All Articles on Health

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  Patient partners: A missing ingredient at conferences?

  Starette Canada, a patient partner, shares her experience attending a recent academic conference and highlights gaps that remain in patient engagement
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  KPWHRI research highlighted at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting

  At the annual meeting, held in Seattle, several KPWHRI researchers shared recent study findings.
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  Some adolescents are more likely to use patient portal than others

  A new study aims to understand trends in digital care communication among teens
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  Better tools for assessing substance use disorder

  A study finds that a simple checklist developed at KPWHRI does well at measuring symptoms of substance use disorder.
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  Improving and advancing mental health care

  KPWHRI researchers are contributing to better mental health care for people nationwide.
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  15 tips for cutting back on alcohol

  Want to make positive, healthy changes in your drinking? KPWHRI experts have a free booklet with helpful advice for that.
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  What motivates Yates Coley’s work to build equitable prediction models?

  Their work contributes to improved quality of care and better understanding of patients’ needs.