December 7, 2018
U-M Heads to the 2018 Conference on Practice Improvement
Department faculty are descending on Tampa, Fla. this week for the annual Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement.
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November 29, 2018
Evidence-Based Medicine in Residency Education
Dr. Heidelbaugh and colleagues find that residency programs should develop and implement interventions in order to inspire a positive culture surrounding evidence-based medicine.
November 29, 2018
McKee speaks to Reuters on the the invisible cost of hearing loss
November 20, 2018
New Research: Pregnant smokers shown to be more open to tobacco screening than their providers, according to a new qualitative study
Cotinine testing to screen for smoking is not standard clinical practice. But could it be a gateway to quitting? Or could it alienate vulnerable patients--like low income pregnant women--and risk damaging doctor-patient communication? Answers emerge from interview and focus group research, led by Katherine Gold.
November 2, 2018
Access in Med Ed: Identifying barriers to subspecialities for deaf and hard of hearing medical students
A new paper, from Lisa M. Meeks Ph.D., M.A., clinical lecturer, provides one of the first case studies of how deaf and hard of hearing medical students navigate rotations in subspecialties.
October 23, 2018
U-M Family Medicine lead discussions during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month ( NDEAM ). Marking this month, several U-M Family Medicine faculty members will be leading online and in-person discussions on disability access in the health sciences and medical professions.
October 18, 2018
Celebrating Quality Improvement
October is designated as Quality Month by the National Association for Health Care Quality. Michigan Medicine celebrates this with a conference and poster session every October.
October 12, 2018
Elite AAFP Award Presented to Dr. Blaszczak
Co-chief resident, Dr. Julie Blaszczak is presented the 2018 AAFP Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education at the Family Medicine Experience conference yesterday.
October 9, 2018
Special issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating mixed methodologies in migration studies
Several members of the Department of Family Medicine play key leadership roles in the journal, including Co-Editor Michael D. Fetters, Managing Editor Satoko Motohara, Media Editor Timothy Guetterman, and Co-Founding Editor John Creswell.
October 1, 2018
Recruitment opens for second year of integrative oncology training program
The goal of the NCI-funded Integrative Oncology (IO) Scholars training program is to train one hundred oncology leaders in the rigorous evaluation and integration of complementary therapies in cancer care. The program is led by Suzanna Zick.
September 24, 2018
New Research: Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person programs for weight loss
Starting in January 2019, many health plans in Michigan will begin covering access to online diabetes prevention programs. A new trial, co-authored by Caroline Richardson, is one of the first to assess weight outcomes in an online diabetes prevention program in comparison to in-person delivery of such a program. The study was published in the
September 20, 2018
A New Basketball Team on Campus
Players walked and rolled in to join Dr. Okanlami on the court and in his mission to bring adaptive sports to U-M.
September 20, 2018
Buis pens Detroit Free Press op ed on Medicare Advantage coverage of low cost health technology
Assistant professor Lorraine Buis calls for pragmatic coverage of home blood pressure monitors in Medicare Advantage plans, which could save almost $150 per patient, per year.
September 17, 2018
Family medicine faculty advocate for more effective "partner" treatment for STDs
CDC-recommended “expedited partner therapy” can get antibiotics to partners of infected people quickly, but the treatment is underutilized across the United States. A new paper from Cornelius Jamison and Tammy Chang, in the American Journal of Public Health, describe the barriers.
September 4, 2018
New Research Funding: Dr. Golfo K. Tzilos Wernette receives R01 grant
The five-year research project grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institutes of Health will power Dr. Tzilos Wernette's research in the reduction of sexually transmitted infections and substance use during pregnancy, using a mobile- and computer-based intervention.
September 1, 2018
New Research: Medicaid Expansion Improves Access to Family Planning
A new survey from Tammy Chang and colleagues at the University of Michigan finds that one-third of women of reproductive age enrolled in the Michigan expansion reported improved access to birth control and family planning services.
August 14, 2018
New Research Funding: Dr. Timothy Guetterman receives K01 research career development grant
The three-year research training career development grant from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health will fund Dr. Guetterman’s ongoing research on the use of virtual human technology in medical communication and empathy training.
August 14, 2018
Physician Mental Health – Dr. Gold Appears in New Documentary Film
Her current research on the rate of suicide among physicians will help to make lasting change.
August 14, 2018
New Publication: A new review of research on the health of adults with hearing loss
What is the current state of research on adults with hearing loss? A new paper in the Disability and Health Journal provides a review and outlines current and potential strategies to address key issues.