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July 2015 Edition |
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Educating the next generation of health policy leaders
As we relax and recharge this summer, IHPI's efforts to engage U-M students in health services research and health policy continue to grow.
Last month, along with Andy Ryan, I had the pleasure of co-leading one of our new Lunch-and-Learn sessions for some of the 71 undergraduate and graduate students, representing five schools and colleges, who are working on research projects with IHPI faculty members this summer. We've created this new series of informal weekly faculty-led discussions to bring small groups of students together across disciplines to meet our faculty and each other. If you are working with a student who hasn't yet taken part, please encourage your student to do so by emailing Jason Wolfe. Many thanks to the 17 other faculty from six U-M schools and colleges, and the VA, who have devoted their time to lead these sessions. And special kudos to Amy Cohn for involving so many of the students in her exceptional summer program at the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety. In May, Tom Buchmueller and Amy Cohn co-led an experiential course on health policy, BE 688 Washington DC Residential on Health Care Policy and Politics, sponsored by the Ross School of Business. They traveled to Washington, DC with more than 30 students to meet and learn directly from health policymakers on Capitol Hill, in key Federal agencies, and in the private sector, with support from IHPI's director of government and external relations, Eileen Kostanecki.
This week marks the completion of a successful second public offering of the Coursera MOOC on Understanding and Improving U.S. Healthcare System developed by Matt Davis, with contributions by many other IHPI members. More than 3,900 people around the world took advantage of this free learning opportunity. Stay tuned for another "residential" offering of the course for the U-M student community during the upcoming academic year. In just a few weeks, the new class of incoming U-M medical students will arrive -- the second cohort to have the opportunity to opt in to the Path of Excellence in Health Policy-Programs, Systems, and Economics directed by Matt Davis and co-led by Amir Ghaferi, Jeff Kullgren, and Beth Tarini from IHPI. Paths of excellence provide UMMS students with the opportunity to delve more deeply into specific fields of interest, regardless of their future clinical areas of training. The first path of excellence at UMMS was started by IHPI member Brent Williams four years ago, focused on global health and health disparities. The Health Policy path of excellence was introduced in January 2015 for rising second-year medical students, with a very favorable response from the 25 students who will continue in the path through their years at UMMS. Education is central to our Institute's mission, and we look forward to supporting other student programs and opportunities in health services research and health policy throughout the year. For now, I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and the new look of our IHPI member newsletter. John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP |
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Call for 2015 Impact Accelerator Awards
The Impact Accelerator will offer two awards, to IHPI faculty members, one junior and one senior, from across all U-M schools, colleges and disciplines who demonstrate a commitment to making a healthcare practice or policy impact with their work. Selected researchers will be awarded $1,000 in their faculty account and have a research brief written highlighting their work. Deadline is July 31.
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First HCCI study awarded to Chen and Ryan
The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) has approved a new study led by Lena Chen, M.D., and Andrew Ryan, Ph.D., "The Effects of Health Care Reform on Cost and Quality." Their study will evaluate key drivers of health care cost for the commercially insured and will use claims-based quality measures to assess whether the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration - a key initiative of the ACA - improved quality of care. Read More |
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Bagenstos: Featured panelist for AHR
Samuel Bagenstos, J.D., professor of law, addressed the consumer perspective and describe the current legal issues surrounding wellness programs, including privacy protections and the potential discriminatory impacts at the June 22, 2015 Alliance for Health Reform briefing, "Workplace Wellness: Promises, Challenges, and Legal Questions."
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WATCH: Workplace Wellness: Promises, Challenges, and Legal Questions
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Cooke receives early career achievement award
Colin Cooke, M.D., M.Sc., M.S., was the recipient of the American Thoracic Society's 2015 Critical Care Assembly Early Career Achievement Award.
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Friese and Adler-Milstein receive Henry Russel Award
Julia Adler-Milstein, Ph.D., and Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN, FAAN, are among two junior faculty at U-M who will receive the 2016 Henry Russel Award, one of the highest honors the university bestows upon junior faculty. Read More |
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Banerjee receives McDevitt Excellence in Research Award
Mousumi Banerjee, Ph.D., won the 2015 Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan McDevitt Excellence in Research Award in the area of health policy research for her research entitled "Tree-Based Model for Thyroid Cancer Prognostication," published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Read More  |
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Wittmann talks support for prostate cancer survivors in new Cancer Center blog
When detected early and treated appropriately, prostate cancer has a high survival rate, but these men also experience a high rate of sexual side effects post-treatment. Daniela Wittmann, Ph.D., M.S.W., clinical assistant professor of urology, explains the importance of partner support in a new mCancerTalk blog.
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Saint receives 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award from APIC
The Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) named Sanjay Saint, M.D., M.P.H., George Dock Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, the recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award. The award is given to an APIC member for scholarly excellence in infection prevention leadership. Read more |
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U.S. House passes bipartisan Medicare bill based on VBID
On June 17th, the United States House of Representatives passed The Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors Act of 2015 (H.R. 2570, available via umhealth.me/vbid-bill). If the bill becomes law, it would allow Medicare Advantage plans to lower copayments and coinsurance for their beneficiaries, encouraging the use of high-value, evidence-based medical services to better manage chronic conditions. Read more |
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Paula Lantz, Ph.D., associate dean for research and policy engagement, professor of public policy, Ford School
Brady West, Ph.D., research assistant professor of survey methodology, Institute for Social Research
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Daniela Wittmann, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Urology, Medical School As both a researcher and therapist with the Prostate Cancer Survivorship Program here at U-M, I am thinking about improving the quality of life for cancer patients. I'm interested in finding ways to help patients be most successful in retaining their quality of life after cancer treatment, based on their own characteristics, the treatment they receive, and what's most important to them.
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Brian Denton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Medical School My research involves the development of mathematical models for studying ways to achieve early detection and treatment of chronic diseases, like diabetes and cancer. Right now I spend a lot of my time thinking about how to use these models to design individualized clinical pathways that recognize different patient screening and treatment needs.
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Tactics and Strategies to Reduce the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in India
Date: Monday, August 10, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: North Campus Research Complex, Building 10, Research Auditorium Featured Speaker: Professor Prabhakaran Dorairaj, M.D, D.M., director, Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases, Vice-President, Public Health Foundation of India Lunch will be served - RSVP required, jstanich@umich.edu Dorairaj graduated from Bangalore Medical College, received his MD (Medicine) and DM (Cardiology) degrees from AIIMS. He has a MSc in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University, Canada and has a career commitment to preventive cardiology. He was Additional Professor of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi until 2007. Recognizing his achievements the Royal College of Physicians London elected him as an honorary fellow (FRCP) in May 2011. |
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Fall Sport Concussion Summit
 Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Location: Junge Family Champions Center, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor Visit the website The U-M Injury Center invites you to register for the upcoming Sport Concussion Summit featuring opening remarks from Coach Lloyd Carr and a keynote with Brian Hainline, M.D., NCAA chief medical officer. Early registration is encouraged. IHPI is one of several co-sponsors of this event. |
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MICHR K Writing Workshop Series 2015: Three part series
Date: November 4, 18 and December 9, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Registration required by October 19 Visit the website This structured, three-part workshop is designed to assist junior faculty and fellows who are preparing competitive career development grant applications (NIH K and VA CDA) for 2016 submission. As a participant, you will exchange drafts of sections of your proposal and receive peer critique and feedback from senior faculty experienced in NIH study section thinking. If you are not writing one of these awards, please contact RDC (MICHR-RDC@umich.edu) for your grant needs. |
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MLibrary@NCRC
Highlighted Tool: Global Health Database Researchers working on global health issues should be sure to explore Global Health, which offers content related to international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene, and more. In addition to journal articles, you'll find references to books, conference proceedings, and research and government reports. Want a personalized information consultation? Visit us: Building 18, Room G018. E-mail: mlibrary-ncrc@umich.edu, or call: 647-9937. View NCRC Research Guide |
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Herman to Reuters: Early diabetes detection tied to fewer heart problems
William D. Herman, professor of internal medicine, was interviewed by Reuters regarding his most recent study published in Diabetes Care. Herman described his use of the "Michigan Model" computer model as one way to try and estimate the benefit of early screening to simulate the progression of diabetes and its complications.
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Bagley pens LA Times Op-Ed: King vs. Burwell
In the wake of the Supreme Court's historic ruling on King v. Burwell, IHPI member Nicholas Bagley, J.D., published an Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times
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Friese calls for chemo med protection for health workers
School of Nursing assistant professor Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., authored a recent op-ed for The Detroit News calling for more safeguards for health care workers who handle hazardous materials.
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Jagsi and Katz: Misperceptions about impact of double mastectomy
A survey of women with breast cancer found that nearly half considered having a double mastectomy. But of those who considered it, only 37 percent knew that the more aggressive procedure does not improve survival for women at average risk of second cancer.
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IOM call for Greenwell Fellowship in Bioethics
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute new R01 grant
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ABOUT IHPI
The Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation is committed to improving the quality, safety, equity, and affordability of health care 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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U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)
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Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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734-764-9782
Kara Gavin
Research and Policy Media Relations Manager
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734-764-2220
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