CBSSM Seminar: POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

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Wed, January 30, 2019, 3:00pm
Location: 
NCRC, Building 16, 266C

Jennifer J. Griggs, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology Division

Title: “The Effect of Race & Patient Activation on Pain Management in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Field Experiment with Standardized Patients.”

Dr. Griggs will review the methodology and findings of a NCI-funded study using standardized patient methodology to investigate patient provider communication and prescriber behavior in the management of cancer-related pain according to nonclinical factors. Preliminary results of analyses regarding de-prescribing of statins will also be presented.