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Health Equity Work Group Fall General Meeting
We have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Kumi Smith, a new faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. Prof. Smith's research strives to harness cutting-edge science for prevention of HIV and STIs to tackle these where their burden is greatest: resource constrained settings. Much of her research to date focuses on health outcomes in marginalized communities including commercial sex worker, people who use drugs, and sexual minorities. If you are unable to attend, but would like to…
Find out more »Wellness Wednesday: Lost in Translation
What are the experiences and challenges of navigating the American healthcare system as an immigrant with limited English? What might cultural nuance and translation mean for improving overall health? We will explore what practitioners can do to make communities healthier via language and interpretation services.
Find out more »Division of Biostatistics Seminar with Kellie Archer
Kellie Archer, of the Division of Biostatistics at The Ohio State University, will present: "High-dimensional Variable Selection and Prediction of Ordinal Response Data" Abstract: Pathological evaluations are frequently reported on an ordinal scale. Moreover, diseases may progress from less to more advanced stages. For example, cervical cancer due to HPV infection progresses from normal epithelium, to low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, to high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), and then to invasive carcinoma. To elucidate molecular mechanisms associated with disease progression, genomic…
Find out more »Economic Evaluation of Screen-and-Treat Strategies for Maternal Opioid Use
HPM Seminar Series Vie Thao HSRP&A PhD Student Division of Health Policy & Management Abstract: Opioid abuse is a serious and growing issue in the U.S., one specific population affected is pregnant women. It is important to treat pregnant women with opioid abuse because opioid abuse during pregnancy will significantly increase: adverse maternal outcomes (stillbirth, preterm birth, mortality), morbidity in infants (neonatal abstinence syndrome), and long-term healthcare utilization. For some women, prenatal care during pregnancy is…
Find out more »Webinar: Health System Specialty Pharmacy – Opportunities and Challenges
Kyle Skiermont, Chief Operating Officer for Fairview Pharmacy Services With the growth of specialty pharmacy, many health systems are evaluating entry into the market or expansion of current offerings to keep up with demand. In this webinar, participants will learn about the opportunities and challenges for hospital and health system specialty pharmacies, resource needs and strategy, and criteria to meet the demands of the market, including payer requirements. It will also describe the unique position…
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