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Wed, May 28, 2014

A recent study led by Dr. Sarah Hawley has found that most women who get a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer don’t need to do it, and are often motivated by fear. Her study has been receiving national press and has been featured in NBC News, CBS News, the Chicago Tribune, MSN, and many, many other venues. Reshma Jagsi and several others were co-authors on this study.

Social and Clinical Determinants of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

NBC News: Most Women Who Get Double Mastectomy Don't Need It, Study Finds

Chicago Tribune: Fear, MRIs tied to double mastectomy decision

CBS News: Most breast cancer patients who get preventive double mastectomy don't need it

HealthDay: Double Mastectomy Often Not Needed, Study Finds

Nature World News: Double Mastectomy Not Recommended for Most Breast Cancer Patients

NPR: Anxiety And MRIs May Be Driving The Rise In Double Mastectomies

Faculty:

Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

Research Topics:

Cancer - breast

Women's health

Overuse-Underuse of health services

Thu, April 11, 2013

Jeff Kullgren's study on group-based incentivized weight loss has received a great deal of press coverage (Abstract).

Glamour

Reuters

Boston Globe

US News & World Report

Time Magazine

Faculty:

Jeffrey Kullgren, MS, MD, MPH

Fri, January 11, 2013

Dr Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH, has received considerable press coverage on her presentation, "Is Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Overused?" Her study found that many women who get a double mastectomy don't need it. The findings from her presentation were featured on the Today Show, NCI Cancer Bulletin, MSN & HealthDay and U of M Health. Dr. Reshma Jagsi, MD, PhD, co-authored this study.

The Today Show

Faculty:

Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

Ken Langa, MD, PhD

Faculty

Dr. Langa is the Cyrus Sturgis Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research, a Research Scientist in the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology, all at the University of Michigan. He is also Associate Director of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a National Institute on Aging funded longitudinal study of 20,000 adults in the United States ( http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu ).

See publications listed in Scopus database

Research Interests:

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), Quality of life (QoL), Caregiver burden, Social support, Well-being and happiness

Last Name:

Langa

CV:

langa_pcv_02-18-17.pdf

Research Projects:

Health and Retirement Study (2012-2023)

Patient, Caregiver, and Regional Drivers of Potentially Inappropriate Medical Care for Dementia: Building the Foundation for State Dementia Policy (2018-2022)

Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (2016-2021)

Optimizing Treatment of Older Adults with Hypertension: A Net Benefit Analysis of Falls Injury vs Cardiovascular Outcomes (2015-2020)

Health Differences at Older Ages between U.S. and England - Role of Local Contextual Factors (2017-2019)

Costs of Dementia (2015-2016)

Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test Data for Patients (2013-2016)

Models of hospital-acquired conditions and readmission: defining at-risk patients (2013-2016)

Understanding Social Disparities in Health and Aging (2011-2016)

Health Literacy and Health Disparities Among the Elderly (2010-2016)

2014 Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Bridge Funding (2014-2015)

Longterm Impact of Natural Disasters on Disability and Health in Older Americans (2013-2015)

Expanding the National Health Accounts (2013-2015)

Expanding the Research Infrastructure to Study the Use and Outcomes of the Internet and Social Media in Middle-age and Older Adults (2013-2014)

Objective and Perceived Neighborhoods Characteristics and Cognitive Decline (2012-2013)

Ethics of Surrogate Consent for Dementia Research (2007-2011)

Press Coverage:

Ken Langa quoted in UM Health Systems Headline

Ken Langa was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article on cognitive impairment and brain games

Kenneth Langa's Study on Dementia Trends Cited in the New York Times

See publications listed in the Michigan Experts database

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc

Faculty

Geoff Barnes is a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at the University of Michigan Health System. He completed his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (2003) followed by medical school at the University of Michigan (2007). He then completed a residency (2010), chief residency (2011) in internal medicine, cardiology fellowship (2014) and vascular medicine fellowship (2014) at the University of Michigan. His areas of research interest include anticoagulation, venous thromboembolism, quality improvement and shared decision making.

See publications listed in Scopus database

Research Interests:

Shared decision making

Last Name:

Barnes

CV:

barnes_cv_current.pdf

Research Projects:

Developing an Implementation Strategy to Improve Peri-procedural Anticoagulation Management for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (2017-2021)

Implementation of a Shared Decision Making Tool for Anticoagulation of Atrial Fibrillation Patients (2014-2017)

Impact of a Pharmacist-led Target Specific Oral Anticoagulant Service (2015-2016)

Development of a Shared Decision Making Tool for Atrial Fibrillation Anticoagulation (2014-2015)

Events:

CBSSM Seminar: Geoffrey Barnes, MD

Press Coverage:

Geoffrey Barnes featured in article, "Medication Adherence a Problem in Atrial Fibrillation Patients"

Geoff Barnes interviewed regarding Health Risks in A-fib Patients

Geoffrey Barnes explains Why Your Hands are Cold in HuffPost

Study finds that many patients withhold information from doctors

See publications listed in the Michigan Experts database

Researchpalooza

Wed, August 27, 2014, 11:00am to 2:00pm

Location:

Circle Drive in front of Med Sci I

This will be the first year that CBSSM will be participating in Researchpalooza. Please come and enjoy the fun!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Circle Drive in front of Med Sci I

All UMHS employees from the Hospitals and Health Centers and Medical School are invited to celebrate this annual event.

Stop by the University Hospital Courtyard and Medical School Circle Drive for:

Ice Cream sundaes and sugar-free alternatives
Karaoke and musical entertainment
Festival Games
Department and vendor tables with information and giveaways

For more info: http://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/research/office-research/research-news-events/researchpalooza

J. Scott Roberts, PhD

Faculty

Scott Roberts, PhD, is Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health (U-M SPH), where he directs the School’s Public Health Genetics program and teaches a course on public health ethics. A clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Roberts conducts research on the psychosocial implications of genetic testing for adult-onset diseases.

See publications listed in Scopus database

Research Interests:

Doctor-patient communication, Privacy of health information, Risk communication, Research ethics

Last Name:

Roberts

CV:

roberts_cv_may_2018.pdf

Research Projects:

Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative APOE4 Trial (2014-2018)

Exploring Precision Cancer Medicine for Sarcoma and Rare Cancers (2013-2018)

Impact of Disclosing Amyloid Imaging Results to Cognitively Normal Individuals (2015-2016)

SU2C-PCF Dream Team: Precision Therapy of Advanced Prostate Cancer (2012-2016)

Returning Amyloid Imaging Research Results to Persons at Risk for Dementia (2014-2015)

Assessing the utility of genomic counseling for common complex diseases (2013-2015)

Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer's Disease (2010-2013)

Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (2010-2013)

Preparing Research on Ethical and Psychological Issues in Cancer Genome Sequencing (PREP-ONCOSEQ) (2011-2012)

The Impact of Family History and Genomics Based on Risk Profiling on Primary Care (2010-2011)

Communicating Diagnostic and Risk Information to People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (2008-2011)

Events:

Journeys in Genetics: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications

Patient Education ForUM w/Scott Roberts, PhD

CBSSM Seminar: Scott Roberts, PhD

Press Coverage:

Study participants at risk for Alzheimer's talk about their genetic test results

It's mild cognitive impairment. Now what?

UM Team Awarded Prestigious Research Grant

Sixth Anniversary of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)

Scott Roberts study about Alzheimer's Risk Results recently cited in HeraldNet

Naomi Laventhal interviewed for Smithsonian Magazine Article about Genetic Testing of Children

Poll of older adults shows high interest in genetic testing, with a dose of skepticism

See publications listed in the Michigan Experts database

Darin Zahuranec, MD

Faculty

Darin B. Zahuranec, M.D, M.S., (Residency 2005, School of Public Health 2009), is an associate professor of neurology in the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Zahuranec received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1997, and earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve in 2001. He completed an internship at University Hospitals of Cleveland; residency in the Department of Neurology at the U-M, where he served as chief resident in 2004-05; and a fellowship in vascular neurology here.

See publications listed in Scopus database

Research Interests:

Stroke, Surgery

Last Name:

Zahuranec

Research Projects:

Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (2016-2021)

Outcomes Among Surrogate decision makers In Stroke (OASIS) (2015-2020)

Development of a tailored decision support intervention for stroke surrogate decision makers (2017-2019)

Determinants of Blood Transfusions after Cardiac Surgery (2014-2016)

Prognosis and End-of-Life Decision Making in Intracerebral Hemorrhage (2011-2016)

Events:

CBSSM Seminar: Darin Zahuranec, MD

Press Coverage:

Darin Zahuranec receives press coverage for study on Intracerebral Hemorrhages

See publications listed in the Michigan Experts database

Jeffrey Kullgren, MS, MD, MPH

Faculty

Dr. Jeff Kullgren is a Research Scientist in the Center for Clinical Management Research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Dr.

See publications listed in Scopus database

Research Interests:

Doctor-patient communication, Cancer screening, Diabetes, Health economics, Healthcare policy, Risk communication

Last Name:

Kullgren

CV:

kullgren_cv_2-7-2017.pdf

Research Projects:

Provider, Patient, and Health System Effects of Provider Commitments to Choose Wisely (2016-2019)

UPSTART: Using Peer Support to Aid pRevenTion of Diabetes (2017-2018)

Healthy Michigan Plan Evaluation (2014-2018)

A National Survey of Value-Promoting Consumer Behaviors in High-Deductible Health Plans (2015-2016)