Visiting Professors

 
Note: All sessions are at MetroHealth Medical Center's Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research Building in Conference Room R219 unless otherwise noted.
 
Date Speaker Topic
Nov 10, 2009

Special Day and Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Joel Howell, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan
Professing Progress: Bedazzled Medicine and the Dangers of Hubris
Feb 27, 2009Edwin B. Hutchins, PhD
President, The Healthier People Network, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, The Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
The Appraisal of Health Risks
Feb 13, 2009

Special time: 10:30 - 12:00 noon
Donald Redelmeier, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
The Risk of Sudden Death with Running a Marathon
Dec 5, 2008Peter Milgrom, DDS
Professor of Dental Public Health Sciences
Director of the Northwest/Alaska Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities
University of Washington
Intergenerational Issues in Promoting Oral Health: Dental Care for Pregnant Women and Mothers [, Handout]
Aug 15, 2008Shari D. Bolen, MD, MPH
Instructor
Div. of General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Trends, Use, Effectiveness, and Safety of Diabetes and Obesity Medications [Abstract]
Jul 25, 2008Michael P. Gerardo, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Culture, Language, and Quality: Disparities in Hispanic Nursing Home Use and Care
May 9, 2008

SPECIAL TIME:
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Economics and Public Policy
Section of General Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
Patient Heterogeneity and Self-selection in Medical Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Applications to Diabetes and Prostate Cancer
Apr 25, 2008L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health
Disparities in Perceptions of the Organ Allocation System and Willingness to Donate Organs
Mar 7, 2008Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
A Mixed Methods Approach to Studying Disclosure about Prognosis in ICUs
Feb 8, 2008Julianne Manchester, PhD, MA
Adjunct Professor
Columbus State Community College
Research Analyst
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Evaluation Within Multiple Stakeholder Frameworks: Selected Studies from Community-Based Prevention, Education, and Criminal Justice
Dec 14, 2007Martha Sajatovic, MD
Professor
Professor of Psychiatry and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Treatment Adherence in Bipolar Disorder
May 22, 2007

SPECIAL DAY AND TIME: 11:30 to 1:00 pm
Frank E. Harrell, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biostatistics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Presenting Results of Regression Models to Clinicians [Abstract]
May 11, 2007

SPECIAL TIME:
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD
Director, Stroke Service
Associate Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology
Department of Neurology
University of California,San Francisco
San Francisco, California
SPECIAL TIME

The Effect of a U.S. National Institutes of Health Program of Clinical Trials on Public Health and Costs [, Handout]
Mar 16, 2007Joseph R. Calabrese, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Co-Director, Intervention & Services Research Center
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Mood Disorders Program
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Deployment Mental Health During the Global War on Terror [Presentation]
Mar 7, 2007Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Francisco
TBA
Jan 5, 2007

Directions
Henry Glick, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Health Care Systems, Wharton School
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Instititute of Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania
9-10:30 am - The Economics of Obesity [Abstract, Presentation]

10:30-noon - The Economic Analyses in Clinical TrialsPresentation]

Note: This speaker is scheduled to deliver two seminars today.
Jun 30, 2006Martin Butzlaff, MD, MPH
Vice Dean
Faculty of Medicine
Universität Witten/Herdecke
Germany
Demographic Change and Health Care Reform in Germany: Coping With a Rapidly Aging Population
May 16, 2006

Note: Special Date
Donald B. Rubin, PhD
John L. Loeb Professor of Statistics
Department of Statistics
Harvard University
The Design (versus analysis) of Observational Studies [Abstract, Handout]
May 12, 2006Mei-Po Kwan, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Geography
Ohio State University
Geocomputation for the Analysis of Access in Space and Time
Apr 21, 2006William C. Knowler, MD, DrPH
Chief, Diabetes Epidemiology
and Clinical Research Section
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
From Epidemiology to Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes [Abstract]
Mar 31, 2006

Special Time: 11:45- 1:15 pm
MHMC Board Room K107


Directions
William D. Hayes, PhD
President
Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
A Health Policy Luncheon Series

The State of Ohio`s Health: Insights from the Ohio Family Health Survey, 2002-04
Mar 17, 2006Kerry Laing Kilbridge, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Public Health Sciences
University of Virginia Health System
Measuring Prostate Cancer Outcomes Among the Underserved
Feb 24, 2006Alan R. Shapiro, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
and Emergency Medicine
New York University School of medicine
Discovering the Sentinel Case: The Role of Informatics [Abstract]
Feb 10, 2006Lisa M. Neff, MD
Fellow, Clinical Nutrition and Endocrinology
Tufts-New England Medical Center and
the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
on Aging at Tufts University
Dumping Syndrome After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Jan 27, 2006

Special Time and Place Rammelkamp Conf. Rm. R240 - 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Peter S. Tippett, MD, PhD
Chief Technology Officer, Cybertrust, Inc.
and Chief Scientist, ICSA Labs
Flat Earth Thinking in Applied Information Technology [Flyer] [Presentation]
Jan 20, 2006

NOTE SPECIAL TIME:
10:00am - 11:30 am
Jing Cheng, M.S.
PhD Candidate, Division of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Beyond Intention to Treat: Efficient Estimation of Causal Effects in Randomized Trials with Noncompliance [Abstract]
Jan 13, 2006Andrew C. Todd, PhD
Associate Professor
Community and Preventive Medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
NY, NY



Applications of X-Ray Fluorescence in Chronic Environmental Lead Toxicity
Jan 6, 2006Rhoderick N. Machekano
Division of Biostatistics
University of California, Berkeley
Empirical Bayes Approach to Controlling Familywise Error: An Application to HIV Resistance Data [Abstract]
Nov 18, 2005CancelledCancelled
Oct 21, 2005

Rammelkamp Building, Rm. R240
Scott M. Hofer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies
Pennsylvania State University
Methodological Approaches and Challenges for Understanding Aging-Related Changes

Co-sponsored by the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center
Sep 16, 2005Bendek B. Hansen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Statistics Department and
Faculty Associate
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Attributing Effects in Cluster Randomized Trials or Observational Studies: The Case of a Get-Out-The-Vote Campaign [Abstract, Presentation]
Jul 22, 2005Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of General Medicine
University of Michigan
Mixed Dementia: Emerging Concepts and Implications for Treatment and Research [Presentation]
Jul 15, 2005Kenneth S. Boockvar, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Program for Research on Serious Physical and Mental Illness
Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Bronx, New York
Outcomes of Infection in Nursing Home Residents With and Without Early Hospital Transfer [Presentation]
Jun 24, 2005Rashid Ahmed, MA, MPH
Senior Lecturer in Clinical/Community Psychology
University of Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa
Expanding Risk Research on Violence and Injury: Community Resiliency in the South African Context

Hosted by the Center for Reducing Health Disparities
May 27, 2005

Special Time: 8:30 - 9:30 am
Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, MPP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Collaborative Research Unit
Cook County Hospital and
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Illinois
African Americans and Trust in Health Care: Measurements and Determinants
Apr 29, 2005

Special Time: 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Rammelkamp Conf. Rm. R240
Suzanne M. Miller, Ph.D.
Senior Member, Population Science Division
Director, Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine Program
Director, Behavioral Research Core Facility
Director, Behavioral Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia
Monitoring vs. Blunting Styles of Coping: To See or Not to See?
Jan 28, 2005

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Research Building, 1st Floor, Room K119


Directions
Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD
Chief, Geriatrics Section
Boston Medical Center
Topics in Geriatric Medicine

Breast Cancer: The Older Woman`s Disease
Jan 14, 2005

Special time: 8:00 - 9:30 am

2nd Seminar at:
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, TT1-102
David B. Matchar, M.D.
Director, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Professor of General Internal Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Stroke Outcomes Research Program Special Seminar

Evidence-Based Coverage Policy for Stroke [Presentation]

A Policy Perspective on Stroke Prevention & TreatmentPresentation]
Dec 17, 2004CancelledCancelled
Dec 10, 2004Junfeng Sun, M.Sc.
Doctoral Candidate in Statistics
Department of Statistics
Ohio State University
Stochastic Models for Compliance Analysis [Abstract]
Nov 5, 2004Oguzhan Alagoz, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Operations
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Optimal Policies for the Acceptance of Living- and Cadaveric-Donor Livers: A Markov Decision Processes (MDP) Approach [Abstract]
Oct 22, 2004

Special Time:
8:45 - 10:00 am
Michael A. Posner, M.S.
Doctoral Candidate in Biostatistics
School of Public Health and
Statistical Manager
Data Coordinating Center
Boston University
Expanding Propensity Scores: Polychotomous Outcomes, Sample Selection, and Incorrect Model Specification [Abstract, Presentation]
Oct 8, 2004Adrian H. Zai, MD, PhD
Medical Informatics Fellow
MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Harvard Medical School
Laboratory of Computer Science
Massachusetts General Hospital
Using Computerized Registries in Diabetes [Abstract, Presentation]
Sep 10, 2004Rebecca Boxer, M.D.
Geriatrics Fellow and Research Associate
Center on Aging
University of Connecticut
Frailty and Congestive Heart Failure: Defining the Role of Androgens
Jul 16, 2004Diane L. Bechel, DrPH, MHSA
Pharmacy Benefits Manager
Six Sigma Leader, Healthcare Management
Ford Motor Company Headquarters
Dearborn, Michigan
The Business Case: Can High Quality Care "Pay Off"? [Presentation, Handout]
Jun 18, 2004Kenneth S. Thompson, M.D
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Public Health
Dept. of Community & Behav. Health Sciences
University of Pittsburgh


Medical Director
Institute for Public Health & Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Re-Development Medicine: Lessons from Post De-Industrial Cities
Apr 26, 2004

Monday
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Qianyu Dang, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Biostatistics
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Special Methods Seminar

Longitudinal Data Analysis in Behavioral Medicine Studies [Abstract]
Apr 23, 2004Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Sociology
Director, Div. of Community Medicine
University of New Mexico
Global Trade and Public Health
Jan 30, 2004J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of Washington
Improving Access: Unlocking the Door to Organ Donation
Jan 23, 2004Bruce Spitz, President
Spitz Consulting Group
Waltham, Massachusetts
Visiting Professor Seminar

When Health Policy is the Problem
Jan 9, 2004

Business Services Building, Room K107
MetroHealth Medical Center
Mark Duggan, PhD
Associate Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
Visiting Professor Seminar

Does Medicaid Pay Too Much for Prescription Drugs, and Why? A Case Study of Atypical Anti-Psychotics*

*Sponsored, in part, by the Walter Nord Foundation
Jan 5, 2004

1st Seminar
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Neurology Grand Rounds
Bunts Auditorium
Old Education Building--TT
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2nd Seminar
12:00- 1:00pm
5th Floor Conference Room, Hanna House
University Hospitals


Directions
Larry B. Goldstein, MD
Professor of Medicine (Neurology)
Director, Duke Center for Cerebrovascular Disease
Head, Stroke Policy Program
Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Duke University
Stroke Outcomes Research Program

1st Seminar -
Translational Research: Can Common Drugs Affect Post-Stroke Recovery?

2nd Seminar -
Beyond Clinical Trials: Improving Stroke Outcomes
Dec 12, 2003Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD
Professor and Director
Center for Injury Research and Policy
Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland
Visiting Professor Seminar

Trauma Systems and Trauma Outcomes Research
Nov 14, 2003Leonard M. Pogach, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
Director, VA New Jersey Healthcare System
HSR Center for Healthcare Knowledge Management
VA National Program Director, Diabetes
Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey
New Jersey Medical School
AHRQ`s Preventive Quality Indicators for Diabetes: Should They Be Implemented?
Sep 11, 2003

12:00-1:00
Scott Auditorium
MetroHealth Medical Center
Maureen T. Connelly, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Co-Director, Harvard Vangard Menopause Consultation Service
Boston, Massachusetts
Visiting Professor Seminar

Managing Menopause After the Women`s Health Initiative: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice
Aug 22, 2003

8:00-9:30
1st Floor, Room K101
Building Services Building
MetroHealth Medical Center


Directions
Pamela W. Duncan, Ph.D., FAPTA
Professor,
Department of Health Services Administration
College of Health Professions
Director, Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies
Director, VA Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Center of Excellence
University of Florida
Stroke Outcomes Research Program Special Seminar

"Does Post-Acute Stroke Care Really Matter?" [Presentation, Bibliography]
Aug 21, 2003

Thursday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Education Bldg, Room TT1-100
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation


Directions
Pamela W. Duncan, Ph.D., FAPTA
Professor,
Department of Health Services Administration
College of Health Professions
Director, Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies
Director, VA Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Center of Excellence
University of Florida
Stroke Outcomes Research Program Special Seminar

"Measuring Stroke Outcomes" [Presentation, Handout, Bibliography]
Apr 17, 2003

12:00-1:00
Department of Medicine
Ramelkamp Visiting Professor,
Scott Auditorium,
MetroHealth Medical Center
Robert L. Kane, M.D.
Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging
University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
Visiting Professor Seminar

Meeting the Chronic Disease Challenge.
Mar 13, 2003

Thursday, 12:00-1:00
Department of Medicine
Ramelkamp Visiting Professor,
Scott Auditorium,
MetroHealth Medical Center
John B. Wong, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics & Telemedicine
New England Medical Center
Visiting Professor Seminar

Hepatits C: An Emerging Epidemic? A Decision Analytic Perspective
Mar 12, 2003

Wednesday, 12:00-1:00
Rammelkamp, Room R-170
MetroHealth Medical Center
John B. Wong, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics & Telemedicine
New England Medical Center
Visiting Professor Seminar

Hepatits C: An Emerging Epidemic? A Decision Analytic Perspective
May 16, 2002

Thursday, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Rammelkamp, R170,
MetroHealth Medical Center
Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology,
and Health Policy and Management
The Johns Hopkins University
Schools of Medicine and Hygiene and Public Health
Visiting Professor Seminar

Health Disparities and Chronic Kidney Disease
Apr 26, 2002George J. Stukenborg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Health Services Research & Outcomes Evaluation
Department of Health Evaluation Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Visiting Professor Seminar

Predicting Influenza Attributable Rehospitalization [Abstract, Presentation]
Feb 28, 2002

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Scott Auditorium,
MetroHealth Medical Center
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Director
Center for Outcomes & Effectiveness Research
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Rockville, Maryland
Visiting Professor Seminar

Inequality in Quality: Disparities in Care Associated with Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Position [Presentation]
Feb 22, 2002Stephen Birch, Ph.D.
Professor
Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Visiting Professor Seminar

The Role of Economic Evaluation in Health Policy
Feb 15, 2002George J. Stukenborg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Health Services Research & Outcomes Evaluation
Department of Health Evaluation Sciences
University of Virginia
Visiting Professor Seminar

Hospital Mortality Risk Adjustment for Comorbid Disease [Presentation]
Dec 12, 2001Mark V. Williams, M.D., FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University
School of Medicine
Visiting Professor Seminar

"An Update on Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine"

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