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As Hospitals Walk Tightrope of Patient Data Sharing, One System Offers a New Balance

06/02/2020

In a recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective, Kayte Spector-Bagdady and colleagues from the U-M Human Data and Biospecimen Release Committee present the new approach of Michigan Medicine to ethically advancing medical discovery and innovation through big data while also respecting the trust of patients and research participants

As Hospitals Walk Tightrope of Patient Data Sharing, One System Offers a New Balance
Sharing Health Data and Biospecimens with Industry — A Principle-Driven, Practical Approach
Faculty: 
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBioethics
Research Topics: 
Big data
Health data
Research ethics

Geoff Barnes discusses COVID-19 treatment and trials

05/25/2020

In recent Washington Post articles, CBSSM's Geoff Barnes weighs in on how doctors have had to rapidly learn the many ways COVID-19 impacts the human body and identify ways to treat it, as well as the importance of understanding and defining the benefits or risks of potential treatments.

Washington Post: Doctors keep discovering new ways the coronavirus attacks the body
Washington Post: Blood thinners show promise for boosting the survival chances of the sickest covid patients
Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says
Faculty: 
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
Research Topics: 
Pandemic

Michigan’s mask mandate highlights political fault lines in coronavirus crisis

05/19/2020

In a recent MLive article, CBSSM's Associate Director, Brian Zikmund-Fisher discusses Michigan's mask mandate and how these protective benefits are amplified with increased compliance. Dr. Zikmund-Fisher also discusses the importance of behavioral modeling.

MLive: Michigan's mask mandate highlights political fault lines in coronavirus crisis
Faculty: 
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD
Research Topics: 
Pandemic
Public policy

Sickle Cell Disease As a Lens for Health Policy and Equity

05/18/2020

The School of Public Health recently highlighted Dr. Melissa Creary's work in sickle cell disease as a lens to interrogate equity and policy development. Dr. Creary discusses lessons learned from research in Brazil and its implications for COVID-19.

Sickle Cell Disease As a Lens for Health Policy and Equity
Faculty: 
Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
Research Topics: 
Health equity
Healthcare policy

Treatment and trials go on, but Michigan doctors split on coronavirus drug

05/15/2020

CBSSM's Kayte Spector-Bagdady and Geoff Barnes discuss some of the bioethical and health concerns around using hydroxychloroquine on patients with COVID-19.

Detroit Free Press: Treatment and trials go on, but Michigan doctors split on coronavirus drug
Faculty: 
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBioethics
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
Research Topics: 
Pandemic
Bioethics

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