Dr. Heather Johnson was recently featured in a local news story on “masked hypertension,” a condition where blood pressure readings are normal when they are measured at the doctor’s office, but are actually high in non-clinical settings due to stressful or fast-paced daily living. Masked hypertension is the opposite of “white coat hypertension,” where anxiety… Read more »
Dr. Maureen Smith was recently awarded a 4-year grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to support a Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ)-sponsored effort in collaboration with the Collaborative Center for Health Equity (CCHE) to measure and publicly report disparities in the quality of care for health systems across the state of Wisconsin. While Wisconsin… Read more »
Dr. Heidi Brown is testing a new program, “Mind Over Matter,” to reduce or prevent incontinence in women in Wisconsin. Fecal and urinary incontinence are common issues affecting women, but they are rarely discussed. The Mind Over Matter program will recruit 120 women in south and central Wisconsin who will be randomly assigned to receive… Read more »
Dr. Christie Bartels is conducting a year-long study on how to help patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis quit smoking. She is using a novel approach of not only asking health care providers for their thoughts, but also seeking patient input through focus groups on the best way to reach patients who smoke to help… Read more »
HealthExperiencesUSA.org, a website created by Drs. Nancy Pandhi and Rachel Grob in partnership with DIPEx International to elevate the patient voice in American health care, was recently featured in a news story by News 3/Channel 3000. The story discusses how the website can be a helpful resource for young adults with depression by helping them… Read more »
Dr. Heidi Brown has launched a study to test the effectiveness of an educational program, “Mind Over Matter,” that explores the causes, prevention, and treatment of fecal and urinary incontinence in women. As many as 60% of women above the age of 55 have one of the two types of incontinence, and Dr. Brown’s study… Read more »
Dr. Jennifer Weiss has been named one of 18 Future Leaders by the American Gastroenterological Association. The Future Leaders program was created in 2015 to identify early career gastroneterologists who have the potential to make a significant impact on the specialty. During the year-long program, participants will receive leadership training and work closely with mentors from… Read more »
A team of investigators that includes Dr. Elizabeth Cox recently received funding from AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop and implement new children’s quality measures for asthma and sickle cell disease. The project is funded under the Pediatric Quality Measures Program, and will be used by state Medicaid and Children’s Health… Read more »
Several new patient and stakeholder engagement resources created by partners of the UW-ICTR Community Academics Partnerships program are now available on HIPxChange. The new resources include an interactive online training on deeply engaging patients with a mix and match of methods, a roadmap and materials for engaging hard-to-reach patient stakeholders, and workshop videos & materials on… Read more »
Dr. Heidi Brown was recently awarded $100,000 over two years from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to test the effectiveness of a community-based continence promotion program called “Mind Over Matter; Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder.” Bladder and bowel incontinence affects over 60% of older women and increases their risk of injuries, depression, and hospitalization, but most women… Read more »