Thursday, November 10, 2016

Enhancing Collaboration to Improve the Success of Cross-disciplinary Science


Kara L. Hall, PhD
Director, Science of Team Science
Director, Theories Initiative
National Cancer Institute

Wednesday, December 7, 2016; Noon – 1:00pm; Holden Auditorium

2017-2019 MT-DIRC Fellowship Application

Attached you’ll find the applications for the MT-DIRC 2017 cohort. These are also now available on the MT-DIRC website as well. Please email me if you have any questions. Please pass along to any interested colleagues as well.

Thanks!
Maggie Padek, MPH, MSW
MT-DIRC Program Coordinator
Prevention Research Center
Washington University in St. Louis
Hillman Hall 232B

Website: www.mtdirc.org

Join us for the next CMHSR Seminar on November 16th

Please join us for the next CMHSR Seminar, November 16th from 4-5 pm. Dean Mary McKay will present
"Collaborative scaling up of evidence-based child behavioral health interventions in low-resource public settings."  Please see attached flyer for more information.

Date: November 16th, 2016
Time: 4 pm-5pm
Place: Hillman Hall, Room 120

Please RSVP to:  Stacey.mccrary@wustl.edu




Monday, August 22, 2016

Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research Call for Papers

Additional Information:
http://www.aspph.org/frontiers-in-public-health-services-systems-research-call-for-papers/

Description:
2017 STUDENT SPECIAL ISSUE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research announces its first special student issue to be published in spring 2017. A peer-reviewed electronic journal, Frontiers features articles that present findings from an ongoing or recently completed empirical study or quality improvement project. Paper topics appropriate for Frontiers answer research questions about the organization, financing, and/or delivery of public health services; the structure, operation, and/or management of public health delivery systems; the application of quality improvement methods in public health settings; and/or the impact of these endeavors on population health. Findings should have the potential to guide future public health practice, health policy, and/or research.
The student special issue will be a peer-reviewed collection of manuscripts with student first authors and will be published in Spring 2017.
The manuscript selected as the most outstanding by the editorial board will be the lead article of the issue and awarded the 2017 Frontiers in Public Health Services & Systems Research Top Student Paper.



AHRQ Research Summit on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

Additional Information:
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-diagnostic-safety.html?utm_source=AHRQ&utm_medium=EN-1&utm_term=&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=AHRQ_EN8_9_2016

Description:
Date: September 28, 2016, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Location:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Most patients will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, according to the AHRQ-sponsored report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, published by the National Academies of Medicine in September 2015. These errors occur in all settings of care, contribute to about 10 percent of patient deaths, and are the primary reason for medical liability claims. Substantial effort is needed to identify research priorities, including how to measure and reduce diagnostic errors, and ensure this information is integrated into practice, where it will translate meaningful benefits for patients. This interactive meeting will explore the state of the science of diagnosis in health care and discuss ways AHRQ and other stakeholders can contribute to a collaborative approach to improving diagnostic performance, as well as identify the research and evidence, tools and training, and data and measures that are needed to improve diagnostic performance.

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

Additional Information:
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/index.html?utm_source=AHRQ&utm_medium=EN&utm_term=&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=AHRQ_CACB_2016

Description:
This Care Affordability chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). This chartbook includes a summary of quality and disparities across measures of care affordability from the QDR and figures illustrating select measures of care affordability. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.

Friday, July 8, 2016

9th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health

Additional Information:
http://diconference.academyhealth.org/home

Description:
We are accepting abstract submissions through August 4th for the 9th Annual Conference, which will take place on December 14-15, 2016 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. A forum for discussing the science of dissemination and implementation, the 9th Annual Conference aims to grow the research base by bridging the gap between evidence, practice, and policy in health and medicine.
The abstract solicitation and conference structure have been designed to focus our thinking and discussion on the highest priorities for dissemination and implementation science now and in the future to help optimize health and health care in the U.S. and elsewhere. Given the breadth of the field and the importance of maximizing opportunities for participants to follow consistent themes throughout the concurrent sessions of the meeting, we are including nine thematic tracks to organize the conference agenda.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities 2016

Additional Information:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/about-niddk/strategic-plans-reports/Pages/NIDDK-recent-advances-emerging-opportunities-2016.aspx

Description:
The publication, NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities, is a document that the NIDDK has issued annually since 2001. It is a compendium that highlights examples of the many research advances published by NIDDK-funded scientists and their colleagues in the most recent fiscal year, along with the technologies that made these achievements possible. Thus, most of the research findings described in the January 2016 compendium were published in fiscal year 2015. In addition to research advances, the compendium includes:
  • "Stories of Discovery," which trace research progress in specific areas over a much longer period of time; 
  • "Scientific Presentations," which have been made by eminent researchers during 2015; and
  • "Patient Profiles," which recount the personal stories of several patients whose lives have been adversely affected by disease.
This publication is one means of conveying the important accomplishments that have resulted from NIDDK-funded research, as well as the enormous promise this research holds for the future. The examples given here are representative of the much larger and more diverse research portfolio funded by the NIDDK. This compendium is a web-based publication, which is also presented to the NIDDK's National Advisory Council in printed form each January or February.

Friday, June 3, 2016

Changing Practice: How to Understand and Address Social Factors that Shape Child Health

Additional Information:
https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=y37k7jd1yv92&campaign=x7fp1ahfuzg

Description:
June 08, 2016; 11:00am to 12:00pm Central Daylight Time
 

2015–2016 IRP Webinar Series

Additional Information:
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/media/webinars.htm#june2016

Description:

June 8, 2016, 1:00–2:00pm CDT

Reigster Now Button How Economic and Social Disadvantage Affects Health and Life Opportunities
Featuring Geoffrey Swain, Sheri Johnson, and Katie Ports
Register Now | Add to Calendar (iCal file)
In this webinar, the presenters will discuss how economic and social disadvantages are associated with worse health outcomes over the life course. The presentations will focus on:
  • How individual- and community-level deprivation and chronic, unmitigated stress affects health in different stages of the life course
  • Perceived discrimination among young adult expectant parents
  • The effects of adverse childhood experiences on long-term health outcomes

9th Annual American Indian Justice Conference

Additional Information:
https://www.ncjtc.org/CONF/AIJC/Pages/default.aspx

Description:
June 15-16, 2016 | Tucson, AZ
June 14, 2016 | Pre-Conference
Conference hosted by Pascua Yaqui Tribe
​ Enhance your ability to combat alcohol and drug abuse in your tribal community. Recognize how trauma impacts drug and alcohol abuse in tribal communities. Identify current trends and best practices for tribal justice systems to strengthen multi-disciplinary approaches to healing and justice. Four disciplinary tracks of training are being offered:  alcohol and substance abuse, tribal justice strategic planning, tribal courts, and tribal probation.
Conference topics include:
  • Transmission of maladaptive coping through epigenetics
  • Sentencing alternatives - looking beyond incarceration
  • Traditional approaches to adjudication
  • Theory, assessment and treatment of complex trauma
  • Drug identification and recognition to support tribal justice

APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition

Additional Information:
http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual

Description:
Call for Abstracts
Become an important part of APHA 2016

Friday, May 27, 2016

AUCD 2016 Conference, Navigating Change, Building Our Future Together

Additional Information:
https://www.aucd.org/conference/meetings/register.cfm?id=247

Description:
Proposal Deadline: Monday, June 20th: There will be NO extensions. 
Notifications of acceptance: August, 2016

This call for proposals includes submissions for concurrent and poster presentations.  Read more about the format and requirements for each event here, especially noting the revamped poster formats. Remember that all information presented during the AUCD Conference must adhere to AUCD conference presentation accessibility guidelines.
Upon submission of your application (below) you will receive an automatic receipt to acknowledge that AUCD has received your information.  There are two steps to confirm your submission. If you do not receive a receipt, your submission was not received by AUCD.  Keep this receipt for your records.
Questions regarding the AUCD 2016 Conference should be directed to Crystal Pariseau or Laura Martin at AUCD.

National Health Equity Research Webcast

Additional Information:
http://sph.unc.edu/mhp/nat-health-equity-research-webcast/

Description: 
Registration is now open for the 22nd National Health Equity Research Webcast! Registration is free. You may register for individual or group participation, either as part of our live studio audience on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus, or remotely via the web.

Register now

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016, 1:30-4 pm

Political Power, Policy and Health Equity

In its 22nd year, the National Health Equity Research Webcast, hosted by the Gillings School of Global Public Health in partnership with campus units will focus on political power, policy and health equity.
Speakers will discuss importance of policy for advancing health equity, importance of political power for policy development & implementation, and factors that influence distribution of political power such as: public relations, media and lobbying, partisan voter redistricting, voter disqualification, accessibility of polling times & places, handling of absentee and provisional ballots; and vote counting irregularities.
The live broadcast will be aired on June 7th from 1:30 to 4:00PM from the Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium in the School of Social Work. The webcast will feature a moderated panel of three nationally recognized researchers and practitioners.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Call for Abstracts: Building for Health and Wellbeing: Structures. Cities. Systems

Additional Information:
http://www.acsa-arch.org/programs-events/conferences/fall-conference/2016-fall-conference/call-for-abstracts

Description:
Building for Health and Well-Being: Structures.Cities.Systems
2016 ACSA / ASPPH Fall Conference

September 22-24, 2016 | Honolulu, HI
Host School: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Co-chairs: Sara Jensen Carr, University of Hawaii at Manoa
                  Billie Faircloth, KieranTimberlake
                  Howard Frumkin, University of Washington
 


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 2016 Fall Conference co-chairs invite abstract submissions from the ACSA and ASPPH communities, as well as non-member practitioners and faculty that address the range of topics related to built environment and human health. Following are the topic areas to select from when creating and submitting your abstracts, along with optional 5 images

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Integrating Health and Human Services in Rural Communities

Additional Information:
https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/webinars/services-integration?utm_source=rhihubwebinar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=webinar041416

Description:
The Rural Health Information Hub and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis will introduce a new Rural Services Integration Toolkit designed to help rural communities improve access to health and human services. Developed by NORC on behalf of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), the toolkit identifies model programs and resources that will benefit rural communities seeking to implement services integration programs. A key focus area of the toolkit is to provide best practices for implementing services integration programs that support children and families living in poverty in rural communities. This webinar will feature two examples of successful programs funded by FORHP, including lessons learned. 

New Voices in Global Health 2016

Additional Information:
http://www.worldhealthsummit.org/the-summit/call-for-abstracts.html


Description:
The New Voices in Global Health (NVGH) initiative promotes the active participation of young scientists in the World Health Summit (WHS). It is supported by the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies. The NVGH is aimed at empowering research, policy and advocacy initiatives among future leaders in global health, who are invited to send in abstracts of their scientific work and ideas.

Selected candidates will present their work in a special poster exhibition, thus playing an active role in the WHS. Abstracts will be published digitally at www.worldhealthsummit.org.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

2nd Annual Research Symposium and Poster Session

Additional Information:
http://pdrc.wustl.edu/News_Events 

Description:
Save Thursday, April 7, 2016 for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine’s 2nd Annual Pediatric Diabetes Research Consortium Symposium and Poster Session. Please click here for information from 2015 PDRC Symposium.
The PDRC invites all who participate in diabetes-related research to present their work at a special poster session to be held during the PDRC Research Symposium.
The symposium and poster session will be held at the Washington University School of Medicine's Eric P Newman Education Center.
We hope that you will attend and support the Pediatric Diabetes Research Center. Please feel free to forward this information to your peers. We look forward to seeing you at the symposium!

Monday, February 22, 2016

2016 National Tribal Public Health Summit

Additional Information:
http://www.nihb.org/communications/tphs_2016_register.php

Description:
All persons attending any component of the NIHB National Tribal Public Health Summit must register for the Summit. Presenters and exhibitors arenot exempt from registration and registration fees.
Summit registration is ONLY for those who wish to attend the Summit activities. There are no partial or event-specific registrations available for the Summit. So persons only able to attend a portion of the Summit must still register and pay the entire fee amount.
A single registration will provide the following to a single person: one Summit packet, admittance to all Summit activities (including the opening reception, plenary sessions, local host activities, exhibit hall and marketplace, Summit breakout sessions), and namebadge.
NIHB utilizes an online registration process, and will process payments for registration fees online as well. NIHB will also accepted mailed checks for registration fees. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH OR FAX COPIES OF CHECKS FOR REGISTRATION. NIHB will not invoice for registration and Purchase Orders will not be accepted in lieu of payment.
It is important to respond to all questions in the registration form in order to expedite the registration and confirmation process. Please know how you are going to pay for the registration fees before beginning the registration form.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Minority Health Conference

Additional Information:
http://minorityhealth.web.unc.edu/

Description:
This year the conference will celebrate its 37th year on February 26, 2016 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The 2016 theme is “In Solidarity: The Role of Public Health in Social Justice” and will explore the intersection of public health and social justice work. The conference will highlight opportunities for public health researchers and practitioners and social justice advocates to learn from each other to identify best practices for prioritizing minority health and fostering inclusive strategies for change. In addition to keynote lectures and breakout sessions, the 37th annual conference will be the first to feature an interactive skill-building workshop for participants. Join us in Chapel Hill for the conference or online for the William T. Small Jr. keynote lecture webcast.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo Call for Abstracts

Additional Information:
https://apha.confex.com/apha/144am/oasys.epl?_ga=1.151058047.771650293.1447092984

Description:
The American Public Health Association is now accepting abstracts for the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo.
The theme of the meeting is Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health issues.

General Information

Submission Deadline — Abstracts are due between Feb. 22-26. See the list of components below for specific deadlines. Deadlines will not be extended.
Abstract Notification — Presenters will be notified via email of abstract status on Wed. June 1, 2016. Please make sure your email address is correct and up-to-date.
Registration and Membership — You do not have to be an APHA member to submit an abstract. However, if your abstract is accepted for presentation, the presenting author MUST become an APHA Individual member and MUST register for the Annual Meeting by the pre-registration deadline (membership does not apply to Faculty of APHA Learning Institutes or Speakers of invited sessions).
Author Disclaimer — Opinions expressed by a speaker represent only the opinions of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the American Public Health Association.
Penalties — Presenters who fail to show up for their scheduled presentations without notifying the program planner of cancellation will not be permitted to present papers or posters at any APHA-sponsored meeting for two years following the "no-show."
Publication Embargo — Abstracts submitted and accepted for the APHA Annual Meeting may not be presented at any other meeting or published prior to Mon. Oct. 31, 2016. For information on publishing in the American Journal of Public Health following the Annual Meeting please log on to http://ajph.aphapublications.org/.
Session Types — Three types of sessions are presented at the Annual Meeting; Oral, Poster and Roundtable. Please note there are a limited number of roundtable sessions available. Individuals may submit as either an Oral or Poster or indicate "no preference." Oral presentations will be placed in either the formal theater style session or a roundtable session. For more information about each session type visit About the Annual Meeting.
Standard AV — All oral scientific session rooms are equipped with an LCD projector, computer and screen. Internet and video capabilities are NOT included. See information about the Technology Theater and the Film Festival below for sessions dependent on Internet access or additional equipment/technology.