CCMR Quarterly Accomplishments Newsletter (July-September)

Center for Clinical Management Research

Quarterly Accomplishments Newsletter

Accomplishments and Impacts

July-September 2018

Awards and Honors

In the News

New Grants

Featured Publications

Awards and Honors

Additional Awards and Honors

Megan Caram is a recipient of Prostate Cancer Foundation's 2018 Young Investigator Awards. Megan was an HSR&D post-doctoral fellow and is now working with Ted Skolarus and Sarah Hawley on prostate cancer research.

Pooja Lagisetty and Valerie Vaughn have been inducted as new members to the IHPI Early Career Faculty Advisory Council.

Helen Kales has been selected for inclusion with other international dementia care experts in an update to the highly successful 2018 Lancet Panel on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care, to be held in London in October 2018.

Sanjay Saint was recently appointed as Editor-at-Large for BMJ Quality & Safety (BMJQS).

In the News

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Additional News Items

Sanjay Saint. Research That Leads to Practice Change: A Conversation with Sanjay Saint. July 2018. Originally published in The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute.

Reshma Jagsi, Kevin Ward, Paul Abrahamse, Lauren Wallner, Allison Kurian, Ann Hamilton, Steven Katz, Sarah Hawley. Breast Cancer Patients Report Heavy Financial Toll of Treatment. July 2018. Originally published by MHealth Lab. Later cited in 86 other outlets.

Vineet Chopra. Patients Not Bothered by Doctors' Body Art. July 2018. Originally published by Reuters.

Helen Kales, Constantine Lyketsos, Erin Miller, Clive Ballard. World Experts Target Guidance on Managing Dementia Symptoms. August 2018. Originally published by University of Exeter. Later cited in 54 other outlets.

Helen Kales. Try Non-Drug Treatment First to Manage Dementia: Expert Panel. August 2018.

Amy Bohnert. Sending Letters About Their Patients' Overdoses Changes Doctors' Prescribing Habits. August 2018. Originally published by NPR.

Michelle Moniz, Matthias Kirch, Erica Solway, Susan Goold, John Ayanian, Edith Kieffer, Sarah Clark, Renuka Tipirneni, Jeffrey Kullgren, Tammy Chang. Study: Medicaid Expansion Improves Access to Family Planning. August 2018. Originally published by MHealth Lab. Later cited in 5 other outlets.

Helen Kales. Managing Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: Podcast with Helen Kales. September 2018. Originally published by GeriPal.

Tanner Caverly. Upping the Numbers on Lung Cancer Screening. September 2018.

Mark Ilgen. Chronic Pain May Drive Some to Suicide. September 2018. Originally published by WebMD. Also cited by WCAX.

Lauren Gerlach, Donovan Maust, Shirley Leong, Shahrzad Mavandadi, David W. Oslin. 1 in 4 Adults Prescribed a Benzodiazepine Goes on to Risky Long-Term Use, Study Finds. September 2018. Later cited in MHealth Lab and 24 other outlets.

Helen Kales. To Manage Dementia Well, Start with The Caregivers. September 2018. Originally published by NPR.

Marcia Valenstein. Peer Support Tied to Fewer Repeat Mental Health Hospitalizations. September 2018. Originally published by Reuters.

New Grants

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Newly Started VA HSR&D Grants

New Non-VA Grants

Featured Publications

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CCMR Publications

See the complete list of publications from July-September 2018.

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