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September 24, 2014 – Research Data Management Session

by COPH Staff | July 13, 2014

Research Data Management Session September 24, 2014 12:00-1:00 pm MCPH 3013 This presentation will cover UNMC Data Classification, storage options, and research data management basic principles. Research IT Office (RITO), in collaboration with Laboratory Safety Inspection team, is designing a questionnaire to help researchers better manage data, software and hardware.   RITO is also looking forward to working with departmental administrators and IT personnel to help researchers in implementing Research Data Management guidelines. Watch Recording

Posted in Grand Rounds & Seminars, Research

Community-Driven Solutions to Public Health Problems

by COPH Staff | April 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Both social marketing and community-based participatory research demonstrate the importance of understanding the perspective of people impacted by a given issue. However, each stops short of fully engaging people in the entire process of researching, developing, implementing, and evaluating solutions to those problems. Leveraging points of convergence between those two proven approaches has led a proposed integrated approach to developing sustainable interventions. The integrated approach is currently being tested in a project with farm women to address farm injuries…. Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 04, Apr 2014

Lina Lander, ScD: Assessing Perspectives on Health Information Exchange in Nebraska

by COPH Staff | March 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is Nebraska’s state-designated Health Information Exchange (HIE) and the statewide integrator of electronic health information. Participating providers can exchange health information to make more complete information available at the point of patient care. As of February 2014, more than 2.7 million patients, 1,388 physician providers, and 2,186 health care providers participate in NeHII. Dr. Lina Lander and colleagues have recently completed a comprehensive assessment of Nebraska health care providers’ and consumers’ perspectives on… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 03, Mar 2014

Research Improves Health Outcomes of Agricultural Workers

by COPH Staff | February 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Improving health outcomes, reducing injuries, and reducing deaths in the agricultural sector are all aims of the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH). CS-CASH supports research, intervention, education, and outreach activities in the Midwest region and beyond as a part of the Department of Environmental, Agricultural, Occupational Health in the UNMC College of Public Health. Each year, CS-CASH funds pilot projects that address emerging issues or that propose novel approaches to solving the problems of high… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 02, Feb 2014

Two COPH Students Receive Best Poster Awards at the 2013 Student Research Day

by COPH Staff | January 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Kelli Gruber, an MPH student in the epidemiology concentration, received the best poster award for her poster titled “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colon Cancer.” In her poster summary, Kelli noted the following: “Colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked third for cancer incidence and mortality in the United States. In fact, mortality from CRC is higher in the Midwestern states than in other parts of the country, which could be attributed to the large number of rural communities in the Midwest…. Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 01 Jan, 2014

Ashish Joshi, PhD, MD, MPH

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2013

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Joshi’s research interests include global health; multifaceted technology-mediated interventions to support chronic care; and computer-mediated health education, geovisualization, and health outcomes. Dr. Joshi blends his clinical medicine training with biomedical research, public health research, and computer science and engineering research. He uses technology-mediated, multifaceted interventions to support care of patients with chronic diseases. For example, Dr. Joshi designs and evaluates interventions that support disease prevention, monitoring, and management through technologies that are multifaceted, cost-effective, and accessible. He creates… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 3 / Is. 12, Dec 2013
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