IHPI Director's Lecture

Friday, March 8 | 1:30–3:00 p.m. ET

Location: NCRC, Building 10, Research Auditorium and Livestream

Join IHPI Director John Ayanian for a conversation with Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Get your IHPI on!

Order your new IHPI apparel before 3/12.

Music may bring health benefits for older adults

New results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging show that nearly all older adults say music brings them far more than just entertainment. Three-quarters of people age 50 to 80 say music helps them relieve stress or relax, and 65% say it helps their mental health or mood. Meanwhile, 60% say they get energized or motivated by music.

Researchers to join IHPI training program to amplify policy, media reach

Sixteen IHPI members from various disciplines will participate in the second annual Impact Accelerator Policy and Communications Training Program this May, to learn strategies for effectively communicating and maximizing the policy impact of their research. 

Gurm appointed chief medical officer of University of Michigan Health

Hitinder Gurm, MBBS, FACC, professor of internal medicine, has been selected to be the academic medical center chief medical officer (CMO) of University of Michigan Health, effective March 1.

Statewide cardiovascular CQI receives national award

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium, BMC2, earned the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award. BMC2 received this honor for making significant improvements in reducing high-dose radiation exposure and opioid prescribing rates for patients across Michigan.

Accepting nominations: Susan B. Meister Award for Best Paper in Child Health Policy

Submission deadline: March 7

The Susan B. Meister Award for Best Paper in Child Health Policy recognizes an outstanding scientific paper in child health policy in the past year. Awardees will be honored at the annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy and receive a $1,000 honorarium.

Coming up in June:

IHPI Summer Student Programs

IHPI is hosting two summer student programs from June through July for students working with IHPI members over the summer. If you have students who may be interested in attending weekly Lunch-and-Learn Sessions and Student Skill-Building Seminars, complete this short form to add them to our email list.

Nominate your mentor for a MICHR Distinguished Clinical & Translational Research Mentor Award

Nomination deadline: March 11

MICHR's mentor and peer mentor awards recognize the value of mentoring in helping early-career investigators reach across disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of science. Nominees may come from any discipline in any school or department across U-M’s three campuses.

AcademyHealth 2024 Annual Research Meeting: Accepting late-breaking abstracts

Submission deadline: March 26

To qualify for presentation as a Late-Breaking Abstract, the submitted research should be likely to have a significant impact on the research community and/or represent a major new finding for which the data or analyses were not available by the regular deadline of January 11, 2024.

Call for Proposals: Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research

One grant each of up to $50,000. Applications are due on April 3, and awards will be made by August 1.

Apply now: Bold Challenges' Boost

Application deadline: May 13

The U-M Bold Challenges’ Boost program supports new and early-stage multidisciplinary teams whose projects have substantial potential for significant large-scale funding. Boost teams receive dedicated research development support and up to $75,000 for activities that strengthen their capacity to conduct groundbreaking research.

ARPA-H Resources at U-M

Drop-in at IHPI: Collaboration spaces and new Zoom room

Bold Challenges Pollination Workshops

U-M Bold Challenges will host several in-person Pollination Events this spring. All researchers with an interest in broadening their networks and collaborating more effectively across campus are encouraged to attend.

FEATURED WORKSHOP

Advancing Human Health at Scale

Friday, March 8 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Location: Hussey Room, Michigan League



Discussions will explore the integration of research, policy, technology and interventions designed to reduce health disparities and promote equal access to health resources.

We Make the Road by Walking

Advancing a Health Equity Movement

Presented by U-M School of Public Health, MSHIELD, RacismLab,

U-M College of Pharmacy, and IHPI

Tuesday, April 2 | 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Location: Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room (4th Floor)

Join this day-long symposium on equity, anti-racism, and the health sciences featuring interactive sessions and a keynote conversation with thought leaders Camara Phyllis Jones, Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H., and Chandra Ford, Ph.D., MLIS, M.P.H.

16th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy

The Impact of Neighborhoods on Child Health Opportunities for Better Policy 

Thursday, April 4 | 4:00–5:30 p.m.

Location: Michigan League Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

This event will be recorded and shared publicly here.

U-M Hypertension Pharmacists’ Program: CDC expanding model to other states

Embedding pharmacists as part of the health care team at U-M Health primary care clinics and community retail pharmacies has proven so effective in controlling blood pressure that the CDC is now replicating this model of care and expanding it to the southeastern U.S. Hae Mi Choe, Pharm.D., clinical professor of pharmacy, first developed the pharmacist-centric care model in 1999. Since then, the program has expanded to add pharmacists to U-M Health clinics and select Meijer pharmacies.

Burnout common among Michigan nurses

A new survey led by Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN, professor of nursing, and Marita Titler, Ph.D., M.A., R.N., FAAN, professor emerita of nursing, found that 94% percent of Michigan nurses report emotional exhaustion, with younger nurses significantly more likely to report burnout than colleagues over age 45.

Obesity care can make a big difference, but few get it

A new study by James Henderson, Ph.D., assistant research scientist, and team finds that for people with obesity who receive a weight management treatment (nutrition counseling, anti-obesity medications, bariatric surgery, etc.), the odds of losing 5% of their body weight or more in just a year ranged from 23% to 93%, depending on the type of treatment. But the study also suggests that most people with obesity aren’t getting weight-related care from their usual source of health care.