Center for Health Care Research & Policy

HSR Seminar Archive

Jan-Jun 2003 Jul-Dec 2002 Jan-Jun 2002 Jul-Dec 2001

DATE	SPEAKER	TOPIC
July 6, 2001	Ronald Flauto, D.O. Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Primary Care of Diabetic Dialysis Patients: Study Introduction
July 13, 2001	Jennifer Drake, M.S., R.D. Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Diet Monotony as a Predictor of Nutritional Intake
August 3, 2001	John F. P. Bridges, M.Ec.	Qualitative Research into Rational Addiction
August 24, 2001	Allan Khoury, MD, Ph.D.	Use of Reminders to Improve Guideline Compliance
August 31, 2001	Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.	Methods Series I: Improving Logistic Regression Analyses: Model Diagnostics and Variable Selection [Presentation, References]
September 7, 2001	Randall D. Cebul, M.D. Matthew T. Karafa, M.S.	Impact on Outcome Measures of Adjustment for Selection Bias Three Measures of Discrimination: ROC Area, Normalized Discrimination Index, and Slope Index
September 14, 2001	Patrick K. Murray, M.D., M.S.	Will the Prospective Payment System Result in Poor Outcomes for Older Persons with Tetraplegia?
September 21, 2001	Richard Snow, Do, M.P.H.	Hospital Performance Report Cards: The Dayton Experience 1997-2001
September 28, 2001	Charles Thomas, M.S.	Methods Series II: Propensity Analysis
October 5, 2001	Robert M. Arnold, M.D.	Physicians' Emotional Reactions to their Patients' Deaths
October 12, 2001	Cancelled	N/A
October 19, 2001	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Does Selling a Kidney Benefit the Seller?
October 26, 2001	David G. Litaker, M.D., M.S.C., F.A.C.P. PhD Student, Health Services Research Program Case Western Reserve University	Health Care System Characteristics, Accessibility and Unmet Health Care Needs in Ohio
November 2, 2001	Linda M. Sandhaus, M.D. Dept. of Pathology University Hospitals of Cleveland	Prevention of Medical Errors Through Effective Reporting of Laboratory Results
November 9, 2001	Christian LaMantia Director Office of Research Compliance Case Western Reserve University	Risks of Psychological and Social Research
November 16, 2001	Alexander C. Tsai, M.A. and Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Ciprofloxacin Sales Over the Internet During a Period of Bioterrorist Fears
November 23, 2001	Cancelled--Holiday	N/A
November 30, 2001	Mark Schlucter, Ph.D.	Modeling Longitudinal Data with Informative Dropout - Applications to Studies of Renal Disease and Cystic Fibrosis
December 7, 2001	E. Mendel Singer, Ph.D.	Measuring Risk Attitude: Implications for Decision Analyses
December 14, 2001	Leo S. Morales, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor UCLA School of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research	Item Response Theory (IRT) Applied to Survey Research
December 21, 2001	Pat Murray, M.D.	Examining Changes in Post Hospital Care Following PPS
January 11, 2002	Sylvan B. Green, M.D. Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Case Western Reserve University	Methods Series III: Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
January 18, 2002	Ronald Flauto, D.O. Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Primary Care of Diabetic Dialysis Patients: Results of Study [Abstract]
January 25, 2002	Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.	Methods Series IV: Smoking, Stephen Jay Gould, and Convertibles: Statistical Graphics for Data Presentation and Analysis [Abstract, Presentation, Handout]
February 15, 2002	George J. Stukenborg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Division of Health Services Research & Outcomes Evaluation Department of Health Evaluation Sciences University of Virginia	Hospital Mortality Risk Adjustment for Comorbid Disease
February 22, 2002	Stephen Birch, Ph.D. Professor Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario	The Role of Economic Evaluation in Health Policy
February 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	Inequality in Quality: Disparities in Care Associated with Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Position
March 1, 2002	Not Scheduled - (Carolyn Clancy Visit)	N/A
March 8, 2002	Allan Garland, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Heart and Vascular, Pulmonary and Critical Care MetroHealth Medical Center	A Research Proposal for Studying the Relationship Between Structure and Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit
March 15, 2002	Barbara A. Cromer, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics Director ofCenter for Adolescent Medicine Case Western Reserve University Director of Division of Adolescent Medicine MetroHealth Medical Center	Needs Assessment for Teens with Mental Disorders
March 22, 2002 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Adelbert Hall - Toepfer Room, Case Western Reserve University	Christian LaMantia Director Office of Research Compliance Case Western Reserve University Betty Dunger MetroHealth Medical Center	Human Subject Non-Compliance and Adverse Event Reporting
March 29, 2002	Andrew S. O'Connor, D.O. Renal Fellow Division of Nephrology MetroHealth Medical Center Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Case Western Reserve University Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Relative Predictive Value of Different Measures of Dialysis Dose
April 5, 2002	Pat Murray, M.D. Mary Jo Roach, Ph.D.	Will the Prospective Payment System Result in Poor Outcomes for Older Persons with a Spinal Cord Injury? What Health State is Most Valued by Persons with Spinal Cord Injury These HSR Seminar presentations are rehearsals for the 1st Joint Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association International Medical Society of Paraplegia on May 3-6, 2002 in Vancouver, Canada.
April 12, 2002	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Incremental Cost of Providing Adequate Hemodialysis
April 18, 2002* Thursday, 8:00-9:30 a.m. MetroHealth Medical Center, R219	Jonathan Javitt M.D., M.P.H. Executive VP, Active Health Management New York, New York Adjunct Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Sentinel Systems for Quality Improvement
April 26, 2002	George J. Stukenborg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Division of Health Services Research & Outcomes Evaluation Department of Health Evaluation Sciences University of Virginia School of Medicine	Predicting Influenza Attributable Rehospitalization [Abstract, Presentation]
May 10, 2002	Francis M. Curd, D.D.S. Assistant Professor and Director of Quality Assurance School of Dentistry Case Western Reserve University	Geographic Distribution of African American Dentists in Greater Cleveland - Facts, Implications and Hypotheses
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	Health Disparities and Chronic Kidney Disease
May 24, 2002	Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D.	The Roles of Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviors, and Health Insurance in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Overall Health and Mortality in Late Middle-Age. This is an abstract presentation rehearsal that will be presented at the Academy of Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Meeting in Washington, DC this June.
May 31, 2002	Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D.	Access to Care, Regular Source of Care, and Health Care Use Among the Intermittently Uninsured. This is an abstract presentation rehearsal that will be presented at the Academy of Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Meeting in Washington, DC this June.
June 7, 2002	Alexander C. Tsai, M.A. MD-PhD Student Case Western Reserve University David G. Litaker, M.D., M.S.C., F.A.C.P. PhD Student, Health Services Research Program Case Western Reserve University	Declining Payments for Emergency Department Care, 1996-1998. Insurance Status, HMO Market Penetration, and Health Care Access. These seminar presentations are student rehearsals for the NRSA Research Trainee Conference on June 22, 2002 in Washington, D.C.
June 14, 2002	Alexander C. Tsai, M.A. MD-PhD Student Case Western Reserve University David G. Litaker, M.D., M.S.C., F.A.C.P. PhD Student, Health Services Research Program Case Western Reserve University	Revised seminar presentations from prior week.
June 21, 2002	John E. Duldner, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine MetroHealth Medical Center	Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Effect of Published Guidelines on Compliance & Mortality
June 28, 2002	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Do Quality Improvement Efforts Reduce Race and Gender Disparities in Health Outcomes?
July 5, 2002	Cancelled - Holiday	N/A
July 12, 2002	Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.	Methods Series V: Item Response Theory Models for Health Services Research [Abstract, Presentation]
July 19, 2002	Cancelled	N/A
July 26, 2002	Seena Perumal Student Case Western Reserve University Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Job Satisfaction Among Dialysis Technicians and Nurses [Paper, Chart]
August 2, 2002	Thomas E. Love, Ph.D. & David G. Litaker, M.D., M.S.C., F.A.C.P. PhD Student, Health Services Research Program Case Western Reserve University	Methods Series VI: Hierarchical Models [Abstract, Presentation]
August 9, 2002	John F. P. Bridges, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Health Services Research Division Case Western Reserve University	Organizational Structure, Nursing Satisfaction and Patient Outcomes in Home Health Care
August 16, 2002	Sandra Amin, R.N., M.B.A., C.P.H.Q., C.I.C. Director, Quality Management MetroHealth Medical Center	Pain Everywhere: Caring for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
August 23, 2002	Ruth Ann Marrie, MD Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Use of Alternative Medicine by Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (A Master's Thesis Proposal Presentation)
August 30, 2002	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Nutrition in Renal Insufficiency
September 6, 2002	Kurt C. Stange, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Family Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oncology and Sociology Case Western Reserve University	Research Involving a Community Practice-Based Research Network
September 13, 2002	Cancelled	N/A
September 20, 2002	Sally B. Fell Center for Statistics and Geospatial Data University Libraries Case Western Reserve University	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Resources at CWRU
September 27, 2002	Carrie Davidson, M.A. Doctoral Candidate Case Western Reserve University	Measuring Nursing Home Efficiency in Attainment of Good Resident Outcomes: A Production Function Approach
October 4, 2002	Mark E. Votruba, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics Weatherhead School of Management Case Western Reserve University	Methods Series VII: The Effect of Social Security on the Income, Work and Health of Retirees: An Application of Administrative Formulas as Instruments
October 11, 2002	Charles Thomas, M.S.	Methods Series VIII: An Introduction to the Bootstrap
October 18, 2002	Joshua H. Sarver MD-PhD Student Case Western Reserve University	Rapid Clinical Decision Making in Context: Theoretical Model to Understand Physician Decision Making* [Abstract] *Practice Presentation for Brunswick Society Meeting, Kansas City, MO, Nov. 21, 2002.
October 25, 2002	Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Student Case Western Reserve University	Prediction of Functional Outcome Following Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults: A Proposed Grading System [Thesis Proposal Presentation].
November 1, 2002	Dennis L. Sprecher, M.D. Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cardiology Prevention Database
November 8, 2002	Steve Landers, M.D. Resident, Dept. of Family Medicine University Hospitals of Cleveland & Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Healthcare Lobbying in the United States
November 15, 2002	Cancelled	N/A
November 22, 2002	Siran M. Koroukian, Ph.D. Senior Instructor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University	The "Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization" (APNCU) Index to Study Low Birth Weight: Is the Index Biased?
November 29, 2002	Cancelled - Holiday	N/A
December 6, 2002	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	The Net Transfer of Transplant Organs: Do Blacks, Women, the Old, and the Poor Donate More Than They Receive?
December 13, 2002	Cancelled	N/A
December 20, 2002	George Thomas, MD Nephrology Fellow Case Western Reserve University	Adequacy of Training Among Nephrology Fellows
January 10, 2003	G. Caleb Alexander, M.D. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar University of Chicago	Patient-Physician Communication about Out-of-Pocket Costs
January 31, 2003	Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.	Stroke, Item Response Theory, and Computerized Adaptive Testing (STIRCAT)
February 7, 2003	Doctoral Candidate Case Western Reserve University	Air Pollution and Hospitalization Rates in 8 U.S. Cities (Doctoral Dissertation Rehearsal)
February 14, 2003	Cancelled	N/A
February 21, 2003	C. Martin Harris, MD, MBA Chief Information Officer Chairman, Information Technology Division The Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Technology and Chronic Disease Management: An Evaluation
February 28, 2003	Cancelled (Due to the School of Medicine Faculty Retreat)	N/A
March 7, 2003	Patrick K. Murray, M.D., M.S.	Outcomes of DNR in Nursing Home Patients: Research Design
March 12, 2003 Wednesday, 12:00-1:00 Rammelkamp, Room R-170 MetroHealth Medical Center *Announcement*	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
March 14, 2003	Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Student Case Western Reserve University	Early Outcomes Following Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults: Risk Factors and Treatment Effects (Master's Thesis Defense)
March 21, 2003	Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D. & David G. Litaker, M.D., M.S.C., F.A.C.P. PhD Student, Health Services Research Program Case Western Reserve University	Racial Residential Segregation and Health
March 24, 2003 Monday 2:30-4:30 p.m. Rammelkamp Research & Education Building Conference Room R219 MetroHealth Medical Center	Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Student Case Western Reserve University	The Short-Term Effects of Intravenous Methylprednisolone on Brain MRI Measures in Multiple Sclerosis (Master's Thesis Defense)
March 28, 2003	Jennifer Bailit, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor Dept. OB/GYN Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine MetroHealth Medical Center	Characteristics of Hospitals That Are Risk-Adjusted Cesarean Rate Outliers
April 4, 2003	Cancelled (CWRU Research Showcase)	N/A
April 11, 2003	Ashwini Sehgal, M.D.	Overlap Among Blacks and Whites in Response to Antihypertensive Drugs
April 18, 2003 OR Conference Room (Room S-137), MetroHealth Medical Center	Robert L. Kane, M.D. Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging University of Minnesota School of Public Health	A New Model of Primary Care for Nursing Home Residents
April 25, 2003	Cancelled	N/A
May 2, 2003	Cancelled (SGIM Meeting)	N/A
May 9, 2003	Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D.	Methods Series IX: Structural Equation Modeling for Dummies
May 16, 2003	W. K. Kellogg Scholar in Health Disparities University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Social Environment and Health	Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Among Older, Well-functioning Adults [Related Abstracts]
May 23, 2003	Cancelled	N/A
May 30, 2003	Cancelled	N/A

* Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) Seminar with the Cleveland VAMC Center for Quality Improvement Research.

Current HSR Seminars

~ Home ~