It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of IHPI member and long-time faculty colleague, physician, mentor and friend, Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.
A caring and beloved family physician and renowned physician-scientist and published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles over the course of his 30-year medical career. Countless physicians and scholars around the globe have benefitted from his teaching and mentorship.
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IHPI has cultivated several research networks to help promote interdisciplinary collaboration within the IHPI community, including the Aging Research Network, which connects a wide range of IHPI members doing work that impacts the lives of older adults. An Aging Research Networking Event will be held on Friday, September 29 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at NCRC and is open to all interested IHPI members – you can register here or contact Erica Solway for more information!
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Our experts
Groundbreaking research, innovation,
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At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, the impacts of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion show very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements, according to a new report by the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation as part of its evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan. The program currently has about one million enrollees and was signed into law 10 years ago this September. |
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According to a new report produced for the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and led by Chad EIlimoottil, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of urology, between 11% and 17% of all health care appointments to evaluate symptoms or discuss treatment now take place virtually, depending on the type of insurance. Telehealth has especially helped the 1 in 5 Michiganders who have mental health care needs.
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Four in five adults age 50 to 80 see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person’s memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, according to a new report from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. And 60% think that healthcare providers should offer cognitive screening, in the form of brief memory tests, to all older adults annually.
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizes an estimated 60,000-160,000 older adults in the U.S. each year. The first vaccines against it were recently approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC, informed by a cost-effectiveness model created by David Hutton, Ph.D., M.S., professor of public health, and Lisa Prosser, Ph.D., M.S., professor of pediatrics. Hutton discusses their work in this Q&A.
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Two research teams have been selected as awardees of IHPI's 2023 Policy Sprint initiative in partnership with the Rogel Cancer Center. The researchers will receive support for timely, policy-relevant projects focused on improving the affordability and accessibility of cancer treatment. The awarded projects are: |
Effect of the 340B drug pricing program on advanced prostate cancer care
Evaluating out-of-pocket cost variability of cancer medications insured by Medicare Part D plans
Team: Kristian Stensland, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Ben Pockros, M.D., M.B.A., Chad Ellimoottil, M.D., M.S., and Megan Caram, M.D.
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In July, IHPI welcomed the newest cohort of the U-M National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP). The seven scholars will spend the next two years developing projects to cultivate unique research and leadership skills to improve health care and health policy. |
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Adler appointed interim CHEAR director |
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Accolades
Member achievements, awards,
and appointments
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Five faculty members received one of the University of Michigan’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors. Among those five are IHPI members Kevin Chung, M.D., M.S., professor of surgery, and Bhramar Mukherjee, Ph.D., M.S., M.Stat., professor of public health. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointments on July 20. They are effective September 1.
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Paula Lantz, Ph.D., M.S., M.A., professor of public policy, was one of four professors named as a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor for her exceptional contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion through research, teaching and service.
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Three IHPI members who contribute enormously to the research environment at U-M have been honored, along with four other U-M faculty, with the 2023 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award:
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Posthumously Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., professor of family medicine
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Susan Murphy, Sc.D., O.T.R., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Gretchen A. Piatt, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor of learning health sciences
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Lisa H. Harris, M.D., Ph.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been named the 2023 recipient of The Greenwall Foundation's Bernard Lo, M.D. Award in Bioethics for her efforts to forge connections across division through bioethics.
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Early Career Faculty Advisory Council welcomes new members |
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Learn something new
Education, training, grants, and skill building
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The University of Michigan has created a new policy that sets expectations and guidance for research data stewardship, focusing on ownership, sharing, and retention. The new Standard Practice Guide 303.06 will take effect on January 1, 2024, and is designed to ensure researchers across the university are better positioned to maximize the impact of their research data equitably and securely. |
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The U-M Medical School Office of Research is offering an in-person,
full-day workshop on Friday, October 20, 2023. This highly rated workshop presented by Dr. John D. Robertson of Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) is open to anyone interested in improving their NIH grant writing skills. It is hosted by the Medical School’s R01 Boot Camp series.
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This website provides data, reports, toolkits, and other content relevant to community health.
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Save the dates
Events that connect and engage
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Saturday, September 9 | 12:30–3:00 p.m.
Location: North End Zone "The Brown House"
1009 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Join your IHPI colleagues and their families for plenty of food, fun, games, and spirit before the Wolverines take on UNLV! All are encouraged to stop by this family-friendly outdoor event whether you're attending the game or not.
This event is open to IHPI Faculty/Scholar Members and their families.
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September 21
4:30−6:30 p.m.
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October 6
12:00−1:30 p.m.
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Browse upcoming seminars, lectures, and conferences, and catch recaps of past events
from the archives.
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In the news
Our members making headlines
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Spotlight: Gender-Affirming Health Care Research |
New research by IHPI experts examines transgender and nonbinary patient experiences and access to gender-affirming care:
A recent study in JAMA Surgery finds that most transmasculine and nonbinary patients who undergo gender-affirming mastectomies are highly satisfied with their decision years afterward. READ MORE
Rapid state law changes mean 25% of American teens now live more than four hours from the closest clinic that could provide medications and hormones, according to a recent analysis. READ MORE
This study's findings suggest that barriers to accessing primary care among transgender and nonbinary people may lead to their heavier reliance on emergency care. READ MORE
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Cancer immunotherapy drugs are currently delivered in one-size-fits-all flat doses, but a new study led by Garth Strohbehn, M.D., M.Phil., assistant professor of hematology/oncology, found that if vials intended for a single patient’s use are shared across patients, then physicians could deliver customized, weight-based doses while also significantly reducing waste and costs.
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