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20092010 CRHC / VA CHERP / RAND Seminar Series

The CRHC / VA CHERP / RAND Seminar Series will be held every Tuesday at noon, beginning September 8, 2009.

Please join us for a year of informative, interactive, and interesting presentations!

If you are interested in presenting data at an upcoming session, would like more information about the series, or would like to join our email list, click here.

Date Presenter Title Room
9/8/2009 Bruce S. Ling, MD MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine; Core Faculty, Center for Research on Health Care; Core Faculty, VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Associate Director, Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication    Development of a Risk Assessment Tool for Colorectal Cancer in Women Room 305, Parkvale Building
9/15/2009  Mark Roberts, MD, MPP; Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS, FACP; Kathleen M. McTigue, MD, MPH    Each investigator has recently heard of new funding from AHRQ and will discuss design issues and solicit feedback from the group. Room 305, Parkvale Building
9/22/2009 Donald Musa, DrPH Program Director, Qualitative Data Analysis Program; University Center for Social & Urban Research; University of Pittsburgh   Trust in the Health Care System and the Use of Preventive Services by Older Black and White Adults Room 305, Parkvale Building
9/29/2009 Esa M Davis, MD MPH Assistant Professor; Department of Family Medicine-Research Division; Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital of Cleveland   Obesity Disparities in Women: the Role of Childbearing Room 305, Parkvale Building
10/6/2009 CANCELLED   
10/13/2009 Michael K. Lin, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management; Graduate School of Public Health; University of Pittsburgh   The Quality of Nursing Home Chains Room 305, Parkvale Building
10/20/2009 Walid Gellad, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh; Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System    Variation in Prescription Drug Spending in the VA Healthcare System and the Relationship to Quality Room 305, Parkvale Building
10/27/2009 Rachel Garfield, PhD Assistant Professor; Department of Health Policy and Management; Graduate School of Public Health; University of Pittsburgh   Fiscal Conditions, Politics, and State Medicaid Spending Room 305, Parkvale Building
11/3/2009 Douglas Landsittel, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine; Center for Research on Health Care Data Center; Institute for Clinical Research Education; University of Pittsburgh   Statistical Issues in Design and Analysis of Biomarker Studies Room 305, Parkvale Building
11/10/2009 Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, RN Associate Professor of Medicine; Center for Research on Health Care; University of Pittsburgh; Associate Professor; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System   Cost-effectiveness of Exercise and Diet in Overweight and Obese Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis Room 305, Parkvale Building
11/17/2009 Cindy Bryce, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management; Center for Research on Health Care; University of Pittsburgh   Differences in Early Access to Liver Transplantation Services Room 305, Parkvale Building
11/24/2009 Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; University of Pittsburgh Physicians; Department of Psychiatry; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic   Best Practices: An Intervention to Promote Evidence-Based Prescribing at a Large Psychiatric Hospital Room 305, Parkvale Building
12/1/2009 Yael Schenker, MD Clinical Fellow; University of California, San Francisco    Doctor-Patient Communication, Language Barriers and Informed Consent Room 305 Parkvale Building
12/8/2009 J. Scott Ashwood, MA Research Programmer; RAND    Applying Group-Based Trajectories Methodology to Measures of Patient Safety Room 305 Parkvale Building
12/15/2009 Danielle L. Beatty, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Program; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center    Life Adversity as a Correlate of Cardiovascular Risk Room 305, Parkvale Building
12/22/2009 CANCELLED  due to Winter Recess  
12/29/2009 CANCELLED due to Winter Recess  
1/5/2010 Sanae Inagami, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh; Core Investigator; Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System   Body Mass Index, Neighborhood Fast Food and Restaurant Concentration, and Car Ownership Room 305, Parkvale Building
1/12/2010 E. Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science; Assistant Professor of Epidemiology; Center for Research on Health Care ; University of Pittsburgh   TBA Room 305, Parkvale Building
1/19/2010 Samir Soneji, PhD Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar; University of Pennsylvania   TBA Room 305. Parkvale Building
1/26/2010 Douglas B. White, MD, MAS  Associate Professor; Director, Program on Ethics & Critical Care Medicine; Department of Critical Care Medicine; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center   TBA Room 305, Parkvale Building
2/2/2010 Annette Devito Dabbs, PhD, RN Assistant Professor; Acute and Tertiary Care; School of Nursing; University of Pittsburgh   Evaluation of Hand-held, Computer-based intervention to Promote Early Self-Care Behaviors after Lung Transplant Room 305, Parkvale Building
2/9/2010 Keri Rodriguez, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine; Center for Research on Health Care; University of Pittsburgh; Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System   Veterans’ Decision-making Preferences and Perceived Involvement in Care for Chronic Heart Failure Room 305, Parkvale Building
2/16/2010 TBA    TBA Room 305, Parkvale Building
2/23/2010 TBA    TBA Room 305, Parkvale Building
3/2/2010 Sonya Borrero, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine; Center for Research on Health Care; Core Investigator; VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion   Low Rates of Vasectomy among Minorities: A Result of Differential Receipt of Counseling Room 305, Parkvale Building

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