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Guanhua Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, will present: "Robust Sample Weighting to Facilitate Individualized Treatment Rule Learning for a Target Population" Learning individualized treatment rules (ITRs) is an important topic in precision medicine. Current literature mainly focuses on deriving ITRs from a…
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Presented by: Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah, (she/her), Ph.D., M.P.H. Assistant Research Investigator HealthPartners Institute Pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and other severe maternal morbidity, disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic women and other vulnerable populations and can result in serious short-term health outcomes for both mother (e.g., eclampsia and stroke), and child (e.g., stillbirth,…
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Working with the media is a powerful way to disseminate SPH work, research, and stories of our impact to a broad audience in Minnesota and across the U.S. This media training webinar will be presented by Savannah Erdman, UMN PR Strategist, and Virgil McDill, SPH writer and news media strategist. They will cover: Information about the…
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The Bright Spots Mini-Lab supports the growing interest in qualitative and mixed methods research among public health practitioners, students, and researchers. "Learning Lab" sessions provide attendees with an opportunity to learn from and consult with experts on activities that build on the qualitative research skills they’ve learned in classrooms or while at work in their…
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Join us for a morning of building connections. This will be an opportunity to meet with other faculty and postdocs who are engaged in health equity research, reconnect with colleagues, meet new potential collaborators, and grow nascent ideas. A light breakfast will be served! Who Should Attend? SPH faculty, staff, and postdocs who currently do…
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The Health Equity Work Group has the pleasure of hosting the 2023 Microgrant Awardees Sam Greenwald, Lauren McPherson, Aparijita Sur, and Alexis Grimes Trotter for our Fall General Meeting! The meeting is open to all SPH Faculty, staff, students, and postdocs and will be on October 11th from 12:30 pm-2:00 pm at the Mayo Building…
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Minnesota Public Health Corps: What Builds Capacity in Minnesota Health Departments? Presented by Chelsey Kirkland, PhD, MPH, CHW Researcher Center for Public Health Systems Division of Health Policy & Management Last year, Minnesota Public Health Corps (MNPHC) launched with 66 AmeriCorps members serving in 37 host sites across Minnesota. The program aims…
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Within a day of moving into her new apartment, Mrs. S developed notable forgetfulness. Troubles finding her way from room to room and locating objects became so debilitating and frustrating that she wished to die. The reasons she didn’t die reveal hidden in plain site insights about the powerful role of caregiving to create a…
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Join us to hear from SPH’s new Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Kyle X. Hill present his research on climate change and health equity within Indigenous Communities.
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Jeremy M G Taylor, of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan, will present: "Using Joint Models for Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data to Investigate the Causal Effect of Salvage Therapy after Prostatectomy" Prostate cancer patients who undergo prostatectomy are closely monitored for recurrence and metastasis using routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurements. When PSA…
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new initiative: Protecting Workers from Silica Exposure in Engineered Stone Fabrication and Installation. Join us in our webinar where we shed light on vital issues affecting stone fabricators and discuss the challenges and necessary policy changes to protect workers from silica exposure in engineered stone fabrication and…
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Pharamacoepidemiology combines methodology from epidemiology and clinical pharmacology to study the use, effectiveness, value and safety of pharmaceuticals. This seminar will 1) provide a brief introduction to the field of pharmacoepidemiology, with an emphasis on methodologic considerations, 2) show examples of pharmacoepidemiologic research conducted at UMN, and 3) discuss data availability and opportunities to conduct…
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What did the Colorado Option do? Dissertation work in progress. Andrew Shermeyer Presented by Andrew Shermeyer, MPA HSRP&A Doctoral Candidate Division of Health Policy & Management Colorado’s HB21-1232 introduced standardized Colorado Option plans within the state’s Marketplace starting in 2023. While the state designed benefits, it was left up to carriers to determine the provider…
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In 2021, we launched our five-year Strategic Plan for Antiracism (SPAR). With a clearly defined set of goals and actions, the plan focuses on embedding antiracism, equity, and inclusion into our school’s policies, practices, and decisions. Join us for this special event where we will celebrate the progress we have made as a school over…
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Stefan Gildemeister, MA Meet and Greet: HEP/HPM Presented by Stefan Gildemeister, MA State Health Economist and Director Minnesota Department of Health Meet Stefan Gildemeister, Minnesota State Health Economist. He directs the Health Economics Program at the Minnesota Department of Health. As part of his responsibilities, Gildemeister advises policy makers and the administration on a broad…
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