The mission of the Institute for Healthcare Studies at the Feinberg School of Medicine is to be the home for health services and outcomes research by coordinating, originating, and promoting, inter-disciplinary, multi-departmental research and education for the purpose of improving safety, quality, equity, effectiveness and policy of healthcare.
—Jane L. Holl, MD Mph Director of the Institute for Healthcare Studies
News and Highlights
Dr. Rahul Khare gave Fox News viewers some tips on avoiding winter-related injuries and staying out of the ER during Chicago's coldest months. Read the interview here. Watch more, courtesy MyFoxChicago.com.
Northwestern University has approved promotion for the following Institute for Healthcare Studies Faculty: Dorothy Dunlop, PhD, to the rank of Professor of Medicine Donna Woods, PhD, to the rank of Research Associate Professor Congratulations and best wishes for continued success!
Ann Borders, MD, MSC, talks about chronic stress during pregnancy on Fox News.
Dr. Jane Holl, Director of the Institute of Healthcare Studies, recently appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to talk about The National Children's Study. Watch her interview via WTTW.
Centers
Several members of the Chronic Disease Care and Outcomes Center have collaborated with fellow faculty in the Institute for Healthcare Studies on a soon-to-be-published article in Pediatrics. Authors Min-Woong Sohn, Elissa Oh, Laura Amsden, and Jane Holl found that when mothers are on welfare work, their children are less likely to be vaccinated on time. Read more at Reuters.com.
Both WTTW's Chicago Tonight and the Chicago Sun-Times recently highlighted the report "A Profile of Health and Health Resources within Chicago’s 77 Communities." This study, conducted by Juliet Yonek, MPH and Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD examines the disparities of health resources throughout Chicago, and concludes that South and Southwest sides have the poorest health and resources in the city, especially in terms of breast cancer, HIV and other health issues. “We need to be thinking about how we are allocating our limited health care resources. I think if we hit the areas where there’s greatest need, where we know we can have a big impact, we can begin to see improvements over time in the health status of Chicago’s citizens and hopefully reduce the disparities that we know are very pervasive along the way," said Dr. Hasnain-Wynia, Director of the Center for Health Equity.
Still making headlines, Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Maternal-Child Healthcare, is publishing new research about food allergy prevalence and distribution; her report is discussed in the opening segment of the Colbert Report. Watch via ColbertNation.com. For more informtaion, view Dr. Gupta's Newshour interview via PBS or watch Chicago Tonight below, via WTTW.
Donna Woods, EdM PhD, Director of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Saftey Innovation, and a team of Co-Investigators at Northwestern were awarded one of the CHIPRA Pediatric Measures - Center of Excellence grants in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Medical Center (PI), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This research team included faculty from the Institute of Healthcare Studies, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Hospital Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, and Maternal Fetal Medicine. Here is Dr. Woods' extraordinary team of Co-Investigators: Jane Holl, MD, MPH, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD, Steve Persell, MD, Jin-Shei Lai, PhD, David Cella, PhD, Elizabeth Hahn, MA, Susan Magasi, PhD, Nan Rothrock, PhD, Mark Williams, MD, Susanna McColley, MD, Bill Grobman, MD MBA.
Larry Mannheim, PhD of the Health Economics Center, published an article on the impact of Medicare's prospective payment system for inpatient rehabilitation facilities on stroke patient outcomes. Find it on PubMed: 20068431.
EDUCATION
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety 2012 Summer Admission: March 30, 2012
Health Services and Outcomes Research 2012 Summer and Fall Admission: March 30, 2012
RESEARCH
Dr. Rahul Khare is the independant investigator on "Improving ED Quality and Safety by Enhancing Operations and Quality Management," which focuses on improving the care for patients coming to the Emergency Department (ED) with time-sensitive diseases. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Donna Woods EdM PhD,Director of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety Innovation and Daniela Ladner MD MPH, Director of NU Transplant Outcomes Research Collaboration are co-investigators on a study that builds on the strength of two unique collaborations: "Patient Safety System Improvements in Living Donor Liver Transplantation." Funded by National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Dieseases.
Jane Holl, MD MPH, Director of the Institute of Healthcare Studies, is the Principal Investiagtor for "Child Asthma Care Utilization: Role of Maternal Work, Welfare, and Source of Care," a study that seeks to understand the role of maternal work and welfare status and the role of the primary care provider site on the healthcare utilization of low-income, young children with asthma -- the leading childhood chronic illness in the United States. Funded by National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. More >
COLLABORATION
Recently, the Institute of Healthcare Studies has fostered collaborations with the Northwestern Memorial Hospital, AETNA, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Children's Study, the National Institutes of Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More >
We welcome you to check back often for news and upcoming presentations, conferences and workshops.
Director of the Institute for Healthcare Studies, recently spoke with WGN-TV about the National Children's Study, which will begin enrolling pregnant or soon to be pregnant Chicago-area women in the study. The goal of the Study is to improve the health and well-being of children and contribute to understanding the role various factors have on health and disease. "By participating in this study, women and their families can really contribute to understanding and improving the health of children in their neighborhoods and across the United States," said Dr. Holl. Read more at WGN.
Jane L. Holl, MD MPH Director Institute for Healthcare Studies
Institute for Healthcare Studies Seminar Series
Every Thursday from 12:00pm – 1:00pm Wieboldt Hall 339 E. Chicago Avenue Room 421
February 2nd, 2012
Social and Health Disparities of Hispanics/Latinos: Results from the Illinois Hispanic Community Health Study
Aida Giachello, PhD, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
February 9th, 2012
Outcomes in Muscoskeletal Disorders
Dan Riddle, PT, PhD, Otto D. Payton Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Allied Health Professions
The Institute for Healthcare Studies recently placed second in participation for this year's United Way Campaign, with 51% of the department participating. This year, the Northwestern community raised $288,232 for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Special thanks go to our Campaign Managers Emily Arntson and Rachel Thompson.
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