the Children’s Mental Health Crisis: Busting Barriers, Reducing Stigma and Improving Access
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Date: October 3, 2022
Time: 1:00−4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Lansing, MI
Speaker: Melinda Baldwin, Ph.D., LCSW Director of the Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, & Special Programs in the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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September 19
12:00−2:00 pm ET
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October 13
2:00−3:30 pm ET
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Browse upcoming seminars, lectures, and conferences, and catch recaps of past events from the archives.
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In the news
Our members making headlines
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A study by Michael Sjoding, M.D., M.Sc., and colleagues examined data from over 100 hospitals in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. The results suggest that there may be over 75,000 instances a year where low blood oxygen is missed in a Black veteran yet would have been detected if pulse oximeters functioned as well as they do in white veterans.
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New research from a U-M team, including Rafael Meza, Ph.D., professor of public health, provides important evidence for implementing telephone counseling and other effective cessation interventions within lung cancer screening.
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Older adults are missing out on a crucial medication review service |
A new study, led by Antoinette (Toni) Coe, Ph.D., Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy, and utilizing data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, found that 77% of older adults with health insurance are on two or more prescription medications. Of them, only 1 in 5 had received a comprehensive medication review, while over one-third were interested in a medication review in the future.
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