Study participants and researchers involved with the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study, including Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH, were featured in a story looking at the many ways ACT has helped lead the way on dementia prevention.
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A study co-led by Kaiser Permanente Washington practice facilitator Amy Lee, MPH, and KPWHRI researcher Jennifer Bobb, PhD, found that a new approach to integrating alcohol-related care into primary care increased screening and brief preventive counseling for unhealthy alcohol use.
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KPWHRI’s Center for Community Health and Evaluation independently evaluated an intervention using text messaging and fotonovelas to increase the return of home-mailed colorectal cancer screening tests, helping clinical partners refine their outreach approach.
Nora Henrikson, PhD, MPH, led a systematic review that helped inform a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on skin cancer screening.
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A new study led by Susan Shortreed, PhD, found that using more complex models for predicting suicide risk did not significantly improve performance. Simpler models are easier to explain and use in clinical settings.
Researchers at KPWHRI will provide clinical expertise and consulting to a project with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Sentinel Innovation Center that aims to develop new methodology for extracting information from electronic health record data to support drug safety.
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A new study led by Senior Biostatistics Investigator Susan Shortreed, PhD, found that using more complex models for predicting suicide risk did not significantly improve performance. Simpler models are easier to explain and use in clinical settings.
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New research coauthored by KPWHRI Affiliate Investigator Rachel Winer, PhD, MPH, and Senior Investigator Beverly Green, MD, MPH, found that mailing home testing kits to patients due to receive cervical cancer screening was a cost-effective way to increase screening uptake.
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Green’s commentary in Cancer discussed interventions for decreasing defensive information processing, which research shows to be an important factor affecting whether patients complete recommended colon cancer screening.
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A study led by Kaiser Permanente Washington Practice Facilitator Amy Lee, MPH, and KPWHRI Associate Biostatistics Investigator Jennifer Bobb, PhD, found that a new approach to integrating alcohol-related care into primary care increased screening and brief preventive counseling for unhealthy alcohol use.
Senior Investigator Paula Lozano, MD, MPH, gave a presentation on learning health systems and lessons learned from the response to COVID-19.
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A study led by Kaiser Permanente Washington practice facilitator Amy Lee, MPH, and KPWHRI researcher Jennifer Bobb, PhD, found that a new approach to integrating alcohol-related care into primary care increased screening and brief preventive counseling for unhealthy alcohol use.
Read the commentary.
Green’s commentary in Cancer discussed interventions for decreasing defensive information processing, which research shows to be an important factor affecting whether patients complete recommended colon cancer screening.
Read the paper.
In a new study in Obesity, led by KPWHRI researcher David Arterburn, MD, MPH, multidisciplinary teams identified and prioritized barriers to shared decision-making around bariatric surgery faced by 2 health systems to help guide implementation.
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